Allen Iverson had a profoundly successful two years at Georgetown. He went from all-rookie to All-American to first pick in the NBA draft.

From: baltimoresun.com - News | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

Shooting victims had poor attendance, system's data show

Baltimore students who were murdered or shot had poor school attendance before they fell victim to the violence, according to new data released yesterday by the school system and health department.

From: baltimoresun.com - News | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

Doctors say boy, 4, was shaken severely

The mother of Damaud Martin -- a 4-year-old boy who doctors say was severely shaken and is in a coma-like state -- was arrested on child abuse and other charges yesterday, Baltimore police reported.

From: baltimoresun.com - News | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

Bush says he'd veto bills to subsidize homeowner refinancing

The House passed yesterday the most sweeping government plan yet to shore up the troubled housing market and help people struggling to pay their mortgages, adopting legislation that would underwrite $300 billion in new loans and keep an estimated 500,000 homeowners out of foreclosure.

From: baltimoresun.com - News | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

Amid rising fuel costs, students are forsaking the traditional limo for less glamorous transportation

Pastel-colored dresses for the girls and dark suits for the boys were in this year at Oakland Mills High School's prom. Renting a stretch limousine was out.

From: baltimoresun.com - News | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

A coach for an opposing baseball team is being called a hero after using his CPR training to help a player hit in the face by a pitch.

From: WBALTV.com - Local News | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

Anne Arundel County school officials say they believe they are making progress in closing the achievement gap between black and white students, and they're letting parents see the progress.

From: WBALTV.com - Local News | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

A new Baltimore city school system report that was released links poor attendance and suspensions with youth homicide.

From: WBALTV.com - Local News | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

The recently enacted Open Skies agreement loosens the restrictions of international air travel, which could be a boon to BWI’s struggling international terminal.  Originally, it was thought that Southwest would start discount trans-Atlantic flights out of BWI using their partner ATA.  However, the demise of ATA airlines means that partner Southwest will not likely start international [...]

From: Baltimore Maryland Real Estate and Development Blog | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

The popular Dangerously Delicious Pies, which was born in Canton and now resides on Light Street in Federal Hill, will be opening a second location in Hampden this June.  The new location will be at 3547 Chesnut Ave, just off of the Avenue at Hampden.  http://www.dangerouspies.com/ Supposedly owner Rodney Henry still has dreams of opening a third location [...]

From: Baltimore Maryland Real Estate and Development Blog | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

A new men’s and women’s boutique opening soon on Charles St. in Federal Hill will be joining a handful of other recently opened stores in Baltimore from Canton and Fells Point to Federal Hill.  The new store, to be called Whimsy (for Women) and Reason (for Men) will fill the gap for the young professional [...]

From: Baltimore Maryland Real Estate and Development Blog | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Maryland state troopers are getting new Beretta pistols by the end of the year to replace models in use for more than 10 years.

From: News | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

GARRETT PARK, Md. (AP) -- Montgomery County police are identifying the man hit and killed by a freight train in Garrett Park as 23-year-old Philip Valerinch Ivantsov of Rockville.

From: News | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- A nationwide conservation organization says Maryland has six of the nation's largest trees of their species.

From: News | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Gov. Martin O'Malley has held a meeting with correctional officers in Hagerstown.

From: News | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

DENVER (AP) -- A tabloid daily delivered for free in Baltimore, Washington and San Francisco by Denver-based Clarity Media Group will now arrive on customers' doorsteps only on Thursdays and Sundays.

From: News | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

DOVER, Del. (AP) -- Delaware's lieutenant governor has proposed a statewide study of residents' exposure to potential cancer-causing toxins in the food they eat, the water they drink and the air they breathe.

From: News | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) -- Police are investigating an accident in which a pedestrian was struck and killed while trying to cross Muddy Branch Road.

From: News | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

Eyewitness News investigates student-on-teacher violence.  Some victims accuse Baltimore City schools of a long-time cover up.

From: WJZ Baltimore, Maryland News Weather | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

Daniel Cabrera threw a three-hitter to remain perfect against Kansas City, Nick Markakis backed him with a three-run homer, and Baltimore snapped a five-game losing streak.

From: WJZ Baltimore, Maryland News Weather | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

WJZ Exclusive: A vicious stabbing is caught on tape in downtown Baltimore Wednesday afternoon.

From: WJZ Baltimore, Maryland News Weather | Added: Friday, May 09, 2008

15-foot bust of Baltimore-born rocker offered as gift by fans in Lithuania

"What's new in Baltimore?" Frank Zappa used to sing at the end of a long, characteristically off-the-wall rock jam he called Clowns on Velvet.

From: baltimoresun.com - News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

Officials hope for 2010 opening

A day after the Baltimore County school board recommended the construction of an elementary school to deal with overcrowding in Towson, system officials said yesterday that they are in "fast track" mode, with the planning and design phase expected to take only half as long as usual.

From: baltimoresun.com - News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

Teen convicted as adult to serve time in juvenile jail

P astor Wayne Edmonds stood in the courtroom baffled. The Baltimore judge had earlier sentenced the girl who fatally stabbed his daughter at a light rail station to 25 years in adult prison. But because of a rarely employed law, the girl's accomplice - who also was charged and convicted as an adult - was about to be sent to a juvenile jail, meaning he will be freed by the time he is 21, at the latest.

