Maryland NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Engineer Says Bridge Wall Shows No Sign of Deterioration- August 15, 2008 A state engineer said Monday that the speed and size of a tractor-trailer appeared to be what led the truck to crash off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge during a dramatic weekend accident, not any failing by the ...http://www.topix.net/state/md/2008/08/engineer-says-bridge-wall-shows-no-sign-of-deteriora... "America's Next Top Model" Has Transgender Contestant Isis- August 14, 2008 One of the 14 girls who will compete on the new season of America's Next Top Model - which returns to The CW on September 3 - is transgender.http://www.topix.net/state/md/2008/08/americas-next-top-model-has-transgender-contestant-i... MARYLAND: Family vows to fight Taser death ruling- August 14, 2008 A federal judge has ruled that the family of a man who died after being shocked with a Taser cannot sue Frederick County or the Sheriff's Office.http://www.topix.net/state/md/2008/08/maryland-family-vows-to-fight-taser-death-ruling?fro... Two Teen Escapees Remain At Large- August 14, 2008 Maryland State Police say two teens who escaped from the Cheltenham Youth Facility in Prince George's County on Sunday are still on the run.http://www.topix.net/state/md/2008/08/two-teen-escapees-remain-at-large?fromrss=1 Former CareFirst CEO challenges severance pay cut- August 13, 2008 A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Baltimore says the ruling last month by Insurance Commissioner Ralph Tyler was unconstitutional.http://www.topix.net/state/md/2008/08/former-carefirst-ceo-challenges-severance-pay-cut?fr... Twenty-First Member of MS-13 Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy, Murder Conspiracy and Murder- August 13, 2008 A federal jury convicted Israel Ernesto Palacios, also known as Homie, age 31, of Silver Spring, Maryland, today of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of ...http://www.topix.net/state/md/2008/08/twenty-first-member-of-ms-13-convicted-of-racketeeri... Maryland, Land of Bedwetting Socialists- August 12, 2008 Yesterday morning the Editorial Staff arose from the Marital Bed nearly speechless with delight to find that once more our small demesne had not been absorbed by the People's Republic of Maryland and summarily ...http://www.topix.net/state/md/2008/08/maryland-land-of-bedwetting-socialists?fromrss=1 Traffic tie-ups continue in Bay Bridge accident until Monday afternoon- August 11, 2008 The tractor-trailer fell about 30 to 40 feet into shallow water, said Maryland Transportation Authority spokesman Jonathan Green, who said he did not know what caused the crash.http://www.topix.net/state/md/2008/08/traffic-tie-ups-continue-in-bay-bridge-accident-unti... Maryland Conservation Corps grad hopes to continue work in parks- August 11, 2008 Jeanette Bitzel has always had a love for nature and the environment, which led to her to study interpretive biology and natural history at Frostburg State University.http://www.topix.net/state/md/2008/08/maryland-conservation-corps-grad-hopes-to-continue-w... Lousy economy threatens states' sales tax holidays- August 10, 2008 Thousands of shoppers have been flocking to malls in more than a dozen states for back-to-school sales tax holidays, buying millions of dollars worth of clothes and school supplies - and depriving states of ...http://www.topix.net/state/md/2008/08/lousy-economy-threatens-states-sales-tax-holidays?fr... |