Man shoots bouncer outside Baltimore County bar

Associated Press - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Police say the altercation started when the bouncer escorted a patron from the bar. The man then took out a gun and began shooting at the bouncer before being subdued by other people inside the ...

Shooting stabbing reported in Baltimore County

Baltimore Sun - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Halethorpe early Saturday, Baltimore County Police said. The shooting happened at DePaola's Pub on Sulphur Spring Road around 2 a.m. after a person was thrown out by a bouncer, according to police. The person pulled out a gun and began shooting at the doorman, who went back inside followed by the shooter, police said. People inside the bar subdued the gunman, according to police. The ...

Motorcyclist dies after hitting tree in Perry Hall

Baltimore Sun - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Perry Hall man died after his motorcycle veered off the road and struck a tree, Baltimore County Police said. Anthony Joseph Petti, 41, had been riding the bike southbound in the 9900 block of Fox Hill Road when the accident happened, according to police. He was not wearing a helment and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Petti lived in the 9900 block of Pepper Hill Road, police ...

Saturday May 25 2013

WJZ 13 - Saturday 25th May, 2013

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List of 81 pistols rifles and shotguns banned by Maryland

Spero News - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Gov . Martin O’Malley (D) of Maryland signed into law on May 16 a measure intended to control the sale of so-called assault weapons, which have been involved in incidents such as the mass killing at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown CT in December in 2012. The measure casts a broad net over a variety of weapons, both pistols and long guns, that have at least two of three ...

With rise of extreme races fun comes with serious risk

Baltimore Sun - Saturday 25th May, 2013

M ud pits, electric wires, climbing walls and a long-distance run - for most participants, outdoor obstacle races offer a chance to overcome physical challenges and bond with friends, often in a rowdy atmosphere. But even as these adrenaline-fueled races have exploded in popularity in a recent years, creating an industry with tens of millions of dollars in revenue, some racers have paid a high ...

Joseph R. Carlozo Calvert Hall football coach dies

Baltimore Sun - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Memorial Stadium on Thanksgiving Day in 1969, died of stroke complications May 20 at the Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was 85. Born in Philadelphia and raised in South Philadelphia, he was the son of Joseph Thomas Carlozo, a painter, and Concetta DeVicaris, a homemaker. He was a 1946 graduate of Southern High School in South Philadelphia, where he was a standout player on ...

Haynes Johnson Dead Pulitzer-Winning Journalist And Author Dies At 81

Huffington Post - Saturday 25th May, 2013

WASHINGTON - Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movements and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81. The Washington Post reported he died at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md. In a statement to the Post newsroom, Managing Editor Kevin Merida said Johnson died of a heart ...

Md. Officials No Deficiencies in Abortion Death

WUSA 9 - Saturday 25th May, 2013

GERMANTOWN, Md. (AP) - Maryland health officials investigating the death of a woman being treated at a Germantown abortion clinic found "no deficiencies" in her ...

Openly gay Robbie Rogers returning to professional soccer

Middle East Times - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Robbie Rogers , who came out as homosexual when he announced his retirement from soccer, tells USA Today he has decided to return to the field. Rogers said he made the decision last month while he was speaking at the Nike Be True LGBT Youth Forum in Portland, Ore. "I seriously felt like a coward," he said. "These kids are standing up for themselves and changing the world, and ...

Garcia takes on Dickey in search for first victory

Baltimore Orioles - Saturday 25th May, 2013

After hitting a rough patch at the beginning of the season, Blue Jays right-hander R.A. Dickey has finally turned a corner. The knuckleballer had his best outing of the season on Monday against the Rays, allowing three runs on four hits in a season-high eight innings for his second straight win. Going just 2-4 in April, Dickey has posted a 2-1 record in four starts in May. He's also tossed ...

One-year-old fatally shot Friday night in Cherry Hill

Baltimore Sun - Saturday 25th May, 2013

A 1-year-old boy was fatally shot Friday in the early evening in Baltimore's Cherry Hill neighborhood and an adult man was injured when at least one gunman opened fire on the car in which the victims were riding.The child was pronounced dead at 8:26 p.m. Friday, according to Baltimore Police Detective Angela Carter-Watson. The man was listed in critical condition and was being treated at an ...

