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Four times a week, groupies gather at the Garrison Forest School dance studio in Owings Mills to follow Samantha Satchell's high-energy choreographed routines.

From breath-holding blackouts to slips off the slide, lifeguards recount the most common safety fouls they see and share their tips for staying happy and healthy.

Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Tyson Chandler, Kevin Durant, Lebron James, Kevin Love, Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook and Deron Williams will all be guaranteed a spot on the 2012 Olympic roster. This leaves five players vying for three open spots: Blake Griffin, Eric Gordon, Andre Iguodala, James Harden and Baltimore native Rudy Gay.

Baltimore police say officer shot and killed man after witnessing a domestic dispute.

Harford County drug prevention symposium addresses issue of bullying in morning workshop

Like/dislike: Allison Korycki, Charm City Yoga

Va. woman escorting her young daughter to BWI flight to Atlanta charged with carrying a concealed knife through checkpoint.

Catonsville resident and former Ravens chiropractor Doug Miller raised $70,000 in 10 weeks.

A man is injured after a lawn mower fire in Jarrettsville.

Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue urges safety when operating generators, after two incidents of high carbon monoxide levels are reported

An initial report by the Baltimore County Department of Public Works about a sanitary sewer overflow of 75,000 gallons at the Frederick Road Sewage Pumping Station Saturday is inaccurate, the department announced.

Defeating the president is key goal, but even if Obama wins, Republicans can undermine his health program

The Supreme Court's decision last week to uphold the Affordable Care Act has brought both good and bad news for President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party.

Who pays the 'employer penalty' under the health reform law?

A fixture on the local non-profit theater scene since 1975, the Howard County Summer Theatre does big musicals that involve lots of county residents both on the stage and in the audience. That'll be the happy case when its production of "Hairspray" opens Friday, July 6 at 7 p.m. at Mt. Hebron High School

They were thinking a small, simple wedding but then they shot a video to enter a contest and now they're getting the wedding of their dreams.

Seven deaths have been linked to a heat wave and related derecho storm that tore through Maryland, and politicians are urging utilities to speed their work.

The recent Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Health Care Act surprised many. The reasoning given by the court for allowing the mandate is that it's a tax — and it's constitutional for Congress to pass a tax.

County residents can learn about updates in regional healthcare and meet new county healthcare officials at a Town Hall Monday, July 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road in Fort Washington. The Town Hall, titled "The New Faces of Healthcare in Prince George's County," will feature a presentation by Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH, senior vice president of Children's National Medical Center Child Health Advocacy Institute; and Dimensions Healthcare president and CEO

Ah yes, we return this week to the "Real Housewives of New York City" with another fight about London, a single storyline with LuAnn's pregnancy problems, and a few jabs by Ramona.

The 'Ace of Cakes' has lost 30 pounds with a combination of a diet and this regimen

Already the oldest female to compete in the Olympic games, Torres won't be in London

Stan Ber's Bits & Pieces column

Dara Torres falls short in quest or sixth Olympic bid

Independence Day means steamed crabs for many Marylanders, but the outlook for celebrating the nation's birthday with a heaping tableful of locally caught crustaceans is as iffy as the weather of late.

Once the winds die down, the water recedes or the fire is doused, shady contractors appear on the scene to make affected homeowners victims twice over.

Northern District police see a surge in thefts of handicap placards that motorists hang in their windshields. It's mostly smash-and-grab, people looking to make a few bucks or to steal a placard for Grandma — or themselves. MVA has begun letting police access its databases from their cruisers to see who the owners are, and compare it to the driver.

A great victory, but the work is not done

Baltimore County police are reporting that a fatal accident occurred Monday along a stretch of Providence Road in the Towson area.

In ruling Obamacare is constitutional, Chief Justice John Roberts saved the president's top priority — and the court's prestige.

Michelle Obama describes an effort to ease state laws regarding professional licensure for military spouses.

Despite Supreme Court approval, health reform law still poses many challenges

Anne B. Leavitt, a retired registered nurse who was a longtime member of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church choir, died June 21 of a stroke at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. She was 79.

College students from Laurel receive degrees and dean's list recognition.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources held a community input meeting at Catonsville Library on June 28 and 29 and received support from the community on its recommendation to remove Bloede Dam.

With public attention focused on the Supreme court and Eric Holder, a do-nothing Congress actually does a few things.

The Catholic Church is free to refuse women contraceptive and abortion services, but not at taxpayer expense

Individuals, not employers, should make health care decisions

In a letter to the editor of the Laurel Leader, former city council member Linda Sullivan Schulte writes that the entire community feels the loss after the June 22 death of Marine Lance Corp. Eugene Mills III in Afghanistan.

Deadly storm leaves 257,000 still powerless in 100-degree heat

Bicyclist, 64, struck by hit-and-run driver in Hanover on Sunday morning

In the old days, Tiger Woods might have won the AT&T National with ease. In the old days, Woods might not have needed his closest competitor to bogey the last three holes at Congressional Country Club.

The Orioles have been exceptionally cautious with top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy in his first professional year, keeping him in the South Atlantic League when he obviously was too advanced for the level and not allowing him to throw more than five innings now that he is with the Frederick Keys of the Carolina League.

About 2,400 unionized Baltimore County public employees are set to return to work Monday without contracts following disagreements about workers' contributions to their health care benefits.

Martha Jane Schneider, a piano teacher and church organist, died June 24 of pneumonia at an assisted-living facility in Clemmons, N.C. The former longtime Cambridge resident was 92.

More than 308,000 BGE customers remained without power Sunday, and some should be prepared to wait days for it to be restored, following deadly storms that ripped through Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic, weather and emergency management officials said.

Woman, 21, found shot inside Baltimore's Brookshire Hotel.

Which would a President Romney repeal first, the health care act or Roe v. Wade?

Supporting physicians with tort reform and higher reimbursements would improve access to health care