Maryland

Appeals Court Rejects Clark Appeal in Michele Dorr’s Murder

ANNAPOLIS – The Court of Special Appeals rejected Hadden Clark’s bid for a new trial in the 1986 murder of 6-year-old Michele Dorr Wednesday, upholding the Montgomery County Circuit Court decision to include evidence and testimony that the defense argued were hearsay and inadmissible

State, Federal Officials Say It’s Time to Reopen Reagan National Airport

WASHINGTON – Next to a locked-down newsstand, where racks of Sept

Health Choice Program Endangered, Physicians Warn

ANNAPOLIS – Health care experts warned lawmakers Wednesday that Health Choice, Maryland’s largest Medicaid program, is in danger of collapse if it doesn’t get more money soon

Students, Homeless After Monday Tornado, Pick Up Pieces from Apartments

COLLEGE PARK – Hundreds of University of Maryland students were allowed back into tornado-damaged apartments Wednesday and given 15 minutes to collect up clothes, books and other parts of their lives before being shooed away again

Maryland Reserve Unit Called to Active Duty, Begins Training at Andrews AFB

WASHINGTON – They don’t know where they’re going or exactly what their jobs will be, but members of the Maryland-based 459th Security Forces Squadron of the Air Force Reserves have been called to service and told to get their affairs in order

Tougher Drunken-Driving Law Takes Effect Oct. 1

ANNAPOLIS – On Oct

Students Suffer Through Weird September at Maryland

COLLEGE PARK – They wandered the streets Tuesday, the shell-shocked survivors of the third significant tragedy to touch the University of Maryland since classes began Aug

Survey Shows Maryland Teen Drug Use Down, Except Ecstasy

BALTIMORE – Drug use among Maryland teens has continued to decrease over the past six years, according to a survey released Tuesday, but administrators are concerned about the increasing popularity of designer drugs

Fall May Be in the Air, But Fall Outlook is Up in the Air, Forecasters Say

WASHINGTON – Mary Sue Shaw looks for cool nights and sunny autumn days to produce the ideal crop of apples at Shaw Orchards in Harford County, with maybe a little more rain

Clarksville Sisters Inseparable in Life, Death

CLARKSVILLE – Colleen and Erin Marlatt were inseparable – so much so that they died together, victims of the tornado that ripped through the University of Maryland, College Park and across parts of Prince George’s County Monday evening