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  • Annapolis Residents Speak Out About Rape Allegations At Naval Academy

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) –An alleged rape at the Naval Academy has got many people talking. Three football players could soon face charges of assaulting a female ...

  • Md. Boston Marathon Survivor Released From Hospital

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)–For the first time since the Boston Marathon in April, Erika Brannock will sleep in her own bed. The local teacher is out of rehab in Baltimore, but the terrorist bombing has changed her life. Christie Ileto has more on her emotional homecoming. Brannock was all smiles as she left Kernan Hospital on Monday. She said the last couple of days have been both mentally and ...

  • Os add Ishikawa to roster slot him in lineup

    Email Travis Ishikawa is in the Orioles' lineup on Tuesday, batting eighth and serving as the designated hitter. Miguel Gonzalez will go on the paternity list for up to three days to clear space on the roster. Ishikawa had exercised his opt-out clause and would become a free agent if he wasn't promoted or traded. He was hitting .316/.413/.525 with 16 doubles, seven homers and 31 RBIs ...

  • New members appointed to city school board

    Three new members were appointed to the Baltimore City school board, Gov. Martin O'Malley and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Tuesday. In a release, the officials announced that Cheryl A. Casciani will begin July 1, and Anthony A. Hamilton and Peter Kannam would immediately begin their terms. Two current board members, Tina Marie Hike-Hubbard and Shanaysha Marie Sauls were ...

  • Sinclair Broadcast purchasing high-power antenna maker Dielectric

    Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. , which owns or is in the process of acquiring 140 television stations throughout the U.S., is purchasing a manufacturer of transmission antennas, ...


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Movie Review

Willard

Willard

First-time director Glen Morgan certainly had Tim Burton on the mind when making Willard, a darkly comedic remake of the 1971 cult classic about a social misfit who befriends an army of rats and teaches them to do his bidding. Right from the gaudy opening credits sequence that features a musical score by Shirley Walker channeling Danny Elfman, Willard is right in the vein of Burtons ... ...

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  • Is Maryland headed for a wave of bank mergers

    Baltimore County Savings Bank, have been announced in the Mid-Atlantic region. The burst of activity suggests the start of a long-anticipated wave of mergers. "The industry has been anticipating a tipping point in regards to mergers and acquisitions," said Anita Newcomb, a Columbia-based banking consultant. "Still, it's difficult to say if this is the tipping ...

  • Ellicott City man arrested after huffing pursuit

    County police said Sean Brian Witt was blocking a roadway Tuesday morning in the Normandy Shopping Center in Ellicott City when others saw him sniffing an inhalant, known as huffing, police said. Witt, 37, of Ellicott City, was inhaling from a can and he refused to open his door or move his car, police said. As officers approached, he sped off, leading officers on a pursuit that ended on Furrow ...

  • Poll Congress approval rating just 16 percent

    According to a new national poll, just 16 percent of Americans approve of the way Congress is handling its job, with 83 percent of those questioned in a CNN/ORC International survey saying they disapprove. The poll was released ...

  • Spurs A Model Of Patience Success

    SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The Spurs have long been the NBA’s gold standard when it comes to drafting and development, preferring to roll up their sleeves and scour the globe to find the right players to slot into well-defined roles in San Antonio. They have more international players on their roster than any other team in the NBA, and even their American players don’t come straight from ...

  • Heat Need Big Game From James Again

    MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A little more than a year ago, the Miami Heat stood on the verge of elimination in the Eastern Conference Finals. The team’s heart and the ability of the Big Three were being questioned left and right ahead of Game 6 of the Conference Finals. Then LeBron James got "the look" and things were never the same for the Heat. James put the team on his ...

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