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Senate Passes Women’s Health Amendment Requiring Low Cost Exams
The Women's Health Amendment was passed by the Senate on Thursday with a vote of 61-39, which will require all health care plans to...
Sportsmanship Spreads on College Fields
The college football season began with an ugly incident — an Oregon player punching a Boise State player in a post-game fracas. But since...
AmeriCorps Hiring Largest Class in 16 Years
The Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency created in 1993 to engage Americans in service, today announced grants to eight organizations...
NCAA to Initiate Pregame Handshakes
College football teams are planning to start the season off on a courteous note. As part of a sportsmanship initiative, the...
Electric Car Share-Rental Program Launched in Baltimore
A new car sharing/car rental program, called AltCar, has been launched in Baltimore, Maryland with a fleet of all-electric battery-powered cars.
Sponsored by ExxonMobil, with...
Ocean City Comes Alive in May: Biggest Beach Crowd Since 1993
Is the economy still tanking? Not in Ocean City, Maryland where the beach resort enjoyed a marvelous May spike in tourism, including its...
US State Mows with Goats to Go Gently on Environment
Officials in Maryland have come up with an innovative, cost-saving way to protect the environment: they use goats to mow the grass. The...
Indiana Mandates Electronics Recyling
Indiana became the first state to pass a major electronics recycling law this year, and the nineteenth state to pass a law creating...
Obama Steps Up Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Calling it "a national treasure," President Barack Obama on Tuesday issued an executive order to bring the full weight of the federal government behind...
Terps’ Coach-in-Waiting Wears Emotions on His Sleeve
Earlier this spring, former Maryland center Edwin Williams was being honored at the football team's postseason banquet. Williams struggled mightily with his grades early...
Facebook Friend Saves a Life Across the Ocean
A British teenager’s suicide note on Facebook sparked a transatlantic rescue mission which saved his life. The 16-year-old...
Prisoners Baby-Sit Toddler Found on Md. Highway
A prison work crew baby-sat a 2 1/2-year-old boy who was spotted Friday running along the center lines of a rural Maryland highway,...
Main Street Community Banks Going Strong
Far from the carnage on Wall Street, thousands of banks in the U.S. are still going strong, and still making loans on Main...
Hero Dogs Donate Blood to Save Canine Lives (Video)
Blood donations save lives - even dogs' lives. At the Eastern Veterinary Blood Bank in Severna Park, Maryland, owners can bring their...
Grocery Chains Offer Free Antibiotics to Customers
If an antibiotic is just what the doctor orders for your infection this winter, you can get a free prescription at either Giant food...
Amish Gene Mutation Makes Them Immune to Heart Disease
After a dozen studies of the Amish over 15 years, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have discovered a novel gene...
Bleak Economy Could Brighten School Prospects
The bleak economy might not be all bad for Allegany County public schools, which plans to seek about $30 million in the next...
College Football Star Wins Rhodes Scholarship (UPDATED w/ Video)
Successfully balancing sports and books, Myron Rolle, the starting strong safety for the Florida State Seminoles, has been awarded the Rhodes scholarship to...
A Sea of Humanity Voted Today
3rd UPDATE, NOV 8 The number of votes counted after Nov. 4 has already shattered all records. But the turnout rate appears to...
Ruling Inspires New Hope For Transgender People
With the decision by Maryland's highest court last week to block a referendum petition, Montgomery County's law banning discrimination against transgender people takes effect...