HEALTH • BY JOSH COOPER, CNS Scroll to bottom to see interactive map. Some Maryland residents see drinking raw milk as a normal part of a healthy diet. The

EDUCATION • BY MIKE BOCK Though supporters praised Gov. Martin O'Malley and the legislature for an overhaul of year-to-year education funding requirements, education leaders are calling for a

ENERGY • ELLEN STODOLA, CNS Republicans and Democrats are at odds in the General Assembly over whether Maryland should pursue offshore wind or natural gas fracking as a

TRANSPORTATION • BY MALI KRANTZ, CNS Gov. Martin O'Malley defended his proposed six percent sales tax on gasoline before House and Senate committees Wednesday, saying Maryland needs to address

MARYLAND • BY MARK MILLER, CNS When the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area logged a population increase last decade, the most dramatic changes came in outlying counties like Charles

TEENS: BY KELSEY MILLER, CNS Of the 279 female youth committed to residential treatment centers in Maryland in 2010, approximately 80 percent were accused of nothing more serious than

THEATRE • BY SARAH KRAUT Cristina Garcia describes her creative process as “Jackson Pollock in the head.” She thinks abstractly, in a stream-of-consciousness manner, and she loves to

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY MALI KRANTZ, CNS Prohibiting cars that run solely on gas from parking at electric vehicle charging stations is elitist, according to Maryland Sen.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY • BY JAMIE FORZATO, CNS Montgomery County prosecutors urge the legislature to approve an expansion of interpreter services in the state's courts for non-English speaking victims

MARYLAND • BY KATELIN WANGBERG, CNS A Baltimore federal judge has ruled that Maryland's handgun permit law, restricting handguns to homes, is unconstitutional. In his opinion, Judge Benson

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • KELSEY MILLER, CNS Grabbing another person's neck to stop their breathing -- an act usually associated with domestic violence cases — is extremely difficult

EDUCATION • BY LIZZY MCLELLAN, CNS In the wake of recent incidents that gained state and national attention, the Maryland General Assembly is considering legislation that would put

POLITICS • BY MARK MILLER, CNS

SPORT REPORT • BY TEIGHLER DOAK There’s a cliché in sports that almost every athlete hears eventually: “Win, lose or tie, keep your chin up.” Last week, the

FAMILY • BY TOM MCPARLAND, CNS Even as Gov. Martin O'Malley capped a major legislative victory Thursday by signing a bill that allows same-sex couples in Maryland to

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT

Dear Readers,

The next time councilmember Seth Grimes asks someone to correct any misconceptions he might have, would somebody please get

HEALTH • BY LIZZY MCLELLAN, CNS At Murray Hill Middle School in Laurel, nutrition information is posted to a bulletin board for students to peruse as they stand

ENVIRONMENT • BY ELLEN STODOLA, CNS Legislators questioned Gov. Martin O'Malley about whether the jobs created from his offshore wind legislation will actually go to Marylanders during a

FAMILY • BY KARA ROSE, CNS For Maryland same-sex couples like Erin and Kat McGonigle, getting legally hitched required a short trip