Maryland Muslims Work Modern Lives Around Ancient Holy Month of Ramadan

WASHINGTON – Sandy Spring resident Sabir Rahman expects to get up at 4:30 a

Leonid Shower to Provide Maryland With Sunday Light Show

ANNAPOLIS – One of the most spectacular Leonid meteor showers in decades will be visible from North America early Sunday morning, astronomers say – a tantalizing forecast for Maryland skywatchers

Hospitals See Knowledge as the Best Weapon in Fight Against Bioterror

WASHINGTON – Maryland hospital officials have prescribed “huge doses of education” for their staffs after anthrax cases first appeared in state emergency rooms last month with mixed results

Maryland’s Got No Rain, But Not A Drought

ANNAPOLIS – There’s no drought in Maryland, and despite the lack of rain, the state is better off than it was in 1999, state officials said

Maryland Unites Police, Rescue Crews With High-Tech Transmissions

LAUREL – Maryland police, fire and rescue workers will try out technology that should enable them to communicate more effectively during disasters like the Sept

Turkey Travelers Trading Trendy for Traditional This Thanksgiving

WASHINGTON – If they aren’t already carving the turkey at home this holiday, Marylanders will want to escape to places as far away from the big city as possible — and straight into fantasy worlds removed from the events of this past fall

Commission Searches for More School Money

ANNAPOLIS – Increased sales taxes, revenue from legalized gaming machines and freezing tax reductions could be used to fund the $1

Bill Would Sharply Increase Maryland Farm Funding, Push Delmarva Conservation

WASHINGTON – Maryland officials Thursday hailed a Senate bill that would increase conservation funding to the state’s farmers more than five times over, and would target the Delmarva Peninsula for land conservation and wildlife preservation efforts

Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Defective Airbag Lawsuit Against GM

WASHINGTON – A Joppa man cannot sue General Motors over an allegedly defective airbag because the company did not have a chance to inspect the car before it was repaired and resold, a divided federal appeals court has ruled

Health Department to Take Back Millions in Medicaid Nursing Home Spending

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s health department plans to take back $20 million to $26 million in nursing home money as part of an emergency Medicaid budget reduction package due to take effect next month, officials said