News in Maryland
A Horse-Drawn Life at Pimlico - Darryl Scott is every inch a city guy, born and raised in the neighborhoods around Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course. But there is a difference between Scott and the fellows he hangs out with at the takeout joints and liquor stores along Park Heights Avenue, just outside the track's main gate: They...
Graduate Knows All About Carrying a Full Load - BALTIMORE, May 16 -- There is no easy explanation for how Sylvia Spady-Viney managed to get her master's degree Friday from the University of Maryland's school of social work.
Looking to Create a Culinary Destination - Looking to expand your taste buds? Try some chocolate grapes by renowned chef Michel Richard or some whole-grain bread from King Arthur Flour in Vermont. Then wash it down with an oak-aged cabernet or crisp chardonnay from Maryland's own Boordy Vineyard or selected organic wines from Argentina and...
Immigrant Workers Sue Md. Employer - For about six months last year, Pedro Clavjio and other painters and carpenters on his work crew toiled full days and sometimes nights at a Department of Justice building downtown.
Five Houses Near Sinkhole Called Unsafe - Five houses in Prince George's County have been declared at least temporarily uninhabitable because of a sinkhole that opened in their back yards during Monday's heavy rainfall.
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Teen's death spurs action - Annapolis youth team up to fight crime in city
Derrill Maynard is still angry.
Drug dealer gets life in prison - Judge says evidence shows that Harford man caused death of DEA informant
A Harford County man convicted of drug distribution was sentenced to life in prison yesterday after he was linked to the death of a confidential informant in what a federal prosecutor described as "the brutal execution of a witness."
Next stop: Ocean floor - N.Y. subway cars dropped in Md. waters to form reefs
A massive front-end loader wrestled more than 40 stainless steel New York City subway cars off a barge yesterday, swinging them one by one over the gray, choppy water before releasing them with a splash.
Race day outpost - Once one of many, house near Pimlico stands alone, except during Preakness
Most days, the little white house is quiet. Robins bob through buttercups on the front lawn, then dart off into the fields surrounding the house. The horse on the mailbox is frozen in a silent gallop.
They don't have a prayer - T hey did what ?!"
