Police seek suspect in fatal Glen Burnie hit and run

Anne Arundel County police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a Glen Burnie pedestrian early Saturday and left the scene.

Pedestrian fatally struck Friday identified as Glen Burnie man

A Glen Burnie man trying to cross a busy road Friday evening died after he was struck by a sport utility vehicle, Anne Arundel County police said.

Two girls arrested after fight at Overlea High

Two girls were arrested Monday morning at Overlea High School after police had to use pepper spray to break up a fight between the students, according to Baltimore County authorities.

Cumberland pastor abuse claims credible, archdiocese says

The Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore says an investigation has determined that allegations of sexual abuse against a Cumberland pastor are credible.

Jurors said to be 'making great progress'

As deliberations in the theft trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon continued Monday, the jury forewoman handed a note to the court at 11:23 a.m. reading "we are making great progress."

Dixon signs bill on live entertainment

Mayor Sheila Dixon has signed a measure expanding live entertainment at restaurants and taverns in the city, according to her spokesman, Scott Peterson.

Two women stabbed outside West Baltimore bar

Two women were stabbed outside a West Baltimore bar early Monday, a city police spokesman said.

Ciena Corp. wins bid for Nortel assets in bankruptcy auction

Ciena Corp., a Linthicum-based maker of fiber optic gear, said Monday that it won a bid for the optical-networking assets of Nortel Networks Corp. in a deal worth $769 million.

2 held after police shootout in slaying, carjacking

Two men arrested Saturday night after a shootout with police in a west-side neighborhood are suspected in the fatal shooting of one man and the wounding of another at a Catonsville convenience store Nov. 17 and the shooting of a man during a carjacking on Ingleside Avenue on Friday night, police said.

Baltimore to be center of abortion debate

Both sides of the abortion debate will be focusing on Baltimore today, when the City Council is expected to approve a first-in-the-nation law imposing new regulations on faith-based organizations that try to steer women away from the procedure.

Police still seeking suspect in fatal Berea shooting

Police continue to seek the person who shot a man moments after he left a house in the Berea community Saturday night. He died a short time later at an area hospital. Police said Tavon M. Fortune, 23, whose address was not available, left a friend's house in the 1200 block of N. Curley St. about 7:20 p.m. and was shot several times by an unknown assailant. Fortune, who was found by Eastern District police who were responding to a report of a shooting, was taken by a city Fire Department ambulance to the emergency room at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:45 p.m., said Detective Nicole Monroe, a police spokeswoman. Metro Crime Stoppers at 410-276-8888 is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and an indictment.

U.S. 40 among top danger spots for pedestrians

Casey Kim points to the spot where the body of a woman hit by a car on U.S. 40 landed by the mailbox just in front of his Rosedale store in August 2006.

Balto. Co. to improve, manage Robert E. Lee Park

Baltimore County will use $6 million in local and state funds to begin the first phase of improvements to Robert E. Lee Park in the Woodbrook area.

Fire at Linthicum hotel briefly clears one floor of guests

A two-alarm fire Sunday morning damaged the Extended Stay America Hotel, at 1500 Aero Drive in Linthicum, Anne Arundel County fire officials said. The fire, reported at 3:11 a.m. by a person staying in a third-floor room who said he smelled smoke, led to the temporary relocation of people on that floor to a nearby hotel, said Lt. Stuart Peters. The fire was contained by 3:38 a.m., and hotel guests were allowed to return later in the morning. The fire was determined to be in the wall of the third-floor guest's room and electrical in nature. No one was injured, and a preliminary damage estimate was about $5,000, Peters said.

Ravens can't cash in, fall again to Colts

Moments after throwing a critical fourth-quarter interception in the red zone, Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco angrily pulled down on his face mask and yelled.

Terps' Friedgen won't talk about his status

- Ralph Friedgen declined to speculate about his future as Maryland football coach on Sunday - one week before he is expected to meet with athletic director Deborah Yow to assess his performance and the state of the football program.

Rack, Mississippi State shell Terps women, 84-55

Alexis Rack was feeling it.

Judge acts to put jury at ease

As the trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon drew to a close last week, Judge Dennis M. Sweeney descended from his courtroom dais and spoke to jurors at their own level, rather than from on high.

Wild chase sends 2 troopers to hospital

A man driving a red Mustang convertible near College Park sent two state troopers to Maryland Shock Trauma Center during a wild chase Saturday that also damaged two Prince George's County police cars and a civilian vehicle before ending at Baltimore's Fort McHenry Tunnel.

Truck driver arrested in road-rage incident

Maryland State Police have arrested a tractor-trailer driver for pointing a fake gun at a dump truck driver Friday on the Baltimore Beltway. Troopers arrested the driver, Johnathan Maniah Adams, of Fort Worth, Texas. Adams was being held at the Baltimore County jail.

One suspect in armed robbery shot, one arrested, police say

Baltimore police shot one man in the stomach during a gunbattle and arrested another Saturday night in West Baltimore after a chase that began in Baltimore County, a police spokesman said. The men are suspected of involvement in the shooting of two men during a robbery Tuesday night at Your Convenience Store in the 700 block Frederick Road, in Catonsville and in a second robbery-shooting Friday night, according to Baltimore County police. In the Catonsville incident, Brian Michael Meise, 52, was killed, and store owner Sudhir Shah, 55, was wounded. City police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said county police chased a vehicle used by two men into the city's Edmondson area about 7:30 p.m. The men abandoned their car, but police arrested the driver. The passenger ran, firing at police, who fired back. He was hit in the stomach in the 4500 block of Pen Lucy Road and taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, Guglielmi said. Two city officers suffered "very superficial" scrapes and bruises during the foot chase, he said.

Body washed ashore in Arundel still to be identified

Maryland Natural Resources Police were working Saturday to establish the identity of a person whose body washed ashore from the Chesapeake Bay and was found about 4:45 p.m. Friday. Natural Resources Police Sgt. Art Windemuth said it might take days to learn the person's identity using fingerprints and other methods. A resident called Anne Arundel County 911 on Friday after finding the body in the Beverly-Triton Beach Park in Mayo.

Speculation about Friedgen's job after loss

Ralph Friedgen declined to speculate about his future as Maryland football coach on Sunday -- one week before he is expected to meet with athletic director Deborah Yow to assess his performance and the state of the football program.

Four teens arrested in Arundel armed robbery

Anne Arundel County police arrested four teenagers Thursday and charged them in connection with the armed robbery of a man Wednesday night in the Pumphrey area. According to police, the victim told them he was near Gibbons and Bishop avenues about 10:30 p.m. when three men and a woman - two of them carrying handguns - approached him and took his money. Police arrested four people, all of the 200 block of Berlin Ave. in Brooklyn Park, and charged them with armed robbery and related counts. They were identified as Maurice Joseph Medley, 19; Donte Kendell Holmes, 18; Sky Marie Orton, 18; and a juvenile charged as an adult, Timothy Allen Brice, 16.

Woman dies after her car plunges into Inner Harbor

A woman died early Saturday morning after the car she was driving went into the Inner Harbor at East Pratt Street and Market Place, a Baltimore fire official said. The woman, who was not identified, was the car's only occupant. Officials said witnesses reported the station wagon was in the pier driveway when it suddenly accelerated and drove into the harbor. The Fire Department's dive team was called about 3:30 a.m. and recovered her body around 5 a.m., the official said.