Maryland

WASHINGTON – Women on the Lower Shore and in far Western Maryland are more likely to die of heart disease than women in central and urban counties, according to a report released last week

ANNAPOLIS – When Darrell Putman got so sick from the cancer in his body that only smoking marijuana would stimulate his appetite, his wife did the only thing she could — she turned to her teen-age relatives to find the drug

WASHINGTON – Nuclear Regulatory Commission staffers have recommended that the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant be relicensed for another 20 years, the next-to-last step before final approval

WASHINGTON – Maryland and Virginia senators are criticizing a proposal that would lift spending caps on relocation expenses incurred by federal contractors but would keep caps in place for federal workers

ANNAPOLIS – A nursing shortage could be jeopardizing patient care throughout Maryland, a condition that has lawmakers seeking a remedy

ANNAPOLIS – Special education students could stay in school longer under a measure debated in a Maryland House committee Tuesday

ANNAPOLIS – Gov

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of an adult bookstore that claimed the Frederick City government owed it around $90,000 in lost property and damages stemming from a 1990 police raid

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates voted 127-6 Tuesday to again give state judges the authority to sentence prisoners to home detention, a power stripped by a 1999 Maryland Court of Appeals decision

ANNAPOLIS – When Prince George’s County officials put their fiscal 2000 fuel budget together back in November 1998, fuel prices were low and stable