News 2008-07-12 Andanh.com

Gardens, mural renew area Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:55:00 -0400
Drug dealers ousted, Oliver community plants gardens

Two new gardens are part of a movement by Oliver residents to reclaim their East Baltimore neighborhood from blight. Volunteers have helped paint a mural and plant trees and shrubs. "We can come out and sit on our steps if we want and not worry about something happening to us," said resident Carolyn Lawson.

Fire engulfs industrial facility in Balto. Co. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:41:00 -0400
Witnesses report hearing explosion, seeing fireball; 1 firefighter hurt

Witnesses report hearing explosion, seeing fireball; 1 firefighter hurt

Juvenile curfew rules are being actively enforced in city Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:40:00 -0400
Police corral and offer services to kids picked up for being out too late, but some parents say efforts are overzealous

It's about 3:20 a.m. when a mother in a smiley-face do-rag, sweats and pink bedroom slippers steps into the bright lights of the elementary school gymnasium, anything but happy as she scans a semicircle of kids in folding chairs for her teenage daughter. Close behind is a woman in all black, clutching a pack of Newport cigarettes. She shakes her head in disgust when her 16-year-old boy spots her and smiles broadly.

Man shot after allegedly charging city police with knife Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:22:00 -0400
He was shot several times and is listed in critical condition, police say

A city police officer responding to a call for an assault shot and critically wounded a man this morning in North Baltimore, according to a department spokesman.

Outside review of P.G. jail sought after slaying of inmate Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:32:00 -0400
Independent groups asked to look at management, training, inmate security

Prince George's County officials are seeking an outside review of the county jail following the death of an inmate who was strangled while being held on murder charges for allegedly killing a police officer.

Former Orioles scout is linked to gambling probe Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:03:00 -0400
MacPhail: "He's no longer our employee. That's all I can say."

The Orioles fired a high-ranking scout after Major League Baseball's newly formed investigative unit linked him to a gambling probe.

Software problems bug Apple's launch of new iPhone Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:30:00 -0400
The launch of Apple Inc.'s much-anticipated new iPhone turned into an information-technology meltdown on Friday, as customers were unable to get their phones working.

Father plans to support teen accused in mother's death Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:01:00 -0400
The father of a teenager accused of bludgeoning his mother to death says he'll do everything he can to support his son.

Jackson's outburst points to debate about Obama, race Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Activists point to debate in civil rights community about Obama

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson's inflammatory comments about Barack Obama this week highlight a philosophical debate within the civil rights community about the focus of his campaign for president, activists said.

Fire engulfs industrial facility in Balto. Co.; 1 firefighter hurt Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:41:00 -0400
Witnesses report hearing explosions, seeing fireball as crews battle blaze

A three-alarm fire ripped through a commercial building in western Baltimore County tonight, fire officials said.

Man shot after allegedly charging police with knife Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:22:00 -0400
He was shot several times and is listed in critical condition, police say

A city police officer responding to a call for an assault shot and critically wounded a man this morning in North Baltimore, according to a department spokesman.

Driver who allegedly struck 3 teens in Balto. Co. sought Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:49:00 -0400
3 teens were struck while walking along road in Sparrows Point, police say

Baltimore County police are seeking the driver responsible in a hit-and-run on Tuesday night that injured three teenage pedestrians in Sparrows Point.

Three firefighters injured battling Abingdon blaze Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:07:00 -0400
Three volunteer firefighters were injured battling a blaze today in Abingdon, the state fire marshall's office said.

Mikulski, Cardin push bill to aid nonprofits with gas costs Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:17:00 -0400
Mikulski, Cardin seek to aid fuel-reliant groups

Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin are pushing legislation to help volunteer organizations cope with rising gas prices, they announced Friday.

City to hire social worker to help in prostitution cases Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:34:00 -0400
City state's attorney's office gets grant, says move comes in response to community complaints

The city state's attorney's office has been awarded a $71,000 state grant to hire a licensed social worker who will be based at a district courthouse in South Baltimore to help women charged in prostitution cases, the prosecutor's office announced.

Male suspect charged in carjacking, assault Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A 24-year-old man was arrested yesterday morning after a carjacking in which the vehicle overturned in Severna Park, police said.

Driver in hit-and-run sought Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:49:00 -0400
3 teens were struck while walking along road in Sparrows Point, police say

3 teens were struck while walking along road in Sparrows Point, police say

Randallstown couple gets 2 years for Medicaid fraud Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:38:00 -0400
A Randallstown couple has been sentenced to two years in prison for committing Medicaid fraud, the Maryland Attorney General announced.

