Maryland News

The National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that a helicopter crash in Maryland, USA, that killed four people including a British man last summer was accidental.

Frederick -- The Army said it is searching internal records for details on outdoor spray testing of Agent Orange at Fort Detrick in Frederick .

Two Prince George's County Sheriff's deputies have been charged with felony theft and conspiracy charges related to the spending of union funds.

A task force studying animal cruelty in Baltimore has recommended low- or no-cost spaying and neutering programs for pit bills as part of a plan to reduce the problem.

A drill sergeant passes a row of recruits -- many of them high school juniors and seniors -- headed into their first day of military life at the Army National Guard complex in Marseilles, Ill.

Maryland places too great a burden on residents who seek permits to carry handguns, gun-rights advocates claim in a lawsuit that builds on recent Supreme Court decisions affirming the Second Amendment right to bear arms.

Charred ruins are all that remains of a landmark building in the western Maryland town of Clear Spring.

Yates Clagett, president of the Prince George's County Farm Bureau, stands in the field of one of his neighbors whose corn crop was significantly affected by this summer's drought.

A teen has been charged in the attempted rape and bludgeoning death of Hannah E. Wheeling, a 65-year old teacher who worked at Cheltenham Youth Facility in Prince George's County in Maryland.

High tension wires fell across train tracks just northwest of the Silver Spring Metro Station at about 3:50 p.m.Thursday. A Metro train, at least one MARC train and a CSX train were stopped by the incident, which one witness told News4 took place about 20 minutes after a severe storm blew through the area.

The Democratic National Committee wired $100,000 to the Maryland Democratic Party Wednesday, a cash infusion the party says will help statewide campaign efforts for the fall.

Sheriff Chuck Jenkins has won an appeal from the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland regarding the firing of a correctional officer who removed an inmate's braids in November 2007.

There are a plethora of ways students seek to conquer ever-increasing tuition costs: Many apply for federal financial aid, student loans or scholarships, while others slave double-shifts to stretch summer paychecks.

Jason Thomas Scott Maryland Police say they have a serial killer behind bars and now they are looking at other unsolved cases to see if their suspect is the man responsible.

The number of people killed by Sunday's storms in the Washington area has risen to four.

Maryland has quietly stopped its longstanding practice of allowing teachers to review test booklets up to two weeks before its annual reading and math examinations were given.

Former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. made a campaign stop on the shores of Back River in Essex today to champion his administration's Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act -- and to criticize Gov.

Lisa Kurts works out five days a week, eats right and stays out of the sun. Her beauty regimen gets more complicated from there, with injections, creams and prescription medication - much of it aimed at enhancing the beauty of her eyes .

This story was updated at 1:10 p.m. A 14-year-old boy was arraigned this morning in Prince George's County Juvenile Court on charges of first-degree murder and rape in the February killing of a Cheltenham Youth Facility teacher.

A 14-year-old boy has been charged as a juvenile in the bludgeoning death of a Maryland juvenile detention center employee.