From: baltimoresun.com - News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

Cuts in service for emergency maintenance leave light rail riders frustrated and irritated

A crowd of passengers approaches a northbound light rail train Tuesday near 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore. Recent cuts in service for emergency maintenance have left many light rail riders frustrated.

From: baltimoresun.com - News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

Pimlico owner owes $180 million in loans by end of month

Magna Entertainment Corp., which owns Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, probably will not be able to make as much as $180 million in loan payments due at the end of the month even with the rush of revenue from the upcoming Preakness Stakes, its marquee and one of its biggest moneymaking events.

From: baltimoresun.com - News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

Baltimore-area school cafeterias raise prices, change menus amid global economic woes

Anne Arundel County students who eat breakfast at school may soon have to do without whole-grain cinnamon rolls. In Carroll County, school cafeterias are stretching their vegetable supply by making more soups. And in Montgomery County schools, tomatoes are being replaced in lunch salads by less-pricey carrots.

From: baltimoresun.com - News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

Health disparities, gang violence, education among issues covered

Seeking to tackle some of the most more vexing problems facing the city's black community, the Greater Baltimore Urban League is bringing together business, political and community leaders from around the state today to discuss "The State of Black Baltimore," an annual collection of essays and analyses of issues specific to African-American residents.

From: baltimoresun.com - News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

Ten Md. superdelegates have yet to pledge support to Clinton or Obama

After months of staying undeclared as a Maryland superdelegate, John Gage admits this much: He's "kind of getting itchy" about endorsing a candidate.

From: baltimoresun.com - News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

Sales of area homes priced $120,000 to $249,999 are up 20%

Sales of area homes priced $120,000 to $249,999 are up 20% in 1Q of 2008

From: baltimoresun.com - News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

The Cuauhtemoc will be open for tours tomorrow through Monday

Sailors aboard the Mexican Navy's tall ship Cuauhtemoc arrived today in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, where the ship will stay for five days and be open for tours tomorrow through Monday. It is a training ship built in Spain in 1981 and has participated in several Regattas, including one in Sydney, Australia.

From: baltimoresun.com - News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

A coach for an opposing baseball team is being called a hero after administering CPR to a player hit in the face by a pitch.

From: WBALTV.com - Local News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

The Naval Academy said there will be no changes to the annual climb to the top of the Herndon Monument.

From: WBALTV.com - Local News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

Chesapeake Bay watermen and seafood processors fear new limits on blue crab harvests will ruin their business.

From: WBALTV.com - Local News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

A lucky Maryland Lottery player is holding a $1.15 million top-tier winning ticket from Wednesday night's Multi-Match drawing.

From: WBALTV.com - Local News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

A court hearing is set for Thursday about a Baltimore charter school teacher's claim that she was assaulted by a parent during a biology class.

From: WBALTV.com - Local News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

Best-selling romance novelist Nora Roberts and husband Bruce Wilder are continuing with plans to open an inn at the former Boone Hotel in Boonsboro.

From: WBALTV.com - Local News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

The family of a man beaten to death by corrections officers while being held at Baltimore's Central Booking reaches a financial settlement with the state.

From: WBALTV.com - Local News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

How would you like to have a doctor who will give you an appointment immediately, spend half an hour with you and make house calls. You can -- but it will cost you. Mindy Basara previews tonight's story.

From: WBALTV.com - Local News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

Watch the WBALTV.com Webcast for a recap of the day's top stories and your Insta-Weather Plus forecast.

From: WBALTV.com - Local News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

Two lawmakers say they will try to change Maryland's crime victims notification law after the state's highest court ruled there was no recourse for a victim who was not told about a sentence modification hearing.

From: WBALTV.com - Local News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

Maryland Natural Resources police want to know how an alleged police impersonator was able to get the authentic state police uniform he was caught wearing in Elk Neck State Forest.

From: WBALTV.com - Local News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Maryland state troopers are getting new Beretta pistols by the end of the year to replace models designed more than 10 years ago.

From: News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- The Smithsonian Institution has purchased 575 acres of farmland in Anne Arundel County.

From: News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

CHEVY CHASE, Md. (AP) -- Police say there are similarities in five home invasion robberies that have occurred in Montgomery County and the District since September.

From: News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland's highest court has ruled that Maryland's victims rights laws don't invalidate appeal hearings that are held when the victim wasn't notified about them.

From: News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

BEL AIR, Md. (AP) -- Prosecutors have rested their case against a two-time convicted killer on trial for his life in the slaying of another inmate aboard a prison bus.

From: News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

CAMBRIDGE, Md. (AP) -- Chesapeake Bay watermen and seafood processors fear new limits on blue crab harvests will ruin their business.

From: News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- The Naval Academy says there will be no changes to the annual climb to the top of the Herndon Monument.

From: News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008

BALTIMORE (AP) -- A court hearing is set for today about a Baltimore charter school teacher's claim she was assaulted by a parent during a biology class.

From: News | Added: Thursday, May 08, 2008