Maryland

Background Check Increase Expected, But Won’t Reveal Terrorist Activity

ANNAPOLIS – The terrorists who hijacked four planes, flying them into the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon and a field outside Pittsburgh on Sept

Airlines Ask For Billions in Aid to Head Off Bankruptcies, Layoffs

WASHINGTON – Airline officials told Congress Wednesday that they expect to cut 100,000 jobs — hundreds of which lawmakers fear would be in Maryland — and that the cuts will be even deeper without billions of dollars in immediate assistance

Airport Owners Panic over Plummeting Profits

ANNAPOLIS – Owners of small airfields in Maryland are losing thousands of dollars a day and their properties could close because flights were halted from the airports nationwide after hijacked jetliners crashed into Pentagon and World Trade Center last week

Federal Judge Rejects 1988 Baltimore County Murder Conviction, Death Sentence

WASHINGTON – A federal judge Wednesday overturned the murder conviction and death sentence against Kevin Wiggins in the 1988 killing of a 77-year-old Baltimore County woman

State Revenue Estimates Fall; Schaefer Calls for Spending Caution

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland may have difficulty funding existing government programs, let alone any new security measures demanded by last week’s terrorist air attacks, given the new lower estimates of sales and corporate tax revenues released Wednesday

Maryland Search and Rescue Crew Returns from Pentagon to a Hero’s Welcome

ROCKVILLE – The 70 members of Montgomery County’s Urban Search and Rescue Team got a hero’s welcome Tuesday as they returned home after a week of digging — in vain — for survivors in the rubble of the Pentagon

Synagogues, Police Take Extra Precautions for High Holy Days

WASHINGTON – Police are urging Maryland Jewish congregations to take extra security precautions for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services in the wake of last week’s terrorist attacks, and at least some synagogues appear to be listening

Skyline’s Change Alters View and Viewer

ABOARD THE USNS COMFORT- In Carlos Martin’s mind, New York’s skyline is all too familiar

Comfort Provides Respite for Rescuers

ABOARD THE USNS COMFORT – Before heading for a shower, a World Trade Center rescue worker from a Massachusetts canine team provided a harsh taste of reality at the collapse site: “My clothes smell like dead bodies,” he remarked to no one in particular

Comfort Receives First Rescuers from Trade Center Collapse

ABOARD THE USNS COMFORT- The Navy’s huge hospital ship lived up to her name Friday, providing a clean place to rest, food and creature comforts to the first four rescue workers from the World Trade Center collapse — two New York firemen, a Red Cross worker and one other unidentified rescue worker