Maryland

Drivers Who Flee Police May Face Stiffer Penalties

ANNAPOLIS – The well-publicized police chases of the past week resonated through the House of Delegates’ Judiciary Committee Tuesday as members examined a bill to substantially raise the penalty for motorists who attempt to elude police

Murder Conviction Upheld in 1994 Landover Case

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals Tuesday upheld the conviction of a Landover man in an April 10, 1994 murder there, rejecting his claim that he acted in self-defense

Hopkins Prof Says Minority Health Needs Not Being Addressed

WASHINGTON – The health care needs of Hispanics, blacks and other minorities are not being addressed in the congressional budget debate, a Johns Hopkins University professor said during a recent conference

Bills Propose Cost-Share Program To Get Rid of Phragmites Reed

ANNAPOLIS – If you have driven over the Kent Narrows Bridge, you have probably seen phragmites

Truant Students Could Lose Driver’s Licenses

ANNAPOLIS – Students between the ages of 15 and 17 who are consistently truant could have their driver’s licenses suspended under a bill before a Senate committee

Court Affirms Conviction in Park Police Case

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld the conviction this week of a man who drew a gun on a U

Legislation Pits County Governments against Schools

ANNAPOLIS – Legislation that would sharply reduce the funds county governments are required to give local school boards is pitting counties against public school officials at the Maryland Statehouse

Snapping Turtle Bill Allows Hook and Line Method of Catching

ANNAPOLIS – When Michael Weir was a boy in the 1930s, he used to drop lines into Baltimore County’s Back River — not for fish, but for snapping turtles

DeWine Tries to Stop Browns Move to Maryland

WASHINGTON – In the latest effort to keep the Browns in Cleveland, Republican Sen

Nonprofits Ask State for Share of Economic Development Effort

ANNAPOLIS – Nonprofit organizations don’t want to be left out of state economic development plans