News 2008-06-28 Andanh.com

Man gets 43 years in deaths Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Parkville mother, children killed in Ohio wreck

Friends and relatives of the victims leave court after Michael Gagnon of Adrian, Mich., was sentenced to 43 years for driving the wrong way on an interstate in Ohio and slamming his pickup truck into a minivan, killing a Baltimore County mother and four children.

Hamm's stepdaughter found dead Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
City police treating long-time addict's death as homicide

City police treating long-time addict's death as homicide

Medical lobbying effort led to billions in cancer research Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Survivor persuaded Congress to set up Defense program

When Fran Visco welcomed 1,600 breast cancer researchers and their advocates to Baltimore this week, she was doing more than opening a symposium for scientists. She was celebrating one of the most successful medical lobbying efforts in the nation's history.

Man memorializes death toll in Iraq using 4,100 tiny flags Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Message of 4,100 tiny flags is about human loss, not politics

Every single white flag - more than 4,000 of them planted meticulously across the lawn of a Civil War-era home - flaps anonymously in gentle Chester River breezes, a silent tribute to each U.S. service member who has died in the war in Iraq.

Arundel carjacking thwarted when victim fights back Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Arundel carjacking thwarted when victim fights back

The doors of Tony Hopkins Jr.'s white Dodge Charger open Lamborghini-style: They swing up, not out.

Teacher, Upward Bound counselor drowns at UMBC Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Death of Upward Bound counselor, 25, is likely accidental, police say

Deon Oneil Henry Jr. had the summer off as a health education teacher, so he decided to take a job working with 38 low-income high school students in an Upward Bound program.

Newest Coast Guard ship in port Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Longer than a football field, highly automated cutter Bertholf docks in Fells Point

Longer than a football field, highly automated cutter Bertholf docks in Fells Point

Judge grants NAACP access to state police documents Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Judge rules it can review state police profiling information

The NAACP can review Maryland State Police documents alleging racial profiling that the organization had been seeking, a judge ruled yesterday - a victory for the civil rights organization in a battle that has raged more than a decade.

Ex-police chief Hamm's stepdaughter found dead on street Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
City police treating long-time addict's death as homicide

On Thursday, the night of her 39th birthday, friends saw Nicole Sesker walking along a dingy street in Northwest Baltimore dressed in a T-shirt and flip-flops, with just a shawl tied around her waist and a scarf on her head.

O'Brien will receive sign of his authority from pope's hands Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
O'Brien will receive the sign of his authority from the pope's hands

Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien will receive his pallium at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican tomorrow, a capstone event marking his connection to the Catholic hierarchy and to the church worldwide.

Two sides on slots to have booths at the State Fair Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Groups can set up displays free but will be separated

All's fair at the State Fair, the opposing sides of the slots fight agreed yesterday.

Man gets 43 years in deaths of five from Parkville family Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Parkville mother, children killed in Ohio wreck

A man who was drunk on beer and tequila when he drove his pickup truck the wrong way on an Ohio highway, smashing into a minivan and killing a Baltimore County mother and four children returning from a Christmas trip, was sentenced yesterday to more than four decades in prison.

The real demons afflicting Douglass Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A udie was the truculent guy, the one with the braided hair and grills in his teeth. About 25 minutes into the HBO documentary Hard Times at Douglass High , Audie pretty much summed up why the school named after one of the most erudite men of his or any century is having hard times.

School board appoints 33 new principals for city schools Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
33 principals named, more to be selected by August

The Baltimore school board has appointed 33 new principals so far and plans to name about a dozen more before the new school year begins in August.

Wanted fast car, got fat lip Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Arundel carjacking thwarted when victim fights back

The doors of Tony Hopkins Jr.'s white Dodge Charger open Lamborghini-style: They swing up, not out.

Arundel police rescind tattoo policy Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Long sleeves are out for Anne Arundel County police officers, who have received word that a policy forcing officers to cover tattoos, body art and branding has been rescinded.

Pasadena woman, 50, dies in crash on Ritchie Highway Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:05:00 -0400
A 50-year-old Anne Arundel County woman was killed last night when she lost control of her car on Ritchie Highway in Severna Park, struck a guardrail, spun around and overturned, police said this morning.

