Tractor-trailer accident closes two lanes of JFX

A jack-knifed tractor-trailer on Tuesday morning briefly closed two lanes on southbound Interstate 83 near Falls Road, according to city police.

Police ID officers who killed man in Northwest Baltimore

Police have identified the officers who exchanged gunfire with and killed a man Feb. 4 in Northwest Baltimore.

Young unanimously elected Baltimore City Council president

Bernard C. "Jack" Young, a veteran East Baltimore councilman, was elected president of the City Council by a unanimous vote Monday evening.

Study boosts notion of offshore wind production

Offshore wind energy can furnish Marylanders with as much as two-thirds of the electricity they currently use, and if aggressively developed, could turn the state into a net exporter of power, a new report by the Abell Foundation says.

Woman dies in Woodlawn house fire Monday

A woman died Monday night in a fire that destroyed a ranch-style home in Woodlawn, the Baltimore County Fire Department said.

Md. shifts funds to get U.S. help for drug treatment

It's been a busy year so far at Powell Recovery Center in Upper Fells Point. About 40 new clients have walked into the drug treatment center since the state expanded substance-abuse coverage for low-income Maryland residents Jan. 1.

Bills would limit private juvenile detention centers to 48 beds

Bowling Brook Preparatory School opened its doors in Carroll County in 1957 as a small school for orphans.

Bill's goal is coverage of breast cancer tests

A Maryland House member is trying to preserve insurance coverage for early breast cancer screenings in the wake of a November report that disputed the usefulness of those tests.

Young sworn in as council president

Bernard C. "Jack" Young, a veteran East Baltimore councilman, was elected president of the city council by a unanimous vote Monday evening.

No fatalities reported on state roads this weekend

Up to 20 inches of more snow in forecast

Unplowed streets in Annapolis, Arundel

In Anne Arundel County and Annapolis, officials warned Monday of unplowed residential streets and roads that are passable but narrow and rutted with packed snow and ice.

BWI tries to return to normal service, to clear second runway

Activity began ramping up at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Sunday night, and the airport and airlines said Monday they were getting closer to normal operations.

Annapolis financial adviser charged with defrauding investors

A mortgage broker and financial adviser in Annapolis has been charged with taking more than $2.3 million of his clients' money and playing the stock market with it, according to filings by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U. S. Attorney's Office.

Mail delivery to resume Monday, postal service says

Mail carriers will attempt to resume deliveries today, according to the U.S. Postal Service.

Electrical failure causes sewage overflow in Severn Run

An electrical failure at an Anne Arundel County wastewater pumping station has caused an overflow of 10,000 gallons of sewage, county officials said Monday.

Man, 38, fatally shot in West Baltimore

A 38-year-old man was found shot to death in West Baltimore Sunday afternoon, his body discovered in the snow in a rear alley, according to a police department spokesman.

Roads relatively quiet as city crews work on clearing main, secondary routes

With most schools closed and many workers on liberal leave, it was a quiet morning on the roads, as trains and buses ran on limited schedules and city officials worked on clearing emergency routes and secondary streets.

Conway rules out end to wine-shipment ban

Most Maryland lawmakers, a swath of Democrats and Republicans from across the state, want adults to be able to have bottles of wine shipped to their homes, something that's legal in 37 other states. When it was filed last week, a bill repealing the quarter-century-old direct-shipping ban included the signatures of 106 of the 188 state legislators.

City charter school in danger of closing

The Dr. Rayner Browne School community is still trying to comprehend that its beloved school is in danger of losing its charter school status - and the support system that accompanies that distinction.

Young brings pragmatism, passion to council presidency, supporters say

Councilman Bernard C. "Jack" Young stopped by an elementary school in his East Baltimore district Friday morning to meet with a group of concerned constituents - the school's fifth-grade leadership team.

Snow immobilizes Marylanders at least through Monday

Marylanders began digging out Sunday from the great blizzard of February 2010, but they face the prospect of limited mobility for at least the next day or two - and more snow on the horizon.

Hopkins' planned Science City a bone of contention in Montgomery

The state came to Montgomery County's east side a few years ago bearing gifts: a redesigned U.S. 29 to speed commuters through to destinations in Howard County and the District. But soon after the roadwork was completed, new problems arose.

Saints stun Colts to win Super Bowl XLIV

Who Dat won the Super Bowl? The New Orleans Saints, that's who.

Vasquez guides Terps' rout of Tar Heels

The snow-covered campus was closed and navigating area roads was dicey.

Breaking updates on snowstorm recovery

Transit services coming back slowly

Capitals roar back to beat Penguins, win 14th straight

Neither snow nor ice nor a three-goal deficit could keep Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals from stunning their archrivals and winning a 14th straight game.

Heavy snowfall leads to concern about roof collapses

While most in the region were shoveling sidewalks and uncovering cars, Allen Born and his neighbors were launching snow off their roofs.

State digging out after being hit by up to 3 feet of accumulation; BWI paralyzed

Digging out of the great snow of February 2010 is going to take a while, county and city officials said on Sunday, and freeing every neighborhood may take some shoveling from residents.

Area travel comes to a standstill

Vehicles spun out wherever people drove them. Traffic came to a dead stop on a 6-mile stretch of Interstate 95. Other major highways remained nearly deserted. Above-ground mass transit took the day off. Baltimore- Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport shut down to concentrate on plowing buried runways.

Emergency personnel battle clogged streets, balky walkers

With mounds of snow making Baltimore sidewalks impassable Saturday, many pedestrians took to the middle of the streets, following paths carved by plows or trucks. And that drove Don Dziwulski a little nuts.

Advocates argue changes could qualify state for millions in federal funds

Advocates for Maryland's charter schools are gearing up for what they hope will be a watershed year for reform of the state's charter school law, as state officials plan to seek millions in federal funding contingent upon changes in education policies.

Iraqi cop sees how policing is done in Baltimore

Saad Maan al-Mosawi came all the way from Baghdad to Baltimore to learn how Americans police their cities, and here is one of the first questions he posed to a top department official:

Snow raises carbon monoxide peril

Even before the snowfall began, weather forecasters and emergency management officials were warning Marylanders about a little-discussed but increasingly common threat from any weather-related emergency: carbon monoxide poisoning.

Local TV adds context to storm coverage

It's a weekend of air mattresses, sleeping bags, couches, pets and even some kids in TV newsrooms as Baltimore's network-owned and affiliate stations went to "all hands on deck" to try to cover one of the area's biggest storms in decades.

Relief experts are working to move quake survivors into better housing

The hundreds of thousands of Haitians who now are living in flimsy shelters that they have pieced together from scraps of rubble, plastic and bedsheets may count at least one blessing: It's the dry season. Little precipitation has fallen on the beleaguered Caribbean nation since the earthquake Jan. 12 leveled the capital.

Bedard weighed O's offer before re-signing with Mariners

As Erik Bedard passed his physical and finalized an incentive-laden, one-year deal with the Seattle Mariners on Saturday, his agent confirmed that the left-handed pitcher gave plenty of thought about a reunion with the Orioles.

BWI Airport likely to remain closed till Monday

BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport will remain closed Sunday and is not expected to open until mid-day Monday at the earliest, Gov. Martin O'Malley said late Saturday afternoon.