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Baltimore County police have arrested a 24-year-old man and charged him with raping and kidnapping a woman near Towson University on Oct. 6, officials said.

The death of a Northeast Baltimore woman whose body was found in a vehicle in Frederick City last month has been ruled a homicide, Frederick police said.

A group of Baltimore high school students held a demonstration this morning to educate people about the less-heroic elements of Christopher Columbus, on a day most Americans honor the explorer.

Dr. William R. Brody, the outgoing head of the Johns Hopkins University, said today he has accepted a position as president of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif. He will start March 1.

Officers seeking occupants of SUV in connection with incident Baltimore police today released the names of two men fatally shot Sunday night in the Upton community, and officers were seeking the occupants of a sport utility vehicle in connection with the incident.

He is the county's third fire-related death this year, authorities say A fire this morning destroyed a small waterfront home in a community near Annapolis and left one man dead -- apparently Anne Arundel County's third fire-related death this year, authorities said.

Grades could be changed or transcripts delayed, draft says An internal audit found that Baltimore public schools do not have sufficient security for records of current students and graduates, risking the possibility that grades could be changed or that graduates could wait weeks to get a copy of their transcripts.

A Frederick man died yesterday evening after the all-terrain vehicle he was riding hit a tree, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office said.

Initiative to remove metals and acids from Western Maryland streams faces budget shortfall that could stop operations by 2014 A brand-new gift is how Gary Yoder, 64, describes the 30 miles from Westernport to Cumberland on the North Branch of the Potomac River. For the 30-year resident of Garrett County, fly fishing is a religious experience when he stands in the river underneath the autumn ...

Two men were fatally shot last night in Baltimore's Upton community, and police were seeking the occupants of a sport utility vehicle in connection with the incident. The victims' names were being withheld pending notification of family members, city police said. Central District police responding to a report of two men shot in the 1400 block of Pennsylvania Ave. near West Lafayette Avenue at ...

An 18-year-old man died of multiple gunshot wounds in Southwest Baltimore early yesterday, city police said. At 12:48 a.m., police found Darius Burton lying on the ground in the 4300 block of Davis Ave. He was pronounced dead at 3:46 a.m. Police knew of no address for the victim. There was no known motive or suspect in the case, police said. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to ...

A suggestion by a state corrections official to use inmate labor to demolish blighted properties in Cumberland prompted criticism by a union official. Secretary Gary D. Maynard of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services suggested the use of inmate labor Friday at a meeting attended by Gov. Martin O'Malley as part of his Capital for a Day visit. Mayor Lee Fiedler told O'Malley ...

The Roland Park Civic League will hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss a proposal to build a $195 million long-term care facility on undeveloped land in Roland Park - a plan that has met strong opposition from the surrounding neighborhood. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Roland Park Elementary School. The Baltimore Country Club voted in July to sell 17 acres of land once used for a golf ...

Md. families proudly bid goodbye as Reserve unit prepares for yearlong deployment In the past week, the Eutsler family has celebrated a year's worth of holidays.

Grades could be changed or transcripts delayed, draft says Jonathan Brice, who oversees student records for Baltimore schools, shows filing cabinets where they are stored. Doors are now locked, he said, and all paper records will be put into digital form by the end of the school year. An internal audit found that city schools do not have sufficient security for records of current students and ...

Baltimore County police are investigating an armed robbery, kidnapping, sexual assault and carjacking that started at the parking lot of a light rail station in Timonium on Saturday and ended in Baltimore City.

Three juveniles surrendered to officials investigating a Saturday night stabbing in northern Baltimore County, police said yesterday. Police responding to a call about a stabbing at the Sportsman Hall roller skating rink in Upperco about 10 p.m. found the victim with a stab wound to the head, said Cpl. Robert Carman. The victim was taken to Carroll Hospital Center and later released. Police did ...

T here are certain issues that are so sensitive that nobody talks about them until one bold person steps forward and breaks the ice.

Members of the Harford County Council will introduce several amendments to the proposed zoning code rewrite at its next legislative session.