FBI Eyes Seven Others in Area in Probe of Internet Child Porn Ring

WASHINGTON – Seven more individuals in Maryland and Delaware are being investigated by the FBI as part of “Operation Candyman,” a nationwide Internet child pornography sting, an official said Tuesday

Catholic Dioceses Air Past Sins, Tout Policies in Wake of Priest Sex Scandal

WASHINGTON – When charges of sex abuse by a Boston priest made headlines a few weeks ago, the Diocese of Wilmington set out to prove to its Catholic followers it would be open about the issue

Governor Gets Bill Giving Agriculture Gain Broad Powers Over Lifestock Outbreaks

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s Department of Agriculture could soon have direct power to search farms with Tuesday’s passage of a bill to broaden the department’s control over animal disease outbreaks

Wearing o’ the Green is Wearing a Little Thin for Some Irish Americans

WASHINGTON – James O’Toole doesn’t care for the beer-filled bashes that have come to characterize St

Numbers of Irish Americans in Maryland Fell Sharply in Last Decade

WASHINGTON – Everyone’s Irish on St

Grieving Mother Pushes for State Booster Seat Laws

ANNAPOLIS – Autumn Skeen thought she was doing everything right

Not All Counties Can Opt Out of Eighth-Grade MSPAP Test, Federal Official Says

WASHINGTON – Many of the state’s eighth graders will have to take the controversial MSPAP test this year, a U

Conservative Senate Committee Wields Power

ANNAPOLIS — Sen

Maryland Lawmakers Boost Child Safety Restraint Laws

ANNAPOLIS – Child booster seats save lives, say sponsors of bills this year to close the gap in Maryland child safety restraint laws by requiring children age 4 to 6 ride in safety seats

Gay-Rights Groups Hope to Open Doors with Suit Against Hospitals’ Closed Doors

WASHINGTON – Gay-rights groups hope a California man’s lawsuit against a Baltimore hospital that refused to let him visit his dying partner will be the beginning of the end of what they say has always been a problem