Maryland

A statewide inspection of 590 school buses with potentially defective braking systems uncovered six buses with faulty wiring this week, but all were immediately fixed and are back on the road

ANNAPOLIS — Kiss the green leaves of summer goodbye and prepare for a fall chock-full of deep magentas, flashy oranges, bright reds and luminous yellows

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland delegates vote pro-environment more often than state senators, according to an environmental watchdog group’s analysis, but both houses on average earned failing grades

ANNAPOLIS – The author of a bill mandating students living in Maryland college dorms get a meningitis vaccine or sign a waiver said students’ lives are at risk because colleges aren’t complying with the law’s intent

WASHINGTON – Environmentalists tag him as one of the biggest enemies of the green movement in Washington, but Rep

WASHINGTON – The number of food-stamp recipients in Maryland fell 13

WASHINGTON – In the rush to fill vacant classrooms, Maryland schools hired hundreds of teachers this fall without waiting for results from criminal background checks

ANNAPOLIS – Marylanders have reported 14 cases of Bridgestone/Firestone tire failure, a figure that accounts for less than 1 percent of the more than 1,400 incidences of tire failure collected by the agency nationwide, according to a review of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data

ANNAPOLIS – In a courtroom packed with as many clerical collars as business suits, Maryland’s highest court heard arguments Thursday over whether a sect that leaves a parent church can assume ownership of its property

WASHINGTON – Maryland Lt