Man killed by freight train is identified Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Police have identified the man who was fatally struck by a freight train Wednesday night as Don Sherman, 40, of the 9600 block of Conmar Road in Middle River.

3 firefighters hurt battling Abingdon blaze Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:07:00 -0400
Three volunteer firefighters were injured battling a blaze today in Abingdon, the state Fire Marshal's Office said.

Disabled girl hopes 'to dance, twirl' Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Sinai doctors treating Haitian youngster who has never walked

Cuddling a stuffed St. Bernard and pink teddy bear in her hospital room, Melissa Cortesi doesn't cry, despite the metal braces, pins and needles that pierce her swollen right leg.

Hopkins again ranked top U.S. hospital Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Magazine rating marks 18th straight year at the top

For the 18th straight year, Johns Hopkins Hospital has been ranked America's best by U.S. News & World Report , the magazine announced today.

AMA apologizes for past racism Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Group reviews how black doctors were denied membership and support and says effects 'are still with us today'

The nation's chief medical association apologized yesterday for decades of past discrimination against African-American physicians, when it effectively denied membership to many black doctors - which many believe has left a legacy of separate and unequal care.

Melanoma up 50% in women Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Melanoma rates have risen almost 50 percent among young women in the U.S. since 1980, a trend that may be related to an increase in the use of tanning parlors and exposure to the sun's damaging rays, according to a report released yesterday.

Astronauts remove explosive bolt Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. In a daring spacewalk, two space station astronauts cut into the insulation of their descent capsule yesterday and removed an explosive bolt that could have blown off their hands with firecracker force. Spacewalkers Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko managed, in the end, to safely disconnect the bolt from the Soyuz capsule that will be their ride home this fall. They immediately slid it into a blast-proof container. Before the spacewalk, flight controllers in Moscow assured Volkov and Kononenko that the bolt would not explode and that the unprecedented job would help ensure their safe return to. Nonetheless, Mission Control repeatedly urged them, "Be careful; be careful, please."

Seizure drugs won't get strong warning Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
WASHINGTON Drugs used to treat epileptic seizures can raise suicide risks, but not enough to deserve the strongest warning labels available, a government panel of experts said yesterday. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted 14-4 against adding a "black box" warning about the risks of suicidal tendencies to all anti-seizure drugs. The FDA announced plans earlier this week to add boxed warnings to epilepsy drugs, in light of an analysis of suicidal tendencies of more than 43,000 patients enrolled in 200 studies. The panel vote makes it less likely that blockbuster drugs from GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer Inc., Merck & Co. Inc. and others will be forced to carry the FDA's sternest warning. The agency often follows its panels' advice, although it is not required to do so.

Bush to veto freeze on Medicare pay Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
WASHINGTON President Bush intends to veto a Medicare bill that would avert a 10.6 percent pay cut for doctors, a White House spokesman said yesterday. The statement came a day after the Senate, on its third try, overcame procedural roadblocks set by the Republicans on a 69-30 vote - two more than needed to override a veto. Last month, the House passed the bill 355-59, well above the two-thirds margin needed for an override.

Projects are nice; but so are ethics Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
O ver at Mondawmin Mall yesterday, shoppers negotiated their way through the ripped-up parking lots and blocked-off construction sites of a continuing $70 million project that promises to reverse the shopping center's long, slow decline. The talk was of things like the soon-to-open Target - no longer a big deal in the suburbs but the city's first - and the 10 for $10 "bonus buys" at the already open Shoppers Food Warehouse.

Part of Greene St. to close tomorrow Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Greene Street between Lombard and Pratt streets near Camden Yards will be closed from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow to allow space for a construction crane for a project at the University of Maryland at Baltimore, according to the Baltimore Department of Transportation. Motorists trying to reach the Baltimore-Washington Parkway are encouraged to take Fayette Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and get off at Russell Street. Traffic on southbound Greene Street and westbound Lombard Street will be detoured onto Penn Street, east onto Pratt Street and back to Greene.

Pentagon says bodies of 2 missing soldiers have been found Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:59:00 -0400
The Defense Department has confirmed that the remains of two U.S. soldiers missing for more than a year have been found in Iraq.

Baltimore metro area home sales continue to slump Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
but price declines have opened up pockets of affordability

Average home prices dropped to three- or even four-year lows in parts of the metro area last month as sales continued to slump.

Md. says nine tied to foreclosure rescue fraud Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Md. says scheme targeted distressed homeowners

The Maryland attorney general is accusing nine people of bilking distressed homeowners in a foreclosure rescue scheme and seeking to recover equity the state says was siphoned off.

