Court Rules Maryland Truck Driver Not Forced From Her Job

A court ruling that a Maryland waste removal company drove a truck driver from her job after she accused the firm of sexual harassment was overturned by a federal appeals court

Md. Appeals Court: Can’t Void `No-Beard’ Rule without Hearing

ANNAPOLIS – The Baltimore County Circuit Court can’t force Domino’s Pizza to change its “no-beard” policy for employees without a hearing, even if those employees wear beards for religious reasons, the Maryland Court of Appeals said Thursday

Drum and Bugle Championship Strikes Up the Band Saturday

ANNAPOLIS – The midshipmen of the Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps are fine-tuning their act, checking their uniforms and giving their instruments a last polish for the annual Interservice Drum and Bugle Corps Championship Saturday morning

Silent but Deadly: Carbon Monoxide Risk Grows in Cold Weather

BALTIMORE – Matt Kelly described the beginning of events seven years ago that nearly killed him and two other people:

“I started getting flu-like symptoms — dizzy, vomiting, that sort of thing,” said the 34-year-old Hamilton resident

Maryland Lawmakers Split on “Partial-Birth” Abortion Ban

WASHINGTON – Republican Rep

Tobacco Companies Fight Use of Private Counsel in State Lawsuit

ANNAPOLIS – The nation’s biggest tobacco firms, led by Philip Morris Inc

House OKs Latest In Series Of Federal Funds For Pfiesteria

WASHINGTON – The House approved $3 million Wednesday to fight Pfiesteria – the third and latest federal effort to secure money to combat the fish-killing microbe

Montgomery County Gets Open Space Funds for Upper Paint Branch

ANNAPOLIS – Montgomery County will get about $1 million for three new community parks and an expanded conservation area surrounding the Upper Paint Branch, the Board of Public Works announced Wednesday

Federal Workers To See Major Jump In Health Insurance In ’98

WASHINGTON – Federal workers will pay an average of 15

Women Entrepreneurs Face Obstacles In Getting Loans, Contracts

WASHINGTON – Women entrepreneurs continue to have problems in getting loans and government contracts even though they own 35 percent of U