ANNAPOLIS – With tons of snow sitting on frozen ground, and forecasts calling for rain and several days of above-40 temperatures, Maryland Emergency Management Agency officials worry that the state could be facing a repeat of the 1996 floods

ANNAPOLIS – For a fifth straight year, the Maryland House has killed a proposal that would make it illegal for motorists to use a handheld cell phone while driving

CHESAPEAKE CITY – Like the newborn foals she treats, Olga Smolenskaia- Souvorova is seeing Maryland for the first time

WASHINGTON – Reports of gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia skyrocketed in Eastern Shore counties in 2001, pushing rural counties ahead of many larger jurisdictions and making them second only to Baltimore in sexually transmitted disease rates

ANNAPOLIS – State Police Superintendent Edward T

ANNAPOLIS – Valentine’s Day signaled the end of Giant Food’s promotion of Durex-brand condoms as part of its A+ Bonus Bucks school donation program

WASHINGTON – Weeks after the Department of Environment suggested that Gov

ANNAPOLIS – Angered, incredulous, disappointed, shafted

WASHINGTON – Clara Mae Jones joined the Medicare+Choice program in 1999 because its $19 monthly premium, prescription drug coverage and hospital rates seemed like exactly what she needed

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