Man punches gunman and takes weapon in attempted robbery Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:09:00 -0400
A 25-year-old man walking with his father in Pasadena last night thwarted what could have been an armed robbery by punching the gunman in the face and stealing his .380 caliber handgun, Anne Arundel County police said this morning.

Heart problem led to Naval Academy student's death Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
An autopsy has determined that a 19-year-old Naval Academy student found unconscious in her dormitory room last month died of cardiac arrhythmia, or an abnormal beating of the heart, the state medical examiner's office said yesterday.

Teacher, mentor drowns at UMBC Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Death of Upward Bound counselor, 25, is likely accidental, police say

Deon Oneil Henry Jr. had the summer off as a health education teacher, so he decided to take a job working with 38 low-income high school students in an Upward Bound program.

Man gets 43 years in deaths of five Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Parkville mother, children killed in Ohio wreck

A man who was drunk on beer and tequila when he drove his pickup truck the wrong way on an Ohio highway, smashing into a minivan and killing a Baltimore County mother and four children returning from a Christmas trip, was sentenced yesterday to more than four decades in prison.

UMBC bribery conviction Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A former general manager of Siemens Building Technology's Baltimore office was convicted of conspiracy to bribe a University of Maryland Baltimore County official, state Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler's office announced yesterday.

Dundalk man sentenced for child pornography charges Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:12:00 -0400
A 44-year-old Dundalk man was sentenced yesterday to five years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised probation for possessing child pornography and distributing the images over the Internet, the Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office announced.

Harford teen accused of shooting at officer Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A 16-year-old Forest Hill youth has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, accused of shooting at a Harford County sheriff's deputy early yesterday, authorities said.

Teen shoots at Harford deputy after chase, police say Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:30:00 -0400
A 16-year-old boy shot at a Harford County deputy this morning, after leading police on a brief vehicle chase along Business Route 1 near downtown Bel Air, authorities said.

Lobby led to billions in cancer research Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Survivor persuaded Congress to set up Defense program

When Fran Visco welcomed 1,600 breast cancer researchers and their advocates to Baltimore this week, she was doing more than opening a symposium for scientists. She was celebrating one of the most successful medical lobbying efforts in the nation's history.

Abortion foes win in S.D. case Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Federal judge rules state can establish warning language for physicians

A federal appeals court ruled that South Dakota can begin enforcing a law that requires doctors to tell women seeking abortions that the procedure ends a human life.

Crater study surprise Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Deep in ground where meteorite hit, rocks are full of extra-salty water

Scientists drilling into the site where a giant meteorite smashed into the lower Chesapeake Bay millions of years ago have found one more surprise amid the microscopic life and pockets of prehistoric ocean.

Martian soil might support life, probe finds Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The first chemistry results from Mars' northern plain reveal an environment more hospitable to life than some scientists had predicted, one that might allow future colonists to grow crops as familiar on Earth as asparagus and green beans.

756 illnesses are linked to tomatoes Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The official toll from salmonella-tainted tomatoes continues to rise: The government counted 756 confirmed illnesses yesterday. That's roughly 200 more illnesses than health officials had counted a week ago, in what has become the nation's largest-ever outbreak of salmonella from tomatoes. The continuing rise in cases comes mainly from state laboratories finishing backlogs of tests, not new infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The latest known illness occurred on June 13. The outbreak's source remains a mystery. Food and Drug Administration investigators have spent the past week inspecting farms in parts of Florida and Mexico and the warehouses and other stops on the way to market.

Bee colony loss called a 'crisis' Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Congress is asked for aid, research as experts say causes are a mystery

A record 36 percent of U.S. commercial bee colonies have been lost to mysterious causes so far this year and worse may be yet to come, experts told a congressional panel yesterday.

Deaths elsewhere Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
CHARLES DRYDEN, 87

Correction Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
An obituary published in Thursday's editions of The Sun for Charles Reginald Bennett Jr. misidentified the name of his daughter and the hometown of a stepdaughter. He is survived by Regina L. Yarabough of East Orange, N.J. A stepdaughter, Beverly Jones, lives in Moorefield, W.Va.

Matthew Thierer Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Age 53 Sales manager at Valley View Farms in Cockeysville got his start at age 15, working roadside for J & K Produce.

M atthew J. Thierer, a lifelong nurseryman who was sales manager at Valley View Farms in Cockeysville, died Tuesday of a heart attack at Howard County General Hospital. The Ellicott City resident was 53.

