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• Baltimore City Paper

The Short List 8/20/14

• Anne Arundel

Slain gas station clerk remembered at vigil in Anne Arundel

A vigil is held for Rajinder Kumar, the 49-year-old gas station clerk who was shot and killed while working at an Exxon in Hanover on Aug. 7. The case remains unsolved.

• Anne Arundel

Vigil on Monday evening for gas station worker killed in shooting

A vigil is planned in Hanover on Monday evening in memory of a gas station clerk killed in a shooting earlier this month. The vigil will be held at 6 p.m. at the Exxon station at 7898 Ridge Road in Hanover, where Rajinder Kumer was shot and killed Aug. 7.

• High School sports

McDonogh soccer standout Keegan Kelly accepts invitation to U.S. Under-17 Residency Program

McDonogh soccer standout Keegan Kelly accepts invitation to U.S. Under-17 Residency Program

• Anne Arundel

Arundel police seek help in gas station killing; reward increased to $27K

Anne Arundel County Police issued a plea for the public's help Wednesday in solving the brazen murder of a gas station clerk in Hanover last week.

• Baltimore City Paper

The Short List 8/12/14

• Sports

Evans ready to replace 'legend' at Hereford

Ric Evans, an assistant coach for eight years, takes over Hereford's football program from one of the most successful coaches in the area, Steve Turnbaugh, who won three state titles and went to states 11 total times in 19 years as Bulls coach.

• Baltimore City Paper

Rock Since the Bee Gees

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Get Up

• Baltimore City Paper

Pussy Riot Hates Me

• Baltimore City Paper

No Trivia: Abdu Ali, Too Big For Baltimore

• High School sports

Calvert Hall grad C.J. Williams named Preseason All-Patriot League for Bucknell

Calvert Hall grad C.J. Williams was named tot he Preseason All-Patriot League Team after a stellar freshman season at Bucknell

• Anne Arundel

Hanover gas clerk fatally shot

A gas station clerk was fatally shot in an early morning robbery in Hanover on Thursday, according to Anne Arundel County Police.

• High School sports

McDonogh soccer standout Bridgette Andrzejewski commits to North Carolina

McDonogh soccer standout Bridgette Andrzejewski, a risiing junior and two-time All Metro forward, commits to North Carolina

• High School sports

Franklin offensive lineman Patrick Allen commits to Georgia

Franklin offensive tackle Patrick Allen has committed to play football at Georgia.

• High School sports

Franklin football grabs national MaxPreps ranking for medium schools

Franklin football grabs No. 12 national MaxPreps ranking for medium-sized high schools.

• Baltimore City Paper

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Bangers and Thrash

• LA Metro

Skid Loader Rodeo wraps up opening weekend at Howard County Fair

The seventh annual Skid Loader Rodeo closed out the opening weekend of the Howard County Fair Sunday night. Contestants competed in a variety of events, including hefting giant tires, maneuvering a figure eight and picking up a basketball off of an orange cone.

• Baltimore City Paper

No Trivia: James Nasty, Lor Scoota and Young Moose, Bmore bros go home, and more

• Harford

Harford government buys fuel in bulk, pays average $3.20 per gallon

The Harford County Board of Estimates recently approved a bulk fuel purchase worth $3.8 million, which is expected to save considerable money compared to if it were paying retail pump prices like ordinary consumers.

• High School sports

Gilman quarterback Kai Locksley commits to Florida State

Gilman quarterback Kai Locksley commits to Florida State over Texas, had already dropped Maryland from contention

• Sports

Gilman quarterback Kai Locksley picks Florida State over Terps, Texas

Gilman quarterback Kai Locksley has orally committed to Florida State, picking the Seminoles over Maryland and Texas. A source close to the player confirmed his decision.

• Sports

Former Ravens WR Gerrard Sheppard claimed by Green Bay Packers

Former Towson wide receiver Gerrard Sheppard was claimed off waivers today by the Green Bay Packers one day after being cut by the Ravens, according to a source.

• High School sports

Four locals named to U.S. U-19 women's lacrosse training team

Four local players -- McDonogh's Brindi Griffin and Andie Aldave, Roland Park's Francesca Whitehurst and Maryvale's Miranda Ibello -- named to U.S. U-19 women's lacrosse training team

• Howard County

Jessup Baptist lends a hand in Costa Rica [Elkridge]

On Saturday, July 19, a group from Jessup Baptist Church returned to the community from a nine-day mission trip to Costa Rica.

