Maryland News Archives

The Maryland State Police have seen in a decline in the mumber of troopers from a high of 1,613 in fiscal 2000 to 1,449 officers and civilian staff today, said spokeswoman Elena Russo.

All politics may be local but money is global and the state is trying to step up its competitiveness in attracting foreign business and investment.

Shoppers around Maryland looking for deals flocked to stores that opened early to kick off the Christmas shopping season.

Simultaneous studies, released this week by the Federation for American Immigration Reform , document the true costs of illegal immigration in Maryland and demonstrate strong voter objections to the burdens placed on them by illegal immigration.

Wine merchants are hoping to put a cork in a Maryland law that prohibits wineries from shipping directly to Maryland consumers.

The line was wrapped around the building at the Dundalk Walmart Black Friday morning.

Maryland may update its state-provided insurance plan to reduce coverage for mammograms, based on new and controversial recommendations released by a federal panel last week.

A Roman Catholic priest has been sentenced to 10 years probation after being convicted of a third-degree sex offense in connection with abusing an altar boy.

State Highway Administration officials plan to try out a fluid made from sugar beets to help fight snow and ice on Maryland roads this winter.

A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to life without parole for beating an 83-year-old woman, then setting her on fire while she was still alive.

Law - Some legislators in Maryland are shocked! shocked! at expansive definition of "slot machines" Some quotes from a story today in the Washington Post , reported by John Wagner: When Maryland legalized slot machines last year, the state stopped short of welcoming blackjack, roulette and other table games because of qualms about building ...

Dozens of children are being adopted into new families in Maryland. Saturday is National Adoption Day, and state judicial officials and judges have planned several ceremonies in circuit courts around the state.

Eleven more H1N1-related deaths have been reported in Maryland, bringing the state's total to 30, according to the Maryland Public Health Services, but there is evidence the illness is in decline here.

Officials from the Prince George's County Fire and EMS Department say crews responded to the scene of an accident involving Maryland State Police late Saturday morning.

It's hard to have thoughts of thanks when you're stuck in your cute little two-door, sandwiched between a minivan and a Suburban staring at traffic as far as the eye can see Not that I'm being specific or anything.

A Maryland soldier is in Army custody and classified as a deserter - unfairly, relatives say - after he extended a two-week mid-tour leave to take care of his sick wife and their new baby.

As Maryland closes in on the construction of a third reactor at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby, an environmental organization has released a report calling nuclear power a step backward in the nation's race to reduce pollution.

It's cheaper to go to college in-state, especially if you live in Maryland. Average in-state tuition and fees for this academic year at Maryland's public universities is lower than the national average, according to a report by the College Board released last month.

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot is pushing to make a semester-long financial literacy course a graduation requirement statewide.

Toll increases on Maryland roads are a virtual certainty by 2011 thanks to increasing debt and decreasing revenues at the toll plazas, according to a new state report.

Criminal complaints have been filed charging Daniel Chase, age 64, of Brownsville, New Jersey; Nikolaos Mamalis, age 53 of Edgewood, Maryland; and Antwone Bell, age 25, of Rosedale, Maryland, of conspiring to commit a series of armed commercial robberies, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein.

Baltimore County could become the latest Maryland jurisdiction to prohibit the use of tanning facilities by minors.

BALTIMORE - Baltimore police say they have arrested a man suspected of raping and fatally stabbing a 15-year-old boy, whose body was found hidden in a closet.

The 39th annual Waterfowl Festival is under way in Maryland. The three-day festival began Friday in Easton and continues through Sunday.

NEW MARKET a ' A move to change a 1960s signs that advertises New Market as the "Antiques Capital of Maryland" has been defeated.

County health departments around Maryland are receiving doses of the 2009 novel H1N1 vaccine and administering it to people in target groups, but the supply is still not what health officials would like it to be, and the reasons for the continued slow distribution pace aren't entirely clear.

Last April, the University of Maryland inadvertently found itself at the center of a debate about free speech, academic freedom, and pornography when a student group on the College Park campus tried to screen the award-winning adult film Pirates 2: Stagnetti's Revenge .

Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins is speaking out against a lawsuit which calls into question the way deputies are enforcing a new immigration policy.

Democratic Party Chair has some "friendly" advice for Ehrlich For the second day in a row, Maryland Democrats are insisting they have nothing to worry about in next year's elections.

Maryland health officials say six more deaths associated with swine flu have been reported in the state.

Authorities in Prince George's County have charged five people in the large-scale theft of plastic pallets and delivery containers.

More cannon shots fired this week in the ongoing saga of the Pirates porn: Yesterday the University System of Maryland's Board of Regents announced a unanimous decision to defy state lawmakers' request that they regulate screenings of pornographic material on campus.

NOAA deployed the seventh in a series of "smart buoys" to monitor weather conditions and water quality in the Chesapeake Bay today.

Prince George's County authorities have accused 12 Marylanders of stealing $87,000 worth of textbooks from the local library, and reselling them at deep discounts for quick cash.

U.S. senators are calling for an investigation into potential safety lapses at Metro.

A Maryland senator has asked the Pentagon for information on how many troops in war zones have been prescribed antidepressants while they were deployed.

Authorities threw the book at 12 people Tuesday, accusing them of checking out pricey textbooks from a public library system outside Washington to sell for quick cash.

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.

Medical practitioners in Maryland will have some eyes on them watching how often they wash their hands in hospitals.

A study concludes that Maryland's smart-growth law isn't doing much to curb suburban sprawl.

Howard County police say two people were shot at a late-night Halloween Party in Columbia that turned deadly.

BALTIMORE - Port of Baltimore officials say automobile business there is starting to recover.