Maryland News

A man upset about being thrown out of a restaurant returned to exact revenge by shooting the off-duty Maryland state trooper who was working security there and had told him to leave, a prosecutor said Monday.

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Rural-urban animosities have apparently flared up in Maryland, where a pair of lawmakers representing some of the state's more sparsely populated regions have each proposed levying additional taxes on the state's urbanized areas to pay for transit.

The Wild Bird Center of Annapolis, which opened at Clock Tower Place in October, really isn't just for the birds.A The first clueA is the store's official greeter-notA exactly who you might expect to find in such a store.

This month, Gov. Martin O'Malley introduced legislation to advance offshore wind power as a viable source of renewable energy for our state and region.

A Catholic services across the country on Sunday-with Maryland being no exception-included admonitions against the Obama administration's requirement that church-affiliated facilities offer birth control coverage in their employee health plans.

If you've ever eaten Smith Island Cake you probably see it as a daunting dessert.

Erin Markin lifts an Atlantic sturgeon from a tank, as Angie Hengst demonstrates how to use a tag reader at Horn Point Environmental Laboratory.

In Maryland, a Democratic governor's efforts to persuade a heavily Democratic legislature to pass a same-sex marriage bill could come down to the votes of a few Republicans.

It's nothing new for politicians' opponents to try to throw them out of office by claiming they don't live in the district they represent.

The bills, HB 1024 and HB 1148, are based on the recommendations of a study panel created by the legislature in 2011 and were introduced in the House by Del.

A hearing in the Maryland House to consider Governor Martin O'Malley's plan to make Maryland the next state to legalize gay marriage turned emotional on Friday.

About three times each week, an enterprising researcher at theUniversity of Maryland, College Park , takes a step toward patenting an invention.

Readers of this column have heard me gripe from time to time, and for good reason, about the fact that Virginia cleans our clocks here in Maryland when it comes to creating a good business climate.

Maryland environmental officials are investigating following the discovery of elevated levels of cadmium from a municipal waste incinerator at Fort Detrick.

A provision in a Maryland bill that would give Prince George's County voters an effective veto over hosting a slots casino violates the Maryland Constitution, a state lawyer has concluded.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A high-speed police chase Friday morning ended in a ball of fire and with a serial robbery suspect behind bars.

A strong cold front is moving through the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. area, and wind chill values will drop to as low as 10 below zero overnight, according to the National Weather Service i»¿ on Saturday afternoon.

Sharalyn Webre feeds Lottie, 1 week old. Webre said breastfeeding her first child was a challenge, but she's more confident with Lottie.

Prince George's County authorities are searching for suspects who committed an armed robbery of a Maryland 7-Eleven store early Thursday morning.