• Maryland

Feds considering 2 sites in Md. for FBI headquarters

The General Services Administration released a long anticipated list of sites on Tuesday it said could accommodate the FBI's requirements for a new home to replace the 39-year-old J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington. Two of the properties are in Maryland — one in Greenbelt, the other in Landover — and a third is in Springfield, Va.

• Baltimore City Paper

With their homecoming show, a more synthy Wye Oak joins the continuum of Baltimore's experimental scene

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• Food & Drink

After 8 years, AK Slaughter ends the party

When saying goodbye, weeping can come with the territory. In its own way, the party-starting Baltimore rap duo AK Slaughter knows this painfully well.

• Baltimore City Paper

Mercy Killing

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Conflicts of Interest

• Food & Drink

Small Bites: B&O American Brasserie celebrates fifth anniversary with throwback menu

The Gathering returns to Owings Mills on Friday night

• Baltimore City Paper

Dope Body announces new album, release party

• Food & Drink

WTMD to host 'An Evening with Wye Oak' on Tuesday

Baltimore indie-rockers Wye Oak will perform an intimate, hour-long set at WTMD's Towson studio on Tuesday at 8 p.m., the station recently announced.

• Food & Drink

After breakthrough, Wye Oak follows unexpected path to 'Shriek'

Wye Oak performs July 26 at the Charles Street Parking Lot at Metro Gallery, 1714 N. Charles St. in Station North.

• Baltimore City Paper

The Short List July 9-16

• Harford

Man sought in Jarrettsville robbery; arrest made in Abingdon theft

One man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery Saturday night in Abingdon, while Harford County Sheriff's deputies are still looking for the man who robbed the Subway store in Jarrettsville Sunday morning.

• High School sports

One more challenge for McDonogh's Whittle

McDonogh attacker Megan Whittle will complete her high school career in the Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic at Towson University's Johnny Unitas Stadium before playing next year for national champion Maryland.

• High School sports

Shack Stanwick profiled in 30-minute documentary leading into Under Armour All-America Classic

Shack Stanwick profiled in 30-minute documentary leading into Under Armour All-America Classic

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UMUC offers discount tuition to federal workers

A one-of-a-kind deal between the federal government and a cash-strapped Maryland university was supposed to deliver big benefits for both agencies. But interest so far has been minimal, with only about 300 federal workers nationwide signed up for online courses this summer. Advocates for the new program are not daunted.

• Harford

Bel Air Police arrest second man suspected in snowball stand break-in

The Bel Air Police Department issued arrest warrants Wednesday for two Harford County men suspected of burglarizing two snowball stands in town last week.

• High School sports

McDonogh soccer standout Keegan Kelly invited to Under-17 national team camp

McDonogh soccer Keegan Kelly Under-17 national team camp

• Public Transportation

Independence Day schedule and closings

This schedule will be in effect Friday, July 4.

• Baltimore County

Police make arrest in one of 2 Baltimore Co. shootings reported Tuesday

Baltimore County police have arrested a 71-year-old man for a shooting in Windsor Mill — one of two shootings reported in the county on Tuesday.

• Opinion

Pumping up gas prices [Editorial]

Don't blame a higher gasoline tax for rising costs of vacationing this summer — it's actually making life better for Maryland motorists

• Anne Arundel

Store clerk in Brooklyn Park charged with reporting false robbery

A cell phone store employee claimed he was robbed, but Anne Arundel County police say he made the story up to cover his own theft.

• Baltimore County

Pair sought in jewelry theft at Green Spring Station boutique are wanted in other states

Baltimore County police, along with a growing list of law enforcement agencies across several states, are searching for a Maryland pair who they say have stolen thousands of dollars in merchandise from jewelry stores.

• Maryland

Metro fare increases take effect Sunday

WASHINGTON (AP) ¿ Fares are going up for riders of Washington's Metro transit system.

• Maryland

Police ID body found Friday in Hampstead; death now ruled a murder

Maryland State Police has identified the man whose body was found in Hampstead Friday morning as Prakash Rampatsingh, 50, of Hanover, Pennsylvania. A gunshot wound has been determined as the cause of death, and the death has been ruled a murder, according to a press release from MSP.