Tatiana Nicolayeva, a Ukrainian immigrant, has been coming to her Park Heights neighborhood farmers market for years. She can buy produce at the grocery store down the block, but she prefers the farmers market, where she can double her food ...

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Inmates at the Roxbury Correctional Institution in Hagerstown are training and rehabilitating abandoned and abused dogs. The pets are then matched with adoptive families through the Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation. Capital News Service has more...

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Supporters of a proposal to raise taxes on cigars on smokeless tobacco and cigars say it will raise revenue and prevent children from starting to smoke. Opponents say it will drive local tobacco stores out of business. Capital News Service has more...

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COLLEGE PARK — Media companies, struggling in a time of economic uncertainty, are increasingly relying on students to plug information gaps for the public, according to a new report released at Journalism Interactive, an international conference on digital journalism education ...

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COLLEGE PARK — The percentage of college students in Maryland who defaulted on their federal student loans increased last year, as a tough job market for new grads put pressure on student borrowers. The percentage of borrowers in the state ...

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When I mentioned to a co-worker with a law degree I was blogging about a recent story in The Chronicle of Higher Education about law schools moving toward more practical skills training, her reaction was swift and succinct. “It’s about ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Board of Public Works Wednesday declined to approve a $4.8 million state contract for rest stop maintenance instead of awarding it to the winning bidder. Department of Transportation Secretary Beverley K. Swaim-Staley said a rebid of the ...

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