Westminster

A throwback to centuries past, with its 1800s architecture, ties to agriculture and landmarks of American history, Westminster seems far more removed from urban life than just 20 miles west of Owings Mills. More...

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Police charge man in Carroll robbery

A Westminster man has been arrested and charged in the armed robbery of a Carroll County convenience store, state police said.

Leonard Bongers

Leonard Hubert Bongers, a retired research scientist who later owned an environmental consulting firm, died of a heart attack April 9 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Westminster resident was 83.

2 families, schools mourn teens

One was an honors student and talented athlete, described as a "bright light." The other, the youngest of 10 children and an avid reader, was recalled as "pure of heart."

New grads face slow job market

They got their education during good economic times, but the nation's graduating college seniors are about to enter the job market just as conditions have rapidly taken a turn for the worse.

Md. man opens page to online contest

Randall Luce's prose style is as slick as a melting block of ice in the Mississippi sun, as insistent as the insectlike hum of a portable fan.

Woman, 83, dies in car crash on Route 482 in Hampstead

A collision between two motor vehicles in Hampstead yesterday afternoon claimed the life of an 83-year-old Hampstead woman, state police at the Westminster barracks said.

Carroll officials sound off in weekly radio show

All was quiet in the blue office where Carroll County Commissioner Julia Walsh Gouge sat poised to speak.

Uno the beagle is No. 1 at Westminster

Start dancin', Snoopy. You're out of the Westminster doghouse.

DNA evidence ties suspect to rape, 29 years later

A Baltimore County woman tells investigators that a man broke into her apartment in the middle of the night, covered her head with a T-shirt and raped her.

Drawing a line between danger and creativity

At Goucher College in Towson, author Madison Smartt Bell has been teaching creative writing for nearly 20 years. That's a lot of short stories - which often are long on drama and depressing themes.

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