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Marine found dead in Fort Meade barracks

By Colin Campbell, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:45:00 GMT

Identity, further details unknown

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating the cause of a Marine's death in his Fort Meade barracks room Wednesday afternoon.

19-year-old California woman charged with human trafficking

By Mary Gail Hare , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Anne Arundel County police have charged a 19-year-old California woman with prostitution, operating a prostitution ring and human trafficking.

Pit bull bites child in Pasadena

By Yvonne Wenger , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:51:00 GMT

A pit bull attacked a 9-year-old child Wednesday night in Pasadena as the boy played on his bike, police said.

TLC's 'On the Fly' has plenty of Baltimore's BWI

By David Zurawik — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:00:00 GMT

But it also feels like a Southwest Airlines infomercial

The description at the TLC website for "On the Fly" gives a pretty good sense of the up-with-Southwest-Airlines tone that permeates this reality TV series premiering at 9 p.m. Thursday.

Wesley Brown, first black Naval Academy graduate, dies

By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 24 May 2012 02:38:00 GMT

Lt. Com. Wesley Brown, class of 1949, had long Navy career

The first African-American to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy has died, according to an announcement from the school Wednesday.

State approves last round of school construction projects

By Erica L. Green, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 24 May 2012 01:18:31 GMT

School systems receive increased funding to tackle infrastructure, renovation needs

State officials approved more than $161 million in school construction funding Wednesday that will allow school systems in the Baltimore area to undertake renovation projects, tackling problems that include sweltering and overcrowded classrooms and dilapidated buildings and amenities.

Fish kills grow in algae-tainted waters

By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:59:00 GMT

Death toll on Arundel creeks raised tenfold; more seen in Dundalk waters

Something's rotten on the Baltimore area waterfront. Fish are washing ashore by the thousands in a mass die-off that officials say appears to be caused by a weather-driven worsening of the pollution that chronically plagues the Chesapeake Bay.

Odenton man guilty of exploiting mentally disabled postal worker for cash

By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:30:00 GMT

Glen Burnie man lost $250,000 in scheme that lasted three years, prosecutors say

An Odenton man who tricked a mentally disabled Glen Burnie postal worker into giving him more than $250,000 over the course of three years pleaded guilty Wednesday to exploiting a vulnerable adult, according to Anne Arundel County prosecutors.

Woman seriously injured in early morning accident in Pasadena

By Yvonne Wenger , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:30:00 GMT

Police investigating cause

Police are investigating the cause of a single-vehicle accident in the 8200 block of Waterford Road in Pasadena early Wednesday that left a 53-year-old Severna Park woman seriously injured.

Odenton man arrested for impersonating police officer

By Yvonne Wenger , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:14:00 GMT

Suspect asked men and women to take sobriety test, present ID

A 31-year-old Odenton man was arrested for impersonating a police officer Tuesday in the parking lot of a Buffalo Wild Wings in Annapolis.

Woman sexually assaulted in downtown Annapolis

By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 23 May 2012 03:46:00 GMT

21-year-old victim fought man off after being pulled into alley

Annapolis police are looking for a man who pulled a 21-year-old woman into an alley in downtown Annapolis and sexually assaulted her early Saturday morning.

Man suspected in death in Aruba arrested on indecent exposure charge

The Associated Press — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:44:00 GMT

He is caught 'completely' nude in car in Annapolis

A Maryland man who had been suspected in the presumed death of his traveling companion in Aruba was arrested on a charge of indecent exposure after police say they found him naked in a car with a woman.

Oklahoma plebe grabs dixie cup in Naval Academy's Herndon climb

By Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:32:00 GMT

Two hours, 10 minutes to cap the monument

They are plebes no longer.

Former Maryland public defender chief loses challenge to firing

By Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:03:28 GMT

Court of Appeals rules on procedural grounds

A former head of the state's public defender office has lost a challenge to her 2009 firing, as Maryland's highest court ruled against her Tuesday.

6,000 fish killed in Arundel creeks

By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:09:31 GMT

Investigators suspect low oxygen from algae bloom

State officials are investigating what killed thousands of fish in Marley and Furnace creeks in northern Anne Arundel County, but suspect they suffocated after an algae bloom sucked the oxygen out of the water, a Maryland Department of the Environment spokesman said Tuesday.

Arundel council commends police, not chief, for drop in crime

By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:09:00 GMT

Resolution passes after amendment strips Teare's name from language

The Anne Arundel County Council passed a resolution Monday night commending the county police department — but not its chief — for decreasing crime in 2011.

Maryland braces for Memorial Day travelers

By Candus Thomson , The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:07:00 GMT

Potential seen for backups on Bay Bridge

State transportation officials hope you'll do a lot of sightseeing this Memorial Day weekend. Just not on the Bay Bridge.

Trucking company owner files for bankruptcy again

By Candus Thomson , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:29:35 GMT

Gunther shut down last year by federal safety agency

The owner of an Anne Arundel County trucking company put out of business late last year by federal safety officials has filed for bankruptcy protection again, listing more than $3.3 million in debt.

Baltimore man convicted of 2006 murder of Glen Burnie dentist

By Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:27:39 GMT

Dante Jeter faces possibility of life without parole in killing of Dr. Albert Woonho Ro

A Baltimore man serving a 60-year murder sentence now faces life without parole in an unrelated homicide in Glen Burnie, after he was convicted Monday of the first-degree murder of Dr. Albert Woonho Ro.

Warning against contact with water in lower Patapsco is lifted

By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:24:00 GMT

Sewage had spilled from pumping station

A warning against water contact in the lower Patapsco River issued nearly two months ago has been lifted, the Anne Arundel County health department announced Monday.

Mids describe smooth transition from 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

By Matthew Hay Brown , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:55:41 GMT

Anti-gay comments 'not cool ... anymore'

When his roommate at the Naval Academy said jokingly last year that Andrew Atwill was a homosexual, the midshipman told him to cut it out.

BWI airport becomes art gallery to celebrate human rights

By Edward Gunts , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:39:27 GMT

"Speak Truth To Power" photo exhibit honors activists around the world

Some of the bravest people in the world can be found at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.

Navy commencement is rite of passage for high school friends

By Colin Campbell, The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:30:45 GMT

River Hill graduates are ready for military careers

When they graduated from River Hill High School in 2008, Jonathan Hill , Rajiv Stone and Daniel Thyberg had a grueling summer of physical training awaiting them as they prepared to attend the U.S. Naval Academy together.

Annapolis Summer Garden opens theater season with 'Anything Goes'

By Mary Johnson, Special to The Sun — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:36:29 GMT

'Avenue Q' and 'Xanadu' follow

Summer arrives early in the state capital with the opening of the Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre's 46th season of presenting "theater under the stars," which begins May 24 with Cole Porter's classic "Anything Goes."

Arundel parent who helped bridge cultures wins involvement award

By Liz Bowie , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 21 May 2012 03:03:25 GMT

She has helped parents from other countries communicate with teachers

An Anne Arundel County parent whose gentle spirit is said to have built bridges between cultures at her sons' elementary school was named the Maryland Parent Involvement Matters Award winner Friday night.