Maryland

Montgomery County Teacher Not Sickened at School, Officials Say

WASHINGTON – The deadly staph infection that killed a Montgomery County teacher Sunday didn’t originate at a local middle school, officials said Tuesday

Wheelchaired Advocate On a Roll With Lawmakers

ANNAPOLIS – Put him in an institution

Appeals Court Rejects Self-Defense Claim in 2005 School Killing

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has rejected a teenager’s claim that she acted in self-defense when she stabbed a 15-year-old girl to death at a 2005 high school football game

Growth in Foreign-Speaking Students Outstrips Growth in Teachers to Teach Them

ANNAPOLIS – While the number of students with limited English proficiency is growing rapidly in Maryland schools, the number of teachers trained to work with them remains disproportionately small

Md. Counties Reinforce Weather Plans for Election Day

WASHINGTON – Moving Maryland’s primary date from March to snowier February has left many county election boards worrying about weather problems around Election Day

ICE Agents Send Illegal Immigrants Packing

WASHINGTON – Federal agents seized 924 illegal immigrants in Maryland in a special crackdown on fugitive and criminal immigrants during fiscal year 2007, officials said

Bay-Area Leaders Pledge New Commitment to Flagging Chesapeake Cleanup

ANNAPOLIS – Leaders of Chesapeake Bay-area governments conceded Wednesday that they are unlikely to meet bay restoration goals by 2010, but pledged to ramp up their efforts to do so

Crowded, Eclectic Field Challenges Bartlett for House Seat

WASHINGTON – An Iraq War veteran, a former mayor, several past also-rans and a pair of teachers are among the crowd challenging Rep

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Officials See Costlier, Less Reliable Electricity Unless Action is Taken

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland faces “a critical shortage of electricity capacity that could force mandatory usage restrictions, such as rolling blackouts, by 2011 or 2012” unless action is taken soon, a state panel warned Tuesday