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Paying respect to Steve McNair

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason points to the sky, imitating teammate Steve McNair's gesture after a touchdown, during a memorial service for the NFL quarterback held in Nashville, Tenn. McNair was shot to death at his condo early Saturday by his 20-year-old girlfriend, Sahel Kazemi, who then turned the gun on herself.

State GOP told to repay Steele

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Transfer of $77,500 to state party broke law, elections board says

Transfer of $77,500 to party broke campaign finance law, elections officials say

Towson Catholic High's alumni vow to fight school's closing

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Demonstrations, meetings, possible lawsuit mentioned in wake of school's closing

The Towson Catholic High School alumni have vowed to fight the abrupt closing of their alma mater with rallies, an awareness campaign and even a possible lawsuit.

Meteor's fall over Md., Pa. triggers cosmic treasure hunt

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Telescope, security video capture images over Pa.

With chunks of meteorites fetching thousands of dollars on the commercial market, news of the spectacular meteor that soared over parts of Maryland and Pennsylvania early Monday has touched off a cosmic treasure hunt.

Recent killing stirs whispers of resurgent gangs in Pen Lucy

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Peter Hermann's "Crime Scenes" is a reported feature that provides context about many of the incidents that take place on the streets of Baltimore and beyond.

Two city men sentenced in '07 contract slaying of witness

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Both fear retaliation because of their cooperation in case

Two more young Baltimore men were sentenced to decades in federal prison Thursday for their roles in the 2007 contract killing of murder witness Carl Lackl, who was shot repeatedly in front of his Baltimore County home.

Columbia man, 18, shot during fight on basketball court

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:45:00 -0400

An 18-year-old Columbia man was shot Thursday night after a fight broke out on a basketball court, according to Howard County police.

Maryland hopes to buy back commercial crabbing licenses

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Reverse auction of commercial permits would protect fishery

Crabbers, name your price. In an unprecedented move to protect Chesapeake Bay crabs, the state is offering to buy back more than half of the commercial crabbing licenses held by Marylanders.

Report: General Motors emerges from bankruptcy after 40 days

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:18:00 -0400

The new General Motors arose on Friday as lawyers finished an all-night paperwork session transferring the bulk of the automaker's assets to a company controlled by the U.S. government.

At U.S. nationals, Phelps sets world record in 100 butterfly

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:46:37 -0400