Lawmakers crack down on sex offenders (The Washington DC Examiner)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:16:09 GMT
Maryland lawmakers are set to consider nearly two dozen bills Tuesday that would strengthen laws against sex offenders by lengthening prison terms, improving monitoring requirements and adding more locations to the list where offenders can't step foot.
Regional Digest (The Capital)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:46:30 GMT
FREDERICK - A Frederick County commissioner is proposing that the county secede from Maryland and become a separate state. Republican Lennie Thompson expressed dissatisfaction with the state's fiscal policies in announcing the proposed resolution Friday.
Engineering company to close (Asbury Park Press)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:04:56 GMT
CMX Inc., the large Monmouth County-based engineering firm, is closing its doors, a victim of the recession and declining revenues.
NewsWatch: State foreclosure rate up 9.6%, while U.S. rate dips (Gazette.net)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:12:10 GMT
Maryland's home foreclosure rate last month climbed 9.6 percent from January, and was up 80.5 percent from February 2009, according to new data from RealtyTrac of Irvine, Calif.
Prosecutors: Reject expanding evidence for death penalty cases (The Washington DC Examiner)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:16:35 GMT
ANNAPOLIS - Forensic experts and Maryland prosecutors are urging lawmakers to reject a bill that would expand the types of evidence admissible in capital murder cases to include fingerprints and photographs.
Delegate looks to stiffen home invasion penalties (Aspen Hill Gazette)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:32:18 GMT
More than two years have passed since Betty Tubbs was assaulted, tied up and left for dead in her basement.
Delegate looks to stiffen home invasion penalties (Gaithersburg Gazette)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:27:13 GMT
Chevy Chase resident Betty Tubbs, one of the home invasion victims of Jose Garcia-Perlera, reacts to his sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole at a press conference at last year.
Volunteers help keep the ball in play at OBGC (Olney Gazette)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:07:22 GMT
Olney Boys and Girls Club annual award winners include (left to right) Wrestling Coach of the Year Pat Ewing, Chairman's Award winner Angie Ryder, Citizen of the Year Chuck Wight and Baseball Coach of the Year Tom VanCott.
Delegate looks to stiffen home invasion penalties (Germantown Gazette)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:48:56 GMT
Chevy Chase resident Betty Tubbs, one of the home invasion victims of Jose Garcia-Perlera, reacts to his sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole at a news conference last year.
Ruff Riders win tournament (Clinton Gazette)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:16:01 GMT
The Maryland Ruff Riders U-13 boys' basketball team won the Legends Winter Classic last weekend in Newport News, Va. The Ruff Riders earned a 69-56 victory against the LBA Blue Devils in the championship game.
