Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – After 17-year-old Isaiah Simmons died in 2007 while being restrained by staff at the now-closed Bowling Brook Preparatory Academy, a private reformatory school in Carroll County, Maryland made immediate changes to its juvenile justice system

ANNAPOLIS – The number of students who have been suspended more than once in a school year is dropping slightly after a spike last year, according to data from school districts statewide

WASHINGTON – For the past two years, Frank Tennessee has been able to get by working a few part-time jobs

CUMBERLAND – On McMullen Highway, a few miles south of downtown Cumberland, Danny Davis Salon sits in a small, four-store shopping plaza

WASHINGTON – Maryland is beating the bushes for young hunters as it’s seen a rise in sales of cheaper senior hunting licenses and fluctuations in permits sold to younger sportsmen and sportswomen

WASHINGTON – After decades of working to enhance civil rights, Maryland Secretary of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Tom Perez has brought his expertise to the person who could make the most use of it — President-elect Barack Obama

BALTIMORE – The death of a fiancee began one Project PLASE client’s descent into homelessness

ANNAPOLIS – The State Highway Administration is prepared for anything the winter season throws its way, with more than 336,000 tons of salt at the ready to keep roads safe and clear of snow and ice

ANNAPOLIS – Even as they voted to authorize university system furloughs, members of the Maryland Board of Regents said Friday they were concerned about disrupting student classes and affecting the quality of education on the state’s campuses

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland should abolish the death penalty because it is too expensive and there is always the possibility of executing an innocent person, the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment said in its final report released Friday