WASHINGTON – Falling was the most common type of accident for Chesapeake Bay boaters and falling into the water accounted for two of the three boating deaths in the area in 1996 and 1997, according to data from the U

WASHINGTON – Walking after dark in Baltimore City? Be careful crossing the street

WASHINGTON- The federal government has identified 420,000 jobs that could be contracted out to the private sector, and tens of thousands more are likely to be added by end of this month

WASHINGTON – Devon Duggins was upset when the Black Student Alliance at Frostburg State University received hate mail a few years ago

WASHINGTON – Minority enrollment at Maryland’s public colleges has risen from 20 percent to almost 32 percent since 1983, reflecting the growth of the state’s minority population and the increasing success of those groups in high school

SILVER SPRING – Becky McDermott hadn’t planned on a millennium baby, so when she learned her first child was due on New Year’s Day, she was more worried than happy

ANNAPOLIS – In some states a bleeding professional wrestler could fall into the crowd, but not in Maryland, which has more stringent rules for professional wrestling than many other states

ANNAPOLIS – After years of acting, ballet and singing lessons, the jump to professional wrestling was easier for Denise Riffle to make than it was for her family to accept

ANNAPOLIS – “Lightning” Mike Quackenbush crouches on the top rope in the corner of the ring holding Dino Divine’s shoulders

WASHINGTON – Survivalists have stockpiled food and water