Maryland News

Six people are on their way to the hosptial after a strange smell sickened more than a dozen people at a Maryland grocery store.

Prince George's County schools could owe up to $26.8 million in penalties after Maryland's attorney general found the county failed to comply with state school funding requirements.

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad.

The Western Maryland Health System is preparing to open a new hospital in Cumberland.

The civil-rights group LatinoJustice PRLDEF says it plans a federal lawsuit alleging immigration enforcement violations by the Frederick County Sheriff's Department.

Some wine retailers are pressing Maryland's General Assembly to legalize direct shipments of wine, rather than requiring purchases to go through a distributor.

A Maryland mother of two is listed as one of the 13 victims in the deadly shooting rampage at Ft.

A Democratic Maryland congressman says he will vote against the House's health care legislation.

The developers of a multistate power line project said Wednesday they are willing to delay a regulatory decision on their $1.9 billion project until January 2011 to make the three-state review process more efficient.

Twelve states, including Maryland, and the District of Columbia urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to adopt more rigorous national policies so they can meet federal air pollution reduction requirements for the region.

The Internal Revenue Service is waiting for Marylanders to claim more than 1,600 refunds checks from the 2008 filing season worth more than $1.7 million.

Jon Gosselin's girlfriend Hailey Glassman and his friend Michael Lohan are among the witnesses TLC plans to subpoena in a breach of contract lawsuit filed against the reality star, according to new court papers.

CHURCH HILL -- A Delaware man was shot to death early Wednesday after leading officers on a 25-mile wrong-way chase in Maryland, officials said.

A new poll from a Washington research group says Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley could face challenges when he seeks re-election next year.

Former Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich remains uncertain about his political plans.

The comptroller's office said Maryland's tax amnesty program is netting an estimated $9.6 million.

Officials in Maryland say a man has died after he caught fire at a gas station pump.Spokesman Joseph Zurolo says the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office isn't sure what ignited the blaze early Wednesday.But a Frederick County sheriff's deputy says he arrived to find 26-year-old Ainsley Gordon Jr.

NORTH EAST -- A man allegedly claiming to be armed with a gun and throwing large rocks at passing cars, and then at troopers who confronted him on Route 40 in Cecil County on Tuesday night, is hospitalized in stable condition after he was shot by a state trooper during the confrontation.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West was indicted Tuesday on additional weapons and traffic charges stemming from his Sept.

Maryland is starting to keep tabs on how often doctors and nurses wash their hands at hospitals.