Maryland News

Maryland House Minority Leader Anthony O'Donnell wants to prohibit state and local government agencies from giving most public benefits to adult illegal immigrants.

The first of nine ships bringing hundreds of thousands of tons of road salt has arrived at the Port of Baltimore as the region prepares for another big snowstorm.

Maryland could fine people who tattoo, body pierce or brand minors without their parents giving in-person written consent, under a bill in the General Assembly.

Maryland tenants and homeowners who vandalize or put graffiti on residential properties going through foreclosure could face steep fines and jail time under legislation proposed in Annapolis.

Delegate Warren Miller, R-Howard, is behind the measure which would also limit state spending and require Maryland to maintain a Rainy Day Fund equal to five percent of general fund revenues.

WASHINGTON Hundreds of emergency crews were on Monday battling to clear snow-clogged roads and restore power to thousands of homes across the east coast before a new storm hits.

The Maryland Transit Administration is canceling some MARC train services. There will be no service on the Camden and Brunswick lines on Monday.

In the very competitive midsize premium sedan segment, the 2010 Lincoln MKZ is put to the test.

A powerful winter storm bore down on the Mid-Atlantic on Friday with as much as 2 feet of snow in store for the nation's capital, where the federal government prepared to shut early.

Montgomery County's longest serving chief executive is expressing interest in becoming the general manager of Metro, a job that is being vacated after a series of accidents, two Maryland officials said Friday.

One of Gov. Martin O'Malley 's signature efforts this year - a plan to cut the hefty unemployment-benefits taxes paid by businesses - has not gained the support of the business community despite weeks of talks, a senator said Friday.

Marylanders are bracing for as much as 2 feet of snow and near-blizzard conditions this weekend as the sixth snowfall of the season, and perhaps the second to top 20 inches, moves toward the region.

The passing of Charles "Mac" Mathias Jr., the former U.S. senator from Maryland, was saddening.

Local governments and homeowner associations in Maryland couldn't prohibit residents from using clotheslines outside their homes, under a proposal from a state lawmaker .

A House of Delegates committee has rejected resolutions that recommended pay raises for Maryland lawmakers and the governor.

ANNAPOLIS - The battered women who come through the door of Baltimore's House of Ruth shelter are often in fear for their lives -- just like the 1,075 who didn't get in.

A former caregiver charged with leaving three blind, deaf and developmentally disabled men locked in a car has a court date in Frederick.

ANNAPOLIS - There are many high-tech ways to save money and conserve energy. This isn't one of them.

Hey, Maryland voters! Do you want to hold a constitutional convention? Every 20 years the opportunity comes up to call one, and 2010 is one of those years.

Coming off a year that saw the state lose the most payroll jobs since 1991, state officials are working full speed on job creation.