Maryland News

Susan Yum's son Jake Owen was five years old when a driver who was talking on the phone hit their car without ever hitting the brakes.

Game three was the rubber game of the series, after the Seminoles won 15 - 3 in the opener and Maryland bounced back to win the second game 5 - 1. Today's game featured a pair of sophomore right-handers: Maryland's Jared Price vs. Mike Compton .

When it comes to preserving land and creating public parks, few government programs have succeeded like Maryland's Program Open Space.

National Jewish organizations oppose a bill under consideration by Maryland legislators that would financially penalize any college involved in an academic boycott of another country.

WHEN AN academic group announced it would boycott Israel's higher-education institutions, the president of the University of Maryland, like dozens of his peers across the country, condemned the move.

In early March, with a bit of chill still in the air, many of Boordy's visitors Saturday headed upstairs to the second floor of the tasting area.

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley vowed his state will raise the minimum wage this year and recounted a series of other liberal policy victories during an address Saturday to a convention of California Democrats.

WASHINGTON - A three-vehicle crash has resulted in two fatalities on Rt. 340, east of Mt.

By SARAH TINCHER Marylanders - lawmakers included - take their crabs very seriously, which prompted a legislative proposal that would let residents know when their "Maryland style" crabcakes aren't the real deal.

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Five Queen Anne's County watermen have been charged with illegally taking 51 bushels of oysters from a protected area near the mouth of the Wicomico River in Tangier Sound, Maryland Department of Natural Resources officials said.

Maryland is one step closer to decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana this legislative session, but a series of hurdles remain.

The Maryland House of Delegates voted 89 to 46 on Friday to pass Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal to raise the state's minimum wage.

"Treasure the Chesapeake": a statement that we often see on Marylanders' license plates, but how treasured is the Bay? Maryland is known for its steamed crabs, crab cakes, and Old Bay spice, so yes, in Maryland we do appreciate the Bay, but when it comes to protecting it, are we doing enough? The Bay is sick.

The Maryland Transportation Authority has agreed that the cash toll collection lanes will remain at the Route 40 Thomas Hatem Bridge for at least two years, State.

By SARAH TINCHER Two legislative committees simultaneously weighed a proposal Wednesday that would raise the estate tax exemption.

On Tuesday the Maryland Senate approved the Fairness for All Marylanders Act of 2014 which would expand Maryland's anti-discrimination laws to add transgender people to the list of classes of people protected against discrimination in housing, employment, access to credit, and public accommodations.

The Maryland House of Delegates has approved phasing in an increase in the state's minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 by 2017.

More money set aside to reinvest in Maryland's state employee pension system could be tapped to help fill a budget hole.

A proposed Maryland measure known as “Jake's Law” would make causing a fatal accident while using a cellphone a misdemeanor punishable by up to three years in prison and a $5,000 fine, according to Del.