ANNAPOLIS – In a case that could affect future vehicle searches, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals overturned the drug conviction of a Jamaican man Wednesday, ruling that an identification by a confidential source was not sufficient probable cause for searching the suspect’s car trunk
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Baltimore County Official Touts Reform Program Before Congress
WASHINGTON – Baltimore County’s nationally recognized “gainsharing” program was paraded before a congressional subcommittee Wednesday that is looking at ways to make government more efficient
Baltimore’s Privatized Schools May Signal a Trend
BALTIMORE – After six years of analyzing schools turning in unsatisfactory test results and poor attendance records, the Maryland State Department of Education has found 93 schools that could be handed over to private corporations for improvement
Maryland Chooses Targets for Flu Vaccine, as Delivery Delays Loom
WASHINGTON – Maryland health officials, faced with a likely delay in the availability of flu vaccine this fall, said they will target people at greatest risk of developing complications from the bug
What’s In a Post Office Name? Respect to Some, Waste to Others
WASHINGTON – Everett Alvarez has a high school, a city park and several scholarships named after him, but that apparently is not enough for members of Congress
Maryland Woman’s Moment of Terror Drives Appeal for Federal Gun Control
WASHINGTON – Braddock Heights resident Marguerite Wilson remembers the ride to work was uneventful — even boring — until her neighbor turned down a dirt road and lifted a handgun to her left temple
New Federal Report Says Maryland’s Economy Stagnated in the 1990s
WASHINGTON – A new Commerce Department report ranked Maryland among the 10 states with the slowest annual growth in economic output from 1992 to 1998
Vaccine Problems Force Maryland to Make Contingency Plans for Flu Season
WASHINGTON – Maryland health officials will confer Wednesday on contingency plans for this year’s flu season, after indications that the influenza vaccine may not be available for mass vaccinations until January
School Districts Start Happy Scramble for Kindergarten Space
ANNAPOLIS-A state school board proposal to mandate full-day kindergarten has school districts puzzling over how to provide classrooms for what amounts to a doubling of students for many schools
Blacks Led Population Increases by All Minority Groups in Maryland in 1990s
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s black population made the most sizeable gains among minority groups in the state during the 1990s, according to new figures from the state and the Census Bureau