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Reports on the progress of the search for the body of ex-Central Intelligence Agency Chief William E. Colby at Neal Sound. Use of rescue dogs; Speculations of a boating accident; Comments from the rescue team.

Reports on the death of former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief William E. Colby while canoeing in Southern Maryland. Reports made by medical examiners who performed a post-mortem examination on Colby's body after it was discovered nine days after the accident.

States that several smokestacks are being blamed for the source of airborne pollutants defiling the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia. Reaction to the findings by Midwestern utility and coal companies; Where most of the bay's nitrogen deposits come from; Comments from Patricia Madigan, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.

States that the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William E. Colby, was reported missing on April 29, 1996, after his canoe capsized. Where the canoe was found; How long the U.S. Coast Guard and state agencies searched for Colby's body; When Colby was last seen; Comments from Charles County Sheriff, Fred Davis.

Reports on the case in which Pauline Fekete, who have extended her deck by the Potomac River, has violated Maryland's environmental laws. Reasons for the expansion of the deck by Fekete; State officials' views relative to the matter; Comments from Margaret J. Abraham, a Leonardtown lawyer; Length of time given to Fekete to remove extended deck; Details on Fekete's expansion.

Reports on the holdup of the Old Line National Bank by Jeffrey D. Hudson, and his subsequent arrest. Details of the robbery; Background information on Hudson; Where Hudson was arrested.

States that on April 2, 1996, marine scientists and environmentalists demonstrated monitoring methods used to assess the health of the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland as it coped with the effects of January's winter flood. Areas the floods devastated; Magnitude of the flooding; Comments from Kent Mountford, a senior scientist with the Chesapeake Bay Program.

Reports that the boot camp for juvenile offenders in Maryland has closed, due to federal and state budget cuts. Assistance offered by local legislators and residents in Charles County; Comments from Stuart Simms, secretary for the Department of Juvenile Justice; Benefits of the camp; Reactions of graduates.

Reports on a trash fire which broke out in Charles County Maryland. Damage done by the fire; Comments from Waldorf fire captain Michael Thompson; Company cited by authorities for violation of its burning permit.

Reports that Maryland's Governor Parris N. Glendening is under pressure from environmentalist and business interest groups. Why groups are opposing the governor; What business boosters are complaining about; Complains made by environmentalists; Comments from Glendening.

Reports that about 30 African American residents of Pomonkey, Maryland, are embroiled in a legal battle to recover the remnants of the segregated Pomonkey School and its land from the Charles County Board of Education. Terms of the property donated by black residents after World War I; Reason why the residents want to recover the property; Information on the dispute.

Reports that a divided Charles County school board approved a budget for 1997. Elimination of nonteaching positions; No provision for raises in teachers' salaries; Rejection of Superintendent Bob Carter's plans by school board.

Reports on the sighting of two Barrow's Goldeneyes fowls in Maryland. Comments from bird watching enthusiasts including Allan Haury, president of Maryland Ornithological Society; Information on other sightings.

Discusses Maryland's proposal to commercial watermen to try to conserve the Chesapeake Bay blue crab. Information on proposal; Scientists' fear of crabs being imperiled; Other information on proposal; How watermen, and conservationists' view decision.

Comments on the voting process of voters in Marland's Washington suburbs concerning primary elections for the appointment of Circuit Court judges. Names of contested judges include, Donna Hill Staton and Dianne O. Leasure; Views of Lenore R. Gelfman, and Jonathan Scott Smith, both potential appointees; Description of election process.

Reports that a project to widen and straighten the Indian Bridge Road in Maryland, will not affect a species of toad. Size of the toads; Steps taken to ensure the survival of the species; Views of Daniel Ichniowski, who is responsible for the safe design of county roads.

Focuses on the art of disarming land mines, which could save soldiers' lives in Bosnia. How Kevin Gillam, a lieutenant in the United States' Navy disarms bombs; Prevalence of land mines in Bosnia; How soldiers are taught how to disarm the mines.

Reports that Maryland's Judicial Disabilities Commission and the Charles County state's attorney's office, are investigating District Court Judge Larry R. Holtz, who is accused of improperly trying the case of a woman with whom he had an affair. Details on the accusations against Holtz; Details on the charges against the woman.

