Displaying items 61-72 of 12560
» View herald-mail.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-1047
•
Next >
-
W.Va. governor focuses on education in State of State
West Virginia must ensure that every child finishes third grade reading at that level, offer full-day preschool in all 55 counties within three years, and allow local control of school calendars, Gov.Earl Ray Tomblin said Wednesday in his State of the...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Teaching and Learning, Lotteries, Health and Safety at School, Politics
-
Lawmakers work with Washington County and state officials to cut pollution plan costs
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comWashington County’s share of a statewide plan to reduce nutrient and sediment discharges to the Chesapeake Bay is estimated to cost the county $1.1 billion through 2025. That number was greeted with ridicule and disbelief when it was mentioned...Tags: Frederick County (Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Conservation, Health Insurance Cost
-
Washington Co. residents add voices against stricter gun laws in Md.
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comHundreds of gun-control opponents showed up in the state capital Wednesday as Gov. Martin O’Malley testified in front of a senate judicial committee in support a bill that would bring stricter gun laws to the state. Among those crowding the Lawyer&...Tags: Gun Control, Safety of Citizens, U.S. Senate, Mental Health, Ronald N. Young
-
Bill on cell phone tracking raises concerns of privacy
The Maryland House Judiciary Committee is considering a bill that would allow law enforcement officials to obtain location records from mobile devices without a search warrant. Opponents of the legislation said during a House judiciary committee hearing...Tags: Justice System, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, American Civil Liberties Union, U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice
-
After six-day standoff, residents of Ala. town relieved child is safe
Associated PressFor six anguished days, people in this small Alabama town asked just one question about the 5-year-old boy being held hostage in an underground bunker by a menacing, unpredictable neighbor: "Is he free yet?" After FBI agents determined that talks with an...Tags: Shootings, Charles Poland, Jr., Washington, DC, Television Industry, Leon Panetta
-
Letters to the Editor - Feb. 4
Concealed-carry permits could lead to less gun crime To the editor: Thomas Sowell, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, correctly notes that the gun-control controversy is debated almost solely in terms of fixed preconceptions, with little or no...Tags: Shootings, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Criminal Laws, Personal Weapon Control
-
Sharpsburg raid prompts two lawmakers to introduce bills to regulate searches
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comTwo Washington County legislators have filed bills in the current session of the Maryland General Assembly that would require the chief of the primary law enforcement agency in a county to be notified before an officer from another agency serves a warrant...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, Law Enforcement, Maryland State Police
-
Woman files lawsuit against Berkeley County sheriff's deputy
matthewu@herald-mail.comA woman has sued a Berkeley County sheriff’s deputy, claiming she had to spend a night in jail after the officer had her arrested in January 2012 for a crime she did not commit. Sheriff’s Deputy Morris Stewart did not return a message left...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation, Trials, Crimes
-
In Annapolis, what's old is new again
Ah, what a blast from the past: Capital punishment, gun bans, container taxes — legislation that hadn’t been seriously heard from in Annapolis for 20 years. Verily, those were issues before the General Assembly when I was covering the...
Tags: Republican Party, Gun Control, Gays and Lesbians, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
-
Authorities: N.M. teen planned more shootings
Associated PressThe New Mexico teenager accused of gunning down his family over the weekend had reloaded his guns after the attacks and planned to go to a Walmart and randomly shoot people, authorities said Tuesday. Instead, 15-year-old Nehemiah Griego texted a...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Religion and Belief, Shootings, Gun Control, Criminal Laws
-
Law enforcement officials in Washington County back some gun control proposals
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comLocal law-enforcement officials Thursday did not agree on every point, but all supported some of the gun safety measures proposed by President Obama on Wednesday. Smithsburg Police Chief George Knight Jr. and Hancock Police Chief T.J. Buskirk supported...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Gun Control, Safety of Citizens, Mental Health, Interior Policy
-
Man serving life for 1975 murder of Hagerstown police officer to get new trial
dona@herald-mail.comMerle W. Unger Jr., serving a life sentence for the 1975 murder of Hagerstown Police Officer Donald Kline, is scheduled for a new trial in June, Washington County Deputy State’s Attorney Joseph Michael said this week. The trial will begin the week...Tags: Criminal Laws, Injuries and Wounds, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Witnesses, Easton (Talbot, Maryland)
Feb 13, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Feb 10, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Feb 6, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Feb 6, 2013
|Story| AP Member Choice Limited
Feb 5, 2013
|Story| AP Member Choice Limited
Feb 4, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Jan 29, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Jan 29, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Jan 27, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Jan 22, 2013
|Story| AP Member Choice Limited
Jan 17, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Jan 15, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Original site for Laws topic gallery.