Maryland News

The "dead zone" that forms every summer in the Chesapeake Bay, stressing and even killing some fish, crabs and shellfish, is projected to be smaller than normal this year.

The National Weather Service has now issued a Flash Flood Warning until 5 p.m. for Charles County, as well as Southern Anne Arundel, Southern Prince George's and Northwestern Calvert Counties.

A Maryland man who police say wielded a Taser in the assault of a D.C. woman earlier this month has been found dead in his jail cell.

Since Salisbury University President Janet Dudley-Eshbach signed the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment in 2007, the campus has expanded steadily in size and enrollment while keeping its carbon footprint firmly in check.

Jacobs started in politics when she was elected to the House of Delegates in 1994.

"Father absence is strongly linked to poverty, teen pregnancy, juvenile delinquency, abuse, suicide, and a host of other issues.

Maryland's Men's basketball has seen their 2014 class ranking rise up into the top 5 for both ESPN and 24/7 Sports.

A report titled "The New State Achievement Gap" from the Education Sector shows that low-income students in Maryland have made more academic improvement between 2003 and 2011 than any other state, according to the Washington Examiner .

St. Mary's College of Maryland has named a new interim president as it struggles to recover from its failure to enroll enough students for next year.

Former U.S. Secret Service agent Dan Bongino is scheduled to announce his plans to run for the Republican nomination for Maryland's 6th district congressional race.

The building was closed to the public on Monday, as actor Kevin Spacey and other actors filled the House of Delegates for filming.

The Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office said the blaze occurred shortly before 1 a.m. at a one story home located at 800 Miami Ave. Investigators said one person was treated for smoke inhalation.

Gov. Martin O'Malley heads to Ireland and France this week with Business and Economic Development Secretary Dominick E. Murray and Annapolis Mayor Joshua Cohen plus a delegation of Maryland companies on a trade and investment mission, The Annapolis Capital reported.

Maryland authorities say they've recovered the body of a kayaker from the Gunpowder River, one day after receiving a distress call.

Start with pot. Last November voters in the states of Colorado and Washington voted to legalize marijuana, by a margin of 55 to 45 percent in Colorado and by 56 to 44 percent in Washington.

By Patch Staff Montgomery County got the brunt of the storm last week, party lines were crossed in state politics and more in a week of Maryland news across Patch.

According to several sources on Twitter, Mark Turgeon got his 3rd commitment for the 2014 class when Jared Nickens committed to the Terps today.

After decades of struggle and hard work, women have been entering the highest levels of the work force in recent years.

Crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is about to get a little more expensive. The current round-trip toll fee of $4 for two-axle vehicles will be raised to $6 starting July 1, as part of the second wave of a phasing in of higher toll fees that began in November 2011.

The young men and women saluted, snatched up their arms and occupied the perimeters of a stretch of unfriendly terrain.