Maryland

WASHINGTON – Driven largely by a growing teen population, juvenile arrests last year rose to their highest level since 1979

DICKERSON – The Monocacy Aqueduct withstood attacks by Confederate troops during the Civil War

PIKESVILLE – The effects of El Nino double the likelihood that the state will see a significant snowstorm of nine inches or more this winter, the National Weather Service says

JESSUP – With multiple purchase gun sales down 80 percent and violent crime continuing to decrease, state officials claimed Friday that Maryland’s gun laws are not only the toughest in the nation, but are working

WASHINGTON – More people have died or suffered injuries related to carbon-monoxide poisoning this year than in the previous six years combined in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – Women make up 25 percent of Maryland’s 250 sitting judges, compared to only 5 percent of 204 judgeships in 1981, recent court figures show

WASHINGTON – The Social Security Administration wants to do more than cut off benefits to felons — it wants to help arrest them

Maryland has failed to properly monitor the quality of the state’s lakes, rivers, and bays, said three environmental groups in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday

WASHINGTON – Howard County officials hope to place 100 black kids from Baltimore in new homes in the wealthier suburban enclave, under a new program aimed at easing the city’s crushing adoption caseload

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals Wednesday overturned the death sentence of a man convicted of killing a Maryland state trooper because of procedural errors made by the Talbot County Circuit Court during sentencing