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Reed to begin season on PUP

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 23:09:00 -0400

Safety expected to be ready to play by Week 7 vs. Bills

Pro Bowl safety Ed Reed has decided to go on the physically-unable-to-play list, Ravens coach John Harbaugh confirmed Friday night. Under the rules of the PUP, the Pro Bowl safety will miss the first six weeks of the season after that there will be a 21 day period in which he can practice with the team and either decide to remain on the PUP for the rest of the season or play.

Friends remember McDonogh graduate, Mount St. Mary's student as 'amazing'

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 19:33:00 -0400

Freshman collapsed while playing volleyball

Little more than a week after beginning her freshman year at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, 18-year-old Catherine "Catie" Carnes was playing a friendly game of volleyball when she collapsed, relatives said. She was taken to Gettysburg Hospital in Pennsylvania, where she died of a pulmonary embolism — a blood clot in the lung.

Two elementary school students arrested for bringing gun to academy

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:06:00 -0400

Weapon found in bookbag at city's KIPP Ujima was not loaded

Two elementary school-aged children were taken into juvenile custody Thursday morning after a handgun was found in a student's bookbag at a Northwest Baltimore school, according to city school officials.

Early voting starts smoothly for area residents

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 21:25:00 -0400

Voters say they appreciate convenience and speed

Short lines and easy-to-use machines helped give area residents a quick, painless introduction to early voting on Friday, voters and election officials reported.

In 4-1 defeat to Tampa Bay, Orioles lineup a pushover

Sat, 4 Sep 2010 07:22:00 -0400

Garza just good enough to win after 'shove it' comment

Matt Garza's vow that he would "shove it down" the Orioles' throats Friday night proved to be more rhetoric than reality. The Tampa Bay Rays starter's performance was more of a gentle nudge, yet it was still plenty good enough to quiet an Orioles team that continues to struggle against the American League East.

Hurricane Earl briefly batters Ocean City with winds, waves

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 21:23:00 -0400

Swimming prohibited as winds, waves strengthen

Winds picked up sharply early Friday afternoon as Hurricane Earl spun closer to the Ocean City coastline. Waves as high as 14 feet plummeted onto the sand, crashing along the edge of dunes and the sea wall. Rains flew sideways, prompting visitors along the boardwalk to duck into shops and restaurants for cover. Despite the heavy winds, there were no reports of damage or flooding, said Ocean City spokeswoman Donna Abbott.

Abortion doctors suspended after woman suffers injury

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 21:20:00 -0400

A botched abortion on an 18-year-old woman has led state medical officials to suspend the licenses of two doctors and to order a third — who was never licensed in Maryland — to stop practicing medicine in the state.

ACLU lawyers seek to quash wiretapping charges

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:40:00 -0400

Motorcyclist arrested for taping his own traffic stop

Citing a 2,000-year-old Roman quote, "Who will watch the watchers?" a Harford County judge skeptically questioned prosecutors Friday pressing criminal charges against a motorcyclist for recording his traffic stop and posting the video on the Internet.

Woman killed in triple shooting in Baltimore's Mill Hill neighborhood

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:06:00 -0400

A 30-year-old woman was killed in a triple shooting Thursday night in Southwest Baltimore, a police spokesman said.

Tiffany & Co. opens its first jewelry store in Baltimore area

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 20:21:00 -0400

Iconic retailer has been watching Baltimore market for several years

By the time she reads this story, Bridget McNamee ought to be one happy woman.