Officials Hope to Use Attention on Schiavo Case to Push Use of Living Wills

WASHINGTON – State medical and legal officials are urging Marylanders to fill out a living will now, to avoid the problems that have put a Florida family through a years-long legal fight over the care of a brain-damaged woman

Despite Assurances, Neighbors Wary of Navy’s Plans for Bloodsworth Island

WINGATE – Crawford Windsor can remember the day as a teen when he went to the dock and found his father’s boat, the Cleta W

Sosa, Palmeiro Deny Steroid Use, Join Others Criticizing Drug to Congress

WASHINGTON – Baltimore Orioles Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro told a congressional committee Thursday they have never used steroids, and that they could support tougher drug-testing policies to catch those who do

Appeals Court Deals Second Set-Back to Maryland Gun Show Promoter

WASHINGTON – A gun show organizer has been shot down for the second time by a federal appeals court, which ruled he does not have the right to sue Montgomery County for its part in keeping the county fairgrounds from leasing him space

State Expected to Gain Under Federal Clean Air Rules, But Problems Remain

WASHINGTON – Maryland should see the “most dramatic” emissions reductions in the Mid-Atlantic under the Clean Air Interstate Rule that took effect Thursday, officials with the Environmental Protection Agency said

Court Upholds Conviction, Despite Coerced Statement, But Orders New Sentence

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court let stand kidnapping, attempted murder and weapons convictions against a man who was coerced into giving a statement after first telling Prince George’s County police he wanted an attorney

For Terrorism Survivors, the Hurt Can Remain After the Wounds Have Healed

WASHINGTON – James Harper still has nightmares about what happened

State, Federal Proposals Aim to Tighten Rules on Sewage Overflows

WASHINGTON – Maryland is poised to enact tougher requirements for reporting sewage overflows, a move that state officials say will keep the state at the forefront of sewage management practices

Bay-Area Governors, Congressmen Agree to Seek More Bay Funding

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers from Chesapeake Bay-area states said Tuesday they will try to increase funding for the bay, but agreed to focus on short-term priorities and not push now for the billions that some have said are needed

Court Says Company Cannot Sue Rockville Over Rejection of Billboards

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court said a Georgia company cannot sue Rockville over the city’s refusal to let it put up seven billboards throughout the commercial district