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Hudson's Corner takes a look at rising crime in Roland Park

As Erika Brannock adjusts to life with new physical challenges after the Boston Marathon bombing, she'll have a fully accessible bathroom following renovations by the Freemasons of Maryland.

When the baseball season began, Erika Brannock and her friend Breanna Dickerson made plans to spend a Saturday night this summer attending an Orioles-Yankees game at Camden Yards. Two weeks after they purchased tickets for Saturday's game, those plans and Brannock's life was altered during the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15.

Kona Ice truck Baltimore County

Jules Witcover writes that the bloom is already off the rose of President Obama's second term.

Safeway executive Steve Neibergall heads to Africa to raise money for charity and complete an impressive list of personal goals.

The first chapter of Boston Marathon bombing victim Erika Brannock's recovery came to an end Tuesday when she hoisted herself from a wheelchair into the passenger seat of a silver Honda CR-V, and her mother drove out of the Kernan Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation parking lot.

A new policy announced by the NFL on Thursday will prevent Ravens fans from carrying bags into M&T Bank Stadium this season unless they are made of a clear material.

A recent squabble between Mount Vernon business owners and community leaders over the limits of a raucous gay pride block party has resulted in new limitations on the celebration this weekend.

As you move through the ordinary activities of your everyday life, you're leaving an electronic trail rich in data about your whereabouts, your interests and your relationships. That's information of keen interest — and not only to marketers. As recent revelations about two National Security Agency surveillance programs show, at least some of those digital details are being collected and analyzed by the government.

The government's power to secretly collect millions of phone records from telecom companies without their customers' knowledge suggests the laws protecting privacy are a lot less robust that most people think

CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley points to a record of solid growth at a time when most in the media business are just hoping to stem the rate of decline.

When Boston Marathon bombing victim Erika Brannock arrived home to Baltimore this week, the first item on her wish list was finding the stranger who saved her life amid all the chaos that followed the April attack. On Wednesday, she saw her again.

Boston bombing victim Erika Brannock returned by private medical jet headed to Baltimore, where family and friends gathered to welcome her home.

Erika Brannock, a pre-school teacher from Towson, lost a leg in the Boston bombing while waiting for her mother at the finish.

Reactions to terrorism are understandable, but let's not forget that extremism knows no racial, ethnic or religious bounds.

Carol Downing will run in her first race since the Boston Marathon when a bomb blast injured her daughters Erika Brannock and Nicole Gross on Sunday, June 2, in the Howard County Striders 4.09 run in Columbia.

More guns in Bostonians' hands would not have prevented the Marathon week events — and might have made things worse

A crowd of 117,203, the fourth largest in Preakness history, was on hand to see long-shot Oxbow's shocking win and heavy-favorite Orb's disappointing run. And the total handle for the day was a healthy $81,940,233, sixth largest in history.

A group of friends and family from Elkridge prepared for the Preakness as they have every year for decades. They packed tubs of Rice Krispies treats, shrimp salad, macaroni salad, cashews, soft drinks and a giant bag of Utz chips into their cars and headed to Pimlico Race Course.

No Triple Crown winner this year, no first-female-jockey-to-win, no sunshine? No problem, said those who flocked to Pimlico Race Course and waited out a mid-afternoon downpour to see Oxbow leave behind Kentucky Derby winner Orb to win the 138th Preakness Stakes on Saturday.

Maryland Jockey Club President Tom Chuckas said Saturday that the Preakness brand ¿has changed dramatically¿ in the last few years, citing an attendance bump in the infield celebration and increased security all around the racetrack.

Graul's market raises funds for Boston bombing victim Erika Brannock

Graul's fundraiser Saturday for Boston bombing victims

Ordinary citizens play a key role in preventing attacks, but many of us have slipped into complacency

A rainy Saturday has not deterred a robust crowd from heading to Churchill Downs

One day after Gov. Martin O'Malley signed legislation to abolish capital punishment in Maryland, death penalty supporters said Friday they will launch a petition drive to give voters the opportunity to overturn the new law.

With possibly tens of thousands of people coming to Havre de Grace for this weekend's War of 1812 Commemoration Weekend, local emergency officials – working in concert with their county, state and federal counterparts – have stepped up their security measures for the three-day event.

Surrounded by men and women who have fought for years to stop executions in Maryland, Gov. Martin O'Malley signed legislation Wednesday repealing the state's death penalty.

Addressing grievances that lead to violence must be part of the solution

For a while, we're led to believe the Ravens star is in trouble. But then he's revealed as safe. Sounds like the producers wanted to stir up some drama

Robert Reich says turning against immigrants because of the Boston bombing would compound that tragedy.

The Maryland Jockey Club has unveiled enhanced security plans for the 138th Preakness in the wake of the recent deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon.

A Linthicum firm is among several orthotics and prosthetics companies that will offer victims of the Boston Marathon bombing artificial limbs at no charge if their insurance doesn't cover all or some of the costs of the devices.

The Maryland Jockey Club has unveiled enhanced security plans for the 138th Preakness Stakes in the wake of recent deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon.

Stan Ber's Bits & Pieces column for the week of May 2

There probably won¿t be many complaints about the new carry-in restrictions that the Maryland Jockey Club will institute for this year's Preakness 2013 weekend.

Marathon bombing should prompt lawmakers to rethink immigration reform

Ethnic Chechens who have taken asylum in the U.S. from their war-torn state on the southern border of the Russian Federation are disgraced by Boston bombing.

Covering Boston bombing like a how-to manual for the next terrorist demonstrates the media's need for limits

We demonstrated a collective and unequivocal commitment to our core values after Boston bombing.