British detective likens it to being born into a family T he headquarters of the Greater Manchester police force's Xcalibre squad could pass for any Baltimore police district station. The second-floor office in the center of the city's highest crime area, Moss Side, is wallpapered with dozens and dozens of young men identified as gang members, with names like "Tree Frog," "Baby Soldier ... Full Story »
Senate votes 72-16 to elevate Baltimorean nominated by Clinton Baltimore native Andre Maurice Davis won confirmation Monday as a judge on the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, nine years after his first nomination to the job. Full Story »
'He deserves it,' Duncan says of Muhammad's scheduled execution in Va. 'He deserves it,' Duncan says of Muhammad's scheduled execution in Va. Full Story »
Marylanders on both sides of the abortion divide are steeling themselves for a historic clash over the procedure, after lawmakers voted to prohibit federal subsidies for insurance that covers it. Full Story »
Freshman from Howard collapsed in room after 10-mile march The Mount St. Joseph High School community was in shock Monday after learning that a 2009 graduate of the Irvington campus died Saturday following a 10-mile road march at the Virginia Military Institute. Full Story »
A 21-year-old Michigan poker professional who chose cards over college won the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas early Tuesday, winning $8.55 million and becoming the youngest player to win the tournament in its 40-year history. Full Story »
The attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says he's assured the suspect that all of his rights as a defendant in the military justice system will be respected. Full Story »
The Baltimore Ravens have assumed an identity that coach John Harbaugh could do without. Full Story »
Michael Phelps failed to qualify for the finals of the 100-meter freestyle and 100 backstroke events at a World Cup short-course meet while wearing an old-style swimsuit. Full Story »
The Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood massacre apparently acted alone and without outside direction, investigative officials said Monday evening, even as the FBI launched an internal review of how it handled information gathered about the doctor nearly a year before the shooting. Full Story »
A logger from western Maryland falls just short at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Full Story »
The judge in the trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon is optimistic that the panel of 12 jurors and at least four alternates will be chosen by the end of Tuesday's court session. Full Story »
As the nation's Supreme Court refuses to block the execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad, the attention turns to his impending death. Full Story »
Montgomery County Police have charged three men with committing a crime by assaulting the victims because of their sexual orientation. Full Story »
A surviving shooting victim reflects on the terror, his own trauma and whether he has any doubts about the fate Muhammad is facing. Full Story »
Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia. Full Story »
2 firefighters are hurt in a fire in Northeast Baltimore. Full Story »
Unless Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine steps in, sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad will be executed Tuesday. Full Story »
A man from western Maryland comes up short in the final round of the World Series of Poker. Full Story »
Michael Phelps has failed to qualify for the 100-meter freestyle final at a World Cup short-course meet in an old-style swimsuit. Full Story »
The News Hole by Van Smith: The Washington Post's coverage of Western Maryland's Darvin Moon, who's made it to the final table of the World Series of Poker, has been great entertainment. The writer, J. Freedom du Lac, has a blog about Moon, "Darvin Moon's World Series of Poker Adventure," and has filed some excellent stories,... Full Story »
Feature by Erin Sullivan: It's 7:58 a.m. Monday morning at the Baltimore County Department of Social Services office at Drumcastle Center in Towson. The waiting room is quickly filling with people who've come to apply for food stamps, temporary cash assistance, energy assistance, and other public benefits. There's already a... Full Story »
The Mail: Brian Morton's "Poor Health" (Political Animal, Sept. 23) combines excellent sympathies with a mistaken analysis of the forces at work in the current health-care reform debacle. True, as Morton observes, the voice of poor people usually has little impact on our politics. Indeed, I'd go so far as to... Full Story »
Murder Ink by Anna Ditkoff: Murders this Week: 3 Murders this Year: 187 Monday, Oct. 26 10:15 p.m. Joshua McKinny, a 24-year-old African-American man, was pronounced brain dead at an area hospital. McKinny was shot two days earlier. Just after 10 p.m. on Oct. 24, police got several 911 calls about a shooting in the 2000... Full Story »
Councilmania: On the agenda, Oct. 26 Bill 08-0163 Live Entertainment and dancing--zoning--conditional uses. Creates new zoning rules for restaurants and bars wanting to host live bands or performances. The Read: This bill, tabled since July, was not listed on the agenda. Councilman James Kraft (D... Full Story »
