WASHINGTON – Arrests for heroin, cocaine and opiates exceeded marijuana arrests in Maryland in 1998 for the second year in a row, as heroin continued its spread into the suburbs, authorities said

WASHINGTON – Almost 90 percent of Marylanders who are solicited over the phone by an unfamiliar charity worry they might be getting scammed, according to a preliminary data from a survey commissioned by state nonprofits

COLLEGE PARK – On a recent quiet evening, 40 women are tucking into cheesecake at the Alpha Phi sorority at the University of Maryland College Park

WASHINGTON – Maryland business groups are worried that proposed federal rules to protect against “ergonomic” workplace injuries will open floodgates to more frequent and more onerous regulation

ANNAPOLIS – Domestic violence educator is not her official job title, but that hasn’t stopped Col

ANNAPOLIS-A Frederick County boy and girl last month microwaved two adult cats, one of them pregnant

ANNAPOLIS – Every fourth Wednesday in November, Maryland’s roads are packed tighter than stuffing into a Thanksgiving turkey, creating some of the most dangerous driving conditions people see all year

WASHINGTON – Maryland has slipped in a ranking of state efforts to fight drunken driving, according to a national group that said the state has not done enough to pass new laws

ANNAPOLIS – House Speaker Casper R

WASHINGTON- Like most Americans, John McAllister of Hagerstown will be traveling this Thanksgiving, but his trip won’t simply be over the river and through the woods