Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – A little river got a big win Wednesday with the help of some color-coded posters and smiling politicians

WASHINGTON – More Maryland students will be better prepared for college and work if state officials follow through on their pledge to align high school graduation and college acceptance standards as part of the American Diploma Project

WASHINGTON – Maryland students benefit significantly more than most students nationwide from No Child Left Behind tutoring programs, a state school administrator testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday

WASHINGTON – At the age of 30, Vladimir Tismaneanu fled the Communist regime in his native Romania where he said he felt ideologically suffocated and politically repressed

WASHINGTON – Two Maryland soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan died last week

WASHINGTON – The third-degree burns melted her chin and took parts of her ears as Yvette Cade attempted to put out the flames that nearly engulfed her the day her ex-husband stormed into her workplace, crushed her toes and lit her on fire

COLLEGE PARK – On a muddy lot at the bottom of a hill near the Architecture Building here, some environmentally-conscious students are creating what they hope will be the house of the future – complete with walls made of plants and an indoor waterfall that sucks the moisture out of the air

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s higher education institutions are waiting for more details about the Virginia Tech shooting that left 33 dead Monday before reviewing their security measures, but vowed changes if needed

WASHINGTON – The biting odor of burning incense mixed with fragrant coconut jelly desserts will fill the air as Cambodians prepare for their biggest cultural celebration of the year, the lunar new year, at a Silver Spring Buddhist temple

UPPER MARLBORO – The smell of baked corn tortillas stuffed with piping hot beans and melted cheese could stop any of the hungry commuters driving by the busy crossroads intersection of Takoma Park