WASHINGTON – The Chesapeake Bay is slated to get $50 million in funding thanks to an appropriations bill that passed the Senate last night and awaits President Obama’s signature

BALTIMORE – Four protesters, including two doctors, were arrested at a “single-payer health care plan” sit-in at the CareFirst insurance company office in Baltimore Thursday

SILVER SPRING – Three Montgomery County clinics distributing swine flu vaccines Wednesday closed hours before they were scheduled, after demand far outstripped the scant supply, leaving families frustrated

ANNAPOLIS – While snowfall to some means outdoor winter fun and time off from school, to county governments it requires big spending on equipment and overtime pay to clear roads and ensure safety

HAVRE DE GRACE – Biologists from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources stood knee deep in cold water Friday afternoon, pawing through the contents of a seine net, searching for a species of fish that many believe could be extinct

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WASHINGTON – President Obama thanked Maryland Lt

GREENBELT – Lawyers for organizations opposed to a wind energy project in West Virginia said in federal court Wednesday that it could violate the Endangered Species Act by harming a rare species of bat

WASHINGTON – People did what health officials encouraged them to do — they went out and got their flu vaccines

ANNAPOLIS – When a family hits hard times, it cuts obvious excess spending by eating out less, shopping smarter, and abstaining from luxuries