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Maryland Politics: Balto. Co. executive spent tens of thousands on research
Updated: 19 minutes agoFull story...Hotten sworn in as first African-American woman on Maryland appeals court
Updated: 3:21 p.m.Full story...Naval Academy midshipman accused of underage drinking
Updated: 2:44 p.m.A 19-year-old Naval Academy midshipman was cited for underage drinking at downtown Annapolis bar during an enforcement sweep last week, police said Tuesday.
Full story...Del. Bobo throws support behind Klein over incumbent Sigaty
Updated: 2:34 p.m.Democrat Alan Klein got some significant support Tuesday as Del. Elizabeth Bobo formally endorsed his bid to replace incumbent Mary Kay Sigaty on the Howard County Council.
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The city school system cannot take a single step back, Alonso says
Updated: 12 minutes agoBaltimore schools CEO Andres Alonso officially kicked off the 2010-2011 school year with an emotional presentation Tuesday to hundreds of principals and school system leaders, in which he emphasized that the district needs to focus on making strides in the number of students attending school and what they're learning when they get there.
Full story...Body found on downtown street
Updated: 12:32 p.m.The body of a 35-year-old man was found this morning at rush hour in a stairwell on a downtown street, a death that police say they consider suspicious.
Full story...Body of Cecil County man found in Elk River
Updated: 7:57 a.m.Searchers combing the Elk River for a drowned Cecil County man found his body Monday evening, according to a Maryland State Police spokesman.
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University of Maryland names new president
Updated: 12:48 p.m.Wallace D. Loh, a Chinese native who immigrated to Iowa as a teenager and went on to become a star law professor and provost of the University of Iowa, will be the next president of the University of Maryland, College Park.
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Orioles, Machado agree to terms
Updated: 17 hours agoIn a move that was expected to go down to the wire, theOrioles agreed to terms with their first-round pick, high school shortstop Manny Machado, with three minutes to go before baseball's signing deadline of midnight Monday.
Full story...U.S. News rankings remain steady for Maryland universities
Updated: 18 hours agoMost Maryland colleges and universities remained in similar spots in annual rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report, but the magazine highlighted individual programs at the University of Maryland College Park and again placed the University of Maryland, Baltimore County at the top of its up-and-coming list.
Full story...Man, two teens arrested in rape of 12-year-old at skating rink
Updated: 19 hours agoA 24-year man and two unidentified teenagers have been arrested by Baltimore County police and charged in rape of a 12-year old girl last weekend at Skateworks roller rink in Woodlawn.
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Orioles top Mariners, 5-4, on Jones' squeeze bunt in 11th inning
Updated: 18 hours agoAdam Jones had seen and sweated enough.
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Days of 'legal pot' could be numbered in Baltimore County
Updated: 21 hours agoThe Peace of Sunshine store off the main drag in Catonsville has lately been making more than half its weekly sales in K2, a "legal pot" known also as "spice." But owner Lawrence J. Zwick says he has sold his last bag. As soon as he heard Monday morning that Baltimore County might make it a crime to sell the smokable leaf, he says, he packed up his inventory of two boxes and shipped it back to the distributor.
Full story...Prosecutors: Inquiry into dog park shooting may take another week
Updated: 20 hours agoAs a group of 20 people demonstrated Monday outside the Anne Arundel County courthouse in Annapolis supporting of the owners of a dog fatally shot Aug. 2 in a Severn park, county prosecutors said it may take another week or more for them to finish their investigation and decide whether to charge the shooter.
Full story...Challenger in city state's attorney's race raises more than $200,000
Updated: 19 hours agoThe chief challenger to Baltimore State's Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy announced Tuesday that he raised more than $200,000, a figure that experts say should continue to boost the visibility of a race that has been heating up.
Full story...Baltimore Co. police identify crash victim
Updated: 20 hours agoA 26-year-old Baltimore County man who died Saturday at the scene of a high-speed automobile crash has been identified by police.
Full story...School police officer sentenced to nine years in sexual abuse
Updated: 22 hours agoA Baltimore school police officer was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison, with all but five years suspended, and five years' probation for sexually abusing a 16-year-old student in his office at Masonville Cove Community Academy last year.
Full story...With violence spike, Bealefeld wants more urgency from officers
Updated: 22 hours agoFrustrated by a string of particularly violent weekends, Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III said he is instructing officers to put more pressure on known criminals and find better ways to share internal intelligence.
Full story...Md. sues Missouri marketer selling auto repair warranties
Updated: 23 hours agoThe consumer protection division of the Maryland attorney general's office has sued a Missouri marketing company and its owners for selling auto repair warranties that didn't provide the coverage promised, the state announced Monday.
Full story...Woman sues Baltimore County police over son's death
Updated: Aug 16, 2010The mother of an Essex man who was shot to death two years ago by Baltimore County police officers has filed a multimillion-dollar federal lawsuit against the county government and six members of the force.
Full story...Baltimore Grand Prix moved to Labor Day weekend 2011
Updated: Aug 16, 2010The first Baltimore Grand Prix will be run over Labor Day next year instead of Aug. 5-7, the city and Baltimore Racing Development announced today.
Full story...Searchers comb river for body of Cecil County man
Updated: Aug 16, 2010Searchers have resumed combing the Elk River for the body of a 49-year-old Cecil County man who was lost in the water Saturday after a boating accident. Deforrest Timlin, who lived in Rising Sun, is presumed to have drowned.
