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Arundel Slots To Be Decided Through Referendum
The question of whether or not to allow slot machine gambling at Arundel Mills Mall will be decided by the voters.The Anne Arundel County Board of Elections has certified more than 19,000 signatures...


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Police: Crash Sends Car Into Home
Investigators said the woman was rear-ended in her driveway in the 8200 block of Streamwood Drive in Pikesville.The Rav-4 she was in then sped forward and crashed into her home.The woman was taken to...
Event Gets Students Interested In Science, Math Fields
Morgan State University is joining the U.S. military in trying to do something about the current shortage of people with science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills.The university is...
Several Bills Aim To Tighten Gun Laws
The House and Senate heard nearly two dozen gun-related measures in Annapolis on Thursday.Supporters of the Second Amendment right to bear arms are crying conspiracy. They claim committee chairmen in...
Cameron Makes Plans For Wideouts
is the happiest person in the organization right now. But Cameron’s not far behind. “I’m in the top five,” Cameron said Thursday with a laugh. That’s because with the re-signing...
It's Spring Fling In Baltimore County
Baltimore County Are you thinking about taking a family vacation this spring break?Well, baltimore county officials hope you'll take advantage of all the fun right here in Baltimore County. County...
Arnold Woman Charged With Murder Of Infant Son
State's Attorney Lisa Thayer Welch said Thursday that Jamie Lynn Hiemenz, 27, is charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter, first-degree child abuse and reckless endangerment. She was released...
Bill Could Toughen Laws For Vehicular Manslaughter
The parents of 15-year-old Conner Kohls, who was killed by a reckless driver in 2008, want changes in the state's vehicular manslaughter...
Husband Faces Murder Charges In Hammer Beating
reports neighbors say the couple did not appear to have any problems, but now the husband faces several charges for beating his wife including first degree attempted murder. Anthony Soligny, 33,...
Supporters Say Alcohol Tax A Boost To Healthcare
Maryland lawmakers are asked to impose the first liquor tax increase in the state in 50 years, and supporters say it will have healthcare...
Slots Opponents Get Arundel Mills Issue On Ballot
Rob Annicelli of Stop Slots at Arundel Mills reacts to the news that his group and others have collected enough signatures to get the issue of a slots parlor at Arundel Mills before voters this...
Dog Licensing In Catonsville, Md
View all » According to Maryland law, every dog needs proper licensing. This permit is issued by the county of residence. Wearing the appropriate tag is extremely important. The state statute...
Aa County Board Of Elections Has Verified Enough Petitioners To Place Slots Ordinance On The Ballot
"IN EXCESS OF THE REQUIRED 18,790 VALIDATED SIGNATURES HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO PLACE SLOTS ZONING ORDINANCE ON THE NOVEMBER...
Easter Egg Hunts And Holiday Activities At Cromwell Valley Park
Once again the Easter Bunny is hopping towards Baltimore. On Saturday April 3, 2010 from 10am to 12pm Cromwell Valley Park (Sherman Farm) will host it's annual Easter Egg Hunt. The egg hunts will...
Keep The Passion Buring In Your Relationship - Pt 2
. In other words, start your relationship off the way you intend to keep it going. We all start off new relationships by putting our best foot forward in an effort to attract, impress and keep the...
City Names Volunteer 'google Czar' To Go After Broadband
Google pilot project to the city and appointed a volunteer "Google czar" to spearhead the effort. Rawlings-Blake said the Greater Baltimore Committee, a group of more than 500 businesses and...
Federal Agency Orders Ideal Federal Bank To Find A Buyer
Ideal Federal Savings Bank has until March 31 to find a buyer, a deadline set by the Office of Thrift Supervision after the federal agency determined the small Baltimore institution was...
Johns Hopkins Plans To Cut C02 Emissions In Half
Johns Hopkins University says it plans to cut the school's carbon dioxide emissions in half over the next 15 years. University officials released the plan Thursday saying they will invest more...
Mccormick Expands Product Recall
said Thursday it is adding additional “Best Buy” dates for products included in a recall the company announced on March 5 of some of its stuffing, onion gravy mix and dip mixes because of...
Md.-based Mccormick Expands Recall Over Salmonella Concerns
McCormick & Co. expanded its recall of four products Thursday due to possible contamination of one ingredient with salmonella, part of a nationwide recall of a growing list of processed food...
Baltimore Names 'google Czar' To Go After Broadband
Google pilot project to the city and appointed a volunteer "Google czar" to spearhead the effort. Rawlings-Blake said the Greater Baltimore Committee, a group of more than 500 businesses and...
