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WASHINGTON – Carjackings are the kind of crime that has become an accepted reality in many parts of Maryland, a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time

WASHINGTON – Nowadays it’s rare to see a dusty traveler standing roadside with his thumb sticking out — a gesture that’s evolved from a signal of soul searching and wanderlust to a cause for suspicion in security-minded America

ANNAPOLIS – A year ago, Alan and Caroline Millet filled the tank in the crawl-space below their living room floor with 250 gallons of heating oil to keep their Edgewater home warm during the winter months

WASHINGTON – It was good news last month when Congress officially approved plans to send thousands of defense jobs to Maryland’s two largest military installations, but before the economic boost is toted up, the adjacent communities must find a way to build and pay for infrastructure expansions

WASHINGTON – A new federal law mandating twice-yearly food safety inspections in public schools will not be enforced in Montgomery County, where a limited number of inspectors make the new requirement unmanageable, said a health department official, and several other Maryland counties are scrambling to comply with the law

ANNAPOLIS – When Katrina Kell looked for a place to finish the two years she needed for her bachelor’s degree while continuing to work full time, she found to her dismay that at most colleges it would take five years and require an arduous schedule of night courses and 16-week semesters

ROCKVILLE – Liam Ratner of Potomac made it through a three-hour meeting without wetting or soiling his pants

LAUREL- The Maryland Racing Commission approved a tentative agreement on live racing Tuesday between horsemen and track owners, ending for at least a year the threat that racing could be sharply cut back in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – Matthew Robb has a problem with his cell phone – he has trouble hearing the person on the other end, and often can’t even place calls

WASHINGTON – Around Hoopers Island there is a shortage of labor