Court Reverses Conviction of Man Accused of Abusing Nephew

ANNAPOLIS – The Court of Special Appeals threw out a Montgomery man’s convictions on child abuse and sexual offenses against his nephew, saying a doctor was improperly allowed to comment on the child’s credibility

Inventors, Small Businesses Hope to Tap Home Shopping Network

LAUREL – Eric Anderson wants to put his toilet on TV

Tripp Case Prompts Effort to Strengthen Wiretapping Law

ANNAPOLIS – House Democrats said politics is not driving their push for a bill that would strengthen Maryland’s law against illegal wiretaps

Repeat Offenders Can Plead Out of Mandatory Minimums

ANNAPOLIS – Judges can accept plea bargains even if it means a repeat offender will escape mandatory minimum sentences imposed under the state’s subsequent-offender law, a divided Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday

Southern Maryland Grows Fastest, D.C. Suburbs Grow Biggest

ANNAPOLIS – Southern Maryland’s population grew by 18

Farmers Brace for Lower Price as Tobacco Auctions Begin

UPPER MARLBORO – Joe Duvall stood in a frigid warehouse filled with the pungent smell of tobacco and assessed the acre of brown, leafy bundles stretched out behind him

March Madness Hits State House, But Don’t Tell Anybody

ANNAPOLIS – Which is more scandalous, the fact that state lawmakers are betting on the NCAA tournament, or the fact that they are not picking the University of Maryland Terrapins to win?

“I’m picking the (University of North Carolina) Tar Heels,” said Del

Lawmakers Fear Reproductive Health Care at Stake in Takeovers

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers and reproductive rights groups expressed fears Friday that the trend toward mergers of secular and religious-based hospitals could jeopardize women’s access to full health-care services, like abortions and birth control

`Bio-headaches’ Lurk in Maryland’s High-Tech Corridor

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland fire and rescue crews will have one less “bio-headache” when American Type Culture Collection moves to Northern Virginia this month and takes its store of germs with it

Here Comes the Bride For the 2,000th Time at Naval Academy

ANNAPOLIS – Mary Torresse put together all five weddings at the U