Maryland

Cheverly Officials OK Purchase of Homes That HUD Forgot

WASHINGTON – Cheverly officials gave the go-ahead Tuesday to buy three run-down houses from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, less than a month after the town sued HUD for neglecting the properties

Despite Prosperity, Marylanders are Penny-Pinchers in Charity Giving

WASHINGTON – It may be the season of giving, but don’t count on Marylanders to open up their wallets or purses too wide

Governor’s Transportation Adviser Calls for More Road Funding

ANNAPOLIS – Important transportation projects will be delayed because the state is not willing to spend more money on roads said one of the governor’s own transportation advisers

Maryland Guardsmen Leap at Chance to Prove Themselves in Bosnia

SEVERN – Like most National Guardsmen, when Capt

Talking Turkey,650

REISTERSTOWN – Raising and killing turkeys is a tradition for the Reynold and Lemmon families of the R&L Hay & Straw Farm here

Turkey Spared Thanksgiving Slaughter

ANNAPOLIS – When Days Cove Reclamation Co

Lung Cancer Becomes an Equal Opportunity Killer, As Women Smokers Increase

BALTIMORE – She wheezes a little when she walks, even the few steps from the living room to the front door of her middle-class Baltimore home

Animal Abuse Often Signals Other Family Problems

ANNAPOLIS-A Frederick County boy and girl last month microwaved two adult cats, one of them pregnant

Officer Adds Domestic Abuse to Her Duties

ANNAPOLIS – Domestic violence educator is not her official job title, but that hasn’t stopped Col

Maryland Business Has Knee-Jerk Reaction to Ergonomics Rules

WASHINGTON – Maryland business groups are worried that proposed federal rules to protect against “ergonomic” workplace injuries will open floodgates to more frequent and more onerous regulation