WASHINGTON – The District of Columbia should close its troubled youth detention facility outside Laurel and redistribute its 800 acres of prime real estate to Anne Arundel County and national park and security agencies, Rep

WASHINGTON – When Frank Moore died of kidney failure in February, his family was faced with a $1,703 funeral bill — money that was needed for everything from heating their homes to buying groceries

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WASHINGTON – When September ended with no sign of significant rain, farmers, homeowners and meteorologists were left wondering when the sky would deliver sweet relief to their crops, lawns and weather forecasts

TIMONIUM – Kelly Smith didn’t realize she was going to be the featured guest — or $25,000 richer — when she arrived at a school assembly Thursday morning

ANNAPOLIS- Candidates in next year’s two major statewide political races have reset the Maryland political clock to an unprecedented extent this year, announcing their candidacies and launching their campaigns earlier than ever before

ANNAPOLIS – Each day before Dave Goldstein walks out the door of his Gaithersburg home and climbs into the front seat of his 1981 Mercury Lynx, he remembers to bring along a stack of papers with written answers to the questions he invariably gets from curious bystanders

BALTIMORE – Maryland students drink, smoke and use drugs less than their counterparts did two years ago according to the 2004 Maryland Adolescent Survey released Wednesday

WASHINGTON – If thoughts of visiting haunted houses give you the creeps, and horror films keep you awake at night, a visit to Kim Yates’s home in Rosedale isn’t for you

BALTIMORE – John Sarbanes, a Baltimore-area lawyer and the son of Sen