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CSX sues truck driver in Baltimore-area derailment

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:39:37 -0400

BALTIMORE - CSX is suing a garbage truck driver and his company for negligence in the explosive derailment of a freight train near Baltimore.

CSX sues truck driver in Baltimore-area derailment

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:21:32 -0400

BALTIMORE - CSX is suing a garbage truck driver and his company for negligence in the explosive derailment of a freight train near Baltimore.

New Md. task force postpones first meeting

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:20:40 -0400

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

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.

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.

Boston's Lester loses for 1st time at Camden Yards

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:17:41 -0400

BALTIMORE - Jon Lester insisted he was victimized by bad luck, even though the box score suggested otherwise.

Davis hits 23rd homer as Orioles beat Red Sox 6-3

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:18:45 -0400

BALTIMORE - The vast change in the Baltimore Orioles over the past couple of years can be measured by their success against the Boston Red Sox, even when their AL East rivals send Jon Lester to the mound.

Fire in Baltimore building leaves 2 injured

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:29:01 -0400

BALTIMORE - An apartment building fire in Baltimore has left a resident and a firefighter with minor injuries.

Md. Jewish museum hosting Superman bar mitzvah

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:08:04 -0400

BALTIMORE - The Jewish Museum of Maryland in Baltimore is celebrating the opening of the new Superman movie and the museum's comic book exhibit with a bar mitzvah party for the superhero.

Red Sox 1B Napoli returns to Boston for exam

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:57:16 -0400

BALTIMORE - Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli has been sent back to Boston so doctors can examine him after an illness has kept him sidelined for several days.

AP IMPACT: Snowden's life surrounded by spycraft

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:07:07 -0400

FORT MEADE, Maryland - The intelligence contractor whose leak of top-secret documents has exposed sweeping government surveillance grew up in Fort Meade, Maryland, in the shadow of the headquarters of the nation's spy agency, its presence an accepted part of everyday life.

Pharmacist admits guilt in $200K health care fraud

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:56:13 -0400

BALTIMORE - A Hagerstown pharmacist has pleaded guilty to improperly billing Medicare and Medicaid more than $200,000 for unlawful prescriptions for oxycodone and methadone.

Woman sentenced again for identity theft

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:28:03 -0400

BALTIMORE - A woman who pleaded guilty to committing bank fraud and identity theft while she was on supervised release for the same crimes has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Orioles recall Arrieta to fill out weary bullpen

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:07:05 -0400

BALTIMORE - The Baltimore Orioles have recalled right-hander Jake Arrieta from Triple-A Norfolk to fortify their overworked bullpen.

Police trainee shot in Md. files lawsuit

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:20:16 -0400

BALTIMORE - A police trainee who was shot in the head during a training accident in Maryland earlier this year has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit.

Traffic stop turns up bizarre teen-runaway plot

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:49:26 -0400

DURHAM, N.C. - By ANNE BLYTHE

Woman gets 18 months for hiding Md. girl's body

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:17:53 -0400

BALTIMORE - A Baltimore woman has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for helping her son and another boy cover up the accidental fatal shooting of a teenage girl.

Maryland Zoo staying open late for animal event

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:04:23 -0400

BALTIMORE - The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is staying open late for an event called "After Hours with the Animals."

Flag Day brings Key's manuscript to Frederick, Md.

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:04:17 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - Francis Scott Key's handwritten lyrics for "The Star-Spangled Banner" are making an unusual visit to Key's final resting place in Frederick.

Pa. company weaves fabric to recreate battle flag

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:46:39 -0400

RED LION, Pennsylvania - A southern Pennsylvania company is replicating the fabric of the huge American flag that flew over the 1814 Battle of Baltimore.

Ravens begin quest to win another Super Bowl

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:20:43 -0400

OWINGS MILLS, Maryland - The Baltimore Ravens spent three days getting to know each other during the mandatory minicamp that ended Thursday.

BWI growth may depend on overseas flights

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:05:35 -0400

LINTHICUM, Maryland - Maryland aviation officials say the future of Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport may depend on boosting its number of international flights.