Cites that Maryland State Police have sent extra law enforcers to patrol Charles County's commercial areas in its efforts to curb reported waves of crime. Significance of the police strike force; Relative comments from Charles County Chamber of Commerce President Wes Hughes.

Reports on the conviction of developer, James J. Wilson, and his companies of criminally destroying the wetlands in Southern Maryland. How much time Wilson could face in prison; Amount of money in fines companies face; Comments from persons involved in case.

Presents information on the outlined budget by Charles County school Superintendent Bob Carter, that would expand the county's mandatory half-day kindergarten to a full day while cutting teachers' pay by imposition of five mandatory furlough days. Opposition of the furlough plan by teachers; What the proposal depends on; Inclusions to the proposed budget.

Reports on the recommendation of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities which represent 435 colleges and university systems, concerning the establishment of standards of conduct by schools, for provision of electronic mail addresses and Internet access. Reason for the recommendation; Comments from Edward Elmendorf, the group's vice president of government information; Details on cases which caused concerns of the association.

Looks at the verdict returned by a Charles County Circuit jury on arson-related charges against a Bowie man implicated in a Montgomery County murder-for-hire scheme. Convictions of John DiGiovanni, 46; Comments by Assistant State's Attorney, Frank Jones.

Reports that the shooting incident in which Michael D. Pirner was killed in a robbery at the Little Caesars pizza shop, has highlighted an alarming increase in violent crimes in the commercial center of Waldorf. Refusal of police to disclose amount of cash taken; Comment from Judy Rye, executive director of the Charles County Chamber of Commerce; Increase in robberies among businesses.

Reports on how the federal budget stalemate in the United States affected American federal scientists, who were faced with the task of measuring the impact of the January 1996 floods on Chesapeake Bay. Funding cuts which caused scientists' frustrations; How the budget cuts have affected the overall running of the Chesapeake Bay Program.

Reports on snowfall in Southern Maryland, which left roads in St. Mary's and southern Calvert counties in impassable condition. How Southern Maryland residents reacted to the blizzard; Why Southern Maryland was hit harder than the District of Columbia; Inability of the National Weather Service to record the full effect of the storm.

Presents information on the funding dispute between benefactor Philip Greenwell estate, and the Maryland's park authorities, over property known as Greenwell State Park. Greenwell's deed to the land to Maryland for $5; Recent decline of property; Aims of Greenwell State Park; Comments from Greenwell's executor, Charles Carroll Carter.

Reports that federal disaster relief has been approved for five flood-soaked counties in Maryland, as communities continue to tally the damage from widespread mid-Atlantic flooding. Estimated cost in repairs; Number of people left homeless; Comments from Morrie Goodman, spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. INSET: How to get flood relief..

Reports on the financial status of Interstate General Company, which was founded by James J. Wilson. Wilson accused of wetlands violations in Maryland by federal prosecutors; His lust for profit; What Wilson's defenders call him; When the potential disaster began; Description of the wetlands.

Comments on the relaxed attitudes of Southern Maryland countryside residents to the numerous storms which affected the Washington area. Comments from residents of Southern Maryland countryside.

Outlines the proposal of a group of legislators for the 1996 session of the General Assembly which would require recreational crabbers to obtain licenses to crab in Maryland waters. Indepth look at the proposal; Objectives of the proposal; Information on recreational crabbing in Maryland.

Reports on the feud among Indians in Southern Maryland over their Piscataway heritage. Maryland state government's receipt of competing requests for the return of the remains of disinterred Indians and rival versions of Piscataway history; Implications for Indian gaming in Washington's suburbs.

Reports that the Sotterley Plantation, on the banks of the Patuxent River in Southern Maryland was closed to the public during December 1995. Length of time Sotterley was in use; What is at risk because of the closure; Comments made by Orlando Ridout, an architectural historian with the Maryland Historical Trust.

Reports that construction for a housing development in western Charles County in Washington D.C. was approved by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Reason for Environmentalists' threat to sue; Banyan Management Corporation chosen as developer of the project; Amount of acres they pledged to preserve around Mount Aventine.

