Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – After Joyce Lyons Terhes decided to run for office in heavily Democratic Calvert County 10 years ago, an attorney she knew told her that as a Republican and a woman she stood no chance

WASHINGTON – For about 20 years, he has slept under the Capitol’s east steps, in a cardboard hut beneath a granite archway

WASHINGTON – Gov

ANNAPOLIS – Oyster spawning season is approaching, and with it comes the need to dredge and move old shells — part of a decades-old oyster repletion program

WASHINGTON – Local government leaders Wednesday reacted favorably to D

WASHINGTON – Build a better fly trap and the cows will beat a path to your barn

WASHINGTON – The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments approved recommendations Wednesday to improve public health and drinking water

WASHINGTON – Pilot programs recently started in the District and Baltimore to help low-income and minority residents finance homes will soon be expanded to six other cities, officials announced Wednesday

ANNAPOLIS – While advocates for rape victims attacked a court ruling last week that a victim’s prior conversations with the defendant can be used against her in court, prosecutors said the damage was minimal, and one said it might even help

COLLEGE PARK – Chris Jones spends hours at his computer each day, working with equations aimed at a better helicopter model