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Vacshon Gilmer pleaded guilty in November to role in robberies, stabbing Vacshon Gilmer pleaded guilty in November to role in two armed robberies, stabbing Full Story »

Once Wednesday's front passes, we'll see plummeting temperatures ahead of snow on Saturday. Full Story »

Canadian citizen's fiancee died after injecting what she thought was buprenorphine Former University of Maryland pharmacologist Clinton B. McCracken pleaded not guilty Wednesday to several drug charges after his lawyer and a state prosecutor could not reach a plea agreement. Full Story »

The offer, which includes 500 acres from Doughoregan Manor, is largest in years Howard County is offering to add 1,000 acres of farmland to its Agricultural Preservation program -- including 500 acres on historic Doughoregan Manor, the nearly 300-year-old estate that belongs to descendants of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Full Story »

City police have charged man in connection with hammer attack A 52-year-old woman, who was critically injured last week in a beating that left her 17-year-old daughter dead, died Tuesday night at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore police confirmed. Full Story »

A Cecil County woman was killed early Wednesday in Arbutus when her car was broadsided by another vehicle as she tried to make a turn, Baltimore County police said. Full Story »

Search, rescue company near house was closed overnight as cost-cutting measure Search, rescue company near house was closed overnight as cost-cutting measure Full Story »

Search, rescue company near house was closed overnight as cost-cutting measure A man was killed and a woman injured in a fire early Wednesday at a rowhouse in West Baltimore, according to fire officials. Full Story »

A man was fatally shot by Baltimore police officers early Wednesday morning after pointing a gun at detectives conducting a drug investigation, officials said. Full Story »

Md. canon is 1st openly homosexual female to be named Episcopal bishop The humbling thing, for the Rev. Canon Mary D. Glasspool, has been the e-mail. Full Story »

The state's Medicaid system overpaid health care providers or failed to obtain federal reimbursement for a potential loss of millions of dollars, according to auditors. Full Story »

Supplies growing, state offering it to all comers With supply growing and demand waning, state officials announced that they are expanding distribution of swine flu vaccine beyond priority groups and making it available to any adult who wants one. Full Story »

Police reports in Baltimore city and county Full Story »

Alonso 'incredibly relieved' at NAEP results Baltimore's students scored better than expected on a rigorous national math test that compared their achievement to students in other large, urban school districts, indicating that a decade of reform may have helped lift the city's once-troubled schools. Full Story »

State offices, campuses to buy 23% of power from wind, solar facilities Md. offices, campuses to buy 23% of power from wind, solar Full Story »

Supplies growing, state offering it to all comers With supply growing and demand waning, officials announced that they are expanding distribution of swine flu vaccine making it available to any adult who wants one Full Story »

Eventual transit service will use 'clean diesel' technology The opening of the first phase of the Intercounty Connector is not expected before October, but Maryland is preparing for its debut by ordering 18 "clean diesel" commuter buses for eventual transit service on the highway. Full Story »

Vote delayed till new member is named Most of the candidates vying for a vacant seat on the Anne Arundel County Council appear inclined to vote on rezoning Arundel Mills mall to allow the state's most lucrative slots parlor to be built there. Full Story »

4 others would be closed on rotating basis The city will shutter one fire company and close four on a rotating basis, according to a proposal endorsed by Mayor Sheila Dixon Tuesday night in an abrupt change from her previous plan to close three companies permanently. Full Story »

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When millions of gallons of water erupted in mid-September from a ruptured 72-inch water main flooding dozens of Dundalk homes, Baltimore County executive Jim Smith got help quickly from state and local officials all over central Maryland. Full Story »

Thomas L. Meighan Jr., who is facing automobile manslaughter charges in connection with the October hit-and-run death of a Johns Hopkins University student, was also indicted by a Baltimore City Circuit Court grand jury last month on 14 other counts related to a hit-and-run incident from July. Full Story »

There's a real mess headed our way late today and tomorrow. Full Story »

Baltimore County police said Tuesday they were looking for a loveseat that was part of a sectional sofa in the home of a 23-year-old Cockeysville woman who was reported missing nearly two weeks ago. Full Story »

Baltimore fourth-graders' achievement on a tough national math test puts them in the middle of the pack, compared to their peers in 18 major cities nationwide. Full Story »