Maryland

Women Taken to the Cleaners on Laundry, Hair Salon Prices

Women are often charged more than men for dry cleaning and hair cuts, according to a report released Thursday by a Maryland consumer watchdog group

Appeals Court Sides With Sam’s Club Store in Union Dispute

A federal appeals court has reversed unfair labor practice findings against a Sam’s Club in Landover, saying there was not enough evidence that managers improperly disciplined a union organizer and threatened the store might close

Maryland’s Millennium Mascot Named Loosely After State

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s millennium mascot has been named after the state

Maryland, 33 Other States, Use Injections to Kill Prisoners

BALTIMORE – Maryland prison officials killed Tyrone Delano Gilliam Monday night by lethal injection, which officials say is the quickest and most pain-free method of execution

Gilliam’s Journey a Decade Long from Conviction to Execution

ANNAPOLIS – Tyrone Delano Gilliam’s execution by lethal injection Monday night was the culmination of a 10-year process that included more than a dozen requests for reviews by state and federal appellate courts and a petition to the governor

Madden, Stoltzfus Win Top GOP Senate Seats, Pledge Party Unity

ANNAPOLIS – Republican state senators elected new leaders Tuesday who said they would help unify the minority party

Court Rules Adult Store in Annapolis May Stay Open, For Now

ANNAPOLIS – The Court of Special Appeals Tuesday reversed a lower-court decision that would have required a store that sells adult magazines and videos to move or shut down

Death Penalty Opponents Look to Next Inmate Likely to be Executed

BALTIMORE – Death penalty opponents are already looking beyond Monday night’s execution of convicted murderer Tyrone Delano Gilliam, drafting a plan to generate support to spare the life of Maryland’s next death row inmate likely to be executed, Kenneth Collins

Condemned Killer Takes Plea for Clemency to the Internet

WASHINGTON – Maryland death row inmate Tyrone Delano Gilliam has taken his plea for clemency to the World Wide Web