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
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant Renewal Moves Ahead, Too Quickly for Some
WASHINGTON – Little is left for the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant to prove its life span can be safely extended
Blacks Not Targeted by Stricter Seat Belt Laws, Survey Says
WASHINGTON- Two years and tens of thousands of tickets later, Maryland State Police say the state’s stricter seat belt law has increased seat belt use and decreased highway fatalities
Syphilis Cases Jump on Eastern Shore, Bucking State Trend
WASHINGTON – Syphilis cases on the Eastern Shore rose sharply from 1996 to 1998, even as cases recorded for the entire state dropped for the first time in five years