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Unhealthy school lunches and a lack of physical activity might top parents' list of concerns, but few are consistently involved in their children's schools' wellness programs, education advocates found.

Waterfront homeowners are happy - Anne Arundel officials have nixed a plan to toughen laws protecting the county's environmentally-sensitive watershed that some say would violate their constitutional rights.

State park visitors in Maryland now can use environmentally friendly trash bags in a further step to be more green.

Three days after a witness Carl Lackl Jr. was fatally shot, the inmate who arranged the hit showed no remorse and even sought to arrange hits on other witnesses, federal prosecutors said in legal filings this week.

Stinky fish. That's how Beth-Anne Bowen described the smell - stagnant in the oppressive summer heat - drifting from the sewage pumping station across the street.

The operator of three Anne Arundel County-owned golf courses said it has complied with federal laws on hiring immigrants and will provide proof this week, despite doubts from county officials who say the operator could be the first victim of the county's crackdown on illegal immigrants.

Baltimore-Washington area drivers looking for a hybrid option that's bigger than your typical imported model have been checking out the Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid. At least, those who can find it have done so.

Centerfielder Casper Wells made several major adjustments to his batting stance about two weeks ago.

Maryland's Board of Public Works  approved a $44 million contract Wednesday for airport shuttle service despite complaints the company has continually shirked minority participation goals.

Pat Hiban, 42, of Clarksville, a real estate broker with Keller Williams Crossroads and Pat Hiban Real Estate Group in Ellicott City, just returned from a trip to Tanzania, where he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa at 19,340 feet.

When Crystal Easter's younger sister, Andrea Easter, got asthma attacks last year, her mother didn't know how to help her.

The development of Turf Valley in Ellicott City into a housing community - long embroiled in a battle over chemical contaminants in the soil that were used to treat the former golf course - could move forward.

A Pasadena man who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia was found not criminally responsible Wednesday for killing his mother with a shotgun as she sat on the sofa watching television with her husband.

The Baltimore Police Department on Wednesday publicly apologized to a veteran sergeant falsely accused of a sex offense.

Picture this: A sign. In the center of the sign is a wet blanket surrounded by a circle. There's a line through the circle. Translation: No wet blankets allowed.

Moms and dads can relax. The members of the hottest boy band, the Jonas Brothers, all wear purity rings.

The Anne Arundel County Council Monday unanimously approved extending by one-year a ban on dumping coal fly ash within the county.

An 18-year-old state employee has been charged with trying to smuggle drugs into a Baltimore City prison.

The Orioles intend to exercise their option to keep Manager Dave Trembley through next season, but they will take their time before making it official by next month, according to a source close to the situation.