Industry-Funded Report Hails Air Quality Improvements, Says More Work Needed

WASHINGTON – Marylanders are breathing much cleaner air than they did 30 years ago, according to a report released Thursday by the Foundation for Clean Air Progress

Sweeping Lead-Paint Cleanup Pact to Affect More Than 5,800 Maryland Apartments

WASHINGTON – More than 5,800 Maryland apartments will be inspected for lead-based hazards and cleaned up, if necessary, under an agreement announced Wednesday by federal regulators and a Denver-based management company

U.S. Ocean Policy Commission Makes Chesapeake Bay Its First Stop

ANNAPOLIS – Rapid residential development along the Chesapeake Bay threatens the 3,600 species that live there, witnesses told the U

Court Orders Back Pay for Domestic Kept in `Slavery-Like’ Conditions by Couple

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a Gaithersburg man who harbored an illegal Brazilian immigrant under slavery-like conditions for almost two decades, and further ordered the man to give her 14 years of back pay

Sept. 11 Events Dominate Md. General Assembly Opening

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland General Assembly opened as scheduled Wednesday, but the session had a morning-after feeling — more like Sept

Education Funding Tops Curry’s Legislative Agenda

ANNAPOLIS – Finding money for struggling schools topped Prince George’s County Executive Wayne K

Maryland Businesses, Postal Facilities to be Tested for Anthrax Contamination

Inspectors fanned out across Maryland Wednesday to test businesses and postal facilities for the presence of anthrax, after mail was rerouted to the state from a contaminated District facility

Maryland Congressional Delegation Welcomes Bush’s Call for Resolve, Unity

WASHINGTON – Maryland lawmakers lauded President Bush’s call Thursday for “resolve and determination” in the long fight against terrorists and their sponsor states

Dulles, BWI Reopen After Terrorist Attacks

ANNAPOLIS – Mary Wood, a veterinary librarian from Davis, Calif

A Subdued Capitol Hill Goes Back to Work After Terrorist Attacks

WASHINGTON – Congressional offices were fully staffed Wednesday but an empty silence hung over the Capitol, as official Washington struggled with the business of running the nation a day after one of the worst terrorist attacks in history