New Year's Day

As Preakness 2013 arrives, infield shows identity shift from drink-a-thon to music festival

2013-05-14 06:37:00

In 2008, Ed DeRosa witnessed the infamy of the Preakness infield — the passed-out partiers, the chucking of full beer cans into crowds and of course, the "Running of the Urinals," where drunken infielders ran down a row of portable toilets. DeRosa,...

Baltimore has high rate of staff-inmate sex

2013-05-16 18:49:19

The Baltimore City Detention Center had the nation's second-highest rate of sexual contact between jail staff and inmates, according to a U.S. Department of Justice study released less than a month after federal prosecutors accused corrections officers at...

Ex-Navy coach Hardin selected for College Football HOF

2013-05-07 21:17:00

College football Ex-Navy coach Hardin selected for HOF Former Navy football coach Wayne Hardin will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Football Foundation announced Tuesday. Hardin is the 24th person affiliated with the...

Seven Md. law enforcement officials, firefighters, honored at Fallen Heroes Day

2013-05-07 10:22:03

Three of the seven men and women honored at the 28th annual Fallen Heroes Day were from Harford County. The police officers and firefighters honored at the ceremony, organized by Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, came from different backgrounds and...

Baltimore native, artist husband sowed seeds for historic Virginia estate

2013-04-18 09:31:00

Visitors celebrating Virginia's 80th Historic Garden Week at the Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont might not immediately see a connection to Baltimore. The American painter, known for his portraiture, hailed from Detroit. His home, recognized...

With Baltimore Club and charity work, DJ AngelBaby helps city get pumped

2013-04-17 06:20:00

In July 2008, Angel Carpenter, better known as DJ AngelBaby, fulfilled her lifelong dream of earning an on-air position at 92Q, the city's hip-hop radio station. On one of her first days at the job, Carpenter spotted the source of her inspiration —...

Man sees race, indifference in experience with Baltimore police

2013-04-13 09:50:00

I don't know how to answer Michael Hanchard's questions, but I understand why he asks them: "If we were a middle-aged white couple, rather than a black couple, and if the group of people who surrounded us were black or Latino, rather than white, would the...

'Mad Men' Season 6 premiere recap, 'The Doorway'

2013-04-07 19:24:00

Did Don Draper cheat on Megan? You get an answer, but it is far from the point of the episode. "The Doorway," the good-but-not-great, often poetic (but also�often very slow moving) Season 6 premiere is not an exuberant return. The action is often very...

A Spanish star dies, Don Draper lies and contraception flies

2013-04-08 04:56:00

Spanish actress Sara Montiel is dead at 85, Don Draper is having a depressing time of things, and a nice German man has invented a faster way to apply contraception. Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for Monday, April 8, 2013. Montiel, who...

New Life Christian Center moves from storefront to property owner

2013-04-03 08:10:00

The sign hanging above New Life Christian Center is simple, spelling out "church" in red letters. New Life's pastor, the Rev. Archie Harris, said he was saving money by only purchasing the six-letter sign when the church moved to Laurel's Pheasant Run...

Maryland domestic violence killings expose cracks in system

2013-03-22 16:47:00

Melissa Davis' husband had six domestic-violence arrests in less than a year of marriage, and was released by a judge on his own recognizance. Katie Hadel's ex-boyfriend was let out of jail early on good behavior. And Candace Hurt's husband had...

Koh I Noor looks to extend streak in Harrison E. Johnson at Laurel Park

2013-03-14 23:06:00

Late bloomer Koh I Noor continues his quest for the $500,000 Pimlico Special in his stakes debut Saturday in the nine-furlong Harrison E. Johnson Memorial at Laurel Park. Two-time defending champion Eighttofasttocatch, General George winner Javerre,...

He and Jurica had a ceremony in Vermont in September 2003 but separated on New Year's Day 2013, according to Tutera's Los Angeles County Superior Court filing obtained by People.

2013-05-03 15:59:00

According to TMZ.com, which apparently obtained a copy of the save-the-date announcement, the Heat forward will wed fiancee and high-school sweetheart Savannah Brinson during the weekend of Sept. 13-15 of 2013 in San Diego, California.

2013-04-17 10:00:00

Off-highway vehicle enthusiasts navigate a hill at Buttercup sand dunes west of Yuma on New Year's Eve.

2013-04-10 23:17:00