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Baltimore mayor officiates at lobbyist wedding in Vegas

By Jean Marbella , The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 25 May 2013 22:34:00 EDT

Guests included heavy hitters in Maryland politics

One thing that happened in Vegas last week certainly won't stay in Vegas: The lobbyists Lisa Harris Jones and Sean Malone were married there before about 100 well-wishers, who included some of Maryland's top government officials — including the wedding officiant, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.

With rise of races like Tough Mudder, extreme fun comes with serious risk

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:56:00 EDT

As adrenaline-fueled races have exploded in popularity in a recent years, creating an industry with tens of millions of dollars in revenue, some racers have paid a high price.

From 'Middle East' to 'Eager Park,' a community is rebranded

By Steve Kilar, The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 25 May 2013 14:48:00 EDT

Current, former residents fear community's history will be lost

Hundreds of residents have been relocated and dozens of homes cleared from Baltimore's Middle East neighborhood in recent years. Now the area just north of Johns Hopkins Hospital may be losing something more: its name.

Arrest made in fatal shooting of 1-year-old

By Ian Duncan and Justin Fenton , The Baltimore Sun — Sun, 26 May 2013 00:09:00 EDT

A man and his infant son were shot at 7 p.m. Friday in Baltimore's Cherry Hill neighborhood, police say

Baltimore police said they charged a suspect Saturday in connection with the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy in South Baltimore's Cherry Hill neighborhood.

With traffic growing, state begins another study of Bay Bridge capacity

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 25 May 2013 16:25:47 EDT

Two-year analysis will determine when a new crossing should be built

Another summer, another agonizing season of Bay Bridge traffic.

Police-involved shooting in Pigtown

By Erica L. Green, The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 25 May 2013 23:42:00 EDT

Officer had helped catch suspect in Cherry Hill shooting

Baltimore police said an officer who was integral in arresting a suspect in the Cherry Hill shooting that killed a 1-year-old boy Friday night shot a suspect connected to a Saturday afternoon shooting near a downtown deli.

Employee stabbed at Sheraton Hotel in Towson

By Kristine Henry, The Baltimore Sun — Sun, 26 May 2013 00:43:00 EDT

Baltimore County Police said two employees working in the kitchen of the Sheraton Hotel in Towson got into an altercation Saturday evening at about 11:30 that ended with one of them pulling out a knife and stabbing the other in the head. Lt. Kevin Green said officers spotted the alleged assailant running nearby on Fairmount Avenue and he was apprehended. The man still had the knife when he was caught, Green said.

Man dead in Saturday night accident on Bel Air Road

By Erica L. Green, The Baltimore Sun — Sun, 26 May 2013 01:37:00 EDT

Police also investigating shooting

One man is dead after a serious accident on Bel Air Road, and homicide detectives are investigating an East Baltimore shooting, according to police.

Orioles bats stay hot in a 6-5 win against the Toronto Blue Jays

By Eduardo A. Encina, The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 25 May 2013 18:55:00 EDT

Designated hitter Danny Valencia (above) hit a two-run homer to boost the Orioles early in Saturday's 6-5 win against the Blue Jays. Orioles closer Jim Johnson came away with the save.

Girl, 12, injured in fall from Harford's King & Queen Seat

AEGIS STAFF REPORT — Sat, 25 May 2013 20:16:00 EDT

A 12-year-old girl suffered multiple injuries Saturday afternoon when she fell from the King & Queen Seat in Rocks State Park in northern Harford County, several emergency information sources said.