State Fire Officials Hail Federal Grant Program, Will Waste No Time Applying

WASHINGTON – Maryland fire officials plan to take advantage of a new federal program that will give local departments money for equipment and training, after the Bush administration Tuesday abruptly reversed its threat to cancel the program

Pre-Paid College Tuition Saves Parents Worry in Years to Come

ANNAPOLIS – The last thing on Dakota January Littlefeather Williams’ mind is college

Census Shows State’s Suburbs Grew Most, Outer Suburbs Grew Fastest in 1990s

COLLEGE PARK – Maryland’s population ebbed further outward from its central cities over the last decade, as the outer suburbs registered the greatest growth rates in the state and Baltimore continued to bleed people, according to census numbers released Monday

Governor’s Panel Backs Voting Uniformity; County Officials Skeptical

ANNAPOLIS – By 2002, all of Maryland’s jurisdictions should be using the same voting systems and procedures, Gov

Elementary School Students Lobby Senators for State Shrub

ANNAPOLIS – Sam Barth, a 9-year-old student from Takoma Park’s Piney Branch Elementary School, came to Annapolis Wednesday to ask senators to make the azalea the state shrub

Witnesses Say Child Support Bill Would Help Students Complete High School

ANNAPOLIS – Twelve-year-old Brittanee wants to go to the prom one day, so her mom had to go to Annapolis

Maryland Lyme Disease Cases Have More Than Tripled in 1990s, Report Says

WASHINGTON – Confirmed cases of Lyme disease in Maryland increased more than threefold in the 1990s, giving the state the fifth-highest number of cases in the nation by 1999, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Home-Schooled Students Turning to Community Colleges for Higher Education

WASHINGTON – When it came time for Mike Somerville to choose a college, the Derwood teen wasn’t itching to go away the way many high school seniors do