Arnold Woman, 27, Charged With Murder Of Infant Son
An Arnold woman has been indicted in Garrett County on murder and abuse charges in the death of her newborn son. State's Attorney Lisa Thayer Welch said Thursday that Jamie Lynn Hiemenz, 27, was...
Mccormick Expands Recall Of Processed Mixes
McCormick & Co. expanded its recall of four products Thursday due to possible contamination of one ingredient with salmonella, part of a nationwide recall of a growing list of processed food...
Northrop Grumman Issues Layoff Notices To 180 In Hagerstown
Hagerstown maintenance and modification center. Northrop said the notices went out because it expects a lull in work at the center. The company said it expects to finish current projects with the...
O'malley To Restart Program To Give Export Firms $5,000 Grants
Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday that the state will restart a program that gave $5,000 export-assistance grants to firms but had its funding frozen this fiscal year thanks to the budget crisis. ...
Acorn Sets Aside Lawsuit Over 'pimp' Video
ACORN has voluntarily dropped a lawsuit stemming from a hidden-camera video that showed its employees giving advice to a pair dressed as a pimp and a prostitute.The multimillion-dollar lawsuit was...
Wife In Murder-for-hire Plot To Use 'battered Spouse' Defense
The White Marsh woman accused of hiring someone to kill her husband is making new arguments about a possible motive and a possible defense.Karla Porter is one of six suspects, including her brother...
2 Men Arrested On Child Porn Charges
Two Anne Arundel County men were arrested in separate cases on Thursday and charged with the possession and distribution of child pornography.Police arrested James William Szczepanik, 19, of Glen...
Anne Arundel Uncovers Alleged Illegal Immigrant Operation
Anne Arundel County police and officials with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office said they have broken up an illegal immigrant operation.Officials said businesses in the county have...
Hey Baltimore How Crazy Are You?
Rule Change for Alcohol During Preakness (Associated Press) A news and opinion website has put together a list of "America's Craziest Cities." Baltimore you're crazier than half the...
2 Anne Arundel Co. Restaurants Raided By Ice
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) ― Immigration agents and local police swoop down on two Maryland restaurants taking into custody dozens of...
Baltimore Hopes To Win Ultra High-speed Internet
Support Bringing Google To Baltimore Baltimore announced a major effort to convince Google that the city is the perfect place to launch an ultra high-speed fiber optic network. ...
Md. Revamping Driver Education Program
Administrator John Kuo said Thursday that the agency implemented tougher standards for the state's more than 200 driving schools last summer, including criminal background checks for instructors. ...
Overhaul Of Maryland Driver Education Program Coming
In October, the MVA adopted a new curriculum endorsed by the American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association. Instructional videos dating to the 1960s and '70s have been...
Salad: The Wonder Meal
View all » Salad has been a mainstay in my diet since I was four. As a kid, I loved salad because it was a mish-mash of all my favorite veggies with yummy dressings. When properly built, salads...
To Flirt, Make Conversations Emotional Rather Than Logical.
Most people don’t know how to flirt and many don’t even understand what flirting is. It’s simple: flirting is to have a conversation that isn’t based on logic but on emotion....
Zyngenia Lands $2.5m In Maryland, Montgomery Co. Investment
Zyngenia Inc., a Montgomery County biotechnology company, secured $2.5 million from the state and county. The money follows a $10 million investment last November by New Enterprise Associates, a...
Americans Slowly Regain Lost Wealth
WASHINGTON - Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth -- gradually. Household net worth rose last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios. But the gain was...
Forbes: Bisciotti Remains Only Baltimore-area Billionaire
owner Steve Bisciotti. The 49-year-old self-made billionaire was the only Baltimore-area resident to make this year’s list. Forbes pegs Bisciotti’s net worth at $1.5 billion, up from...
Mirant Says No New Coal Ash Dumped At Md. Site
The spokeswoman also says the company is preparing a permit application for construction of an ash recycling facility at the Morgantown power plant in Charles...
Md. House Says No To Fining Montgomery Schools
Leaders there say they funded schools above the maintenance of effort level before the recession hit, but budget challenges have made it hard to maintain that spending...
24 Md. Teams Compete In Robotic Competition
reports on the fast-paced challenge to make all the right moves. It's a different kind of March Madness. The robotics competition is sponsored by FIRST and they're holding it at the Baltimore...
Folk Museum Shares Dorchester County History
Each month, the South Dorchester Folk Museum invites the public to learn about the history and heritage of southern Dorchester County through oral presentations on a variety of...