Dominic Guarino, 37 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
IT manager

Dominic Guarino, an information technology manager, died of conditions associated with multiple sclerosis Sunday at his Charlotte, N.C., home. The former Northeast Baltimore resident was 37.

Robert A. Small, 63 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
SHA employee

Robert Alton Small, a retired State Highway Administration worker and avid golfer, died Wednesday of cancer at his Snow Hill home. The former Hamilton resident was 63.

Macduff Symington Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Age 80 The banker helped launch the Arthur Ashe Youth and Education Center.

Macduff "Mac" Symington, a retired banker and tennis enthusiast, died Sunday of complications from a broken hip at Easton Memorial Hospital. The Worton resident was 80.

Vietnam vet memorializes death toll in Iraq Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Message of 4,100 tiny flags is about human loss, not politics

Every single white flag - more than 4,000 of them planted meticulously across the lawn of a Civil War-era home - flaps anonymously in gentle Chester River breezes, a silent tribute to each U.S. service member who has died in the war in Iraq.

2 sides on slots to have booths at fair Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Groups can set up displays free but will be separated

All's fair at the State Fair, the opposing sides of the slots fight agreed yesterday.

Official notes agency's accounting Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Md. commission's spending practice called 'unusual'

A senior official in the state comptroller's office has recommended that legislative auditors look into "unusual" accounting practices at the Maryland Higher Education Commission.

Franchot seeks to move board meeting Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Marylanders like their blue crabs, and Comptroller Peter Franchot is apparently no exception.

MTA, MVA turn over documents in Currie probe Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:58:00 -0400
A spokeswoman for the Maryland Department of Transportation says the Maryland Transit Administration and the state Motor Vehicle Administration have turned over what she calls a handful of documents to federal prosecutors investigating state Sen. Ulysses Currie, The Washington Post reported.

Neighborhood sees $1.3B lifeline Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Transit link viewed as revival key in West Baltimore

Mayor Sheila Dixon walked down a block in West Baltimore yesterday and noticed what wasn't there: doctors' offices, cleaners, grocery stores. Instead, she saw abandoned houses with collapsed roofs, vacant lots overrun with trash and weeds, and residents desperate for something better.

Columbia architect gets international award for work on Ohio bridge Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Howard Neighbors

N o public monument defines a city any better than a distinctive bridge. Think of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York or the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

Two city streets to close this weekend for cranes Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:42:00 -0400
Two streets in East Baltimore and west of downtown will be closed this weekend for the placement of large cranes at construction sites, according to the city's Department of Transportation.

June 27, 2008 Code red alert issued for projected heat Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:51:00 -0400
With temperatures expected to soar into the mid-90s today, Baltimore's health commissioner has issued a Code Red alert and at 9 a.m. will open emergency cooling centers with air conditioners, water and ice.

Dow falls more than 100 to close week with loss Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Wall Street ended a depressing week with another big loss yesterday, with the Dow Jones industrials falling more than 100 points amid ever-escalating worries about high oil prices and fallout from the credit crisis.

Elizabeth Duke confirmed at Fed Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Elizabeth Duke, a Virginia community banker nominated for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, was confirmed by the Senate for a vacancy at the central bank. The Senate confirmed Duke yesterday for a term ending in 2012 as the chamber adjourned for its July 4 recess.

After-tax incomes, spending show gains Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Millions of economic stimulus payments sent after-tax incomes surging in May by the largest amount since a similar recession-fighting effort by President Gerald R. Ford 33 years ago. All the extra money helped to push consumer spending up by the largest amount in six months, but economists warned the boost would likely prove short-lived given all the other problems facing consumers at present. The Commerce Department reported yesterday that after-tax disposable incomes jumped by 5.7 percent in May, the biggest one-month gain since a 6.3 percent increase in May 1975 when Ford was president.

KB Home loss widens to $255.9 million Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
KB Home, one of the nation's largest homebuilders, reported a larger second-quarter loss yesterday, as weak sales and falling home prices led to a 55 percent drop in revenue. The company reported a loss of $255.9 million, or $3.30 per share, for the three months that ended May 31. A year ago, it lost $148.7 million, or $1.93 per share. Revenue plunged to $639.1 million from $1.41 billion in the year-ago period.

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