Maryland

Scientists, Triathletes insist the Chesapeake Bay Is Safe for Swimming

ANNAPOLIS – Megan Brubaker dove into the Choptank River in Cambridge for the ChesapeakeMan Ultra Distance Triathlon last month, well aware of the high levels of pollution in the bay, but with no concerns for her health

Metro Maladies Concern Red Line Riders

WASHINGTON – Red Line Metro trains were delayed Tuesday as much as an hour after a part fell off one car, creating smoke in the tunnel — another in a long line of woes for the beleaguered commuter subway system that’s got passengers troubled

Marylander Perez Confirmed to Head Federal Civil Rights Office

WASHINGTON – Takoma Park resident Thomas E

One-Stop Service Center Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Refugees

BALTIMORE – Khada Upreti was 19 when the Bhutan government imprisoned him and other members of a Nepali-speaking ethnic minority group

Maryland on Slow and Steady Road to a Housing Recovery

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s housing industry has seen the light at the end of the tunnel

Triplets Who Survived Rare Syndrome Now Bouncy Baby Boys

MOUNT AIRY – Arthur is the explorer who likes to find himself in the middle of trouble

Bankers Take to Forest to Bring Climate Change to Workplace

EDGEWATER – Tricia Murray is used to working at an HSBC bank in the prairies of Canada’s Saskatchewan province

University of Maryland Professor Named Ninth Poet Laureate

ANNAPOLIS – Stanley Plumly has flowing gray hair, a full gray beard and brown-rimmed glasses that hang from a cord around his neck

Bethesda Resident Asks Congress for Social Security Payment

WASHINGTON – When Esther Lennette retired at age 65, she felt secure enough with her Social Security income and savings to take a much anticipated trip to Europe

Mikulski Pushes Health Care Reform, Citing Unfair Treatment of Women

WASHINGTON – Women are discriminated against under the current health care system, said Sen