Maryland

PG High School Students Help Roaches Ride the Space Shuttle

BELTSVILLE – The heavy, barrel-sized canister had been unbolted and hoisted away, leaving the flat, black box exposed on a table in the center of the bare industrial room

Md.’s Highest Court Rules University Must Release Parking Violation Records for Basketball Players, Coach

ANNAPOLIS – The state’s highest court Tuesday upheld a lower court order forcing the University of Maryland to release records of campus parking violations racked up by its 1995-96 men’s basketball team and coach

State Highway Officials Are Betting the Budget on a Mild Winter

WASHINGTON – Maryland State Highway Administration officials are betting $2 million that this winter will be as mild as the last

Montgomery, Caroline Counties Tout Minority Teacher Recruitment

WASHINGTON – When Montgomery County officials learned in the spring of 1997 that 23 of the county’s elementary schools were staffed entirely by white females, they realized they had to take action

Anne Arundel Appeals Paramedic Pay Case to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court is expected to decide Monday whether to hear Anne Arundel County’s appeal of a ruling that forced the county to pay overtime to its emergency medical technicians

Environmentalists Push for Federal Regulation of Farm Wastes

WASHINGTON – Environmental groups Thursday repeated demands for strong federal regulation of waste from industrial livestock farms, which they said is “quickly becoming an environmental and public health crisis

More College Students Smoking, Despite Warnings

COLLEGE PARK, Md

U.S. Appeals Court Returns Sex Harassment Case to State Court

A federal appeals court has reinstated the wrongful firing lawsuit of a St

Freshmen Legislators Learn the Basics

ANNAPOLIS – Most classes touring the State House are full of jean-clad students, but one touring this week is dressed in suits

State Board Approves Leases, Sale, of Montgomery Schools

ANNAPOLIS – A state board Wednesday voted to lease four former Montgomery County schools and sell another to private organizations