Maryland Auto Thefts Down

ANNAPOLIS – There’s good news for Maryland drivers: automobile theft is declining in almost every county

Modified Sunday Hunting Bill Shot Down

ANNAPOLIS – An attempt to breathe life into a bill allowing Sunday hunting was killed Tuesday by a Senate committee

Appeals Court Rejects Claims of Racism in Route 50 Bypass Planning

A federal appeals court has rejected complaints from residents of a largely black Salisbury neighborhood who are trying to block construction of a highway bypass that would pass near their community

Calvert Cliffs Neighbors Tell Environmentalists to ‘Leave Our Plant Alone’

SOLOMONS – Neighbors of the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant supported the relicensing of the plant at a Nuclear Regulatory Commission hearing Tuesday and told environmentalists to “leave our power plant alone

Blacks Lag Behind Whites in College Graduation, Report Says

ANNAPOLIS – Black students in Maryland are entering college and graduating at lower rates than their white counterparts, according to a report released Tuesday by the Southern Education Foundation

University of Maryland Stays Diverse After Banneker, But Fears Loss of Brightest Black Students

ANNAPOLIS – Any college recruiter could see that Heather Austin was a prize

State Restores College Programs for Inmates at Seven Prisons

JESSUP – Maryland has reinstated college classes for inmates at seven state prisons, replacing federally funded programs that were eliminated in 1995

College Programs Give Hope to Men Facing Life Behind Bars

JESSUP – The hallways here, with their wide windows into each classroom, are just like those in any high school — only much, much quieter

Spring Chickens,671

ANNAPOLIS – There don’t seem to be as many spring chickens on Maryland farms these days