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Coast Guard to Restrict Boats Around Natural Gas Terminal in Chesapeake Bay
WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard said Tuesday that it will resume enforcement of a no-boating zone around Cove Point’s liquefied natural gas facility, which company officials expect to reopen by the spring
Airport, Travelers Prepare for the Holiday Rush
ANNAPOLIS – The good news about visiting family and friends this Thanksgiving is that airport security is now a smooth operation, but whether leaving by plane, train, bus or car, holiday travelers can expect to face a crowd
Eagles’ Nest Toppled at National Harbor Project, Officials Believe Birds OK
WASHINGTON – Opponents of the National Harbor project said an eagle’s nest was knocked from a tree at the site earlier this month, only days before the developer was to be sentenced for knocking down the nest of the same pair of eagles two years ago
MADD Report Card: New Maryland Drunken-Driving Laws Not Tough Enough
WASHINGTON – Despite a slew of tough new laws to reduce drunken driving, alcohol-related traffic deaths are on the rise in Maryland, earning the state “C” on a national report card released Thursday
Groups Ask State to Find Money, Not Cut Programs, to Close Budget Gap
ANNAPOLIS – It looked like it was going to get out of control
State Announces New Washington-style Rail System in Baltimore
BALTIMORE – A Maryland Department of Transportation committee released an ambitious rail transit plan Friday to connect five counties and Baltimore and allow train travel virtually anywhere in the Baltimore region
Promise of DNA Testing Dim For All But a Few Prisoners
WASHINGTON – Bernard Webster walked free this month after spending 20 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, the first man to benefit from a new law allowing post-conviction reviews of DNA evidence in murders and rapes
Report Says Maryland, Most Other States, Need Tougher Drugged-Driving Laws
WASHINGTON – Maryland is one of 42 states lacking “zero-tolerance” drugged-driving laws and one of only two states that limits the type of drug testing police can do on drivers, according a nationwide drug policy analysis released Thursday