Mother holds vigil for daughter, cancer victims

Forty years after then-President Richard Nixon declared war on cancer, Patti DiMiceli is staging a vigil at the White House to persuade another president to keep up the fight.

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Naval Academy collects 15,000 pounds of food

Students at the U.S. Naval Academy have collected more than 15,000 pounds of food during a holiday food drive.

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Last airmen in Iraq returning to BWI

The last 300 U.S. airmen to leave Iraq return to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Tuesday.

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Police in Md. to resume search for missing boater

Authorities plan to resume searching for a man who went missing after the sailboat he was aboard capsized in the Chesapeake Bay over the weekend.

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Md. Sailing Hall of Fame says fundraising slow

Raising money for the National Sailing Hall of Fame has been choppier than expected, and officials will ask the Board of Public Works next month to extend the state deadline by three years.

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Ex-naval officer gets prison time for 9-11 fraud

A retired naval officer honored for helping rescue fellow Pentagon workers in the 2001 terrorist attack was sentenced Monday to 3 1/2 years in prison for defrauding the Sept. 11 victims' compensation fund.

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Oyster wars cannon on display in Annapolis

A cannon from the Chesapeake Bay's oyster wars of the 1800s is on display at a museum in Annapolis.

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Man charged in beating, robbery of 92-year-old

Annapolis police have arrested a man they say beat and robbed a 92-year-old man in an apartment building.

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Odenton mother of 5 balances singing career

Suzy Estrada once wrote a song about giving up her dream of a singing career to raise her children.

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Md. HS teacher accused of sex with students

Anne Arundel County police say a high school teacher has been charged with having sex with three of his students.

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Arundel Mills casino seeks to hire 1,500 by April

The developers of a $500 million casino at Arundel Mills Mall in Hanover say they are accepting job applications.

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Baltimore officer accidentally shot in arm

An Anne Arundel County police spokesman says a Baltimore officer shot during a narcotics raid was inside an Odenton home where officers were questioning a woman after finding 27 pounds of marijuana.

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2 stabbed in Annapolis, expected to recover

Two men are recovering after being stabbed in Annapolis, and police are looking for a suspect.

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Convicted Md. councilman not required to step down

It's up to Daryl Jones whether his spot on the Anne Arundel County Council remains vacant while he's in prison.

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Man who stole bill validators gets probation

A former Coca-Cola employee has pleaded guilty to stealing more than 700 bill validators from vending machines in Anne Arundel County and Baltimore.

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Phillips Seafood to enter Maryland casino business

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Woman gives birth to boy on floor of Md. restroom

Officials say a woman gave birth to a healthy baby boy in a restroom at a Maryland airport shortly after getting off her flight.

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Bay pollution diet plans costly for Anne Arundel

To comply with the new Chesapeake Bay "pollution diet," Anne Arundel County will spend millions of dollars upgrading sewage plants, connecting septic systems to public sewers and fixing outdated stormwater controls, county public works officials said.

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Man charged in slaying outside Md. restaurant

Authorities say a 24-year-old Baltimore man has been charged in the shooting death of his half-brother outside a Glen Burnie seafood restaurant.

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Md. horse honored for endurance, perseverance

Call it the marathon of horse racing.

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