Baltimore children who are rescued from abusive parents--or orphaned by murder, suicide or disease - often wind up in foster care. And that can be either a blessing or a further tragedy. In this installment of our series, "Growing Up Baltimore," WYPR's Karen Hosler has the story of a young woman who survived abuse, neglect and Maryland's foster care system. She's now determined to make life ... Full Story »
When Baltimore City College and Baltimore Polytechnic Institute meet Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium, they'll renew Maryland's oldest football rivalry. But there are alums of both schools who wish the game was being played later in the month. WYPR's Milton Kent has the story. Full Story »
It's the time of the year when many Chesapeake Bay boaters begin pulling their craft from the water and getting them ready for winter. For some, it's a bittersweet experience. But the folks who run the Schooner Sultana turn it into a weekend-long celebration. WYPR was a media partner for this year's event and our Joel McCord paid a visit. Full Story »
Many neighborhoods in Baltimore that were once stable places to grow up have been declining for years. Families struggling to keep their children safe, contend with rows of boarded up houses, trash, and street crime. As part of our series, "Growing Up Baltimore," WYPR's Mary Rose Madden reports that even a chance encounter with a neighborhood dog can be scary. Full Story »
DUNDALK, Md. (AP) — Baltimore County police say the man who allegedly stabbed a Baltimore city officer outside a Dundalk strip club has been charged. A court commissioner charged 27-year-old Glenn Lansinger of Dundalk Friday night at Shock Trauma with attempted first-degree murder. Full Story »
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 21-year-old Michigan poker professional who chose cards over college won the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas early Tuesday, winning $8.55 million and becoming the youngest player to win the tournament in its 40-year history. Full Story »
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Unless Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine steps in, sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad will be executed Tuesday for the attacks that terrorized the nation's capital region for three weeks in 2002. Full Story »
Head coach Ken Niumatalolo said Navy will likely stick with the new offensive line alignment that was unveiled on Saturday against Notre Dame. Eric Douglass, a 6-foot-2, 273-pound sophomore from Owasso, Okla., started at center and played a half before suffering a knee injury. Full Story »
Officer shot one of the men after being stabbed by Heather Perlberg An off-duty Baltimore City police officer was attacked by two men and shot one of them after he was stabbed outside a Dundalk nightclub, according to a Baltimore County Police Department press release. County police were called just after 2 a.m. last Thursday in reference to a fight outside Christina's Female Revue in the 4500 ... Full Story »
Gunman then kills himself by Joseph M. Giordano On Friday afternoon, as employees of Keary Advertising on Rolling Mill Road readied for their annual Halloween office party, Dundalk resident Dennis McLaughlin parked his car next to the building and walked through the front door with a pistol. About three minutes later, at 12:33 p.m., McLaughlin, who had just fired five shots into owner Wayne ... Full Story »
Group now has community Web site, newsletter by Bill Gates The Colgate Improvement Association is back up and running after a brief period of dormancy – now moving so fast its feet are barely touching the ground. A full slate of officers, the debut of a community Web site and print newsletter, plans to start a program of block captains ... one of Dundalk’s smallest communities is taking some big ... Full Story »
Larche, Bouthner receive awards at ceremony by Joseph M. Giordano Two officers from the North Point Precinct were lauded in a Baltimore County Police Department awards ceremony last week, according to a news release from the department. At the ceremony, held at Oregon Ridge Park on Oct. 27, Ofc. Justin Larche was awarded a Commendation for Valor and Ofc. Kenneth Bouthner was given an Emergency ... Full Story »
Monocacy Valley VFW Post The Monocacy Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6918 in Harney will host its Veterans Day observance from 2 to 5 p.m. today. Full Story »
UNION BRIDGE — Through most of his life, Jay Mackenzie talked about the farm he would one day own, where he and his family could live and raise beef cattle and enjoy the simple things. Full Story »
A Sykesville man and two juveniles face burglary charges for allegedly breaking into a Westminster home. Ryne Jeffrey Gassaway, 20, of the 500 block of Schoolhouse Road in Sykesville, was charged with first-degree burglary, third-degree burglary, permitting the use of burglary tools to commit fourth-degree burglary, malicious destruction of property of less than $500 and theft of between $1,000 ... Full Story »
The smell of sauerkraut wafted through the air of McDaniel College’s Memorial Square as video of Joe Cocker’s performance at the Concert for Berlin was projected on a screen. Full Story »
SYKESVILLE — Council members unanimously voted 6-0 Monday to let the town’s public works department use a mixture of sand and salt this fiscal year for snow removal. Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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