Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – There are working families in Maryland that must choose between medicine for their children and food on their tables, state health officials told lawmakers Tuesday in support of a bill that would set up a new program

ANNAPOLIS – If the dairy industry gets its way, milk will soon share the spotlight with square dancing, a snail fossil and the black-eyed Susan as an official state symbol

ANNAPOLIS – About a decade ago, Joni Colsrud-Van Dyke’s abusive ex-husband arrived at her home several hours early for visitation with their two children

ANNAPOLIS – With one stroke of the keyboard, high school students may now apply to any of the 11 University of Maryland System’s campuses through the World Wide Web

Annapolis — Mayors from across the state on Thursday publicly embraced the governor’s Smart Growth initiative, an effort to revitalize urban neighborhoods and direct suburban growth

In the South Baltimore neighborhood of Brooklyn, blocks of rowhouses surround eclectic small businesses like grocery stores that sell used baby strollers and sidewalk stands of fresh vegetables

WASHINGTON – A national truck safety organization reports that Maryland roads were safer for truckers in 1995 than those in 31 other states

WASHINGTON – An old-growth forest in Prince George’s County that provides critical habitat for migratory songbirds will be saved from development, under a deal signed Friday

WASHINGTON – A Potomac man was sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to defrauding fellow inmates and Maryland homeowners

WASHINGTON – A six-line bill introduced by Maryland’s two senators opens a pandora’s box of questions on debt, consumer spending and bankruptcy