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Smoke from a fire originating last Friday night in a Lexington Park home's wood stove caused damages estimated at $75,000, firefighters report, and forced one of its occupants to go to a hospital.

The Washington Post recently examined how many states "are being forced to curtail" Medicaid services "as they struggle to cope with the deteriorating economy." Medicaid, which provided health coverage to 50 ...

How tax bills are determined Property tax bills are determined not just by assessments.

A scheme to abduct the manager of a bank and make her turn over its money was hatched last summer, federal prosecutors allege, as a drug dealer's income from his trade dwindled.

Quinita Jessie Ennis, age 30, of Lexington Park, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery, armed bank robbery and making a false statement in the purchase of a firearm, in ...

St. Mary's detectives report that three county teenagers have been charged in a series of vehicle thefts, including three taken last Friday morning in Lexington Park and one stolen in Prince George's County.

A Maryland woman pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring with her boyfriend and another man in the robbery of a Southern Maryland bank in which the manager and her two children were kidnapped from their home, ...

The College of Southern Maryland will celebrate its 10th winter commencement at the La Plata campus Jan.

Beethoven had a birthday party at Benn's house this year, just like every year. "Beethoven was born on Dec.

Pastor Rick Warren, chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to pray at his inauguration, said in a video message to his church that he doesn't equate gay relationships with incest or pedophilia, but opposes ...

Steve King, director of the St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission since 1998, has been with the water and sewer utility since 1976.

Proposals The Commission to Develop the Maryland Model for Funding Higher Education's 10-year, $758.3 million plan includes more than 40 proposals in proposals: iSpend $665.8 million over 10 years to put ...

How to apply, how to help Toys should be new and unwrapped, and should be appropriate for children from toddler through mid-teens in age.

The toll the economic downturn is taking locally is growing larger every day. Three local companies have laid off more than a thousand people in the past couple of weeks.

The issue that's brought "No Incinerator" signs to the front yards of numerous Frederick residences has also brought national attention to states like ours that are grappling with the pros and cons of building ...

For many years, forensic ballistics has been the gold standard used for matching bullets and shell casings to crime scenes.

Since Proposition 8 passed in California, much of Hollywood has been up in arms.

The Human Resources Association of Southern Maryland held it biennial elections meeting recently.

SALISBURY -- Strumming guitar strings, more than 15 Lower Shore teachers created new lyrics for the popular children's tune 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight.' 'In the classroom, the mighty classroom, the teachers rule ...

A zoning amendment is at the planning commission table that would allow digital signs with moving, scrolling text and images.