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Party platforms show Democrats and Republican hold opposite views of the future of U.S. public transportation

Although gas prices have increased over the past month, AAA-Mid Atlantic says it doesn't expect prices to affect Labor Day travel.

A University of Maryland study warns that without adequate safeguards there could be harmful health impacts for residents, workers and communities in western Maryland from drilling for natural gas using hydraulic fracturing.

Carroll County gas station owners can now apply for county grants of up to $22,000 to pay for improvements at their facilities that will allow people to get gas when the power down.

There's a lot of color in the world around us, but sometimes it takes an artist to make us pay attention to it. That's one of the impressions you may get from "Local Color 2014," the seventh annual juried exhibit at the Artists' Gallery.

If we play this right, the next time there's a problem with not enough energy being produced overseas, it won't be a problem locally, thanks to things like solar panels on rooftops.

A Parkville man was convicted Monday of conspiring to ship industrial components to Iran in violation of the U.S. trade embargo on that country, the U.S. attorney's office announced.

Eighty miles southeast of Ocean City, scientists aboard the federal research vessel Henry B. Bigelow are exploring a lush underwater landscape that until recently few would have imagined —colorful corals clinging to the rocky slopes of deep-sea canyons.

The Obama administration is going against Maryland's will in pursuing seismic testing.

An industry group defends the safety of seismic exploration off the Atlantic coast.

The imminent decline in oil production is another reason for a plan like cap and dividend.

You could almost say Casey Wong was born to play squash.

Eight Democratic members of Maryland's congressional delegation wrote President Obama Monday urging him to reconsider his administration's plan to allow seismic testing for oil and gas off the Mid-Atlantic coast.

Maryland congressman's innovative plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but shield average Americans from higher energy prices deserves serious consideration

As today's computer-powered vehicles become increasingly connected to drivers and their lives and capable of transmitting data to the outside world, civil liberties organizations and driver advocacy groups have begun raising concerns with regulators, legislators and industry leaders.

The Harford County Board of Estimates recently approved a bulk fuel purchase worth $3.8 million, which is expected to save considerable money compared to if it were paying retail pump prices like ordinary consumers.

Thanks to the Chesapeake Bay, most places in Baltimore are within two hours of a beach.

A Westminster man is charged with controlled dangerous substance offenses and resisting arrest after allegedly possessing narcotics and hypodermic syringes and kicking and threatening police while in custody.

As dozens of supporters and opponents looked on, Maryland's top elected officials gave a key approval Wednesday to developing a natural gas export facility in southern Maryland that some fear could threaten nearby residents' safety and the environment.

The Obama administration took a step closer Friday to allowing oil and gas exploration off the mid-Atlantic and south Atlantic coasts, drawing praise from the energy industry and criticism from environmentalists.

Maryland hasn't had a new power plant of any significance built in over a decade — one reason it imports more electricity than almost any other state, racking up extra charges for consumers. But now new plants are coming.

Fracking doesn't cause earthquakes

With the Highway Trust Fund within weeks of bankruptcy, Congress looks to do no more than kick the transportation can down the road

After first meeting in middle school, this couple's paths finally crossed for good

Failure to approve Keystone XL pipeline and other misadventures suggest U.S. needs a change in leadership

Don't blame a higher gasoline tax for rising costs of vacationing this summer — it's actually making life better for Maryland motorists

Oklahoma, which rarely saw earthquakes, now tops all 50 states in the number of tremors per year because of fracking

Analysts are projecting the most expensive July 4th holiday weekend for motorists since 2008, attributing much of the rise to a surge of violence in Iraq. Gas in Maryland Monday averaged $3.69 per gallon, three cents more than the national average of $3.66, according to AAA, which tracks transactions throughout the state.

As one of summer's busiest weeks for holiday travel approaches, officials in Baltimore are warning visitors and commuters of multiple construction projects causing major congestion on several city thoroughfares.

Calls for American intervention in Iraq follow on a century of misreading the Middle East.

Review & preview: Frostburg State men's lacrosse

As the nation enjoys a boom in crude oil production and grapples with the heightened risks and logistical constraints of moving ever-increasing volumes of the volatile commodity through its cities and towns, two companies in Baltimore appear to be carving out a new local foothold for the industry.