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  • Chrysler agrees to recall 2.7M Jeeps

    Chrysler stated last week that it would not comply with the recall demand, arguing that the vehicles are safe. The automaker also claimed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's analysis was faulty and that most of the deaths involved high-speed accidents in which modifications to the gas tank of the vehicles would not have made a difference. Had it not complied with the ...

  • Naval Academy proceeds on sex assault case

    The U.S. Naval Academy's superintendent has decided to move ahead with a case in which a female midshipman accused football players of sexually assaulting her after she was passed out from a night of drinking, the school announced ...

  • UMd. opens wind tunnel

    It's hurricane season, so the University of Maryland at College Park has again opened their wind tunnel up to give an idea of hurricane force ...

  • Appeals court expands George Huguelys appeal

    Virginia's Court of Appeals will take a broader look at an appeal by a former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ...

  • Commemorative War of 1812 coins honor Baltimore history

    More than 200 years after the War of 1812, Baltimore launched its bicentennial passport and commemorative coin program Tuesday to honor the city's ...


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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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  • 2 Former McDaniel College Lacrosse Players Killed In Crash

    Their vehicle ran off the road and hit a tree near Richmond. Twenty-two-year-old Michael Marks of Ellicott City was killed along with 22-year-old Warren Kraft from New York. Marks just graduated from McDaniel this spring. Kraft attended the school in 2011 before transferring to the University of ...

  • Manning WikiLeaks case in recess until June 25 while attorneys negotiate witness statements

    Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, left, is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Monday, June 17, 2013, after the start of the third week of his court martial. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Patrick ...

  • West Ocean City hotel damaged by fire

    A fire on Monday damaged a West Ocean City hotel but resulted in no significant injuries. Ocean City Fire Department, along with the Berlin Volunteer Fire Company, responded ...

  • Federal agency launches app to aid rail-crossing safety

    Less than a month after a fiery train derailment in Rosedale, the Federal Railroad Administration Tuesday launched a smartphone mobile application to provide safety information about more than 200,000 highway-rail grade crossings. The free app, Rail Crossing Locator, is available through Apple and can be used on iPhones and iPads. It allows users to find information about rail crossings, ...

  • City police investigate assault on man

    It happened around 9 p.m. Monday when police found a victim near West Baltimore and North Howard streets. Officials said the victim was conscious. He was transported to a hospital for treatment. Police said they are still looking for more information on the ...

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