Washington County

Robert Carroll Eichelberger - Robbie to his mother - started using drugs before he reached puberty. By age 12, he had run away from home. In his 20s, he was in and out of Washington County District Court on charges that included assault and burglary....

Looking tired and resigned, Shaneka Penix stood before U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles in his Baltimore courtroom yesterday morning and quietly asked for mercy. "I believe I deserve a second chance," she said. Penix was caught selling crack...

Governor's race Andrew, Gaithersburg: Is picking an African-American as his running mate the only way Gov. Ehrlich can win re-election? Nitkin: Democrats Doug Duncan and Martin O'Malley are almost required to select African-American running mates (O'...

Second of a two-day series Among southwestern Pennsylvania's rolling hills and winding river valleys lies a partially built highway that stands as Exhibit A in the Pennsylvania Turnpike's multibillion-dollar, 18-year-long spending spree. With...

Avi Amoyal allowed customers to pump gasoline at his Baltimore service station for 10 years. But that changed two years ago. "When the gas prices went up, and everyone was freaking out, we had one or two drive-offs," said Amoyal, who has owned the Falls...

If you're looking for a little bit more culture in your life, then make your way to Hagerstown. Hagerstown, you may ask? There's more than meets the eye in this historic country town: Hear live Grammy-Award winning music, dine on Bavarian bread...

"Great beaches and Victorian charm" prompted Money magazine to tap this area of southwestern Rhode Island as one of the top twelve vacation spots in North America. Beaches the area has aplenty, especially Misquamicut State Beach, the largest in Rhode...

The weather was dreary, and my mood was grim -- until my husband mentioned that his plans for the day had fallen through. "Let's go somewhere," I said, seizing the moment. That's how we ended up in Shepherdstown, W.Va., seeing the sights, wandering...

State Police investigators are exploring a possible link between a North Carolina trucker suspected in a series of slayings along interstate highways and the serial killings on and around the Colonial Parkway. Virginia investigators have been in close...