Maryland

Cuts to Weather Service Alarm Maryland Senators, Ocean City Mayor

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s two senators have asked a Senate committee to hold hearings on cuts to the National Weather Service budget – which some fear could delay hurricane evacuation warnings to Ocean City sun seekers

Court Says Montgomery Fire Department Can Expel Lifetime Member

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals Tuesday upheld the 1994 expulsion of a former president and lifetime member of a Montgomery County volunteer fire department

Editors: This is a re-transmission of a story sent Friday. It CORRECTS the title for Michael Ferrell in graf 14, FROM “director of facilities management” TO “executive director.”

WASHINGTON – Under a bridge off K Street, not far from one of Washington’s busier business districts, two Metropolitan Police officers rouse a homeless man sleeping in a plywood shelter

Governor’s Prepaid Tuition Bill Gets Panel’s Nod

ANNAPOLIS – The Senate Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee Tuesday gave a unanimous favorable recommendation to Gov

Homeless Head Out Before Dawn For Day-Labor Jobs

WASHINGTON – By 5:30 a

Homeless Trio Protest Round-the-Clock Outside White House

WASHINGTON – Teamwork allows three of the District’s most durable peace activists to protest within yards of the White House in a 24-hour, in-your-face-mister-president vigil

Retarded Citizens’ Advocate Helps Those in Need Get Jobs

TOWSON – Growing up, Jerry Bullinger knew his next door neighbor was different, but it didn’t matter

Ex-Cons Get Job Assistance, Help to Keep Them Off the Streets

WASHINGTON – The mirror reflects a slender, bespectacled man in a blue pin-striped suit

D.C. Officers Keep Eye on City’s Homeless

WASHINGTON – Under a bridge off K Street, not far from one of Washington’s busier business districts, two Metropolitan Police officers rouse a homeless man sleeping in a plywood shelter

More Area Families Becoming Homeless, Services Change to Deal With the Growth

On any given night as many as 15,000 Washington-area residents are homeless and that number is slowly growing, chiefly because more families are becoming homeless, local government officials and advocacy groups said