Maryland

Armed National Guard Secures BWI Airport

BALTIMORE – At exactly noon Thursday, members of the Maryland National Guard, armed with M-16 rifles and dressed in battle uniform, took their places at Baltimore/Washington International Airport terminals

FBI Substitutes Safety for Suspicion in Approach to Maryland Muslims

ANNAPOLIS – They came in pairs, dressed in jeans and T-shirts, with photographs, badges, and their questions for Sabir Rahman, imam of the Muslim Community Center of Silver Spring

Businesses, Officials Cheer Reagan National’s First Steps Back to Operation

WASHINGTON – Workers and businesses cheered — some literally — as Reagan National Airport celebrated its return to business Thursday, even though the expansive hallways remained largely empty of passengers

Number of Maryland Prisoners Who Completed Parole Fell Sharply in 1990s

WASHINGTON – The percentage of Maryland parolees who successfully completed parole fell sharply in the 1990s, according to new figures from the U

All’s Secure at Annual Annapolis Sailboat Show

ANNAPOLIS – Despite terrorist attacks and an economy in a tailspin, the 32nd annual United States Sailboat Show promises to be as successful as years past, organizers said Thursday, the show’s first day

Comfort’s Return Mends Families

BALTIMORE – Thomas Lucas of Bel Air, hoisted his 5-year-old son, Payton, to his shoulders

As Northeast Dairy Compact Expires, Maryland Farmers Cry Over Spilled Milk

WASHINGTON – State dairy farmers said the expiration this week of the Northeast Dairy Compact thwarted years of efforts to get Maryland included in the organization, which sets minimum milk prices in some states

Laid-Off Airline Workers Come to Capitol Hill to Ask for Assistance

WASHINGTON – For Monique Tossou, the financial pressures of daily life have continued, even when the rest of her life came grinding to a halt following the Sept

Maryland Consumer Complaints of Online Auction Fraud Increase

ANNAPOLIS – A Bethesda man thought he’d found a bargain when he bought a $300 Intel Celeron-powered computer on eBay in March, but he’s still waiting for it to show up

College Campuses Share in `Unprecedented’ Increase in CIA Recruitment

COLLEGE PARK – The CIA recruiting booth did a brisk business at the University of Maryland career fair Wednesday, as students joined the “unprecedented” boom in applications to the spy agency since the Sept