Alexandria (Alexandria, Virginia)

Reservoir High School graduates

2012-05-31 00:00:00

Shwikar Gamalabdelnasir Abdelrahman, Ismaeel Ola Abiwa, Matthew William Acquard, Temitope Oluwayemisi Adebekun, Vijay Bhasker Adipudi, Joshua Boakye Adjei, Ashley Afua-Pokuwaa Affum, Ufuoma Oghenerume Agarin, Furqan Ahmed, Mubashir Ajaz, Arhim Asfand...

Man arrested at BWI after security finds loaded gun

2012-05-07 13:58:58

Maryland Transportation Authority Police arrested a Florida man Sunday morning after security agents found a loaded handgun in his carry-on luggage at BWI Marshall Airport. Michael Menlo Smith, 58, was found with a 9 mm Glock 17, loaded with 10 rounds of...

The Rev. Mary-Patricia N. Ashby

2012-03-19 14:32:00

The Rev. Mary-Patricia N. Ashby, a retired Episcopal priest who had been rector of a Frederick County church, died Wednesday of a cardiac arrest at Frederick Memorial Hospital. The Mount Airy resident was 71. The daughter of a career naval officer and a...

Green shoots of conservation, all over Annapolis

2011-12-26 00:00:00

Soft-spoken Maria Broadbent didn't want to wear a badge and be a cop when she became Annapolis' director of the Department of Neighborhood and Environmental Programs. She wondered if there was a way to make her job easier and get residents to become...

Homeowners say theft of copper gutters extensive

2011-12-05 05:06:00

Today's story on the theft of copper gutters and downspouts brought several postings from residents in North Baltimore, particularly in Homeland. Two people wrote in to describe their problems, and one describes a suspicious man who appeared to be...

Rams Head Live, 9:30 Club ranked among top-selling in the world

2012-01-11 04:00:00

The 9:30 Club in DC, Rams Head Live in Baltimore and Rams Head on Stage in Annapolis, are among the highest-grossing clubs in the world, according to Pollstar. �The 9:30 Club ranks in second place, and Rams Head in 11th place in the trade magazine's...

3 teens killed in crash were recent high school grads

2012-01-29 18:21:00

The three recent high school graduates, in a Chrysler Sebring sedan, were coming home from a birthday party. The 55-year-old warehouse manager, driving a black BMW convertible, was returning from dinner and cards at a friend's house. Their vehicles...

MD hospitals shopping locally for food

2012-01-20 04:00:00

Maryland hospitals are buying more food locally, according to a�new analysis. Forty�hospitals in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Northern Virginia are now purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables regularly during the growing season and nine...

Parents of Annie McCann say new leads in daughter's death

2012-01-18 10:58:00

The parents of Annie McCann, the young Virginia girl who disappeared from her suburban Washington home four years ago and was found dead in Baltimore, say there is a "significant new investigative lead" in the case. Mary Jane and Daniel McCann plan to...

Pages from the Past: Former minister found frozen to death in Catonsville in 1912

2012-01-10 11:35:00

An article in the Jan. 13, 1912, edition of The Argus reported on the lonely death of an elderly resident. Hezekiah Boyce, a former negro minister, about 80 years old, was found frozen to death in his shanty on Powers Lane, about two miles northwest of...

David R. Owen

2011-11-07 14:16:00

David Rogers Owen, an internationally known maritime lawyer and accomplished yachtsman, died Friday in his sleep of unknown causes at the Blakehurst retirement community in Towson. The former longtime Riderwood resident was 97. "The death of David...

Balto. Co. Police win award for program tracking violent offenders

2011-11-15 14:54:00

The Baltimore County Police Department has been recognized by an international police organization for its use of a statewide program designed to keep watch on the most violent offenders. The International Association of Chiefs of Police awarded the...

Miss USA 2011 Alyssa Campanella, pose with the 2012 Miss USA contestants. Pictured are Miss Alabama USA 2012, Katherine Webb; Miss Alaska USA 2012, Jessica Kazmierczak; Miss Arizona USA 2012, Erika Lane Frantzve; Miss Arkansas USA 2012, Kelsey Dow; Miss California USA 2012, Natalie Pack; Miss

2012-06-01 09:03:00

The 70's Peace Eileen P, Alexandria, VA, Age 9 State Winner

2012-05-02 08:19:00

Eamon Greiner, 2, of Alexandria , VA, helps lay flowers around the U.S. Supreme Court with Christian anti- abortion activists during "Encircle the Court in Prayer" in Washington, DC . Christian anti-abortion proponents laid 3,300 flowers around the U.S. Supreme Court to symbolize the 3,300 children

2012-03-25 00:00:00