ANNAPOLIS – Bill Trautman taught biology in Baltimore public schools for 17 years

WASHINGTON – Maryland ranked 43rd out of 46 states surveyed by a national advocacy group on their ability to warn the public about potentially dangerous levels of mercury in fish

WASHINGTON – Most of the elected officials had already had their say, but when Carole Price got up to speak Wednesday in the shadow of the Capitol, the crowd got a little more attentive and the applause grew a little more enthusiastic

WASHINGTON – When it comes to reasons why her MARC train is late, Christy Huddle believes she’s heard it all

WASHINGTON – Days before the anniversary of the murderous shootout at a Colorado high school, Maryland’s Talbot County has been identified as having one of the highest rates of murder of parents in the country

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has ruled that Wicomico County resident James Deaton violated the Clean Water Act after digging a drainage ditch on his property

ANNAPOLIS – Ever since he was 18, when he converted a surplus military rifle to a sports rifle, guns have been a way of life for David Eccles, owner of Eccles Shooting Sports here

WASHINGTON – For the first time in modern history, low-income Maryland taxpayers have a greater chance of being audited than higher-income individuals, according to a study released this week

WASHINGTON – Although last summer’s severe weather kept average prices down for the second year in a row at the Maryland tobacco market, foreign buyers continued to pay a premium for top-grade leaf, industry officials said

ANNAPOLIS – David Shafer said he can’t make a living hauling caskets and bodies alone – he needs the dozens of road trips he takes to the Baltimore- Washington International Airport every month for his Cumberland-based limousine service to turn a profit