Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – About a third of Maryland’s dairy farms have shut down in the last 10 years, the latest in a decades-long free fall that experts believe will continue at the same pace

BETHESDA – Like most restaurants, the Barking Dog tavern fills up a metal drum with grease that has fried its share of wings, then pays to have the old oil hauled away by a rendering company

BETHESDA – People who drive grease cars may be saving the planet by driving a car powered by vegetable oil, but are they breaking the law in the process?

Anyone can modify a diesel engine to run on used vegetable oil, with a little elbow grease and a conversion kit that can be ordered online for about $1,000

ANNAPOLIS – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in September that the national youth suicide rate jumped 8 percent in 2004, the largest increase in the last 14 years

ANNAPOLIS – Even with the already-record use of its mortgage assistance programs, Maryland must continue to promote its ability to keep homes affordable as flocks of families move to the state to work on expanding military installations, the state’s housing secretary said Wednesday

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WASHINGTON – Maryland colleges and universities would get $1

WASHINGTON – Irene Golinski pleaded with her husband on Sept

OCEAN CITY – County school board members gave a warm reception Wednesday to State Superintendent Nancy Grasmick’s proposal for an alternative path to high school graduation

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Senate Republicans said Wednesday they will not support a slot-machines bill if it comes up in a special session, saying such a session aims to push through an “unnecessary” and “massive tax increase” on Marylanders