Murder Conviction Upheld in 1994 Landover Case

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals Tuesday upheld the conviction of a Landover man in an April 10, 1994 murder there, rejecting his claim that he acted in self-defense

Drivers Who Flee Police May Face Stiffer Penalties

ANNAPOLIS – The well-publicized police chases of the past week resonated through the House of Delegates’ Judiciary Committee Tuesday as members examined a bill to substantially raise the penalty for motorists who attempt to elude police

Project Roadblock Pulls Plug on High-tech Scams

WASHINGTON – Maryland and 19 other states have joined with the Federal Trade Commission to pull the plug on high-tech telemarketing scams that have been ripping off unwary investors, the director of the FTC’s consumer protection branch announced Tuesday

Nonprofits Ask State for Share of Economic Development Effort

ANNAPOLIS – Nonprofit organizations don’t want to be left out of state economic development plans

DeWine Tries to Stop Browns Move to Maryland

WASHINGTON – In the latest effort to keep the Browns in Cleveland, Republican Sen

Snapping Turtle Bill Allows Hook and Line Method of Catching

ANNAPOLIS – When Michael Weir was a boy in the 1930s, he used to drop lines into Baltimore County’s Back River — not for fish, but for snapping turtles

Legislation Pits County Governments against Schools

ANNAPOLIS – Legislation that would sharply reduce the funds county governments are required to give local school boards is pitting counties against public school officials at the Maryland Statehouse

Court Affirms Conviction in Park Police Case

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld the conviction this week of a man who drew a gun on a U

Glendening Cuts Shortsighted, Critics Say

ANNAPOLIS – Charles Dutton came of age in an East Baltimore housing project, landed in reform school at age 12, and spent nearly a decade in prison on manslaughter and weapon-possession charges