Calvert County

$1 billion for new city schools: From non-starter to law

2013-05-16 18:26:00

Baltimore schools chief Andr�s Alonso went to Annapolis last year seeking approval for a bold $2 billion plan to replace many of the city system's crumbling buildings. The idea didn't even make it out of committee. Prospects still looked bleak in...

Brown is first to enter 2014 gubernatorial race

2013-05-10 17:48:00

Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown became the first candidate to join the 2014 Maryland governor's race Friday with a call to close the gap between rich and poor in education, health and economic opportunity. Before a crowd at Prince George's Community College...

House GOP deposes O'Donnell, chooses Kipke as leader

2013-04-30 13:54:00

Vastly outnumbered and constantly thwarted by Democrats, Republicans in the House of Delegates ousted longtime Minority Leader Anthony J. O'Donnell Tuesday and replaced him with Anne Arundel County Del. Nicholaus R. Kipke. After a meeting that dragged...

Maryland lawmakers call for answers on alleged jail corruption involving BGF

2013-04-24 19:04:00

Maryland lawmakers called Wednesday for a sweeping inquiry into the state prison system, amid allegations that a gang effectively took over the Baltimore City Detention Center, orchestrating crimes from behind bars and impregnating female correctional...

Unions do their business on taxpayers' dime

2013-04-18 11:48:34

It's the old "fair share" argument, but this time it holds even less water than usual. The Maryland State Education Association, the union that bargains on behalf of K-12 teachers throughout Maryland, wants to force all teachers — members or not &#...

Tornado confirmed in Prince George's County after Friday storms

2013-04-22 14:14:00

A tornado touched down in the Largo area of Prince George's County during storms that passed through the region Friday, the�National Weather Service�confirmed Monday. Meteorologists had previously confirmed another tornado in Northern Virginia. The...

O'Malley signs wind bill, other jobs measures

2013-04-09 16:54:00

After his most successful legislative session in two terms, Gov. Martin O’Malley on Tuesday signed a long-sought bill to promote development of an offshore wind industry near Ocean City, among several other measures he hailed as job creators....

O'Malley signs offshore wind bill

2013-04-09 15:22:36

After his most successful legislative session in two terms, Gov. Martin O'Malley on Tuesday signed a long-sought bill to promote development of an offshore wind industry near Ocean City, among several other measures he hailed as job creators. Just...

Assembly moved quickly to pass bevy of landmark bills

2013-04-06 15:20:00

This time last year, the Maryland General Assembly was mired in anger and confusion. The House and Senate were feuding over taxes and casino gambling. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael E. Busch were butting heads....

Snakes in a state (and frogs, salamanders and turtles, too)

2013-03-29 11:53:00

— The volunteers of the Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas project leave no log unrolled, no stone unturned in their quest to document the state's dirt dwellers. When the earth is moist after a soaking rain and the temperatures whisper spring,...

House approves higher gas tax, sending bill to Senate

2013-03-22 14:59:31

The House of Delegates voted Friday to raise taxes on gasoline for the first time since 1992, heeding Gov. Martin O'Malley's call for an infusion of money to pay for roads, mass transit and other transportation priorities. House passage, by an unofficial...

Assembly leaders back financing plan for $1 billion in city school construction

2013-03-18 18:39:00

General Assembly leaders have agreed on a financing plan to allow Baltimore to spend nearly $1 billion on a sweeping program to replace and repair dilapidated school buildings over the next seven years. House Speaker Michael E. Busch and Senate President...

Calvert County Division of Parks and Recreation's Diane Holloway, left, and Doris Holland, center, dance with the City of Gaithersburg Recreation Program Coordinator Kristen Hux of Columbia while Enviro Drum-Maryland performs.

2013-03-01 00:00:00

DFC Jason Dean, Calvert County Sheriff's Office, checks a truck that is leaking antifreeze.

2012-05-08 00:00:00

Left to right, DFC Andrew Clas, and DFC Jason Dean, Calvert County Sheriff's Office, look over a tractor trailer.

2012-05-08 00:00:00