^More Shots Bring More Reactions in Maryland

WASHINGTON – Marylanders looking to avoid the winter flu or get vaccinated for a trip abroad this year are more likely to develop a reaction than in any year since 1990

^Two Maryland Streams Get Millions of Gallons in Sewage Overflows Every Year

ANNAPOLIS – Ray Morgan says Georges Creek is better than it was 20 years ago, when he got “the worst sore throat I ever had” from just standing in the Allegany County creek

Maryland Needs to Change Drivers’ Attitudes to Protect Pedestrians

LANGLEY PARK – Tara Harden made it halfway across University Boulevard on a recent afternoon, stepped off the median into the crosswalk and immediately jumped back when several cars barreled by her

^School Officials Say New EPA Asbestos Rules Could Prove a Major Burden

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland school officials say they could be forced to test every single new tile, pipe or wall put into school buildings for asbestos, under new guidance on Environmental Protection Agency regulations

Randy Animals, Rush Hour Make for Motoring Mess

WASHINGTON – When mating season comes, bucks will chase does with little regard for their own safety

Drought Decimates Christmas Trees Seedlings, Stresses This Year’s Trees

ANNAPOLIS – It was “a real tough year” for Maryland’s Christmas tree farms, as the drought killed off many seedlings and saplings and stressed the mature trees that will go into homes this holiday season

Deck the Halls with Strands of Diodes — State Turns to LED Holiday Lights

ANNAPOLIS – Things just got a little brighter in Annapolis, but not because all the politicians have left town until January

Montgomery County Teacher Not Sickened at School, Officials Say

WASHINGTON – The deadly staph infection that killed a Montgomery County teacher Sunday didn’t originate at a local middle school, officials said Tuesday

Wheelchaired Advocate On a Roll With Lawmakers

ANNAPOLIS – Put him in an institution

Md. Counties Reinforce Weather Plans for Election Day

WASHINGTON – Moving Maryland’s primary date from March to snowier February has left many county election boards worrying about weather problems around Election Day