Maryland

Prominent Marylanders Show Return to Normal Life in Their Thanks

ANNAPOLIS – Prominent Marylanders are grateful for family, friends and even football during this holiday season, marred by the memory of many lives lost in the terrorist attacks just two months ago

Some See O’Malley’s Many Trips to Washington as an Indirect Route to Annapolis

WASHINGTON – An average of twice a week for the past six weeks, Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley could be found in Washington, testifying before congressional subcommittees or attending conferences or luncheons of movers and shakers

More and More Maryland Christmas Tree Farmers See Green in Those Evergreens

MANCHESTER – The Thomas Tree Farm did not officially open for the season until last weekend, but Wayne Thomas said he sold his first Christmas tree this year on Oct

Purple Line Debate Is Best Told in Human Terms

ANNAPOLIS – On one end of the debate over a new Purple Line is Xiomara Cruz, 26, mother of three from Langley Park

Maryland Retailers Hope Holiday Shopping Brightens Their Season

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland retailers are hoping that the upcoming holiday season will not be dimmed by the economic downturn since the Sept

Emergency Alarms Silenced in Some Counties

ANNAPOLIS – In the 1950s, the rise-and-fall wail of the air-raid siren was the signal to “duck and cover” in case of nuclear attack

Direct-to-Consumer Turkey Farmers Scratch Out a Niche Market in Maryland

REISTERSTOWN – Tom Reynolds can’t compete with big turkey farms

Appeals Court Upholds Confession, Conviction in 1996 Triple Murder in Laurel

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has upheld the triple murder convictions of Willis Mark Haynes, rejecting his argument that police lied to him and failed to read him his rights before taking his confession

With Anthrax Cleanup Delayed, Maryland Offices Continue to Get Brentwood Mail

WASHINGTON – Suburban Maryland facilities will continue to receive mail from a closed Washington, D

Maryland Unites Police, Rescue Crews With High-Tech Transmissions

LAUREL – Maryland police, fire and rescue workers will try out technology that should enable them to communicate more effectively during disasters like the Sept