Southern Maryland Woman Called Hero For Help With Train Wreck

WASHINGTON – Joan Barr says she will never forget the beating fists of the captives she tried unsuccessfully to save from the MARC train that collided head-on with an Amtrak train in February

Fran’s Impact on the Chesapeake Bay Unknown

ANNAPOLIS — While the effects of tropical storm Fran were immediately seen last week in swollen and muddied tributaries, environmental officials and scientists say it is too early to tell the real story of the impact on the Chesapeake Bay

Maryland Taking Steps to Reform Education

WASHINGTON – Maryland has already taken some of the steps to reform education that were recommended Thursday by the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future

Sexually-explicit Videos May Not Be Sold at Military Bases

WASHINGTON – Sexually-explicit videos and magazines could not be sold or rented at defense facilities under a measure approved Tuesday by the Senate

Student Newspaper Sues Top U. of Maryland Officials

WASHINGTON – The University of Maryland’s independent student newspaper and its parent company sued top university officials this week to try to gain information on parking tickets given to members of the men’s basketball team, other students and faculty

Tiny Local Fish at Center of Battle

The Maryland darter, an obscure finger-length relative of the perch that hasn’t been seen in nearly a decade, is at the center of a controversy pitting farmers against bureaucrats against conservationists

Editors: Please hold for release for Sunday, April 28.

WASHINGTON – A high concentration of manufacturers helped make Baltimore and surrounding counties the region with the most toxic industrial pollution in Maryland

Pollution Overview,1,045

WASHINGTON – Maryland manufacturers have dramatically reduced the amount of toxic chemicals they spewed into the state’s air, land and water in recent years, government data reveal