Harford Development Question Won’t Appear on Ballot

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s highest court ruled Tuesday that Harford County voters will not decide if development should be banned in the county for a year

$10 Million Cumberland Airport Loan Gets Preliminary OK

WASHINGTON – The Greater Cumberland Regional Airport took a step closer Friday to approval of a $10 million loan that airport officials say they desperately need for expansion

Summer’s Drought Robbed Maryland Forests of Their Fall Colors

WASHINGTON – The brilliant reds and golds of fall will be replaced by bare trees in Maryland this autumn because of the summer’s drought

Lease Clears the Way for Anne Arundel to Run Fort Meade Airport

WASHINGTON – Officials from Anne Arundel County and Fort Meade have agreed to a lease that clears the way for the county to take over the fort’s Tipton Airport

State Officials and Educators Outline Plans to Combat School Violence

BALTIMORE – The shootings get the headlines, but when U

Medical Coverage Program for Needy Children Successful in Early Months

BALTIMORE – In the three months since it was launched, a state program bringing health care to needy children and pregnant women has exceeded expectations

Epstein Wins GOP Nomination For Comptroller By 8 Votes

ANNAPOLIS – After almost two weeks of uncertainty, Larry Mark Epstein was told Friday he had won the Republican nomination for comptroller by eight votes, nudging out Timothy R

A Curse for Some, Drought Was a Blessing for Chesapeake Bay

WASHINGTON – Scientists say this summer’s drought may have been a blessing in disguise for the Chesapeake Bay, blunting the record spring rains that flooded the bay with freshwater and pollutants

New $20 Has Banks, Businesses Scrambling — Or Confused

WASHINGTON – The federal government began to release $40 billion worth of newly redesigned $20 bills Thursday on what appeared to be a largely unsuspecting public

Maryland Income Third-Highest in Nation, But Poverty Persists

WASHINGTON – Maryland has the third-highest household income in the nation but it also has a significant number of people living in poverty, according to reports released Thursday by the Census Bureau