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Aircraft tech school opens Hagerstown expansion

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:19:04 -0400

HAGERSTOWN, Maryland - An aircraft maintenance school in Hagerstown is celebrating an expansion.

Ad to begin airing praising gun-control bill

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:19:11 -0400

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - A television ad will begin airing in the Baltimore area that praises the gun-control measure recently signed by Gov. Martin O'Malley.

Family of man killed by undercover cop gets $100k

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:25:05 -0400

BALTIMORE - The family of a man shot and killed by an undercover Baltimore police officer in 2009 has settled a lawsuit against the city for $100,000.

At Salisbury University, glass blowing is an art

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:55:24 -0400

SALISBURY, Maryland - From a roaring furnace, a miniature volcano of sorts at Salisbury University, Riley Greenwood pulled a glob of molten glass at the end of a blow pipe. Yet he saw a finished vase, shining all smooth and hard. It was the same furnace from which his award-winning pieces came, all of which began as flowing, glowing balls of thick, molasses-like soft glass.

Allegany County looks to revise tattoo rules

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:29:25 -0400

CUMBERLAND, Maryland - Maryland's Allegany County is looking to update its regulations governing tattoo shops, making changes that would let the shops tattoo kids with the permission of their parents.

Rocky Gap Casino offers new deal in western Md.

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:34:30 -0400

FLINTSTONE, Maryland - The flashy jangle of slot machines is a far cry from the stillness of Rocky Gap State Park in western Maryland, but state and local leaders are betting that this week's planned casino opening will transform a struggling lakeside lodge into the economic engine its planners envisioned 15 years ago.

UMBC student found stabbed in residence hall

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:35:37 -0400

BALTIMORE - A University of Maryland Baltimore County student was found stabbed in his residence hall, and a student who had withdrawn from the school has been arrested.

Couple hospitalized after being hit in Parkville

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:21:16 -0400

PARKVILLE, Maryland - Baltimore County Police say an elderly couple has been hospitalized after being struck by a car in Parkville.

Report finds little progress on animal abuse

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:53:13 -0400

BALTIMORE - A yet-to-be-released report finds that Baltimore has made little progress in curbing animal abuse since a special commission was formed in 2009.

Salisbury therapist charged with sex offenses

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:47:34 -0400

SALISBURY, Maryland - A therapist at a community health clinic in Salisbury has been charged with making unwanted sexual advances on a patient.

Man sentenced for carjacking, kidnapping spree

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:44:51 -0400

ROCKVILLE, Maryland - A Landover man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for carjacking and kidnapping three elderly men in a mall parking lot.

Mid-Atlantic beaches ready for post-Sandy summer

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:14:14 -0400

OCEAN CITY, Maryland - Officials in Maryland and Delaware beach towns are ready to usher in what they hope is a strong summer beach season.

Students shoot film using just an iPhone 4.0

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:35:39 -0400

WESTMINSTER, Maryland - When McDaniel College senior Ashley Hopkins graduates later this month, she will be able to tout the filmmaking skills she developed in college.

Hagerstown man has car devoted to Dolly Parton

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:04:36 -0400

HAGERSTOWN, Maryland - Dolly Parton once said "Sometimes you just have to toot your own horn. Otherwise, nobody will know you're a-comin'."

Head of internal unit at DPSCS departing

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:47 -0400

TOWSON, Maryland - The head of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Service's internal investigative unit is leaving for a federal job.

Lawmakers defend Md. prison guard bill of rights

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:48:17 -0400

HAGERSTOWN, Maryland - Two sponsors of the Maryland Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights are defending the 2010 law against FBI criticism that it was ineffective in deterring alleged corruption at a state-run Baltimore jail.

Independence class creates muffin business

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:49:43 -0400

ELDERSBURG, Maryland - The smell of freshly baked muffins wafted out of Geoffrey Hoffman's classroom Thursday.

MARC adding weekend service between Baltimore, DC

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:14:21 -0400

BALTIMORE - Maryland is expanding MARC rail service beyond the work week.

Lt. Gov. Brown to present Preakness trophy

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:59:06 -0400

BALTIMORE - Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown will stand in for Gov. Martin O'Malley during the high-profile trophy presentation to the winner of the Preakness Stakes.

President Obama to visit Baltimore school

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:51:56 -0400

BALTIMORE - President Barack Obama is coming to Baltimore.