ENVIRONMENT • BY NICK FOLEY, CNS Divya Chandra was seeking relief when she entered the Allergy Clinic at the University of Maryland Monday morning. Her nose running constantly,

ENVIRONMENT • BY CLAIRE SARAVIA, CNS The mild winter and warm spring may have helped area plants and trees bloom faster, but it could come at a price:

HEALTH & FITNESS • BY KIRSTY GROFF As people develop, they move through different stages in their lives.  The names and terms for these stages can differ from

TEENS: BY KELSEY MILLER, CNS Of the 279 female youth committed to residential treatment centers in Maryland in 2010, approximately 80 percent were accused of nothing more serious than

THEATRE • BY SARAH KRAUT Cristina Garcia describes her creative process as “Jackson Pollock in the head.” She thinks abstractly, in a stream-of-consciousness manner, and she loves to

EDUCATION • BY LIZZY MCLELLAN, CNS In the wake of recent incidents that gained state and national attention, the Maryland General Assembly is considering legislation that would put

FAMILY • BY TOM MCPARLAND, CNS Even as Gov. Martin O'Malley capped a major legislative victory Thursday by signing a bill that allows same-sex couples in Maryland to

HEALTH • BY LIZZY MCLELLAN, CNS At Murray Hill Middle School in Laurel, nutrition information is posted to a bulletin board for students to peruse as they stand

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY MALI KRANTZ, CNS Maryland beekeepers are rallying around a bill Wednesday afternoon that would set a standard for honey sold in the state. "Maryland

SPORT REPORT • BY TEIGHLER DOAK With the springlike weather here in Takoma Park and Silver Spring areas, one might think that the local high school sports scene

EDUCATION • BY ROB BOCK, CNS Maryland education leaders mostly praised President Obama's comments on education in his State of the Union speech, but they worried about his

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY ELLEN STODOL, CNS A number of legislators are concerned that Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal to raise the flush tax from $2.50 to $5

AT HOME IN SILVER SPRING • BY KAREN BURDITT & STEVE KNIGHT We have found the word “preservation” often evokes strong feelings, both for and against. On the

Gov. Martin O'Malley pledged his commitment to job creation and solicited input from business leaders Friday on what he said will be a package of regulatory reforms and

HOUSING • Maryland home builders expect a sluggish 2012 as joblessness and low consumer confidence have delayed a housing market recovery until at least 2013, according to experts

OPINION • BY MIKE TIDWELL AIDS, poverty, war – none of them will matter if the atmosphere warms by 11 degrees in a century. An optimist might want to

by Chelsea Boone photos by Miguel Alvarez Roaring screams filled the Strathmore in North Bethesda as the performers stepped on to the stage.  All of their preparation led them to

The percentage of college students in Maryland who defaulted on their federal student loans increased last year, as a tough job market for new grads put pressure on

Eight years ago, Cynthia Mandjila got off an airplane in Washington. Her family, refugees from war-torn Congo, in Central Africa, sought asylum in America. A French speaker who didn't