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The Maryland Senate and the House of Delegates on Thursday passed measures to repeal a Maryland law requiring poor defendants to have a public defender present when they appear before district court commissioners, who decide bail and whether a defendant is detained after arrest.
Maryland State Police have filed charges against the 22-year-old man who is accused of shooting a Wicomico County Sheriff's deputy while police officers were trying to arrest him.
A lawmaker is hoping to force a change in the way passengers at BWI are screened by security.
Some parents and lawmakers believe new government regulations don't go far enough to protect consumers from Four Loko, an alcoholic drink linked to several deaths in Maryland.
Something unexpected is causing a stir with lawmakers in Washington.
If you think winter was mild, spring could threaten to heat the state up with wildfires.
Western Maryland could be home to 365 natural gas wells that employ more than 1,800 people, according to a study an industry group released Thursday.
If it isn't a violent crime, the student stays in school. That's just one of several recommendations from state school leaders on a quest to slash the soaring number of school suspensions.
Measures advanced in both the House and Senate Tuesday that would repeal a Maryland law requiring that poor defendants have a public defender present when district court commissioners are setting their bail.
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and former Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, has been reappointed as one of 15 members of the Board of Regents of Morgan State University.
A Howard County lawmaker wants to make state agencies more accountable when repeated shortcomings are cited in state audits.
More than 250 people are scheduled to attend Maryland's first symposium to help people transition from the correctional system to society.
State Highway Administration inspectors will be checking the Dover Bridge over the Choptank River after a weekend crash.
Here are some ideas around town for the week of Feb. 26.
The season has been tough but the hard work is paying off.
A state commission on natural gas drilling is taking a look at the regulatory landscape.
Education officials in Maryland are expected to apply for a waiver from the most rigid requirements of the No Child Left Behind education law.
Gas prices are surging and quickly inching to $4 per gallon. This February is the earliest gas prices have ever topped the $3.50 mark.
A random break-in leads to gunfire in the heart of Towson. Police say a man walked in on a burglary. Then, he was shot.
Maryland transit planners say it's too expensive and impractical to keep a popular recreation trail inside a downtown Bethesda tunnel alongside future Purple Line trains.
Last week's Senate approval of the state's same-sex marriage bill marked another victory for supporters. But the campaign to give the last say to voters is underway.
High winds have been the main weather story Saturday. There have been reports of gusts over 50 and 60 mph reported throughout the state Friday night through Saturday.
Fencing! You have seen it at the Olympics, in movies and possibly during your days in college, but the sport of fencing is popular, takes lots of energy, and is a great way to stay in shape during the chilly winter months. Here is a top list of places in Baltimore where you can get introduced to the sport of fencing and where you can hone your skills.
The General Assembly passed it, the governor is expected to sign it, but will Marylanders vote on it?
Police say a Cumberland man died in a 180-foot fall from a cliff known locally as Lover's Leap.
