Sunday 20th May, 2012
Despite struggles, Wieters invaluable to O's
'); } WASHINGTON -- On display of late: The duality of Matt Wieters' game. At the plate with a bat in his hand, the Baltimore catcher has been struggling. Hitless in 18 straight ...
Baltimore fire may have been set with Molotov cocktail
Fire and police officials are investigating an East Baltimore fire as a possible arson after finding evidence of a Molotov cocktail at the scene. Firefighters responded to the site of the fire, a ...
2 security guards arrested after alleged assault on man
Two security guards were arrested after allegedly assaulting a man in the parking lot of a restaurant in Frederick, police said. The Frederick Police Department reported that officers were called ...
Z on TV: McDonough sticks by his 'black youth mobs' talk
Baltimore SunState Del. Pat McDonough told the Sun last week that he wasn't going to back down from a press release he issued last week alleging that 'black youth mobs terrorize" downtown ...
Arson suspected in Baltimore City fire
The WBAL ChannelFire firefighters battled heavy smoke to contain the blaze that broke out in a vacant, three story building in the1100 block of Barclay Street ...
Memorial Day Travelers Keep An Eye On Gas Prices
WJZ 13BALTIMORE (WJZ) — While the overall economy continues to improve slightly, Americans continue to face a new challenge this year: steadily increasing gas prices. ...
Pit Bull Owners Defend Their Pets
WJZ 13BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland’s highest court ruled that pit bulls are an inherently dangerous breed. That decision caused some landlords to evict dog owners and adoptions to scale off. ...
For gay marriage opponents, moments shape minds
Associated PressWhen President Obama announced his support for gay marriage, supporters and pundits declared it symbolic of a historic shift in American attitudes. But as the attention fades, the fact remains that ...
Trayvon Martin's mother speaks at Baltimore church
Baltimore SunTrayvon Martin 's mother Sybrina Fulton on Sunday morning emotionally addressed Baltimore's Empowerment Temple, the church of the Rev. Jamal Bryant who has been at her side as national ...
Two men accused of terror plot before Chicago NATO summit
Baltimore SunSeveral weeks ago, three South Florida veterans of the local Occupy movement piled into an aging Honda and set out for Chicago, where the ...
Officials identify victim in Baltimore City police-involved shooting
The WBAL ChannelHolloman was fatally shot in northeast Baltimore after police responded to a call for a mentally-disabled person in the3500 block of Elmora Avenue at about 5:20 ...
A message to the blackman in Baltimore
Examiner"I'm concerned more with causes than I am with high places," says the late great pastor and civil rights icon Reverend Marion Bascom, who died of a heart attack on Thursday at the age ...
Disabled man shot by police identified
ABC 2Baltimore City Police identified the mentally disabled man shot by officers Saturday afternoon. Police spokesman Donny Moses says Maurice Holloman, 31, is the man a police officer shot Saturday at a ...
Possible Molotov cocktail starts fire
ABC 2BALTIMORE - Arson investigators are looking into a fire that broke out early Sunday morning in Baltimore, sending one person to the hospital. Baltimore Fire spokesperson Kevin Cartwright says the ...
POLICE: Armed Robbery In College Park, Md.
WUSA 9COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WUSA) - Prince George's County Police are investigating an off-campus armed robbery/abduction at the University of Maryland. Officials say they received a report of an ...
Tropical Storm Alberto hitting SC but worth watching Ocean City and Baltimore
ExaminerHurricane season for the Atlantic begins on June 1st. So if this seems early, you are correct. Tropical Storm Alberto has winds of 50 mph, but it is a small storm barely a few hundred miles across. ...
Sunday, May 20, 2012
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I’ll Have Another Heads To NY For Belmont Stakes
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BLOG: Rain On The Way
WJZ 13High pressure currently east of New England will lose its influence over our weather as it shifts farther offshore. A series of disturbances will then arrive (initially a disturbance will come from ...
