Maryland

Thousands Expected to Bring Shoes to Protest Gun Violence

WASHINGTON – Matt Fenton IV was on his way to a friend’s Bolton Hill row house on a tree-lined street in Baltimore when two teen-agers asked him for directions

Maryland Senators with Majority of Democrats on Veto Override>

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s senators voted Thursday with the majority of their fellow Democrats to let stand President Clinton’s veto of the partial-birth abortion ban

Southern Maryland Woman Called Hero For Help With Train Wreck

WASHINGTON – Joan Barr says she will never forget the beating fists of the captives she tried unsuccessfully to save from the MARC train that collided head-on with an Amtrak train in February

Tuition Hike At U. Md. Double the National Average

WASHINGTON – Students at the University of Maryland at College Park who have complained that the tuition and fee hike they’re being hit with next fall is too hefty were given new ammunition Wednesday

Fran’s Impact on the Chesapeake Bay Unknown

ANNAPOLIS — While the effects of tropical storm Fran were immediately seen last week in swollen and muddied tributaries, environmental officials and scientists say it is too early to tell the real story of the impact on the Chesapeake Bay

Maryland Taking Steps to Reform Education

WASHINGTON – Maryland has already taken some of the steps to reform education that were recommended Thursday by the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future

Sexually-explicit Videos May Not Be Sold at Military Bases

WASHINGTON – Sexually-explicit videos and magazines could not be sold or rented at defense facilities under a measure approved Tuesday by the Senate