Man fatally struck by Amtrak train near Aberdeen station

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A man was struck and killed by a southbound Amtrak passenger train Friday south of the railroad's Aberdeen station, according to Aberdeen police. Officers responded to a call at 2:26 p.m. regarding a body that was observed about 15 feet from the railroad's southbound track in the 600 block of S. Philadelphia Blvd., or U.S. 40. Amtrak and MARC commuter service was temporarily suspended. Amtrak police are investigating the death. Last week, a 14-year-old student, Anna Marie Stickel, was killed when she was struck by an Amtrak train in Middle River.

- Jacques Kelly

Howard police believe alcohol factor in crash that hurt 3

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Three teenagers were injured in a single-car crash in Howard County on Friday morning, an accident in which police believe alcohol was a factor. Police say the driver, Jordan Marcus Gould, 18, of the 10000 block of Marlboro Woods Drive in Cheltenham was heading west on Broken Land Parkway near Stevens Forest Road about 2:35 a.m. when his Honda Accord swerved to the right and struck a tree. Gould was transported to Howard County General Hospital with minor injuries. The front-seat passenger, Johnathan Douglas McGann, 18, of the 6000 block of Jerrys Drive in Columbia, was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center with serious injuries; and the back-seat passenger, Christopher Lloyd McGann, 18, of the same address was treated at the scene.

- Brent Jones

Md. to sue Mirant over water pollution from fly ash

The Maryland Department of the Environment says it plans to sue Mirant Mid-Atlantic and Mirant Maryland Ash Management over disposal of fly ash at its Brandywine site. MDE Secretary Shari Wilson said in a statement Friday that Mirant discharges pollutants from leachate into groundwater without a permit. New state regulations took effect in December 2008, but MDE says it has not been able to reach agreement with Mirant on compliance schedules. The department says it will file notice under the Clean Water Act alleging water pollution violations. The Department of the Environment says the groundwater and surface water contamination do not appear to pose an immediate risk to public health. A spokeswoman said Mirant does not comment on pending litigation, but the company believes it is in full compliance with existing MDE permits.

- Associated Press