Baltimore beats up on Blue Jays pitching Lawrie ejected

CBC News - Friday 24th May, 2013

It was a rough welcome to the majors for Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Sean Nolin, who gave up seven hits and six earned runs in 1.1 innings of work. (Abelimages/Getty ...

Orioles unleash power with four homers in slugfest

Baltimore Orioles - Friday 24th May, 2013

BAL@TOR: Hardy launches three-run shot in the first TORONTO -- The Orioles hit a season-high four home runs to power their way to a 10-6 victory over the Blue Jays in front of 25,104 at Rogers Centre on Friday. Baltimore scored three runs apiece in the first and second innings to spoil the Major League debut of Blue Jays left-hander Sean Nolin. Nick Markakis and Manny Machado started the ...

UM says it alerted AGs office about swim coachs abuse of girl

Baltimore Sun - Friday 24th May, 2013

University of Maryland says it alerted the state attorney general nearly 25 years ago that the school's head swimming coach had acknowledged sexually abusing a girl at his private club, but he was not charged until last year.Rick Curl, founder of Washington's pre-eminent Curl-Burke Swim Club, resigned his position at College Park in August 1988 after the parents of the teenage victim ...

Orioles bash four homers in 10-6 win over the Blue Jays

Baltimore Sun - Friday 24th May, 2013

Past Orioles award winners "Do we?" Showalter said. "We have very little film?"The Orioles then showed they had done their homework on Nolin, chasing him from the game in the second inning on their way to a 10-6 win.In their third victory in four games, the Orioles hit four homers, ...

Child Among 2 People Shot In South Baltimore

WJZ 13 - Friday 24th May, 2013

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — City police investigate a double shooting in South Baltimore. It happened Friday in the 1200-block of Cherry Hill Road. That’s where officers say two people, including a child, were shot. Both victims were taken to area hospitals in unknown condition. Homicide detectives are now on the scene due to the severity of the shooting. So far, there no suspects or a ...

Norovirus Sickens More Than 200 Students Staff At Pot Spring Elementary

WJZ 13 - Friday 24th May, 2013

TIMONIUM, Md. (WJZ) — We now know what caused more than 200 Baltimore County students to miss school last week. Health officials confirm norovirus was the culprit that sickened 200 students and nine staff members May 17 at Pot Spring Elementary in Timonium. Norovirus is highly contagious and the most common cause of stomach illness in the country. Symptoms typically last for 24-60 ...

Fumes At Elkton Elementary School Send 5 To Hospital

WJZ 13 - Friday 24th May, 2013

ELKTON, Md. (AP) — Fumes from a cleaning solution used at a school in Elkton sent five people to the hospital. Cecil County Public Schools spokeswoman Kelly Keeton tells WDEL Radio that several staff members had trouble breathing Friday at Gilpin Manor Elementary School. The five staff members were taken to Union Hospital as a precaution. Hazardous materials crews were called to the ...

Gausman looks toward next start vs. Washington

Baltimore Orioles - Friday 24th May, 2013

Email TORONTO -- After making his Major League debut on Thursday, right-hander Kevin Gausman returned to his locker and was greeted with a plethora of text messages from friends, family and former Minor League players who congratulated him on the honor. The whole moment was surreal -- he said his heart was pounding when he took the mound -- but he calmed himself down after punching out Adam Lind ...

Planning Agency Accused of Witholding Public Records in Farm Road Dispute

WUSA 9 - Friday 24th May, 2013

been intentionally hiding public documents that could might turn the tide in favor of an historic African American community in Montgomery County that's fighting to restore their property values. The small enclave of families are continue to battle the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission which mysteriously erased the community's historic road and addresses off ...

Hopkins closes science writing program citing low selectivity

Baltimore Sun - Friday 24th May, 2013

Johns Hopkins University 's master's program in science writing have explained the prospects of life on Mars, the promise of neuroscience research and the ethics of animal testing on the pages of Scientific American, Nature and Popular Science, on the airwaves ...