News 2008-05-16 Andanh.com

133RD PREAKNESS STAKES Big Brown ready for party Fri, 16 May 2008 18:58:00 -0400
From undefeated favorite to superstar, Kentucky Derby winner turns heads at Pimlico

Exercise rider Michelle Nevin jogs Big Brown at Pilmico Race Course today. He is the reigning Kentucky Derby champion and the only horse this year with a chance to become the first Triple Crown winner in 30 years. Preakness is judgment day for favorite Big Brown Voice of Pimlico: knowledge, timing, acting

Baltimore executive pleads guilty to mail, tax fraud Fri, 16 May 2008 13:30:00 -0400
Scheme conned government, banks, businesses of $32 million, prosecutor says

Scheme conned government, banks, businesses of $32 million, prosecutor says

Teen held in mother's killing had quarreled over grades Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
McDonogh student held in mother's killing

Lynn R. McKain, director of public relations at McDonogh School (left), embraces admissions director Anita Hilson yesterday. Lewin Carlton Powell III, an honors student at McDonogh, yesterday was ordered held without bail and faces charges in his mother's murder and father's attempted murder.

Congress doubles funding for the Chesapeake Bay Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
At least $690 million pledged over 10 years for pollution cleanup

At least $690 million pledged over 10 years for bay pollution cleanup

City to replace some 'blue light' crime cameras Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Arguing that the technology requires too much manpower to be effective, Baltimore police are phasing out the first generation of blue-light cameras -- among the city's most visible crime-fighting tools.

8 men shot in city in 4 unrelated incidents Fri, 16 May 2008 08:55:00 -0400
Eight men were shot, two fatally, in four apparently unrelated incidents last night and this morning in the city.

Murder accusation may figure in drug dealer's term Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Murder accusation may figure in dealer's term

A federal jury decided last year that Gary "Fat Boy" Williams Jr. was a drug dealer. But when his sentencing hearing resumes today in a Baltimore court room, he will face accusations that he was involved in the shooting death of an informant though he has never been charged with murder.

Aiming for early dental health Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
City leads U.S. in giving kids checkups

Nurse practitioner Shavon Legette holds Denisha Myrick, who received a fluoride treatment at the Belair-Edison Family Health Center. A report on the city's pilot fluoride varnishing program -- which has served nearly 1,000 children since November -- found that it was effective in improving dental health.

2 killed, 4 hurt in two-car collision in Rosedale Fri, 16 May 2008 07:44:00 -0400
One car burst into flames after two-car collision

Two people were killed and four others injured in a two-car collision early this morning in eastern Baltimore County, authorities said.

Police: Convict walked away from Allegany robbery trial Fri, 16 May 2008 16:11:00 -0400
Authorities in Allegany County are looking for a convict who went to lunch during his robbery trial and never came back.

I-70 lane reopens after sinkhole repair Fri, 16 May 2008 16:08:00 -0400
Interstate 70 has fully reopened near Hagerstown following repairs to a sinkhole that prompted the closure of one westbound lane, the State Highway Administration said.

Murder accusation may figure in dealer's term Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Murder accusation may figure in dealer's term

A federal jury decided last year that Gary "Fat Boy" Williams Jr. was a drug dealer. But when his sentencing hearing resumes today in a Baltimore court room, he will face accusations that he was involved in the shooting death of an informant though he has never been charged with murder.

Teen arrested in Catonsville killing of father-to-be Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A 17-year-old from West Edmondale has been arrested and charged in the fatal stabbing and attempted robbery of a man at a Catonsville gas station Saturday, hours before the victim's wife gave birth to their first child, county police said yesterday.

MTA rides to Orioles, Ravens games to be curbed Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
New federal rules restrict the types of services that public transit agencies can offer

Fans who ride the Maryland Transit Administration's buses from local park-and-ride lots to Orioles and Ravens games will soon have to find a new way to the stadium under new federal rules restricting the types of services public transit agencies are permitted to offer.

He looks hot, but he's taken Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
You live by the biceps, you die by the biceps. The good news for Martin O'Malley: A national magazine has put him on one of those lists of top governors.

