`Heritage River’ Plan for Potomac Worries Some

WASHINGTON – Plans to nominate the Potomac River as one of 10 “American Heritage Rivers” has some landowners along the waterway worried about federal intrusion into private property affairs

Supreme Court Lets Stand Death Sentence In ’95 PG Double Murder

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the death sentence appeal of a Capitol Heights man in the 1995 murders of an elderly Prince George’s County couple

New ADR Commission May Reduce Courts’ Caseload, Focus on Future

ANNAPOLIS – Officials say the Maryland Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission now in its infancy may be the key to dealing with the ever-increasing caseload in the state’s courts

Carroll County Special Education Program Involves Community

WESTMINSTER – The multi-colored beach volleyball came over the net with force and landed on the court – point scored

USDA Scientists To Study Bacteria In Maryland Chickens

WASHINGTON – Several Eastern Shore poultry farms are opening their doors to federal scientists as part of a nationwide study launched this month to find out the origin of bacteria in chickens

Bennett Urges Cadets To “Be Better”

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Over Half of Mikulski Funds From People Come From Out-of-State

WASHINGTON – Republicans hoping to unseat Democratic Sen

Court of Special Appeals Reverses Evidence Suppression Ruling

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals Tuesday reversed an Anne Arundel County court’s decision to suppress evidence – a plastic bag of drugs – dropped by a passenger fleeing the scene of a traffic violation

State Health Department Preparing To Issue Report

ANNAPOLIS – A Department of Health and Mental Hygiene official told legislators Tuesday that the agency will need another week to issue a report on the unmet needs of the populations it serves

Fed Prosecutors In Md. Prosecute Less Than Half of DEA Cases

WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors in Maryland declined to prosecute most drug cases referred by the Drug Enforcement Agency last year, a study shows