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Baltimore Spectator gains higher profile in police standoff

2012-12-09 13:48:00

Frank James MacArthur always said what was on his mind. But sometimes, his sister told him, that wasn't the best idea. "Frank is the kind of person who once in a while you wish he would lie because it wouldn't get him in trouble," Jean Arthur said....

Baltimore punk band Sick Weapons reunites, set to release album on Nov. 9

2012-10-26 10:45:00

Appropriately rising from punk graves in late October, Baltimore quintet Sick Weapons -- which disbanded after a Golden West Caf� performance in late December 2010 -- has reunited, and will finally release its debut album, "Birthday Gift," early next...

'Snooki and JWOWW' recap: The new girls next door

2012-06-22 02:26:00

Was the season premiere of "Snooki And JWOWW" everything you thought it would be? It was all worth it to see Jenni "JWOWW" Farley's "O-face," wouldn't you say? There is nothing quite like the shocked/horrified/speechless reaction of your best gal pal...

Boy's fatal stabbing sparks revenge killing

2011-06-05 00:00:00

June 5, 2011 The body of 13-year-old Tywonde' Jones lay under a white sheet behind a decrepit vacant home in Northwest Baltimore. He had been stabbed and slashed 228 times. One-hundred and eighty-eight were puncture wounds, some as deep as six inches,...

Trial delayed for man whose toilet caused bomb scare in Towson

2011-06-28 12:36:31

A Baltimore County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday granted a trial postponement to a man charged with leaving a device that police said appeared to be a bomb — a toilet equipped with electric gadgets — outside an administration building in...

Trayvon Martin: What if George Zimmerman had been black?

2012-05-06 05:00:00

I don't care about George Zimmerman's MySpace page. Granted, it was gratifying to read recently in The Miami Herald about his crude animus toward Mexicans ("soft a-- wannabe thugs") and his reference to a former girlfriend as an "ex-hoe." Given the way...

Milestones for old media and new

2012-05-18 21:37:00

You know that question of who, dead or alive, you'd want to invite to a dinner party? I know, I hate it too. It's hard enough to plan the right mix and menu for an actual gathering, and make sure you don't invite people with the kind of romantic,...

Missing Charles Village woman found unharmed

2011-06-29 13:22:37

A 22-year-old Charles Village woman who was reported missing more than three weeks ago was found unharmed in Baltimore Wednesday, Baltimore County police said. Baltimore County police searched for Soojin Yeh, of the 2900 block of Charles Street after she...

Registered sex offender sentenced to 20 years for sexual assaults on teens near Annapolis

2011-09-01 16:48:00

A registered sex offender was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl he met online and sexually assaulting her 14-year-old friend. James Mason III, 30, of Annapolis, had run-ins with the law starting at age 12, and this...

Lawyers turn to social media to analyze potential jurors

2011-09-18 16:36:00

As the jury selection process began in the bribery trial of state Sen. Ulysses S. Currie, the names of potential jurors were removed from their questionnaires before the forms were returned to lawyers. The redacting was done at the request of federal...

Jessica Lea Mayfield: Wise beyond her years

2011-11-17 00:00:00

Jessica Lea Mayfield has packed a lot of living into her 22 years. Though the sprightly singer/songwriter may only be a year past the legal drinking age, she's already released two albums and had one notable collaboration. As a child, Mayfield toured...

Review shows alcohol companies reach youth online

2012-01-08 13:37:00

A beer bottle was lit up like a Christmas tree on one Facebook page and flanked by stuffed animals in another. Then there were the iPhone apps that allowed drinking enthusiasts to hunt for virtual trophies or monitor the weather through drink prices, and...

Senior Pastor Steve Munsey // Photo courtesy of MySpace

2013-02-22 08:56:00

Quote: "When he brought it to the people promoting the tour, they were like, 'This band doesn't exist. There's not a lick of it on the Internet.' We were like, 'Okay, let's make a MySpace page. Let's do this. Let's do that.' It went rolling from there." -- Floyd Kellogg

2012-12-19 00:00:00

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Cary Tullos, left, and Tara Tuttle met via MySpace and take care of Tuttle's two daughters in Coral Springs.

2012-09-17 14:21:00