Maryland

Indian Relics Languish in Museums as Maryland Tribes Fight for Recognition

ANNAPOLIS – A decision may be near on the final resting place for the partial remains of about 500 Maryland Piscataway Indians held for more than 50 years by the Maryland Historical Trust and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Thousands of Miles of Shoreline Pose Threat, Opportunity for Archeologists

WASHINGTON – Budweiser cans and 10,000-year-old artifacts are unlikely companions

Fight to Save Historic and Prehistoric Sites is Fight for State’s “Soul”

WASHINGTON – The map itself looked like it had only been dug up a few days earlier

Fast Action Often Called for in Slow-Paced Archeology World to Save History

LEONARDTOWN – Winds gusted forcefully as the first winter storm of the season rapidly approached the Eastern Shore from the south

Focus on Cell Phone-Linked Accidents Gives New Life to Legislative Measures

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers are looking anew at proposals to outlaw the use of hand-held phones behind the wheel, after a recent headline-grabbing manslaughter trial in a car crash that involved a cell phone

Federal Firearms Convictions in Maryland Hit Blacks at Higher Rate

WASHINGTON – An aggressive federal campaign to get gun-toting felons off the streets has convicted a disproportionate number of Maryland blacks, according to Justice Department statistics

Federal Rule May Sober Opponents of Lower Drunken Driving Limit

ANNAPOLIS – A federal mandate to lower the drunken-driving limit to a blood-alcohol level of

Federal Crash Data Shows Danger of Talking Behind the Wheel May Just Be Talk

WASHINGTON – The recent high-profile manslaughter trial of a midshipman who crashed on the Capital Beltway, killing a New York couple, focused attention on the problem of people using cellular phones behind the wheel