Chemicals

It seems in Maryland politics, there are occasional issues that linger beyond their usefulness. Back when I was a kid, well into my teens and possibly even later than that, Maryland was the only state that didn't require dump trucks to cover their loads....

This may be the least surprising news you'll ever hear. Paula Deen, the deep-frying, butter-loving celebrity chef, has Type 2 diabetes. Deen hit the morning media circuits to make the announcement Tuesday. She was diagnosed three years ago but says she...

Wheat Growers had a profitable 2011, despite lower-than-expected grain totals due to flooding, say Wheat Growers officials. The cooperative had $17 million in net earnings and $9 million in profits according to figures. "Financially we had a solid year,...

The following incidents were reported Monday by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office: • At 2:41 a.m., a phone, medication and cash were stolen in the first block of Hopewell Road in Williamsport. • At 8:38 a.m., a burglary in the...

NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of natural gas is plummeting at a pace that has caught even the experts off guard. A 35 percent collapse in the futures price over the past year has been a boon to homeowners who use natural gas for heat and appliances and to...

The Humane Society of Washington County is looking for Washington County residents who are willing and able to foster cats with upper respiratory infections, young litters and/or mother cats with a litter. During the foster period, if the animal...

Mom shrugged. "No comment," the woman said when asked by Assistant Public Defender Brian Hutchison in Washington County juvenile court if she agreed that her son would be better off remaining in foster care. Her 13-year-old son, one of hundreds who find...

Behind the pharmacy counter, the familiar bags of medications are tagged and labeled alphabetically in plastic containers. Customers come and go —but not everyone is there to drop off or pick up a prescription. Some have come for an influenza or...

Almost everyone who's had a cold has gone through the same course of treatment: at the first blush of a stuffy nose and a prickly throat, you get out the chicken soup, a hot pad and a cup of tea. Other home remedies include sweating out the cold,...

UPDATED 10:50 a.m. Friday: We're learning more details about Shirley Hodges' death. NEWS7's Holly Pietrzak just spoke with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office's chief investigator Bo Jolly. He says when Shirley Hodges' body was found in Alabama, there...

Attorneys for ex-driver Jeremy Mayfield are asking a federal appeals panel to reinstate his lawsuit against NASCAR over his suspension for failing a random drug test. A 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in Richmond heard arguments Tuesday. A...

Bryan Ganey slowly climbed out of his parents' car. Michael and Martha Ganey had driven their son to work because he wasn't feeling well -- for the past couple of days, simple tasks had left him short of breath and exhausted. At 577 pounds, being out...