WASHINGTON – The Washington suburbs have twice the rate of overcrowded rental housing as the rest of the state, according to an analysis of housing and Census data provided by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition

WASHINGTON – Maryland got a grade of C for its welfare reform efforts, but that was still good enough to make the state 12th-best in the nation, in a report card released by the Cato Institute

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court said an insurance company cannot deny long-term disability benefits to a Frederick woman who suffers from lupus, degenerative disk disease and other problems

BALTIMORE – Gertrude Price watches utility expenses where she can, turning off the furnace when she leaves the house, turning off the lights when she leaves the room and relying on a pot of hot water on the stove to heat the downstairs

BALTIMORE – For 16-year-old Brandon, this Thanksgiving will be a time to do something he has never done before — help others

WHITE OAK – More laughter than tears filled St

WASHINGTON – State officials are hailing a new $61 million child welfare database that they say will streamline a cumbersome, paper-based system, making it easier to track children and place them in appropriate homes

WASHINGTON – A coalition of non-profit organizations sued the Office of Personnel Management on Wednesday over a “misguided” rule that forces charities to check their staff lists against government watch lists of suspected terrorists

WASHINGTON – More than 100 doses of flu vaccine have been stolen from a Baltimore homeless clinic in what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes is only the second incident of vaccine theft in the country this flu season

COLUMBIA – Republican congressional candidate Tony Salazar and his campaign manager hop out of their van, grab pamphlets and signs, and check voter registration records for the Long Reach neighborhood