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The principal of Frederick Douglass High School pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing nearly $2 million from the federal government while overseeing a day care in Georgia for needy children.

For American dairy farmers, the will not get everything they want through the 2014 Farm Bill, but they should get everything they need, according to a Harford County dairy producer.

For these veterinarians, a mutual love for animals lead to a love for each other

A stowaway slug that caught a free ride on a shipment of Mexican mint bound for Elkridge was intercepted at Washington Dulles International Airport as the first of its kind to be identified in the Washington region.

Two snowy owls have been captured at Martin State Airport in Baltimore County and will be relocated.

As heavy snow shut down businesses and federal offices again this month, liberated workers tweeted about sipping hot cocoa, lying under blankets and bingeing on House of Cards. Edwin Gotico spent the day reading and responding to emails and updating status reports.

Winter cold did not kill of sting bugs

In the meantime, each of us can assume responsibility for our own safety by switching to the rich variety of soy-based products offered by our favorite supermarkets.

USDA rules governing meat safety and inspection are inadequate

More than 100 people turned out to small Anne Arundel County church Tuesday to hear from farmers about their plans to give up organic certification on a government-owned property.

Major employers in education for county with rich agricultural history

Six to 10 inches of snow are forecast Thursday in Baltimore, in a storm that meteorologists said illustrates the difficulties of forecasting in the region

The family running a large farm on government property in Anne Arundel County is giving up its organic methods, frustrating neighbors who are concerned the switch will harm the environment.

The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated in Anne Arundel County with an awards dinner, an awards breakfast, a concert and a day of service.

A snowy owl that had camped out at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport was captured and relocated in late December, according to airport officials.

Local governments are charged with enforcing state regulations limiting polluted runoff from development, and the state is supposed to check on them.

Federally funded efforts to curtail farm pollution of the Chesapeake Bay are falling seriously short, and recent spending cuts by Congress cast doubt on the efforts' ultimate success, an environmental group said Monday.

Benjamin Jealous leaves the NAACP a revitalized and relevant institution that is at the forefront of the social justice struggles of our time.

Benjamin Jealous leaves the NAACP a revitalized and relevant institution that is at the forefront of the social justice struggles of our time.

A bipartisan budget deal aimed at calming debates over U.S. fiscal policy for the next two years cleared a key vote Tuesday in the Senate, reducing the risks of another government shutdown and spending cuts that would have had an outsized impact in Maryland.

Maryland is experiencing what may prove to be a once-in-a-lifetime explosion of snowy owls, a captivating bird of prey normally found in the Arctic.

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill Monday to begin a critical week of budget negotiations with wide-ranging economic implications for Maryland — on issues from Baltimore harbor dredging to pre-school classrooms to the Eastern Shore's poultry industry.