ANNAPOLIS – Women make up 25 percent of Maryland’s 250 sitting judges, compared to only 5 percent of 204 judgeships in 1981, recent court figures show
Rate of Carbon-Monoxide Poisoning Rises in Maryland
WASHINGTON – More people have died or suffered injuries related to carbon-monoxide poisoning this year than in the previous six years combined in Maryland
Statistics Show Maryland Gun Laws Are Working
JESSUP – With multiple purchase gun sales down 80 percent and violent crime continuing to decrease, state officials claimed Friday that Maryland’s gun laws are not only the toughest in the nation, but are working
El Nino Doubles Risk of Major Maryland Snowstorm in ’98
PIKESVILLE – The effects of El Nino double the likelihood that the state will see a significant snowstorm of nine inches or more this winter, the National Weather Service says
Historic C&O Canal Aqueduct In Danger of Collapse
DICKERSON – The Monocacy Aqueduct withstood attacks by Confederate troops during the Civil War
Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Maryland Clean Water Failures
Maryland has failed to properly monitor the quality of the state’s lakes, rivers, and bays, said three environmental groups in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday
Social Security May Use Field Offices To Capture Fugitives
WASHINGTON – The Social Security Administration wants to do more than cut off benefits to felons — it wants to help arrest them
Officials Want Water Control Taken Away from District
WASHINGTON – Suburban officials said Wednesday they remain concerned about the District’s control of the D
Environmentalists, Industry Have Doubts on Utility Deregulation
ANNAPOLIS – The proposed deregulation of Maryland’s electricity industry could have a devastating effect on environmental quality, a coalition of state environmental activists is telling state government
Md. Appeals Court Overturns Death Sentence for Cop Killer
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals Wednesday overturned the death sentence of a man convicted of killing a Maryland state trooper because of procedural errors made by the Talbot County Circuit Court during sentencing