Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – The first 100 disabled people are being processed for moves from nursing homes to community-based programs now that funding has come through for a relocation program that began April 1

ANNAPOLIS – A bill to temporarily halt executions in Maryland quietly received a preliminary favorable vote in the Senate after a week of intense and emotional political maneuvering

ANNAPOLIS – Within five to 10 years, scientists believe they will be able to predict who might be at risk for a genetically linked disease

WASHINGTON – Maryland has seen a boom in applications for new or expanded power plants since deregulation, despite predictions that suppliers would shun the state and its low-cost energy prices

WASHINGTON – If a new plant fueled by chicken waste is approved in Dorchester County, only about half of the power it generates is expected to be used by its owner, poultry processor Allen Family Foods

ANNAPOLIS – After three days of emotional and lengthy debate, Maryland is close to passing a controversial resolution recognizing the World War I killing of 1

ANNAPOLIS – The filing deadline for income tax returns is looming, and more people are relying on their computers to reduce the time and effort it takes to file their tax forms

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland students in grades seven through 12 could learn how to handle firearms as part of their school curriculum, under a proposal passed Thursday in the House of Delegates

WASHINGTON – Police arrested a student athlete Thursday in connection with Saturday’s Final Four rampage in College Park, in which disappointed basketball fans set bonfires that caused more than $500,000 in damages

ANNAPOLIS – Johnny Woodhouse spent five years in a federal institution for cocaine possession, but he will be paying for it for the rest of his life