Reports on the increase in Christmas related robberies in the Washington area. Examples of robbery incidents relating to Christmas; Reaction to the robbery of a Christmas stand in Charles County.

Reports on the discovery of Bonnie L. Gray, in the back of her Dodge Intrepid automobile, in Dodge County, Maryland. When Gray was discovered to be missing; Information on Gray; Comments from Sergeant Bill Soper, of the Calvert County Sheriff's Department; Friends and co-workers remembrance of Gray.

Presents information on the cutting down of a tree from the backyard of Craig Collins, in Calvert County, Maryland. Order for cut down made by town government; Reactions of residents to incident; Comments from Robert McCormack, code enforcement officer; Complaints made against tree; Collins' reaction to incident; Letter mailed to owners of house by town; Comments from Baltimore Gas and Electric company spokeswoman, Nancy Caplan; Reactions of former residents of house.

Reports that students at Calvert High School tested positive with tuberculosis (TB). What caused TB to be discovered in students; Background information on TB; Comments from health officials.

Reports on a planned expansion of the Reverend Robert J. Freeman's Save the Seed Ministry in Charles County, which offers free treatment to urban drug addicts. Opposition of the expansion by residents; Concerns of the residents; Center's forced eviction from Prince George's County; Petitions initiated by residents; Comments from Freeman.

Reports that a circuit court judge ruled against Calvert County commissioners' decision to enforce a moratorium on some building permits that took effect on September 1, 1995. Reason for the commissioners decision; Comments from commissioners; Percentage of annual building permits; Views of opponents concerning the ban on building permits.

Reports that Ensign Dana R. Collins, a Navy officer was charged with first-degree murder for killing Petty Officer 2nd Class Jerry L. Culbreath. When charges were brought against Collins; Where Collins and Culbreath worked; Where Culbreath's body parts were found.

Reports on the attempt of a navy officer to burn down his wife's house. Involvment of officer in slaying of an enlisted man in Southern Maryland; Refusal of navy officials to identify suspects name; Charges filed against officer; Circumstances surrounding the incident; Name of the navy officer.

Reports on the discovery of the body of Jerry Lee Culbreath, a Navy enlisted officer. Where Culbreath's body was found; Comments from Lieutenant Robert L. Hall of the St. Mary's County sheriff's office; Information on the suspect.

Reports on the grant of a water-use permit to Bayan Management Corporation for a development on the Potomac River in Southern Maryland, by the administration of Governor Pete Parris N. Glendening. Opposition of environmentalists; Bayan's response ot opposition.

Reports on the lawsuit surrounding Charles County, Maryland which involves the investment of the county's cash on hand in risky securities called financial derivatives by an employee. Amount of money Charles County lost; County's retainment of its AA bond rating; Comments from County Attorney, Roger Fink.

Reports that conviction of a Filipino American for sexually molesting his white stepdaughter, prompted a racial protest by about four dozen Filipino Americans. Details on the protest which took place outside the Charles County Courthouse in La Plata; Undisclosed identity of the convicted man; Why the victim's mother was among the protesters; Details on the charges.

Reports on the decline in the quality and quantity of crab harvest in 1995 in Virginia. Statistical details as stated by Virginia Marine Resources Commission; Implications of the same; Possibility of imposition of regulations governing the shared resources.

Reports on the 29th annual St. Mary's Oyster Festival, a celebration of the watery portion of the Southern Maryland country's old heritage held at the Commercial Hall in St. Mary's County. Note on Deborah Pratt, number one candidate; Regulations governing the contest; Related details.

Talks about the problems in county schools regarding spacing of furniture in classrooms in the wake of financial strains. Examples of several such schools including one in Charles County, Maryland; Opinions on the same by schools administrators, education experts and parents; More details.

Describes the reasons why Buzz Grambo, 13, was thrown out of the Boy Scouts team, Troop 427 of Solomons, in Southern Maryland, on September 25, 1995. Note on 12th point of Boy Scout law violated by Grambo; Opinion of Grambo's mother Nancy Grambo on the same.