WASHINGTON – While their overall populations grew slightly or remained stable, the number of children continued to ebb in counties at the far reaches of the state

WASHINGTON – Maryland is becoming more diverse, with rising Latino and Asian populations, but census numbers reveal that some areas of the state still look more like checkerboards than melting pots

WASHINGTON – Less than 2 percent of Marylanders claimed a multiracial heritage in the census last year, the first time the government allowed people to identify themselves by more than one race

COLLEGE PARK – Maryland’s population ebbed further outward from its central cities over the last decade, as the outer suburbs registered the greatest growth rates in the state and Baltimore continued to bleed people, according to census numbers released Monday

WASHINGTON – Salisbury Zoo director James Rapp may not have any elephants, rhinos or tigers in his park, but he knows what’s good for them

WASHINGTON – Three Maryland representatives asked a House subcommittee for more than $137 million for transportation projects Wednesday at a hearing that launched the annual wrangling for limited federal transportation funds

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s congressional delegation split along party lines Thursday in a House vote to approve the heart of President Bush’s $1

WASHINGTON – Terry Lierman, the Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged Republican Rep

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s economy is healthy and robust despite signs of a national economic downturn, according to an independent analysis released Wednesday

WASHINGTON – President Bush’s first address to Congress called for sweeping tax cuts, but few Marylanders see that as a top priority, according to a new poll