Maryland

Congress Hears Two Maryland Views of Police ICE Program

WASHINGTON – A federal immigration enforcement program in use in Frederick County, lacks clear and consistent goals and adequate supervision, according to testimony by the U

Senators Compromise on Death Penalty Repeal Bill

ANNAPOLIS – Senators reached a compromise on a watered-down bill Wednesday that tightens restrictions on the death penalty, but falls short of the full repeal advocated by Gov

Small Businesses Look to Government for Lifeline

LINTHICUM – Pat and Barry Cernik were renovating homes and reselling them for a profit a little more than a year ago

Death Penalty Still Alive in Maryland, Debate to Continue

ANNAPOLIS – A bill to repeal the death penalty suffered a major setback on the Senate floor Tuesday despite an intense, last-minute lobbying effort by Gov

Maryland State’s Attorneys Differ on Death Penalty

ANNAPOLIS – While the Senate may help decide the future of the death penalty in Maryland next week, it is the state’s attorneys for each county that decide whether to file capital charges

Feds Turn to Prince George’s for Tales of Mortgage Woes

UPPER MARLBORO – Synthia Wilson bought her Bowie home at the end of 2007 and thought she had done everything right

Memorializing Harriet Tubman’s Railroad Is 100-year Path

CAMBRIDGE – Acres of farms and marshy wetlands dominate the landscape of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, little changed from when Harriet Tubman was born and enslaved there for the 30 years before her escape

Army Captain From Potomac Dies in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON – Capt

’25 Things’ Becomes One of Facebook’s Biggest Fads

COLLEGE PARK – It’s the newest Facebook obsession — creating a list of 25 random facts about yourself and letting 25 of your closest “friends” in on it

Coalition of Environmentalists and Industry Push for Greenhouse Gas Reduction

ANNAPOLIS – An unlikely coalition of state environmentalists and manufacturers has formed in support of a bill that would reduce Maryland’s greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2020