Maryland

WASHINGTON – At 15, Jared Hess began using prescribed painkillers in his battle with chronic kidney stone problems, and by 18 he was addicted to Oxycontin, an opiate-based painkiller he was given for his illness

ANNAPOLIS – Baltimore/Washington International Airport recorded its second-busiest month ever in July, trailing only the pre-9/11 month of August 2001 for passengers, according to a Maryland Aviation Administration report

WASHINGTON – Not only is Oriole Park at Camden Yards the house that Ripken built, but the road outside it is a step closer to belonging to the former Oriole great, too

ANNAPOLIS – Community mental health organizations already face a serious staffing shortage and looming state budget cuts could make the situation even more dire, advocates told lawmakers Wednesday

WASHINGTON – A leading student loan company attempted to obtain special placement on the University of Maryland’s preferred lender list last year, according to university officials and a government report released Tuesday

WASHINGTON – Marylanders who haven’t been to the pharmacy this year, might want to start getting ready for the cold and allergy season — federal regulations have added red tape to the purchase of decongestants in an effort to curb methamphetamine production

WASHINGTON – Montgomery County shuttered three methamphetamine labs in the last year, including last week’s closure of one of the largest in the county’s history, yet county officials and a report say Maryland doesn’t produce as much of the illegal drug as other states in the Mid-Atlantic region

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s rates of teen births and infant mortality have both dropped since 1997, but the number of underweight babies born in the state in the same time has gone up, according to a report presented Tuesday to lawmakers

ANNAPOLIS – The Federal Aviation Administration scaled back restricted airspace around Washington on Thursday, easing limits for 33 airports and helipads, but not for some smaller Maryland airports — which are not happy about being left out

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s relatively low 4