Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – When the ceiling fell down in her mother’s two-story Baltimore home, Towanda Malley never considered the possibility of lead exposure

BALTIMORE – For 20 years, Mary Holmes lived on the third floor of 1058 Argyle Ave

WASHINGTON – For the last seven years, every time “Mary’s” husband came home drunk, he became physically abusive — pushing, shoving and throwing things at her, according to Sharon Schmidt, shelter manager at the Mid-shore Council for Family Violence, who chose a pseudonym to protect the victim

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s state schools are working to meet an increasing demand for pharmacists, officials said

WASHINGTON – For the first time in seven years, crime rates in Maryland are increasing and indicators point to the economy as the cause

TAKOMA PARK – When Annie Scott moved back into her Takoma Park Sligo View apartment building earlier this month, she thought the new owners would just do a regular paint job, but she was pleasantly surprised

BALTIMORE – On a Saturday afternoon, Gordon Garrett runs a rag across the surface of a Ford parked outside a block of houses on West Lanvale Street in west Baltimore?s Upton community

WASHINGTON – Going to prison is hard, but Alfreda “Frieda” Robinson used her arrogance to get by

BALTIMORE – When April Johnson looks out the front window of her house in Heritage Crossing, she sees rows of red-brick townhouses and neat lawns that define the five-year-old development in West Baltimore

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland was among the first states that attempted to combat a growing number of boating accidents by mandating a boater safety education law in 1988, but today it’s not clear how strictly that law is being enforced