Maryland

Beltway Tragedy Colors Debate Over Proposed Driver Cell Phone Ban

ANNAPOLIS – Phoning while driving has become “epidemic,” said the sponsor of a bill to ban the practice at a Tuesday hearing, and current laws are inadequate to prevent the kind of tragedy that claimed five lives in Prince George’s County on Feb

Bartlett Scoots Around Youngsters in High-Tech `Segway’ Scooter Ride

WASHINGTON – His eyes gleamed as he walked into the room

Court Refuses to Block Enforcement of Montgomery Law Aimed at Adult Businesses

WASHINGTON – A federal judge has denied a Silver Spring adult bookstore owner’s request to block enforcement of a Montgomery County law that limits adult entertainment businesses to certain areas of the county

Bush Wants to Cut Program That Has Put Thousands of Cops on Maryland Streets

WASHINGTON – Maryland officials are decrying President Bush’s plan to sharply cut the Community Oriented Policing Services program, which has funded the addition of more than 2,600 officers in about 100 police agencies across the state

Maryland Senator Wants State’s Crabbers on Equal Footing

ANNAPOLIS –

Some state lawmakers are joining the fight against regulations designed to slow the declining blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay region

Maryland Student Found Unconscious at Frat; Second in 5 Months

COLLEGE PARK — A University of Maryland student is in critical condition after he was found unconscious in a fraternity house in the wee hours of Friday morning, campus officials said

Federal Judge Issues Gag Order in `Black Widow’ Case; Cites Gansler’s Comments

WASHINGTON – A federal judge has issued a gag order in the trial of Josephine Gray, one month after Montgomery County State’s Attorney Douglas Gansler appeared on NBC’s “Today” show to discuss the so-called “Black Widow” case

Bill Would Make Federal Government Pay Salary Gap for Workers on Active Duty

WASHINGTON – Many of the more than 3,000 Maryland reservists called to active duty since Sept