Maryland

WASHINGTON – Opponents of a plan to dump dredged material in open waters of the Chesapeake Bay will launch an ad campaign this weekend against the use of Site 104 north of Kent Island

WASHINGTON- Three Maryland counties were cited by a national association Thursday for programs that have offset local labor shortages, which are expected to get worse if the economy remains hot

WASHINGTON – When Joseph Michalski was a boy out goose-hunting with his uncles in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, he was always fascinated — not with the sport, but with the federal duck stamps that waterfowl hunters were required to buy

WASHINGTON – More and more Maryland juveniles are landing in adult jails, where they face a high rate of physical abuse and a lack of educational resources, according to a new national study

A federal appeals court has overturned a $300,000 award to a former University of Maryland student who sued a Virginia theme park that she said falsely arrested her and accused her of writing bad checks

WASHINGTON – Fuel costs are soaring at a time when donations to fuel funds are declining, say advocates, who worry that some low-income residents may not be able to pay their heating bills this winter

WASHINGTON – There is no indication yet that the deadly West Nile virus has infected humans in Maryland, after the discovery of an infected bird in Baltimore, state health officials said

WASHINGTON – Two Maryland grade school principals who won a national leadership award Friday said good communication between teachers, parents and principals is the secret to a successful school

WASHINGTON – Maryland residents got fatter faster than residents of most other states in the nation in the 1990s, according to a recent report

WASHINGTON – Maryland has never before had a finalist in the national competition for a New American High School but this year it has two that appear at first glance to be vastly different