New studies from Cambridge-based Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) says the average price paid for physician-dispensed Vicodin, a commonly dispensed narcotic pain medication in Maryland and Pennsylvania, was three times more than the price paid for the same drug dispensed …
A Calvert County woman who survived a plunge off Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Bridge after a crash says she decided she didn’t want to die and swam to safety. Morgan Lake, 22, of Sunderland was on her way to visit friends …
A 4-alarm fire has heavily damaged the Salvation Army store in Cambridge, Md. The blaze broke out about 1 p.m. Monday. Customers told employees about the fire and everyone escaped safely. More than 125 firefighters from four counties battled the …
Maryland’s Natural Resources Police have come up with a highly visible way of promoting boater safety. The agency has declared Friday “Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day.” Officers are urging people to join them in wearing personal flotation devices …
Maryland officials say the historic Harford County Circuit Courthouse in Bel Air was damaged when a tree fell on it during a thunderstorm. County government spokesman Robert Thomas says no one was inside the courthouse and no one was injured …
Lawmakers on the final day of the Maryland General Assembly failed to pass a measure that would change a court ruling that designated pit bulls as an “inherently dangerous” breed. The bill, which received unanimous approval from the Senate on …
The Maryland State Fire Marshal is announcing multiple arrests in a string of arsons in western Maryland. Spokesman Bruce Bouch says details will be released at a news conference Tuesday afternoon in Hagerstown. The agency has investigated at least 19 …
An Army laboratory says a maker of biological safety suits is redesigning the outfits after workers at Fort Detrick reported an increase in potential exposures to some of the world’s deadliest pathogens. The U.S. Army Medical Institute of Infectious Diseases …
Investigators are trying to determine what caused a large fire at a heating oil business in Laurel, Md. Prince George’s County fire officials say firefighters were called to the Laurel Fuel Oil and Heating Company on Main Street in Laurel …
Officials in Cumberland, Md., say they’re removing or pruning more than 50 trees that have either been damaged by storms or are at risk of toppling over. Paul Eriksson, a natural resource specialist with the city, tells The Times-News that …