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Less than six degrees of separation in Huguely trial

By Jean Marbella , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:56:13 GMT

Huguely's small and troubled world, reunited in a courtroom

Even by the admittedly low standards of such affairs, this was a college reunion filled with more than the usual awkwardness and the sense of an unrecoverable time.

Prosecution to rest case against Huguely

Tricia Bishop , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:47:00 GMT

Defense team will begin its case

Defense team will begin its case in Charlottesville

Huguely trial: Looking for answers, in faces and facts

By Jean Marbella , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:16:31 GMT

Trial brings fuller yet still incomplete portrait of Love, Huguely

Two years later, George Huguely is barely recognizable from either his mug shot or his lacrosse team photo. In the way that photos like that "read," based on what we all thought we knew, in the former he looked sullen, in the latter he looked smug.

Valentine's Day busiest of year for Md. courthouse marriages

By Mary Gail Hare , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:15:00 GMT

Couples — wearing wedding finery or jeans and T-shirts — choose clerk's office over chapel

Holly Atwood, 18, chose a sequined, strapless wedding gown and train with a shoulder-length veil for her wedding to Steven Joseph, 21. He wore a tuxedo with a red vest and tie, a nod to Valentine's Day. She was so nervous she left her heels in the car and walked into the Baltimore County Courthouse in satin slippers.

Prosecution to rest Wednesday in Huguely trial

Staff reports — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:58:00 GMT

Former U.Va. student is charged with murder in girlfriend's death

Former U.Va. student is charged with murder in girlfriend's death

Balto. Co. Council may strip bathrooms from transgender bill

By Alison Knezevich, The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:54:27 GMT

Council hears hours of testimony on anti-discrimination bill

After hearing hours of testimony on a bill to ban discrimination against transgender people, Baltimore County Council members said Tuesday they would consider exempting public restrooms and locker rooms from the measure.

Balto. Co. Council may strip bathrooms from transgender bill

By Alison Knezevich, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:53:00 GMT

Update: Baltimore County Council members say they'll consider an amendment to exempt public restrooms, locker rooms and dressing rooms from a bill meant to protect transgender people from discrimination.

Medical examiner testifies Love covered in bruises | VIDEO

Tricia Bishop , The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:10:00 GMT

George Huguely V is accused of beating his girlfriend to death

There were multiple bruises on Yeardley Love's body when she died in May 2010, according to testimony from a medical examiner Monday in the murder trial of her former University of Virginia boyfriend, George Huguely V, who's accused of beating the 22-year-old to death in a drunken rage shortly before their graduation.

Baltimore area's federal agencies a 'growth industry'

By John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:37:47 GMT

Social Security is region's fifth-largest employer

Despite budget cuts and anti-government rhetoric in Congress, Maryland officials say the two huge federal agencies based in Woodlawn — which have long helped buoy the region's economy — may be better positioned than others to ride out the political turbulence expected over the next several years.

Police officers mentor children at Middle River school | VIDEO

By Mary Gail Hare , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:24:00 GMT

They forge friendships with 12 children

When Baltimore County police squad cars arrive at Chase Elementary in Middle River, it is usually for a social call. Uniformed officers, carrying several bags of carryout from a local deli, head to the fifth-grade classroom.

Local doctor was classmate of Whitney Houston

By Peter Hermann , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:40:00 GMT

She recalls how famous singer rebelled in Catholic high school

She recalls how famous singer rebelled in Catholic high school

Future of Exxon case uncertain as cleanup continues

By Jessica Anderson , The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:58:24 GMT

Dozens of homeowners need to go through new trial, appeals court says

The cleanup is supposed to be done in 2014, nearly eight years after 26,000 gallons of gasoline contaminated the groundwater in a northern Baltimore County neighborhood, but there's no end in sight for the legal wrangling.

