A new report issued just before the anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings ranks Maryland high on its list.
As technical issues prevented Marylanders from signing up for health insurance, the exchange's executive director left for a week in the Caribbean.
Emergency employees are still expected to work today. DC National Guard members are not required to report Tuesday, but should be ready to respond to emergencies.
Plow drivers on highways reported motorists driving too fast given the conditions.
A new federal rule expands the time allowed for accidental eagle deaths due to encounters with wind turbines.
Former Maryland Congressman Wayne Gilchrest is educating kids and adults on the environment through the outdoor school Sassafras Environmental Education Center.
A retired state highway employee says the bridge needs work, but state officials say it is structurally sound.
Del. Heather Mizeur will also be the first gubernatorial candidate to use the state’s current public finance system since 1994.
The state comptroller recently spoke to business leaders in Crofton and touched on issues ranging from the structural deficit to inheritance taxes.
With the FDA now proposing a ban on the use of trans fat, one local cooking school says it's ready to adapt if and when the time comes to change.
A Potomac woman plans to lead a demonstration at the White House today demanding that President Obama work to free her husband from a Cuban jail.
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The comet that promised a spectacular light show in December seems to have fizzled on Thanksgiving.
"No longer will people have to scratch their heads and wonder, 'Is the library open today?'" Library Director Skip Auld said.
The county health department is among the first local government agencies to join Pinterest
A man who neglected to pay highway tolls tallied a steep fine that state officials agreed this week to waive.
The House GOP plan would allow individual counties to opt out of Common Core if the state does not withdraw.
Annapolis is keeping with the tradition of giving away free parking at its downtown meters from Thanksgiving to Jan. 1.
There will be no curbside refuse pickup on Thursday, but pickups will resume Friday and Saturday.
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Work is in full swing, but the expansion will not be completed until sometime in 2015, according to state officials.
Most job losses in September and October came before the partial federal government shutdown.
Maryland state election authorities are shopping for a new paper ballot system to have in place by the 2016 presidential election.
The National Archives in Maryland houses the iconic pink suit First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy wore on her fateful trip to Dallas in 1963.
Measure is aimed at reducing injuries and fatalities in crashes.
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Maryland lost net population in 2012. See where it went.
Officials with Google said that while the search engine went around privacy settings, no personal information was collected.
State officials are asking for public comment on an updated plan to expand biking networks, improve safety and promote biking in Maryland.
Business owners hope that an incentive to participate in an oyster shell recycling program kicks in sooner rather than later.
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Leaders say that if a bill to boost Maryland's minimum wage had been under consideration earlier, Tanger Outlet might have located its mall outside Prince George's County.
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley touted his record of improving the state's public schools and the dropping crime rate in Baltimore during a Democratic Party fundraiser in New Hampshire.
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An amphitheater, kayak launch, bike share program and floating swimming pool are some of the suggestions to revitalize the Inner Harbor.
Attorney General Doug Gansler proposed the Democratic candidates sign a pledge prohibiting independent expenditures on political ads.
Or is her bid to become the first female openly gay governor 'between a long shot and a puncher's chance?'
But Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, who hasn’t decided to run, has the third highest name recognition in Goucher College’s poll.
A recent report from Washington lays out damage done by last month’s government shutdown.