Maryland

Care Trouble,490

ANNAPOLIS – Residential Care Network of Pikesville is appealing a decision to revoke its license after the state health department found numerous violations of care standards

Blackwater Refuge Wages Uphill Battle Against Booming Nutria Population

CAMBRIDGE – When Bill Gieze began working at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in the 1960s, the channel was still deep enough for an old military landing craft that was used to shuttle supplies to another site

University of Maryland Stays Diverse After Banneker, But Fears Loss of Brightest Black Students

ANNAPOLIS – Any college recruiter could see that Heather Austin was a prize

Blacks Lag Behind Whites in College Graduation, Report Says

ANNAPOLIS – Black students in Maryland are entering college and graduating at lower rates than their white counterparts, according to a report released Tuesday by the Southern Education Foundation

Calvert Cliffs Neighbors Tell Environmentalists to ‘Leave Our Plant Alone’

SOLOMONS – Neighbors of the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant supported the relicensing of the plant at a Nuclear Regulatory Commission hearing Tuesday and told environmentalists to “leave our power plant alone

Appeals Court Rejects Claims of Racism in Route 50 Bypass Planning

A federal appeals court has rejected complaints from residents of a largely black Salisbury neighborhood who are trying to block construction of a highway bypass that would pass near their community

Modified Sunday Hunting Bill Shot Down

ANNAPOLIS – An attempt to breathe life into a bill allowing Sunday hunting was killed Tuesday by a Senate committee

Care Crisis,475

ANNAPOLIS – In the 1980’s Maryland’s nursing homes were filled almost to capacity, then after 30 years of increasing enrollment the 1990’s witnessed an unexpected 5 percent drop

Environmental Crimes Unit Mixes Law, Science to Bust ‘Green Slime’ Cases

BALTIMORE – Paul Stancil has a nose for hazardous materials