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Capitol's Frederick Douglass statue to be unveiled

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:04:07 -0400

WASHINGTON - The 19th-century orator and writer Frederick Douglass will once again stand tall in the U.S. Capitol.

New Md. task force meeting for first time

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:19:53 -0400

BALTIMORE - A new Maryland task force that will review the best practices for handling offenses committed by juveniles is holding its first meeting.

State officials hold Savings Summit

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:19:44 -0400

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Maryland officials are holding a first-ever savings summit.

2 Md. men charged with stealing car batteries

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:58:04 -0400

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Anne Arundel County Police have charged two men with stealing 17,000 pounds of batteries from vehicles and selling them at scrap yards.

Charges dropped against officer charged with DUI

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:38:26 -0400

WESTMINSTER, Maryland - Carroll County prosecutors have dropped DUI charges against a Baltimore County police captain.

'Dead zones' predicted for Gulf, Chesapeake Bay

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:26 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico unless a tropical storm hits the area shortly before or during the annual measurement. In the Chesapeake Bay, scientists expect a smaller-than-average area where there's too little oxygen to support fish, shellfish and other aquatic life.

Man charged after allegedly hitting police car

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:35:15 -0400

ELLICOTT CITY, Maryland - Howard County police have charged a man they say tried to hit officers with his car with attempted murder.

Retrial brings conviction in Md. officer's slaying

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:44:24 -0400

EASTON, Maryland - The retrial of a man convicted of murdering a Hagerstown police officer has produced the same verdict as in 1976: guilty of first-degree felony murder.

Man arrested in December slaying of 14-year-old

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:55:51 -0400

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland - The Prince George's County Sheriff's Office says a man sought in the shooting death of a 14-year-old has been arrested in Virginia.

Baltimore police commander to head OC department

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:55:00 -0400

OCEAN CITY, Maryland - A Baltimore police commander has been named the chief of the Ocean City department.

Community college extension opens in Owings Mills

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:39:29 -0400

OWINGS MILLS, Maryland - The Community College of Baltimore County is opening a new extension center in Owings Mills.

Md. cleaning franchises see opportunities

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:03:27 -0400

GLEN BURNIE, Maryland - Susan and Mark Cashman traded in corporate culture and world travel for mops and brooms.

Sen. Nancy Jacobs not seeking re-election

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:58:20 -0400

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - State Sen. Nancy Jacobs says she will not seek re-election next year.

Thunderstorms down trees, power lines in Delaware

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:39:15 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Thunderstorms with large hail knocked down trees, flooded roads and left thousands in the dark in New Castle County.

Bacteria closes 3 Anne Arundel Co. beaches

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:10:20 -0400

PAROLE, Maryland - The Anne Arundel County Health Department is warning swimmers to stay out of the water at three beaches after tests show high bacteria levels.

Montgomery to hold hearing on bag tax changes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:49:03 -0400

ROCKVILLE, Maryland - The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to hold a hearing on proposed changes to the county's 5-cent tax on carryout bags.

8 sickened at Baltimore Co. group home

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:44:04 -0400

PARKVILLE, Maryland - Officials are trying to determine what sickened eight people at a Parkville group home.

Teacher charged with sexually abusing students

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:34:41 -0400

SILVER SPRING, Maryland - Montgomery County police have arrested a teacher they say sexually abused his students at a Silver Spring middle school.

Naval Academy moves ahead on sexual assault case

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:39:09 -0400

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - The U.S. Naval Academy's superintendent has decided to move ahead with a case in which a female midshipman accuses football players of sexually assaulting her after she was passed out from a night of drinking, the school announced Monday.

Public access fight over Manning docs in Md. court

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:28:18 -0400

BALTIMORE - A government lawyer said Monday the U.S. Army has released the vast majority of court records in Pfc. Bradley Manning's case and told a civilian judge the dispute over the records had become moot.

Man hurt at Camden Yards moves to rehab facility

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:12:09 -0400

BALTIMORE - A Maryland man hurt in a fight during a Baltimore Orioles game last month has moved to a rehab facility, and his lawyers said Monday they are looking for anyone who may have witnessed the exchange.

EEOC files lawsuit against Virginia-based company

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:04:15 -0400

BALTIMORE - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against a Virginia-based company.

Diners on Annapolis, Md., patio hit by car

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:55:19 -0400

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Police say four people who were sitting on an outdoor patio at a restaurant in Annapolis, Maryland, were struck by a car that jumped the curb.

Diners on outdoor patio hit by car

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:45:39 -0400

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Anne Arundel County police say four people who were sitting on an outdoor patio at a restaurant were struck by a car that jumped the curb.

2 Naval Academy grads killed in Alabama crash

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:34:49 -0400

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - U.S. Naval Academy officials say two graduates have been killed in a single-vehicle crash in Alabama.