At the academy, slipping, sliding to top Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
It took two hours, 35 minutes and 59 seconds -- and more than a few slips and falls -- for the Naval Academy's first-year midshipman to conquer Herndon, an annual rite of passage for academy freshmen, or plebes, that folklorists date to 1907.

Leaders say House Judiciary Committee disrespected them Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Leaders say House Judiciary Committee disrespected them

Baltimore's top law enforcement officials accused a key House of Delegates committee yesterday of disrespecting them and killing a slate of bills that they thought would help control crime in the city.

Under Armour plans to replicate Annapolis model Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Baltimore sports apparel company Under Armour is opening its second full-price retail store in the Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, Ill., tomorrow. It opened its first store at Westfield Annapolis mall last year. The 6,000 square-feet Fox Valley store resembles the inside of a sports stadium. The centerpiece is a bronze statue of Eric "Big E" Ogbogu, a former Dallas Cowboys football player and star of Under Armour commercials. The store also has a "stadium tunnel" entryway, a 120-inch rear projection HD television screen and a 32-inch multi-media touch-screen kiosk containing branded interactive content and educational elements.

Female Mid taken to hospital after participating in monument climb Thu, 15 May 2008 11:30:00 -0400
A female midshipman at the Naval Academy was taken to an area hospital this morning with neck and back pain after participating in the Herndon Monument climb, a tradition in which students mark the end of their first year at the academy by attempting to scale a 21-foot-tall obelisk.

Son quarreled over grades, police say Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
McDonogh student held in mother's killing

Lynn R. McKain, director of public relations at McDonogh School (left), embraces admissions director Anita Hilson yesterday. Lewin Carlton Powell III, an honors student at McDonogh, yesterday was ordered held without bail and faces charges in his mother's murder and father's attempted murder.

2 killed, 4 hurt in Rosedale car crash Fri, 16 May 2008 07:44:00 -0400
One car burst into flames after two-car collision

Two people were killed and four others injured in a two-car collision early this morning in eastern Baltimore County, authorities said.

Man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography Fri, 16 May 2008 06:54:00 -0400
Reisterstown resident faces up to 20 years in prison

A Reisterstown man pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to possessing child pornography, a case made possible after a citizen checked on a man who was to take a trip with three boys to Florida and learned the man was on the state's sex offense registry, the Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement.

17-year-old arrested in gas station killing Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A 17-year-old from West Edmondale has been arrested and charged in the fatal stabbing and attempted robbery of a man at a Catonsville gas station Saturday, hours before the victim's wife gave birth to their first child, county police said yesterday.

County Council says it's inclined to give raises to veteran police Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
After finding $3.6 million to cut from the Baltimore County budget, council members said yesterday that they are inclined to give raises to veteran police officers next year.

Essex home barricade ends in man's arrest Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A man being served an arrest warrant charging him with domestic abuse barricaded himself inside his Essex home yesterday morning but surrendered a few hours later, county police said.

Parents must verify child's residence Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The county school system will require parents and guardians of students entering sixth and ninth grades in the fall to verify their child's residency before the end of this school year.

Lansdowne man shot by deputies dies Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A Lansdowne man shot yesterday afternoon by a Baltimore County sheriff's deputy attempting to serve a warrant on him has died, a county police spokesman said.

Public hearing set on 2010 capital budget Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The county Board of Education will hold a public hearing on the fiscal 2010 capital budget at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Room 114 of the ESS Building, at 6901 Charles St., Towson.

College gets $497,000 grant Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Community College of Baltimore County has received $497,000 from the National Science Foundation for 20 annual scholarships, U.S. Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin have announced.

Family sues in death of teenager in Carroll Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The family of an East Baltimore teen who died at a Carroll County school for juvenile offenders filed a multimillion-dollar civil suit in federal court yesterday against the school, several of its employees and the state Department of Juvenile Services.

Woman fails to register address Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Maryland State Police are seeking a sex offender who failed to register a new address, which is required by law.

Carroll man indicted in road death Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A Carroll County man accused of driving drunk when a stranded motorist who was standing on a Howard County roadside was struck and killed last month has been indicted.

