Maryland News

Baltimore's B&O Railroad Museum is putting a 217-ton steam locomotive aboard a train to its new home with the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland.

The western Maryland town of Hancock is rescinding an ordinance that put time limits on front-yard campaign signs after the American Civil Liberties Union objected on First Amendment grounds.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. announced today it had found insufficient evidence to charge officers who shot and killed Miriam Carey last October.

The Maryland Public Service Commission convened its annual hearing for utility companies to report on their contracts with diverse suppliers.

The Maryland Environmental Service says tap water at a state prison on the Eastern Shore is safe to drink after the discovery of coliform bacteria in the water supply earlier this month.

A blind and hearing impaired Bowie woman, who was already part of a lawsuit against the Maryland election board alleging disabled voters' rights were curtailed, has filed a new complaint.

Personality is essential to a lyricist's success. That ability to connect with an audience-that earnest charm-endeared listeners to Maryland rapper Phil AdA© when his debut, Starting on JV , was released five years ago.

Gustavo Torres, second from left, executive director, CASA de Maryland, leads a march through Lafayette Park in Washington on Monday toward the White House following a news conference of immigrant families and children's advocates responding to the President Barack Obama's response to the crisis of unaccompanied children and families illegally ... (more)

A few months ago, a Gallup poll found that 47 percent of Marylanders would like to leave the state, mostly likely because they think taxes are too high.

UPDATE - Much of the state is under a severe thunderstorm watch Wednesday evening.

Howard County is getting some high marks from Yale University's Center for Food Policy and Obesity, recognizing the district's wellness policy.

These were among reports received by the Calvert County Sheriff's Office and the Maryland State Police.

The director of a Maryland summer camp where a violent storm knocked down several trees, killing one child and injuring several others, said Wednesday that he is proud of how his staff handled the situation.

The Storm Prediction Center has placed central Maryland in the "slight risk" category for severe t-storms Tuesday with the main threats being damaging winds and isolated severe hail.

Education in West Virginia is crucial, but the students in the state are not performing as well as they could be.

Severe storms packing strong winds, heavy thunderstorms and possible tornadoes killed at least five people and left tens of thousands of customers without power as it moved through the Northeast Tuesday evening, authorities said.

Here's Montgomery Councilman Marc Elrich's idea for boosting voter turnout: a series of ongoing radio/TV public service announcements educating voters about the importance of the County Council.

Within hours of the Supreme Court's decision last week that closely-held corporations could deny coverage for contraceptives through their employees' health insurance policies if doing so violated the owners' religious convictions, Gov. Martin O'Malley took to Twitter to decry the verdict: "No woman should have her health care decisions made by her ... (more)

Maryland State Police were searching for a teen boy who was reported missing from a state-run group home in Garrett County and is now believed to have committed several crimes while on the run.

The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution calling on lawmakers to change the laws for marijuana paraphernalia possession for adults.