By Sabri Ben-Achour

Maryland's Montgomery County has received a new permit to regulate stormwater runoff. But several environmental groups are challenging it in court. The a case could have ramifications for the rest of the state.

The permits are meant to control stormwater runoff on...

(March 18) CIRCUS MAXIMUS It's a circus around town tonight, as the antics of the Ringling Brothers take over the Verizon Center in downtown D.C. while Circus Maximus hits The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda tonight at 8 p.m. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra enlists its three-ring fr...

At the National Museum of Natural History, visitors are getting a first look at a new, permanent exhibit. Visitors lined up past the giant squid outside the Hall of Human Origins as it opened at exactly twelve noon on Wednesday, 100 years to the second since the museum first opened its doors....

House Democrats are hoping for a final vote on health care overhaul, Sunday at the earliest. Meanwhile many states are opposing the mandatory health insurance provision in the bill.

Kavitha Cardoza reports...

By Sabri Ben-Achour

Maryland's Juvenile Services secretary says two employees have been fired and three disciplined after a teacher was killed at a state-run juvenile detention center in Prince George's County.

The Cheltenham Youth Facility is a place where children awaiting trial are...

By Patrick Madden

Health officials in D.C. say they are making strides in the fight against the HIV/AIDS. Dr. Shannon Hader, the city's top HIV/AIDS official, says the number of new AIDS cases and deaths declined by about a third from 2004 to 2008.

She says more people are getting tes...

By Elliott Francis

An organization that has brokered six truce settlements between gangs in D.C. is taking on a new challenge. The Alliance of Concerned Men is focusing attention on helping case workers who work with gang members.

Members representing six community based organizations...

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) A transgender aide to a Montgomery County councilwoman is suing the county for $5 million under an anti-discrimination law she helped write.

Dana Beyer, an adviser to Councilwoman Duchy Trachtenberg, helped draft a 2007 law that outlawed discrimination based on gender id...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) A Maryland Senate committee has made sharp cuts to stem cell research and a fund to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay. The Senate budget committee voted to cut stem cell research funds by half, to $6.2 million, and also halve bay cleanup to $10 million.

ROSEDALE, Md. (AP)...