WASHINGTON – A reward fund grew to $10,900 Thursday for information on the anonymous author of racially charged hate mail directed at black students and student groups at the University of Maryland College Park
Feds File Fraud Charges in Faux Roe Row
WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury has returned a 22-count indictment against a Rockville company and its supplier, who are accused of smuggling more than 18,000 pounds of caviar into the country over a four-year period
Report Calls New Medical Waste Incinerator Regulations Too Lax
BALTIMORE – Proposed regulations of Maryland waste incinerators are a good first step, but they are not stringent enough, according to a report released Thursday by the Maryland Public Interest Research Group
NRC Finds No Safety Problems to Block Extension of Calvert Cliffs License
WASHINGTON – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant is secure and regulators found no safety concerns that would keep the plant from getting its license renewed
State Mulls Relaxation of Senior Living Rules
ANNAPOLIS – The competition between nursing homes and senior living facilities continues as the nursing home industry fights two bills to allow more senior citizens to live out their years in continuing-care communities
Small Town’s Lawsuit Gets Results — Finally — from Big Bureaucracy
WASHINGTON – After years of trying to get the Department of Housing and Urban Development to repair five houses it owns in the town of Cheverly, local officials finally found a way to get the agency’s attention: They sued
Hundreds Rally to Denounce Racist Hate Letters on College Park Campus
COLLEGE PARK – Hundreds of students and faculty members rallied Wednesday at the University of Maryland College Park to denounce “particularly repellent” hate mail that was sent to black leaders and organizations on campus this week
Electronic Testimony Considered for Maryland Courts
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland House Judiciary Committee members were glued to the TV set as a lawyer and former delegate explained how two-way video conferencing could change civil court testimony forever
Maryland Drug Arrests Climb for Second Year in a Row
WASHINGTON – Drug arrests have increased steadily in Maryland for the past two years after a sharp drop in 1996, as police agencies have become “more aggressive” in pursuing drug crimes
BG&E Officials Brush Off Impact of Court Ruling on Calvert Cliffs Relicensing
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court decision mandating “a meaningful hearing” on the relicensing of the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant will have “minor, if any” effect, a Baltimore Gas & Electric spokesman said Tuesday