Full story...BGE to move ahead with 'smart grid' plan
Updated: 22 hours agoBaltimore Gas and Electric Co. will deploy its "smart meter" technology intended to save customers money by helping them control energy use, agreeing Monday to terms set by state regulators on how the utility can pass on infrastructure costs to ratepayers.
Full story...State police seek hit-and-run driver in I-70 fatality
Updated: Aug 16, 2010Maryland State Police are looking for a motorist who struck a 20-year-old West Virginia man as he walked on I-70 in Hagerstown. After the driver left the scene, the struck man was hit by a second vehicle and later pronounced dead.
Full story...13 victims shot, 3 fatally, in violent weekend in Baltimore
Updated: Aug 16, 2010Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III was huddling with commanders Monday morning to assess their violence prevention strategy after a bloody weekend in which 13 people were shot, three fatally.
Full story...Downtown congestion expected during road work for Grand Prix
Updated: Aug 16, 2010As if the double-lane closure on downtown Pratt Street weren't enough, the city Department of Transportation started a series of street closings downtown as part of the preparation for next year's Grand Prix auto race.
Full story...St. Louis fugitive surrenders at police station in Howard County
Updated: Aug 15, 2010A St. Louis man suspected by Illinois State Police of leading a local officer on a fatal chase has turned himself in to authorities in Maryland.
Full story...Orioles drop ball against Rays, 3-2
Updated: Aug 15, 2010There were times earlier this season when the Orioles would have loved the mere thought of a .500 road trip. After all, they haven't had one in two years and they've won just 17 of their 60 games away from Camden Yards this season.
Full story...Md. boy stabbed by stingray barb in N.C., survives infection
Updated: Aug 15, 2010A 10-year-old Maryland boy survived being stabbed in the abdomen by a stingray barb in North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Full story...Md. man charged in infant daughter's death
Updated: Aug 15, 2010St. Mary's County authorities have charged a Lexington Park man in the death of his 4-month-old daughter.
Full story...Crash victims' family prepares to return to Md.
Updated: Aug 15, 2010The family of a Maryland father and son who were on board the plane that crashed in Alaska last week is preparing to return home.
Full story...1 missing, 1 hurt when boat hits buoy on Elk River
Updated: Aug 15, 2010Authorities say one Cecil County man is missing and another is injured after a pleasure boat hit a buoy in the Elk River.
Full story...Police investigate 2 separate Severn shootings
Updated: Aug 15, 2010Anne Arundel County police are investigating two separate shooting incidents less than a mile apart in the Severn neighborhood Friday night.
Full story...Matusz, O's lit up by Rays, 7-3
Updated: Aug 14, 2010— Brian Matusz clearly thought he struck out Kelly Shoppach. He gave an extra look into home plate umpire Brian Knight and then took a couple of steps off the rubber. It was as if Matusz was convinced that if he waited a little longer, glared a little harder, Knight would raise his left fist, pull back his right arm and send Shoppach back to the dugout.
Full story...Longtime Legg executive Ernest C. Kiehne dies at 92
Updated: Aug 14, 2010Ernest "Ernie" C. Kiehne, a Baltimore native who spent more than 40 years with Legg Mason Inc. and once co-managed its flagship Value Trust Fund, died Friday in his sleep, the company said. He was 92.
Full story...Baltimore police step up patrols after three overnight shootings, two fatal
Updated: Aug 14, 2010After three shootings that left two men dead and three others wounded Friday night, police commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III ordered an increased police presence and overtime in specific target areas Saturday.
Full story...City police officers shoot, wound teen in traffic stop
Updated: Aug 14, 2010A 19-year-old man was shot three times by Baltimore police after a traffic stop early Saturday near Gwynns Falls Park, police said.
Full story...Spoiler alert: O's blank Rays
Updated: Aug 13, 2010With the hardest schedule in the major leagues over the final month and a half of the season, the Orioles will have a definitive say in who makes the playoffs from the American League.
Full story...Homicide police investigate shootings by Patterson Park, Brooklyn
Updated: Aug 13, 2010City homicide detectives were called to two separate shooting incidents Friday night, a spokesman said.
Full story...Man killed in Dundalk crash Friday morning
Updated: Aug 13, 2010A man was killed after driving into a telephone pole in Dundalk Friday morning, Baltimore County police said.
Full story...O'Malley, Ehrlich raise more than $3 million each
Updated: Aug 13, 2010Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley and Republican former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. each raised more than $3 million this year, their campaigns reported this week.
Full story...Windsor Mill homicide: Owings Mills man arrested in Va.
Updated: Aug 13, 2010Baltimore County Police have charged an Owings Mills man in the death of a 37-year-old who was found shot earlier this month in his Windsor Mill home.
Full story...Police: Man found dead in trash chute may have fallen
Updated: Aug 13, 2010An autopsy suggests that a man found dead in a downtown apartment building trash chute might have fallen into it, according to police.
Full story...As half of park rangers near retirement, U.S. recruits college students
Updated: Aug 13, 2010Lytia Solomon had never met a park ranger or taken a family vacation to a national park. And growing up in Philadelphia as a "complete urban city girl," she never knew what a park ranger did.
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