Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – The Court of Special Appeals upheld a Dorchester County man’s cocaine possession conviction Friday, rejecting his argument that a juror should have revealed that her husband’s cousin had a drug problem

ANNAPOLIS – Walking up a stairwell in the Naval Academy’s massive Bancroft Hall, Midshipman 3rd Class Grant Garcia points out a noticeable rut in the floor on the outside of the staircase

ANNAPOLIS – Renovation of Bancroft Hall has uncovered some more personal — and less glorious — bits of history for the dorm and the generations of midshipmen who have lived there

ANNAPOLIS – Classrooms across Maryland were a little quieter Thursday as parents took their daughters — and sons — out of school for “Take Our Daughters to Work Day

GLEN BURNIE – Mike Lichtenberg, 17, was waiting to get his driver’s license when he learned about tough new licensing restrictions that could take effect for teens like his friend, 16-year-old Nick Conway

ANNAPOLIS – The statistics indicate that welfare reform in Maryland has been a breeze

ANNAPOLIS – The Court of Special Appeals upheld attempted armed carjacking and kidnapping convictions of man who complained that Prince George’s County Police let the victim identify him when “he looked as if he was

ANNAPOLIS — For nine years, Angela Thomas relied on welfare to care for her family

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland business leaders said Friday that one of their few major losses in an otherwise “resounding session” is already coming back to hurt them

ANNAPOLIS – Child advocates are calling 1998 the best legislative session in memory, with passage of bills that upgrade standards and salaries for child welfare workers and make it easier to take children from abusive — even murderous — parents