Supreme Court Rejects First Amendment Plea of Frederick Double-Murderer

WASHINGTON – A Frederick County man who killed his parents cannot sue jail officials who he said violated his First Amendment rights by refusing to let him publish a manuscript on how to escape from a detention center

Maryland’s Lax Marriage Law Lures Kissing Cousins Looking to Go Legit

WASHINGTON – Did you hear the one about the West Virginia cousins who married each other? Turns out that jokes like that may be on Maryland

Cecil County’s Tradition of Border-Hopping Brides Lives On, Leads State

WASHINGTON – Crossing the border into Maryland to get married is hardly a new trend: Cecil County was the place to elope in the first half of the century, and it still issues the vast majority of its marriage licenses to out-of-state couples

State’s New Highway Chemicals Melt Snow, Ignite Controversy

WASHINGTON – Maryland highway officials are armed with new snow-melting technology to fight the forces of Mother Nature this winter, but the chemicals they plan to use may cause more of a stir than the weather itself

Character Education Puts Values in Vogue

ANNAPOLIS – In the math classes of Baltimore County’s “character education” elementary schools, students learn about sharing and subtraction at the same time

Lawmakers Revising Ethics Guidelines for Start of Session

ANNAPOLIS – A legislative committee is revising a host of opinions on ethics in time for lawmakers to use them as guidelines for the upcoming session

National Christmas Tree Gets Special Tending from Maryland Firm

WASHINGTON – Ted Chwastyk spends weeks leaning out of a bucket truck 40 or more feet in the air at this time of year, in sometimes bitterly cold weather

Senator Wants Patients to Know When Medical Devices Are Reused

ANNAPOLIS – Curbside recycling and phone book collection points are becoming more common, but medical device reuse is one recycling program that may come as a surprise, especially because many of the devices are labeled “For single-use only

When To Say When? Ask A Computer

BALTIMORE – A computer program that tells drinkers when their blood alcohol concentration is past the legal limit was showcased Thursday when a national alcohol awareness group set up shop in the Inner Harbor

Brothers Plead Guilty for Role in 1997 Bowie High School Cross Burning

WASHINGTON – Two brothers pleaded guilty to civil rights violations in federal court Wednesday for their part in a 1997 cross burning at Bowie High School, the U