On Time: May 20, 2012
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Senior rescued from burning wheelchair
ABC 2GLEN BURNIE, Md. - A senior citizen is recovering at the hospital after a wheelchair that senior sat in caught fire. Anne Arundel County Fire Department officials say the fire broke out around 6:30 ...
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi has died in Libya | VIDEO
Baltimore Sunblood transfusion in April. Megrahi's health had deteriorated quickly overnight, his brother Abdulhakim told Reuters. "He was surrounded by his family and died in his house," he ...
Tropical Storm Alberto Forms Off Carolinas’ Coast
WJZ 13[...] the first tropical storm of the season and formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina …Tropical Storm Alberto Churns Off Southeast's CoastCBS ...
Argument against breed-specific legislation in Maryland and other areas
ExaminerThe recent ruling by the Maryland Court of Appeals deeming pit bulls as "inherently dangerous" has been receiving a fervent backlash from pit bull owners and animal rights advocates. ...
MLB: Baltimore 6, Washington 5
UPINick Markakis each bashed a two-run homer Saturday and the Baltimore Orioles hung on for a 6-5 interleague victory over Washington. Jones (3-for-4) delivered his homer in the third inning and ...
APNewsBreak: 22 states join campaign finance fight
Associated PressHELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike ...
China keeps up pressure Chen's family, supporters
Baltimore SunChen Guangcheng on Sunday enjoyed his first hours in New York after years of jail and detention, relatives and supporters back home remained locked down by security authorities. Chen's escape ...
World leaders back Greece, vow to combat financial turmoil
Baltimore SunBritain's Prime Minister Cameron listens as U.S. President Obama speaks during an expanded G8 working luncheon with African and other leaders at the G8 Summit at Camp ...
Restaurant Offers Reading Glasses For Menus
WJZ 13By BRANDON OLAND Carroll County Times ELDERSBURG, Md. (AP) — During more than a decade as a server at Salerno’s Restaurant, Kelly Deegan has scooped up all kinds of personal ...
Trap And Skeet Shooters Have A Blast In Annapolis
WJZ 13By THERESA WINSLOW The Capital of Annapolis ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — For Sean Alexander, shooting is the chase of perfection. And it’s mighty addictive. Every time he steps onto the trap ...
Chen goes for fifth win as O's try to sweep Nats
Baltimore OriolesThe surging Orioles turn to rookie Wei-Yin Chen on Sunday looking to complete a three-game sweep of the Nationals. Baltimore has won five in a row, and at 27-14, the O's are 13 games over ...
Jones is on the campaign trail -- for Teddy
Baltimore OriolesIf you know about the Presidents Race at Nationals Park, then you know that Teddy Roosevelt has never won. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abe Lincoln have always spent time in the ...
Maryland has slight chance of high winds later this week with Tropical Storm Alberto
Baltimore SunParts of Maryland have a slim chance of experiencing tropical storm force winds later this week, according to the National Weather Service. Much of the southern half of the state and the Eastern ...
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg marries longtime girlfriend
Baltimore SunFacebook timeline Saturday evening, adding a life event reading "Married Priscilla Chan."Chan and Zuckerberg -- who, based on the photo he posted, wore a suit jacket at the wedding rather ...
Midshipmen describe smooth transition from 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' at Naval Academy
Baltimore SunNaval Academy said jokingly last year that Andrew Atwill was a homosexual, the midshipman told him to cut it out.His friend didn't know it, Atwill says, but he really was gay — and under ...
NAACP votes to support same-sex marriage
Baltimore SunNational Association for the Advancement of Colored People , one of the nation's oldest civil rights organizations, is officially supporting marriage for same-sex couples.The 103-year-old ...
Mayor calls St. Patrick's Day violence a "black eye" for city as police ramp up deployment
Baltimore SunVisitors to Baltimore's downtown on summer weekends will see up to 50 additional police officers, a show of force aimed at preventing a repeat ...
