ANNAPOLIS – An independent research group told the Maryland State Board of Education Wednesday the state’s school performance test is exemplary, but still could use some improvements

ANNAPOLIS – Daily flights from Cumberland Regional Airport to Baltimore/ Washington International Airport will not start today, as previously announced by the airline and the airports

DEALE – Kenny Keen’s day usually starts before 4 a

WASHINGTON – The 2000 Census counted 2,545 people in emergency and transitional housing in Maryland last year, a number that homeless advocates said represents only a tiny fraction of the state’s homeless

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s dismal 2001 crab harvest is likely to match last year’s record-low catch when the season ends Wednesday, Department of Natural Resources officials said

WASHINGTON – The only shield between anthrax and the Marines testing Capitol Hill for the deadly bacterium looks like little more than a white trash bag, sealed with silver tape around bright yellow boots, and topped off with an alien-looking forced-air mask

ANNAPOLIS – More needs to be done to protect Maryland’s streams from acid rain, environmentalists say, citing a new study showing that the state’s streams have not recovered since the Clean Air Act of 1990 was adopted

COLLEGE PARK – Winning isn’t everything, or the only thing, but it sure is a wonderful thing at the University of Maryland, College Park

WASHINGTON – The stories have spread panic quickly to already-anxious Americans — terrorists will attack on Halloween or poison trick-or-treaters’ goodies with anthrax

ANNAPOLIS – Eastern Shore pediatricians are giving up on HealthChoice