Maryland News

All three Democratic candidates in the governor's race agree Maryland's economic policies need work, but they disagree sharply about how much.

A former Pasadena man who allegedly killed five family members in March 1976 and eluded capture for 38 years may be hiding in Southern California, the FBI said in a news release Thursday.

The brutal winter sent utility bills skyrocketing, leaving some utility customers scrambling to pay their bills to avoid having service shut off.

"I am ecstatic to be back," Kuchta said. "Everywhere else is crazy. The crime and the number of people in Sparks and Hunt Valley - sheds and things were broken into.

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For many years, special interests - particularly the development industry - have played an inordinate role in financing the campaigns of county executive and county council candidates throughout Maryland.

The medium-security Maryland Correctional Training Center near Hagerstown is becoming the fourth state prison where inmates who served in the military help train service dogs for disabled veterans.

CAMBRIDGE , Md.- The Maryland State Fire Marshal is investigating what sparked a home fire in Cambridge.

Several thousand immigrants could be released from jails across the country if judges are allowed to hear their cases and grant bond, advocates say.

A new law ensures Maryland's emphasis on transparent government and open data will be a permanent part of state policy decisions for years to come.

By Megan Brockett , CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE The debate over Maryland's marijuana laws took the state capital by storm this legislative session, and the issue seems poised to linger there into the future and during the governor's race.

Gov. Martin O'Malley has said he may issue an executive order creating a pilot program for reforms to criminal bail procedures.

Authorities were called to the 600 block of William Street in Berlin before 9 a.m. Wednesday after a call from a family member of the victims came into 911 to report a possible shooting.

The cover of a newspaper insert to be released next week shows Comptroller Peter Franchot as "Sherlock Franchot.

As part of its annual awards, the Maryland Environmental Trust granted a total of $27,000 to land preservation groups statewide.

The answer surprisingly is yes, according to analysis by Movoto , a California-based real estate brokerage that researches various trends and market conditions across the nation.

Doug Gansler is gaining on Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, according to an internal poll released by the Gansler-Ivey campaign.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Larry Hogan has emerged as a major force in his party's chase for campaign cash, collecting more money since he joined the race three months ago than his rivals took in all of last year, figures from the campaign show.

The Maryland General Assembly considered 2,672 bills in the 2014 session that, after 90 days, ended at midnight on April 7, and 811 of them got the thumbs-up in both the Senate and the House of Delegates.

By Lyle Kendrick The number of oystermen cited or given warnings for having undersized oysters was at a five-year low this season, which some Maryland Department of Natural Resources officials said is the result of a particularly strong harvest.