WASHINGTON – A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss a suit that a New Jersey man filed against his Delmar parents for injuries he said he received when a tree his father was trying to remove fell on him
Maryland
Governor’s Mental Health Shortfall Costs Firefighters Money
ANNAPOLIS – As the General Assembly’s 2001 session neared a close Monday night, one delegate’s fight to retain funding for firefighters across the state nearly cost the state critical money for mentally ill patients
Corps Project Aims to Repair 70 Years of Damage to Assateague Island
WASHINGTON – The Army Corps of Engineers plans to spend as much as $42 million over the next 25 years on a beach restoration project that it says will help recreate the natural barrier conditions on Assateague Island as they existed prior to 1933
More People, Cars Mean More Stolen Vehicles for Rural Maryland
ANNAPOLIS – Car thefts are rising in rural areas where the population has surged in the past decade, at the same time they’re declining in Maryland’s metropolitan areas, according to a Capital News Service analysis of vehicle theft statistics
Assateague Island Project Comes in Two Phases, Both of Which Critics Attack
WASHINGTON – The ambitious Army Corps of Engineers plan to restore Assateague Island will first require a massive beach replenishment, followed by long-term management of the ebb and flow of sand to the island
Judge Rejects Inmate’s `Frivolous’ Claim That Smoking Ban Violates Rights
WASHINGTON – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by an inmate who said a new state prison tobacco ban violates his constitutional right to smoke and that his nicotine addiction is protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Chase for Teachers Already Under Way, As Schools Scramble to Fill 11,000 Slots
WASHINGTON – April is “the hot month” for school recruiters, who are scrambling to fill about 11,000 expected teaching vacancies in Maryland for the next school year
County Police Video Leads to Riot Arrests, Campus Police Promise Arrests Soon
WASHINGTON – A week after Prince George’s County police began airing video surveillance of rioters setting fires after the University of Maryland’s loss in the NCAA Final Four, the campaign has resulted in at least a half dozen tips and the arrest of four suspects
Washington County Plagued by Car Thefts
HAGERSTOWN – The streets of this 230-year-old town in the heart of Washington County are humming with more people and cars than ever
Maryland’s Conservative Committees Loosened Up, Slightly
ANNAPOLIS – Federal money, a strong Legislative Black Caucus and a determined governor persuaded two of the General Assembly’s most conservative committees to pass legislation this year they would easily have rejected in past sessions