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

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