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Woman, 34, fatally shot at funeral gathering for boyfriend slain in city

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:20:00 -0500

City detectives believe incident connected to earlier slaying, but motive unclear

A woman was fatally shot Thursday night outside Joseph H. Brown Funeral Home, where she was attending a private gathering for her boyfriend, who was killed last week, city police said. Virginia McGhee, 34, received a phone call about 7:30 p.m. while attending services for Michael Anthony McFadden. She stepped outside and was shot in the chest by an unknown assailant, according to police.

A restless spirit at peace

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Searching for another way to help, Chris Coffland joined the Army

Spc. Christopher Coffland, killed by a bomb Nov. 13 in Afghanistan, joined the Army as an intelligence specialist at an age when most men are working 9-to-5 and driving the kids to school. His biography suggests a man auditioning to become the next Indiana Jones.

THE MAYOR ON TRIAL Dixon jury sent home until Monday

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:58:00 -0500

Jurors dismissed after sending note saying 'things are getting a little overheated'

Jurors dismissed after sending note saying 'things are getting a little overheated'

Balto. Co. salary advisory board violated Open Meetings Act

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:08:00 -0500

Port of Baltimore set to receive multi-million-dollar upgrade

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:52:00 -0500

Public-private partnership would prepare port for super-size ships once Panama Canal is widened

Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Friday that a company will invest hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade the port of Baltimore -- a project likely to bring thousands of jobs to the city.

Police sergeant's son arrested, marijuana seized in city raid

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:10:00 -0500

The 21-year-old son of a Baltimore police sergeant was arrested Thursday night after officers raided the family's rowhouse on North Luzerne Avenue and found a half-pound of marijuana, the department's chief spokesman said.

AAA forecasts 4 percent increase in Marylanders traveling for Thanksgiving

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:42:00 -0500

The staycation is no match for Grandma this Thanksgiving.

Casino job hopefuls asked to urge Arundel to act on slots

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Hopefuls asked to help urge county to act on Arundel Mills proposal

The company hoping to bring slots to Arundel Mills mall held a career fair Thursday that was heavy on lobbying for the not-yet-approved project, asking prospective job-seekers to sign postcards addressed to the Anne Arundel County Council in support of the casino.

Council members in Balto. Co. say they wouldn't accept raise

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A citizens advisory board believes that Baltimore County's councilmen merit a raise, but most of them said Thursday that they would not accept a pay increase.

CRIME SCENES Suburban crime finds streetwise New Yorker in Rodgers Forge

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Frances Schoonmaker lived in New York's Upper West Side working as a professor at Columbia University's Teachers College. She took subways and buses, and knew enough to stay alert on the streets of the big city. In nearly 30 years, she never once got mugged.