PRINCE FREDERICK – In an increasingly acrimonious divorce, a Calvert County judge Wednesday gave U

ANNAPOLIS – Eloise Abadeey needs her blood pressure medication right now, but says she just can’t afford it

ANNAPOLIS – Two parts of the state’s HOPE Scholarship program may need retooling to bring in more recipients, a key House subcommittee determined Tuesday

BALTIMORE – Power plant emissions cause more than 900 Maryland deaths each year, according to a nationwide study commissioned by an environmental watchdog group

ANNAPOLIS – School officials throughout the state are desperately rethinking their hiring practices and compromising on quality as they attempt to fill hundreds of teaching vacancies this year, and forestall the record number expected next year

ANNAPOLIS – Reform Party presidential candidate Pat Buchanan said Friday the recent terrorist bombing of the USS Cole and the increased violence between Israelis and Palestinians should be treated as separate issues

WASHINGTON – A congressional proposal that could save military dogs from their current fate of being put down shortly after their working days are over will come too late for retired Airman 1st Class John Langley

WASHINGTON – Flu vaccinations will be offered at any one of a number of groceries across the state beginning Saturday, at a time when health officials have said that the currently limited supply of flu vaccine should be targeted to those most in need

ANNAPOLIS – When Najat Arafat Khelil left Palestine in 1962, she never thought it would be the last time she would live in her homeland

WASHINGTON – A new study says Maryland’s Medicaid program had the fifth- fastest growth in the nation from June 1997 to December 1999, a gain that state officials hailed as evidence of their “aggressive steps” to reach out to the public