DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. (WUSA) -- Some residents in a District Heights were rudely awakened this Thursday morning when a fire broke out in their apartment building. Mark Brady, spokesperson for Prince...

');} //--> WASHINGTON - Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield will attend the wedding of a gay couple getting married in one of the ice cream maker's stores in Georgetown. Keith...

');} //--> WASHINGTON, D.C. - There's a surprising new report about food safety in the Metro area. The Washington Examiner cites more than a thousand health code violations at hundreds of local...

A new General Assembly analysis of Baltimore's transportation spending has reopened a debate over state aid to the city - and is leading some lawmakers to consider multimillion-dollar cuts.The city...

Prince George's County and suing someone across Maryland could soon cost considerably more as state lawmakers get creative in their search for money to support programs for the poor.A half-dozen fee...

Biologists have found what they believe is the first evidence that Maryland bats are now infected with white nose syndrome, a deadly fungal disease that has killed more than a million hibernating...

The coats - one fashioned from lustrous mink, the other from whorls of sable-colored Persian lamb - rest on hangers from a high-end furrier. A tag is looped around each fur, marked with the name of...

Five months after enacting tight restrictions on Maryland's seldom-used capital punishment statute, state lawmakers are considering another revision.State senators dismissed a repeal of the death...

He graduated from a Catholic high school and attended college; she joined the Army. But somewhere along the line, police believe, Shaun Henderson and his girlfriend began crisscrossing the Baltimore...

As it deploys 23 electronic message signs on major highways in the state, Maryland is attempting to answer a question that's been around almost as long as the automobile itself: "How much longer...

More greens. Fewer cherry tomatoes.Those are the plans for the second season of Baltimore's City Hall garden, which produced more than 2,000 pounds of fresh produce last year for Our Daily Bread, the...

House Democrats to ban corporate earmarks in 2010.In an attempt to contest Republicans for the "reform" mantle, Democratic leaders in the House said they won't approve funding requests for corporate...

Howard County Executive Ken Ulman announced Wednesday that he will donate $2,000 to all 12 county high schools for their post-prom party efforts. The $24,000 will come from money seized during...

The city spent nearly $100,000 on accounting costs for a report recommending ways to slash costs from the fire and police pension plan.The pension, one of the city's thorniest economic issues, could...

Ellicott City woman who had her son's father arrested and then took the boy was sentenced Wednesday to nearly four months in jail for violating a protective order and abducting a relative within the...

Dr. Joseph Emmett Queen, a retired internist who was former medical director of Blue Cross and Blue Shield, died of pneumonia Sunday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Mercy Ridge resident was...

Sadie B. Wilson, a retired Social Security Administration claims examiner, died of congestive heart failure Saturday at Seasons Hospice at Northwest Hospital Center. The Northwest Baltimore resident...

The water main break that left tens of thousands of Northwest Baltimore County residents without water for days has been repaired and is back in service, according to Baltimore's director of public...

Baltimore County police are investigating a homicide in Cockeysville that took place early Wednesday. An unidentified man was killed in the 9800 block of Williamson Lane, off Cockeysville Road,...

Duke settled down after allowing three runs in the first and pitched 2 2-3 innings in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 3-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. "My stuff was definitely good," he said "But I was...

View all » In the first part of the series, we covered working out at home. But there are other ways to get in shape for summer. One favorite way is to take your workout outside. By taking your...

The similarities are striking. Maryland Democrats face a huge PR problem with passing O’Malley’s bloated budget in the face of an embarrassing structural deficit in hard economic times....

BRADENTON, Fla. -- It won't go down as the most stirring of debuts, but Brad Bergesen is happy to have it under his belt nonetheless. Facing hitters in a game situation for the first time since last...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (WUSA) -- A national parents' organization is upset about a television show on a network traditionally devoted to children's programming, at a time young children may see it. In...

');} //--> SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. - A woman cries for help from a burning house but firefighters do not reach her in time. Now, authorities are investigating why she could not be saved even though she...

');} //--> WASHINGTON - Airline passengers remain skeptical of the nation's Department of Homeland Security after they faced some tough questions on Capitol Hill. It all centers on the foiled...

On Mar. 9, two suspects posing as customers walked into the Game Stop located in the 14200 block of Baltimore Avenue. The suspects displayed black semi-automatic weapons, announced a robbery and took...

detectives are investigating a shooting in Northeast Washington. It happened shortly after 7 p.m. in the unit block of Hawaii Ave NE. Police say the victim is a man who has been transported to an...

Derrick Mason .Mason, an unrestricted free agent, agreed to a two-year deal with the team he joined in 2005.Mason's future with the Ravens appeared unclear after the Ravens obtained free agent...

If you thought gas prices were creeping up, you're right.  Prices at the pump are rising steadily, but it might not be as bad as you...

This picture looks like dogs fighting. This is part of evidence collected during a Baltimore County raid and was laid out to validate dogfighting...

The Department of Energy says Baltimore Gas & Electric and Pepco won't have to pay taxes on federal grants they are receiving to promote smart-grid...

Kevin Thompson scored 20 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and dished out six assists to lead Morgan State past North Carolina A&T 84-75 on Wednesday night in quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic...

Helping hands is a weekly Laurel Community Volunteer Examiner column. The following list of volunteer opportunities is provided as a service to the community. To increase interest in the column and...

NIH Consensus Panel has come to the conclusion that pregnant women have been denied the right to avoid repeat cesarean deliveries and should be provided unbiased evidence based information in order...

Photo by Tamar Alexia Fleishman In Baltimore's and Annapolis' most upscale places, hopefully you'll always be able to order a drink made with 1792 Ridgemont Reserve bourbon. Distilled in...

The Doors , will open in theaters on April 9th. The film, which was made using only footage from 1966 to 1971, highlights the band's music and legacy and features previously unseen footage as...

ORIOLES 3, PIRATES 2 at Bradenton, Fla. Wednesday, March 10 Orioles at the plate: First baseman Luke Scott, who is hitting .500 this spring, drove in two of Baltimore's three first-inning runs...

On the night when wide receiver Derrick Mason came back to the Ravens, their passing attack continued to take another step forward. The Ravens struck a two-year, $8 million agreement with Mason on...

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The Prince George's County, Md. police department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Officer Thomas P. Jensen, 27, passed away Tues., March 9 as a result of injuries suffered while responding...

The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Maryland Lottery's "Bonus Match 5" game were:06-12-15-17-20, Bonus: 23(six, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, twenty; Bonus:...

Baltimore Gas & Electric and Pepco won't have to pay taxes on federal grants they are receiving to promote smart-grid technology.DOE said Wednesday that the decision will allow it to move quickly to...

Mason's future with the team appeared unclear after the Ravens obtained free agent wideout Donte' Stallworth and traded for wide receiver Anquan Boldin. Mason also hinted after the 2009 season that...

Baltimore's top prosecutor is heading to Annapolis to push state lawmakers to pass stronger gun laws. Baltimore State's Attorney Patricia Jessamy says she plans to appear Thursday at a Senate...

The state Senate agreed Wednesday to bump a vote to Friday after some legislators worried about the bill's price tag. A fiscal note attached to the measure said the bill could cost $48.8 million...