WASHINGTON – A divided federal appeals court panel has upheld an interstate kidnapping conviction that stemmed from the 1998 second-degree murder of a Prince George’s County woman

WASHINGTON – Scientists believe that one of the diseases that has decimated the native oyster population was likely introduced decades ago when Japanese oysters were dropped in the Chesapeake Bay

WASHINGTON – Supporters hope for a quick vote on a bill calling for $30 million to fight nutria, a South American rodent that looks like a rat-tailed beaver and is wreaking havoc on wetlands in Maryland and Louisiana

WASHINGTON – States would have new help — and new responsibilities — in the fight against foreign aquatic species under bills introduced Wednesday in Congress

WASHINGTON – At least one federal agency will appeal Virginia’s plan to plant 1 million Asian oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, saying the proposal plays “Russian roulette” with the environment

WASHINGTON – Federal officials are focusing on eight islands in the mid- Chesapeake Bay that could be the next dumping grounds for silt dredged from bay shipping channels

WASHINGTON – Maryland joined nine other states Thursday in asking a federal judge to stop the Bush administration from relaxing industrial pollution restrictions next month

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration this week unveiled a fiscal 2004 budget that cuts funding for wastewater treatment plant upgrades in Maryland to $20 million, down from about $32 million in fiscal 2002

WASHINGTON – Democratic Sen

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s Fleet Management Office is trying to put the brakes on state agencies’ love affair with sport-utility vehicles