Property Tax-Cut “Gimmick” Wins Preliminary OK

ANNAPOLIS – A House subcommittee gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a resolution that recommends a 5-cent cut in the state property tax rate

Court Says Montgomery Man’s Abuse Confession Was Not Forced

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld the conviction Wednesday of a Gaithersburg man who sexually abused his two stepdaughters repeatedly over a period of five years

Victims of Crime Demand Their Right to be Heard

ANNAPOLIS – Tom Patterson’s 2-year-old daughter was killed in a 1994 car crash, but his pain did not end there

Conviction Upheld in Murder Between Friends

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals said a Prince George’s County man who shot and killed a friend in a 1995 argument cannot claim that he was acting to protect others nearby

Telecommuting Centers Scramble As Funding Deadline Nears

ANNAPOLIS – Telework centers that have shortened the commute for hundreds of Maryland workers will begin losing their federal subsidies this year, sending the centers scrambling for funds to survive

Telecommuting Makes Life Easier for Waynesboro Mom

ANNAPOLIS – Maryann Killian can help her son get ready for school in the morning

20 Years Without Parole Ruled Too Harsh for Drug Dealer

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Friday that a sentence of 20 years without parole was too harsh for a man caught with 209 grams of crack cocaine

House Bill Devised to Help Disabled Could Disrupt Hyatt Project

ANNAPOLIS – A Dorchester County official is worried that a House bill urging companies to hire disabled people could interfere with Hyatt Hotels’ plans for a $152 million resort in Cambridge

Eastport Ends “Secession” From Annapolis With Bridge Reopening

ANNAPOLIS – The Maritime Republic of Eastport “rejoined” Annapolis Friday, ending its fictional secession from the city with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the bridge linking the two communities