Baltimore's Keur Khaleyi seeking backers to help reach goal
ExaminerThe name, Keur Khaleyi, (pronounced Hah-lay-he), is from the Senegalese language of Wolof and means house of the children or children. It is also the name of a Baltimore dancecompany, complete with ...
Baltimore celebrates 'Skin Cancer Awareness Month' in May: Part 4 – Prevention
ExaminerBaltimoreans are experiencing a rise in skin cancer incidence. It is a growing problem that has some identified prevention techniques that can make a difference. Here are the top 10 tips for ...
Top of the order powers O's past Nationals
Baltimore OriolesBAL@WSH: Jones launches a two-run shot to left WASHINGTON -- The Orioles have been a balanced offensive team this season, but on Saturday, the top of the order did all of the heavy lifting. ...
Tropical storm watch issued for parts of SC coast
Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Forecasters late Saturday issued a tropical storm watch for parts of the South Carolina coast after the first tropical storm of the 2012 hurricane season formed in the ...
City officer fatally shoots man in E. Baltimore
Associated PressBALTIMORE, Md. (AP) -- Police say that an officer has fatally shot a 31-year-old man in East Baltimore after the person attacked another officer and reached for his ...
Creative Cause Is 3rd; Trainer Has ‘No Regrets’
WJZ 13BALTIMORE (AP) — Creative Cause finished third in the Preakness, an afterthought in the duel to the wire between winner I’ll Have Another and Bodemeister. It was an improvement over ...
O’Neill Will Face Scrutiny At Belmont About Drugs
WJZ 13BALTIMORE (AP) — Doug O’Neill has three weeks to prepare I’ll Have Another for a final run at the Triple Crown, and the suddenly popular trainer likely will spend some of that time ...
Triple Crown Dreams Often Dashed At Belmont
WJZ 13Since Affirmed last won horse racing’s Triple Crown in 1978, 11 3-year-olds have won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness– but fallen short in the Belmont Stakes. A look at how ...
Move back to third-base side works for Gregg
Baltimore Orioles'); } WASHINGTON -- Kevin Gregg spent the offseason and Spring Training learning to pitch from the first-base side of the mound, and the results were not at all what he had hoped. In his ...
Competitive group of O's driven to succeed
Baltimore Orioles'); } WASHINGTON -- The Orioles have a very competitive group this season. It's one reason they're in first place in the American League East and have been one of the best teams in ...
Reynolds pain-free, not swinging a bat yet
Baltimore Orioles'); } WASHINGTON -- Orioles manager Buck Showalter said that Mark Reynolds is just about pain-free and, even though ha hasn't been swinging a bat yet, he could come off the disabled ...
Dramatic win, record attendance at Preakness
Baltimore SunPimlico Race Course , watched anxiously as the 137th Preakness ended just as many had predicted — with Derby champ I'll Have Another and ...
Police kill man in Belair-Edison
Baltimore SunA Baltimore police officer fatally shot a man who attacked another officer Saturday afternoon inside a home in East Baltimore, police said. At 5:18 p.m., two officers responded to a call for a ...
Preakness infield party still raucous, but tamer than years past
Baltimore SunThere were still drunken 20-somethings. Still crowds making a ruckus. And people throwing up after one too many beers.But this year — unlike at ...
I'll Have Another wins 137th Preakness
Baltimore SunPimlico Race Course on Saturday, this horse rose to the moment. Bettors in the Turfside Terrace, a massive white tent along the home stretch, watched anxiously as the 137th Preakness ended just ...
Loyola edges Denver, Maryland pulls upset in NCAA quarters
USA TodayLusby added two assists to establish a career-high with seven points for the Greyhounds, who advance to the semifinals for the third time in program history and first since 1998. Goalie Jack Runkel ...
BLOG: Tropical Storm Alberto Could Bring Rain To Md. In Next 2 Days
WJZ 13We have our first named tropical system of the year! Tropical storm Alberto formed just off the South Carolina coast this afternoon. That’s where it will stay for the next 24-36 hours. Then, ...
I’ll Have Another Wins Preakness, Triple Crown Try Next
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