Maryland

WASHINGTON – Maryland officials confirmed Thursday that six more crows in Baltimore City were killed by the West Nile virus, bringing the total number of infected birds found in Maryland to nine this year

WASHINGTON – Most Maryland public colleges and universities engage in racial and ethnic discrimination when deciding which students to admit, a Washington-based research group charged Wednesday

WASHINGTON – In a shaky voice that steadied as he spoke, Mike Kepferle told a small Capitol Hill crowd Wednesday how meningitis killed his oldest son, Joseph Patrick, less than 24 hours after he dropped the freshman off at Towson University

ANNAPOLIS – Orion, a German shepherd, and Anastasia, a black Persian cat, were the animals listed as human fatalities on a federal agency’s database of accidents tied to faulty Firestone tires and Ford vehicles

WASHINGTON – Maryland recorded the lowest average poverty rate in the country from 1997 to 1999, while posting the second-highest median household income over the same period, according to a report Tuesday from the Census Bureau

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland is expected to be short a record 10,351 teachers – 1,600 more than this year – at the start of school next year, according to a report released Tuesday by the State Department of Education

WASHINGTON – State officials are predicting that Maryland businesses could more than double their exports to China over the next five years, as the result of a bill that cleared the Senate last week granting permanent normal trade relations

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WASHINGTON – Chesapeake Bay officials this month unveiled a proposal that would let Maryland polluters buy pollution “credits” from businesses and farms that exceed environmental standards for nutrient runoff