Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Poison Center is investigating a report that a caller to its new hotline had difficulty making a connection

WASHINGTON – Maryland was among the worst states in the nation for low birth-weight and premature births in 1999, capping a decade in which its standing against other states steadily fell

ANNAPOLIS – With little surprise, legislators voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to make Montgomery County Delegate Nancy Kopp the new state treasurer

WASHINGTON – Baltimore had the highest rates of out-of-wedlock and teen births among the country’s 50 biggest cities in 1999, according to a report released this week by two national child advocacy groups

ANNAPOLIS – A bill requiring veterinarians to report suspected animal abuse is drawing support from the animal-rights community but skepticism from some lawmakers in the General Assembly

WASHINGTON – Super Bowl Sunday may be one of the deadliest days for alcohol-related traffic deaths across the nation, but county police and sheriff’s departments report that this Sunday will be “business as usual” in Maryland

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ANNAPOLIS — Police could confiscate vehicles and impound them for up to 12 hours if the driver has been charged with drunken driving under pending legislation in the Maryland General Assembly

TANYARD – Four years ago the state pledged $1

WASHINGTON- Maryland health advocates fear President Bush’s State of the Union promise for improved health care, including prescription drug coverage for senior citizens and tax credits for the uninsured, will be an empty one