In Baltimore City
Girl's neck broken, three others hurt in crash near harbor
A 4-year-old girl suffered a broken neck and three other people were injured yesterday afternoon in a traffic collision near the Inner Harbor, Baltimore police said.
The crash occurred about 1:30 p.m. at Light and Lombard streets, police said. The driver of a 1998 Nissan Altima traveling south on Light Street ran a red light at Lombard Street and was struck by a 1999 Ford F150, according to police.
The driver of the Nissan and an adult passenger were taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center with nonlife-threatening injuries. Two children in the car were taken to the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. The driver of the pickup truck was unhurt.
Man, 26, shot in head dies; no arrests have been made
A 26-year-old man who was shot in the head on a Southwest Baltimore street Tuesday night died early yesterday, police said.
Ronald Alston of the 2500 block of Hollins St. died about 3 a.m. at Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Police said they had made no arrests by yesterday afternoon.
The shooting stemmed from an earlier altercation between Alston and another man on St. Benedict Street in the Mill Hill neighborhood, police said. Alston was fatally shot when the two men met up again about 7:15 p.m. outside Alston's friend's house in the 2600 block of Dulany St., police said.
Sentencing set for man convicted in fatal arson
A West Baltimore man convicted of setting fire to his girlfriend's house and killing the woman's grandmother inside is scheduled for sentencing tomorrow for felony murder, attempted murder and arson.
Leroy Spencer of the 2400 block of Presbury St., who was convicted by a jury in October, set his girlfriend's house on fire after an argument in July, an act that Assistant State's Attorney April Gluckstern described as "one of the more outrageous, heinous acts I've ever seen."
The occupants of the house escaped harm except for the grandmother, who became enveloped in flames. She was sent to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, where she died 64 days later.
In Baltimore County
Health agency to reopen HIV services in Towson
The Baltimore County Department of Health will reopen its HIV testing and counseling site at the Towson Health Center on Jan. 15, with clinics that offer anonymous testing and counseling from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. the first and third Wednesdays of each month.
The county offers the same services at the Essex Health Center, 1538 Country Ridge Lane, and the Liberty Family Resource Center, 3525 Resource Drive in Randallstown.
Information: 410-887-AIDS.
Arbutus library branch will teach computer basics
ARBUTUS -- Baltimore County Public Library will offer a hands-on introduction to computers at 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at its Arbutus branch.
Participants will have an opportunity to practice using a mouse and navigating a computer screen.
Registration: 410-887-1451 or the library, 1581 Sulphur Spring Road.
Homebuyer workshops planned for next 3 months
EASTPOINT -- The Eastern Area Division of the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce will hold homebuyer workshops from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 7, 16 and 28; Feb. 6, 18 and 27; and Mar. 6, 11, 20 and 25. The workshops will be held in Suite 302 of the Atrium Offices at Eastpoint Mall, 7835 Eastern Ave.
Attendance at one of the workshops is mandatory for participation in the Baltimore County Settlement Expense Loan Program, which offers low-rate mortgages for qualified first-time homebuyers.
Reservations or information: 410-282-9100.