THE WEEK THAT WAS

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Skateboard row hits the Internet

A Baltimore police officer is suspended after a video appeared on the Internet showing him manhandling a teen skateboarder at the Inner Harbor.

Allstate can stop coastal policies

Maryland regulators said there is nothing illegal about Allstate's decision to stop writing new homeowner policies in some coastal areas.

Obama, McCain score in primaries

Voters in Maryland, Virginia and Washington gave primary election wins to Barack Obama and John McCain. Two incumbent U.S. lawmakers, Albert Wynn and Wayne Gilchrest, did not fare as well.

Ice storm slips into region

A late-afternoon storm combining rain, snow and sleet left roads treacherous and caused numerous accidents Tuesday.

Gun cooperation announced

The mayors of Baltimore and New York announced a new era of cooperation on illegal guns and the creation of a database to track the information.

Brokerage ends independence

Ferris, Baker Watts Inc. has agreed to be bought by a Canadian bank, ending local ownership of a brokerage house that traces its roots to 1900.

Man admits throwing boy from bridge

Steven Todd Nelson emerged from a coma and admitted tossing his son off the Key Bridge. The boy's body has not been recovered.

Lawmaker quits in wake of probe

A state delegate from Washington County resigned after a search of his home near Hagerstown in a child pornography investigation.

Police kill man after woman is slain

A city police officer fatally shot a knife-wielding man after he chased a woman through an apartment complex, fatally stabbing her.

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