Saving Monocacy,500

FREDERICK – The site of the Civil War “battle that saved Washington” now needs Washington to return the favor, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt said Thursday

Trail Linking Annapolis and BWI Earns National Designation

WASHINGTON – A 42-mile trail linking Annapolis to Baltimore-Washington International Airport was named a national Millennium Legacy Trail on Thursday, a designation that should bring increased recognition and some federal funding for the trail

Rappaport Hopes Previous Campaigns Help in Challenge to Sarbanes

PIKESVILLE – Former Howard County Police Chief Paul H

Child Care Program Reaches Only a Fraction of State’s Eligible Families

WASHINGTON – Only a fraction of the 260,000 Maryland children who qualify for federally supported child care programs are getting the service, according to the U

Batch of Dead Crows in Howard County to be Tested for West Nile Virus

WASHINGTON – State officials will test a group of 15 crows that were found dead in Howard County to see if they carried the deadly West Nile virus, which has killed five people in the New York City area since August

Maryland Students Lobby Congress Face-to-Face on Teen Violence Issues

WASHINGTON – Congress was just looking for an answer to teen violence

High Court Rejects Appeal of White Man Passed Over for Scores of NIH Jobs

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a white man’s challenge of affirmative action policies at the National Institutes of Health, where he has applied for about one job every month since 1991

Police Re-examine Asset Seizure Policy in Wake of High Court Ruling

WASHINGTON – Maryland State Police are reviewing their policies for seizing property in drug cases, after the Supreme Court’s rejection of a Baltimore case on the subject last week

Religious Rocks Become Bone of Contention in Frederick Community

WASHINGTON – God told Joanne Caldwell to draw religious symbols on the rocks in her yard, the Frederick County woman said, and no homeowner’s association can make her move them

GOP’s Bush Continues to Rake In Money in Democratic Maryland

WASHINGTON – For the second quarter in a row, Republican presidential hopeful George W