Court sends Exxon spill case back to trial

By Steve Kilar, The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:47:32 GMT

Jury's $147 million award from 2009 is in doubt

The state's second-highest court has rejected much of a $147 million jury verdict that was awarded to hundreds of northern Baltimore County residents whose groundwater was contaminated by a gasoline leak at an Exxon station.

Civil rights violations alleged in Baltimore Co. noose incident

By Justin Fenton, The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:25:00 GMT

Essex man facing federal charges

An Essex man has been indicted on civil rights charges stemming from an April 2010 incident in which a dead raccoon was found hanging from a noose on a Middle River family's front porch.

Lacrosse players planned alcohol intervention too late for George Huguely | VIDEO

By Tricia Bishop , The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:37:00 GMT

Testimony in murder trial also includes rescuers' attempts to revive defendant's girlfriend

George Huguely V was getting drunk four nights a week in his final month of college, and his lacrosse teammates at the University of Virginia were considering some kind of intervention at the close of the 2010 season, a friend testified Thursday in Charlottesville Circuit Court.

Three-vehicle crash in Perry Hall kills Edgewood woman, 30

By Mary Gail Hare , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:50:00 GMT

Second victim taken to hospital

A 30-year-old Harford County woman was killed Wednesday after her car collided with two other vehicles along Belair Road in Perry Hall, Baltimore County Police said.

Testimony shows volatile relationship between lacrosse player, girlfriend | VIDEO

By Tricia Bishop , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:03:00 GMT

Former University of Virginia student on trial in death of girlfriend

Former University of Virginia student on trial in death of girlfriend

Fatal two-car crash in Baltimore County

By Steve Kilar, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:31:00 GMT

Woman died at scene; second person injured

A two-car crash Wednesday afternoon on Belair Road killed a woman and sent another person to the hospital, police said.

Court: state cannot re-indict defendants unfit for trial

By Arthur Hirsch , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:30:00 GMT

Judge panel finds in favor of two men charged in Baltimore, Harford counties

A Maryland appeals court has ruled that the state violated the rights of two men found incompetent to stand trial, then confined in state institutions without going through proceedings for commitment.

Cemetery is unlikely tenant for Towson Circle III

By Jon Meoli, jmeoli@tribune.com — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:23:00 GMT

Plot dating to 1800s will be preserved as small plaza near movie theaters

As progress has plowed through downtown Towson over the years, family members buried in the 19th century at the Catharine Schmuck Cemetery off Virginia Avenue have had little opportunity to rest in peace.

Jury selection continues in Huguely trial | VIDEO

By Tricia Bishop , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:23:00 GMT

Former U. Va. student accused of killing girlfriend, Cockeysville native Yeardley Love

Jury selection continued Tuesday in the high-profile trial of George W. Huguely V, who's charged with murder in the death of his former University of Virginia girlfriend, Yeardley Love.

Opponents speak against Balto. Co. transgender bill

By Alison Knezevich, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:22:56 GMT

Measure would prohibit discrimination

Opponents of a proposal to protect transgender people from discrimination in Baltimore County urged the County Council on Monday to defeat the measure, saying they fear the bill could have unintended consequences.

Colorado man fights extradition to Maryland on murder charges

The Associated Press — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:49:00 GMT

GREELEY, Colo. — A Colorado man charged with the slaying of a Dundalk woman in 2000 is fighting extradition to Maryland.

County police investigate sex assault on teen in Catonsville

By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:06:00 GMT

Two suspects sought in attack on 16-year-old

Baltimore County police said Monday that they were seeking information on a sexual assault that occurred three weeks ago in the Catonsville area.

Jury selection continues in trial of U.Va. lacrosse player accused of killing Yeardley Love

By Tricia Bishop , The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:59:00 GMT

One by one, potential jurors in the murder case against George W. Huguely V, who's accused of beating his former girlfriend to death when they were both University of Virginia students, took the witness stand Monday and revealed just how difficult it could be to seat an impartial jury.