Fieldstone bankruptcy plan OK'd by city judge Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Columbia subprime lender to reorganize

A Baltimore bankruptcy judge said yesterday that he would confirm a reorganization plan for Columbia's Fieldstone Mortgage Co. as early as today, making it one of few subprime lenders to survive bankruptcy since the credit crisis began.

IRS warns of ID-theft scams Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Internal Revenue Service warned yesterday of a rash of identity-theft scams where thieves try to steal personal information by promising tax benefits or threatening penalties. The agency said taxpayers reported almost 700 attempted incidents of identity theft in May and June alone. It said it has received about 1,600 reports in all of 2008. The most common scams involve e-mail concerning tax refunds or this year's economic stimulus payments, where the sender misinforms the recipients that they must supply personal information to receive payments.

Cell phone termination fees have customers frustrated Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Customers complain about high cost of ending phone contracts

When she moved to Baltimore to work at the Johns Hopkins University, Ivy Greene discovered a problem: She couldn't get cell phone reception in her Mount Vernon apartment.

Termination fees hang up cell users Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Customers complain about high cost of ending phone contracts

Customers complain about high cost of ending phone contracts

City to offer property tax refunds in Charles Village, Bolton Hill Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Error affected tax bills in Charles Village and Bolton Hill

Nearly 2,000 residents in Charles Village and Bolton Hill could receive small property tax refunds because of a city error that inflated their tax bills, Mayor Sheila Dixon said yesterday.

Some metro prices drop to 3-year lows Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Home sales are continuing to slump, but price declines have opened up pockets of affordability

Average home prices dropped to three- or even four-year lows in parts of the metro area last month as sales continued to slump.

Nine tied to finance fraud Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Md. says scheme targeted distressed homeowners

The Maryland attorney general is accusing nine people of bilking distressed homeowners in a foreclosure rescue scheme and seeking to recover equity the state says was siphoned off.

O's end skid, top Red Sox Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:25:00 -0400
Club snaps five-game losing streak with 7-3 win over Boston; Roberts goes 3-for-5, misses cycle by a home run

Luke Scott (left) congratulates Brian Roberts after the Orioles snapped a five-game losing streak with a 7-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. Roberts went 3-for-5, missing the cycle by a home run. Box score: Orioles 7, Red Sox 3

What they're saying about the Ravens: Dilfer's retirement, Gaither's upside and more Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:50:00 -0400
Dilfer among 'worst' Super Bowl-winning QBs; retirees aren't HOF locks; Gaither must fill big shoes

Here's a roundup of what the national media are saying about the Ravens:

Report: Favre wants release from Packers Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:08:00 -0400
Sources: QB wants out of Green Bay so he can return to NFL with another team

The Green Bay Packers want to do the right thing in response to Brett Favre's latest round of flip-flopping on his future in football.

Recruiting Report: Weekly Terps recruiting roundup Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:09:17 -0400

Judge: 'Skins' name remains Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:31:00 -0400
Ruling says plaintiffs waited too long to bring case arguing racial offensiveness to court

A federal judge has sided with the Washington Redskins in a lawsuit brought by American Indians who consider the team's name racially offensive.

Capitals re-sign forward Boyd Gordon Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:57:00 -0400
The Washington Capitals re-signed forward Boyd Gordon to a one-year contract on Friday.

Obama passes on potential NASCAR sponsorship Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:09:00 -0400
NASCAR's BAM Racing team has presented Barack Obama's presidential campaign with a potential sponsorship deal in the Sprint Cup series later this year, but it doesn't look like an Obama car will be burning rubber on the track anytime soon.

Nationals' Bowden refutes ESPN.com story Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:11:00 -0400
Nationals general manager Jim Bowden denied an ESPN.com report Friday that he and special assistant Jose Rijo are being investigated in connection with a scandal involving bonus money for prospects from the Dominican Republic.

Former Orioles scout linked to gambling probe Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:03:00 -0400
MacPhail: "He's no longer our employee. That's all I can say."

MacPhail: "He's no longer our employee. That's all I can say."

Trembley moves Jones to 2nd spot in lineup Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:16:00 -0400
With his team in the midst of a five-game losing streak, Orioles manager Dave Trembley made a noticeable change to his lineup tonight, one that hoisted his young center fielder near the top.

Wright to replace Soriano on NL All-Star team Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:09:00 -0400
David Wright of the New York Mets will replace injured Alfonso Soriano of the Chicago Cubs on the National League All-Star roster.

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