WASHINGTON – Having a pet alligator or poisonous snake may seem like a cool idea — until it escapes, grows up or starts biting

WASHINGTON – When Rodney Taylor begins the story of the elephant, it sounds like he’s setting up a bad joke

Jurisdiction

1993

2003

Percent Difference

Allegany

74

48

-35

WASHINGTON – She found the chicken on the side of the road

ANNAPOLIS – The number of Maryland cases of child abuse and neglect falls below the national average, a federal study released Tuesday shows

WASHINGTON – With two new deaths linked to the abortion drug RU-486, the leading Maryland congressional opponent stepped up his call to yank the drug off the market, saying manufacturers have made pregnancy “a near fatal disease

WASHINGTON – G

SILVER SPRING – President Bush acknowledged some shake-down problems with the new Medicare prescription drug program, but defended the plan overall in a visit Wednesday to a retirement community here

WASHINGTON – The “eyes and ears” of the road will get an early heads up on any child abduction under a new initiative that will alert nearby truck drivers to the possible crime

BALTIMORE – Mundo, just a year old, wasn’t getting better, and Sevi Kay didn’t know what to do