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