ANNAPOLIS – James Craig stands at the front of the courtroom and recites the statistics of his life with a strange kind of pride:

Addicted to heroin and cocaine for 31 years

WASHINGTON – Maryland Republicans are hoping to gain seats in the legislature come November, but the large number of routed Democratic incumbents in primary contests may hold little advantage for them, analysts say

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Senate President Thomas V

ANNAPOLIS – The troubled Maryland House of Corrections in Jessup will soon no longer hold some of the state’s most violent criminals

WASHINGTON – A Maryland company has developed a fast way to detect the dangerous E

BROOKLANDVILLE — Facing off for the first time in a debate, both candidates for Maryland attorney general voiced support for the death penalty while attacking each other’s enthusiasm for carrying it out

ANNAPOLIS – State elections administrator Linda H

UPPER MARLBORO – The black plastic case bearing the Diebold inscription is lifted from the hundreds packed along the floor of the warehouse adjacent to the offices of the Prince George’s County board of elections

WASHINGTON – Two more servicemen with ties to the state were killed in Iraq this weekend, bringing to 46 the number of Maryland’s dead

BALTIMORE – Rap and hip-hop mogul Diddy paid a surprise visit to Winston Middle School in Baltimore on Tuesday to remind an auditorium packed with enthralled students to take responsibility, work hard and make “no excuses” in their pursuit of success