WASHINGTON – They are large, ravenous, semi-aquatic, nocturnal, orange- toothed rodents destroying marsh vegetation and Maryland officials would shoot them all dead if they could

WASHINGTON – A Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission official told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday that more than $4 billion is needed to boost safety of the nation’s water supply in the wake of the terrorist attacks of Sept

WASHINGTON – With the legislative session behind her, Lt

ANNAPOLIS – The cookie crumbled, the Patuxent River agate sank, walking took a hike and a new state song hit a sour note, as four out of four proposed state symbols died during the 2002 General Assembly session

ANNAPOLIS – A precedent-setting ruling by Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals Thursday could have far-reaching effects for families suing apartment managers when their children eat lead-based paint

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s Department of Agriculture is expected to issue an order today restricting the movement of poultry trucks coming into the state to prevent the spread of avian flu, a bird disease that contaminated more than four dozen flocks in Virginia

ANNAPOLIS – A bill requiring children under age 6 to use safety seats awaits the governor’s signature after being passed by the Maryland General Assembly the last week of session

ANNAPOLIS – It was Gov

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WASHINGTON – Washington-area governments gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a plan that would let regional decision-makers huddle within an hour of an emergency — compared to the seven hours it took on Sept