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Mourners remember Westminster airman killed in Afghanistan
Mourners of Airman 1st Class Matthew Ryan Seidler said the Westminster man had followed his dream of serving his country, found a band of brothers in the Air Force and died protecting his fellow soldiers in Afghanistan.
"When we talked to him New Year'...Tags: Bombings, New Year's Day, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Military Equipment
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Maryland Guard travels dangerous road in hopes of Afghan peace
For the soldiers of Task Force Raven in Afghanistan, the tempo is high, the roads are rough, and the work is dangerous.
The Maryland National Guardsmen, members of the 1297th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, carry equipment through insurgent-...Tags: Bombings, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Kabul (Afghanistan), International Military Interventions
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City Hall bomb scare declared safe, streets reopened
Baltimore police declared a bomb scare at City Hall safe Monday morning, and reopened the surrounding streets. Police received a call around 7 a.m. about a suspicious package at City Hall, and closed the nearby streets, according to police spokesman...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Explosions
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Bottle bombs detonated in Aberdeen area
The Harford County Sheriff's Office and the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office are investigating the detonation of two homemade bottle bombs at a home near Aberdeen early Christmas morning. Fire investigators were called to the home in the 2000 block...Tags: Aberdeen, Bombings, Emergency Incidents, Guerrilla Activity, Explosions
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Selected codes used by Baltimore-area police departments
Baltimore Sun reporterSelected codes used by Baltimore-area police departments: ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY POLICE: 10-4 Acknowledgment (ok) 10-32 Man With Gun 10-33 EMERGENCY 10-34 Riot 10-39 Urgent---Use Lights/Siren 10-40 Silent Run---No Lights/Siren 10-45 Animal Carcass At...Tags: Bombings, Emergency Incidents, Lotto, Explosions, Riots
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Nearing a decision on Iran
One of several casualties of the vitriolic name-calling between Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich is what to do about Iran.
In interviews, Mr. Romney has spoken about tougher sanctions, but it's been difficult to consider...Tags: Weaponry, Ron Paul, Defense Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Iraq
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Blast Wednesday night: Norfolk SharX (3-15) at Blast (13-4)
When: Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. Where: 1st Mariner Arena Video: baltimoreblast/schedule/broadcastschedule Outlook: With seven games left in the regular season, the Blast can clinch the home field in the Major Indoor Soccer League's Eastern Division finals...Tags: 1st Mariner Arena, Explosions
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Maryland man pleads guilty in terrorist bomb plot
A Baltimore-area man will face up to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to the attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction in connection with a failed terrorist plot to blow up a Catonsville military recruiting center in December 2010....Tags: Punishment, Punishment, Islam, Trials, U.S. Department of Justice
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Pages from the Past: Catonsville youngster's persistence led to rescue of man trapped in truck
An article in the Jan. 25, 1962, edition of the Herald Argus and Baltimore Countian recognized a local boy's heroic actions. At the annual awards meeting of the Safety Services of the Baltimore Regional Chapter, American Red Cross held Jan. 16, Richard...Tags: Heart Attack, Science, Punishment, Punishment, Golf
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Discovery of WWII shells at state park spurs search
Growing up, George E. Raley Jr. heard stories that the military had conducted some sort of testing during World War II on the quiet Southern Maryland peninsula known as Newtowne Neck.
As an adult, he would learn that his father had assisted in...Tags: Science, Johns Hopkins University, Tropical Storms, World War II (1939-1945), Manhattan (New York City)
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Friends, family celebrate life of Westminster airman killed in Afghanistan
More than 500 friends, family and neighbors braved gray skies and a steady drizzle on Tuesday to pay final respects to Airman 1st Class Matthew Ryan Seidler, a Westminster man killed in Afghanistan on Jan. 5.
Seidler's flag-draped coffin waited in...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Behavioral Conditions, Carroll County (Maryland)
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U.S. war on terror focuses on new battlefield: the Internet
A Woodlawn man watches online videos of Osama bin Laden, posts about jihad on his Facebook page, and — according to federal prosecutors — agrees to a plot to detonate a bomb at a military recruiting center in Catonsville. An Ellicott City...Tags: Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Trials, Photography and Video, U.S. Department of State, Social Media
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