Black pepper to blame for salmonella outbreak - MSNBC
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Tests have shown that the same strain of salmonella that sickened more than 200 people in at least 42 states has been found in black pepper, but it’s not clear if it’s the only source of the outbreak, the state health read more..
BETHESDA, Md. - After another snowy night, the temperature crept into the 40s Wednesday, helping to melt the two layers of icy frosting across the region. But the melt will be short lived, as forecasters warn of increasingly dire predictions about read more..
Sign up for NewsChannel 8 e-mail alerts. CENTREVILLE, Md. - A former private school principal from Maryland’s Eastern Shore has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for sexually abusing two girls when they were students. Thirty-nine-year-old Lowell Sydney Litten Jr. pleaded guilty on Nov. 18 to a read more..
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Several law enforcement officials said Tuesday that it’s unneccessary for a Maryland lawmaker to propose a ban on strip searches for most misdemeanor or traffic offenses because local departments already have policies that read more..
*Toughest get? Ralph Friedgen said it was Max Garcia, a 6-foot-5, 285-pound offensive lineman from Norcross, Ga. Said Fridge: “We were in a very, very hard-fought battle for Max. I think Alabama was very strong with him early. He’s passionate about read more..
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Members of a Maryland House committee shot down a bill that would prohibit Maryland from recognizing gay marriages validated by other states or countries. The House of Delegates Judiciary Committee voted against the proposal from Baltimore County Delegate Emmett C. Burns Jr. on read more..
ANNAPOLIS, MD. — Some Maryland parents told Senate Finance Committee members Wednesday that a bill to allow people under 30 years old to be considered dependents on their parent’s health care plan would ease their minds as much as their children’s read more..
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland may soon prohibit the sale of children’s products that contain the chemical bisphenol-A, or BPA, which is used to harden plastics. Delegate James Hubbard, D-Prince George’s, hopes to ban the sale, manufacture or read more..
