Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – The Board of Public Works is expected Wednesday to transfer $30,100 in state funds to the University of Maryland at College Park for a library dedicated in memory of Lucille Maurer, the late state treasurer

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that when a parent consents to a police search of his or her home, police may search any personal belongings left in common areas by a minor child, even if the child objects

WASHINGTON – Several times a day, air traffic controllers carry white plastic buckets full of thin pieces of plastic into Washington National Airport’s new state-of-the-art control tower

WASHINGTON – A Capitol Heights trash hauling company violated fair labor standards in efforts to stop truckers from unionizing, a federal appeals court ruled

SILVER SPRING – Two dozen historic buildings at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center are in such disrepair that the Pentagon is considering ripping down or selling off the structures

ANNAPOLIS – A strong economy and low interest rates are driving potential boat buyers to the loan market in unusually large numbers, said several marine financiers attending the sailboat and powerboat shows here this week

ANNAPOLIS – The Department of Natural Resources must come up with a new plan to determine the legal size limit of hardshell clams, a legislative review committee ruled Thursday

ANNAPOLIS – The General Assembly Compensation Commission Wednesday began meeting to decide whether to increase the salaries and benefits of Maryland lawmakers, work that is expected to take about six weeks

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals unanimously ruled Thursday that the clock starts ticking on a defendant’s request for a new sentence on his most recent sentencing date

WASHINGTON – Maryland could receive up to $61