Route 30 lane to be closed Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The State Highway Administration will temporarily close the southbound lane of Route 30 at Wolf Drive in Hampstead to reconstruct and repave the shoulder for the Hampstead Bypass project.

Johns spoke of 'demons' Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A forensic psychiatrist testified for the defense yesterday that a prison inmate accused of strangling another inmate aboard a prison bus had told him two months earlier that his demons would make him kill unless he got psychiatric treatment.

Man sought in shooting Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Harford County sheriff's deputies have issued a warrant for a Baltimore man on charges of attempted murder and assault stemming from a March shooting in Edgewood, authorities said yesterday. Police identified the suspect as Waymond Lee Harrison Jr., 26, of the 100 block of Lionhead Court.

Harford council defeats executive's space plan Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Economics, oversight cited in vote against $82 million plan to consolidate agencies

The state fire marshal will not allow one more employee to move into the Harford County Administration Building. The sheriff maintains a major part of his operations four miles away from his headquarters in downtown Bel Air. The state's attorney's office is paying more than $600,000 in rent annually for five locations in the county seat, one of them called "the dungeon."

400-acre APG complex gets its first tenant Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The 400-acre research and development complex under development at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County has signed its first tenant.

Lauraville project developer selected Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Retail-office complex OK'd for Harford Rd.

A two-story shopping and office complex is planned for a key intersection of the Lauraville business district in Northeast Baltimore, the Baltimore Development Corp. said yesterday.

Celebrating milestones Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Howard Neighbors

Velva Howard (left) will lead the celebration of the Ellicott City Senior Center's 20th anniversary. Carla Buehler (right) is the center director.

Budget cuts are debated Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Council members undecided on changes to Ulman plan

With less than a week until final budget votes, no consensus has emerged among Howard County Council members on whether to make changes in County Executive Ken Ulman's $1.4 billion budget.

25 years of triathletes Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Even after 25 years of organizing the Columbia Triathlon, Robert Vigorito gets emotional about the race.

Crisis center ready to reopen Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
After 18 months in temporary quarters, staff and residents of the Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center are set to move into their new $5 million building that replaces the nonprofit's cramped former quarters on the same site.

For sisters, chamber music performance is family affair Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Performing chamber music with intimate friends and relatives is an experience usually reserved for amateurs, but not so this weekend at Christ Episcopal Church. Howard County's own Wonju Kim, violinist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, will be joined by her family and friends at 3 p.m. Sunday in a concert that features Schubert's "Trout" Quintet and Mendelssohn's Piano Sextet in D.

Volunteer Notes Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Teenage girls interested in fashion are needed to volunteer at Charity's Closet, a project to benefit Success in style, a nonprofit organization that provides free business clothing to disadvantaged women seeking jobs.

Community Notes Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Howard County Executive Ken Ulman has announced that a second bus will be added to the HT Ride Baltimore City Shuttle for medical trips.

Howard Live Calendar Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
On stage 'Dreamcoat' Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia, 5900 Symphony Woods Road, is presenting Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat through June 8. Doors open at 6 p.m. for evening shows Tuesday through Saturday and at 5 p.m. Sundays. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. for Wednesday and Sunday matinees. Reservations are required. Tickets are $44-$49. 410-730-8311, or www.tobysdinnertheatre.com .

Religion Digest Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Temple Isaiah, a traditional reform Jewish congregation in Fulton, will hold its fourth annual Matzohball 5K Run and 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk June 1 to kick off this year's Healthy Howard Day.

Mastectomies on increase due to fear of cancer return Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Early-stage trend is linked to fear that cancer might return

In a stark reversal of a long-term trend, more early-stage breast cancer patients are choosing mastectomy, despite evidence that the aggressive, disfiguring surgery has the same survival rate as removing the malignant lump, new research shows.

Early dental health is aim Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
City leads U.S. in giving kids checkups

It wasn't the fluoride varnish --dabbed on her baby teeth by a medical assistant -- that made little Denisha Myrick cry yesterday. It was the jab of immunization needles, part of a medical checkup that brought the tears.

Hospital staff turn the page Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
With people in white lab coats and nametags around a conference table, it wasn't your typical wine-and-cheese book club.

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