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Disabled man conned out of savings

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Co-worker, girlfriend con groundskeeper out of life's savings

Thomas cannot read or write. He lives with his mother (right) in a two-story house in Hamilton, purchased with rolled change and savings from working as a groundskeeper at the Johns Hopkins University. He has longed to escape Baltimore and buy a ranch house in the country with a fenced yard and a room large enough for a pool table. Now, Thomas, 43, knows he'll never get that — because two people he trusted stole his entire life savings.

Accused drunken driver fatally strikes Carroll Co. girl, 15

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:23:00 -0400

Four other teens hospitalized after crash in Keymar

Four other teens hospitalized after crash in Keymar

Report criticizes juvenile center where 14 youths escaped

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:18:00 -0400

The state's independent juvenile justice watchdog has questioned whether Maryland's only locked facility for troubled boys convicted of crimes is secure enough, citing three escapes in two years, including one May 27 in which several workers were seriously injured.

Md. court passes on Magna's appeal of disqualified slots bid

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:09:00 -0400

Laurel Park must take challenge to contract appeals panel, judges say

Maryland's highest court ruled that a dispute over Laurel Park's disqualified bid to open a slot-machine casino should be decided by a state contracting board before being litigated in court.

Man accused of shooting 2 officers has history of violence

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Man has history of domestic violence

Man has history of domestic violence, city police say

1 killed, another seriously burned in fire at boarded-up city house

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:38:00 -0400

One man was killed and another seriously burned during a Sunday night fire at a boarded-up rowhouse in West Baltimore, according to city fire officials.

Larger-than-life Schaefer statue gets its finishing touches

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:16:09 -0400

McNair's death raises issue of infidelity among athletes

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Infidelity among sports stars a concern for their families

- The shocking death of former Ravens and Titans quarterback Steve McNair and infidelity among sports stars is a main topic of discussion among families of professional athletes.