Emergency Incidents

Bomb threat on Old Mill school campus investigated

2013-05-16 12:50:16

An 18-year-old man was arrested and accused of making a false bomb threat on Thursday that targeted the Old Mill school campus in Millersville, Anne Arundel County police said. Matthew Permenter, 18, of Baltimore, was charged with disturbing school...

Carroll County man finds pipe bomb in mailbox

2013-05-15 20:22:00

A man in Carroll County was checking his mailbox Wednesday afternoon when he discovered a pipe bomb, the Office of the State Fire Marshal said. The man was not injured. The mailbox was described as "rural," in the 3800 block of McMullen Road in...

Post-explosion repairs to I-81 causing detours for weekend traffic

2013-05-10 13:48:00

Portions of Interstate 81 in Harrisburg, Pa., are expected to remain closed for several more days following a massive fuel tanker crash and explosion Thursday morning that damaged the highway and bridge, Pennsylvania transportation officials said....

A better way to track a bomber

2013-05-01 09:54:00

The mayhem in Boston the week of April 15 was a reminder of how an American city can be paralyzed by a homemade bomb. The same kinds of improvised explosive devices that menaced U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan can easily be deployed by freelance...

Body found in parked SUV in White Marsh

2013-05-04 16:48:44

Baltimore County police said a man was found dead in Chevy Blazer in White Marsh Saturday morning. An officer found the man unresponsive in the SUV along with three hand-written notes. The contents of the notes were not released but police spokesman Cpl....

Thousands of anglers competing in 'world's largest rockfish tournament'

2013-05-04 11:28:00

What is now billed as the "world's largest rockfish tournament" began 30 years ago with a different catch in mind — bluefish — and pretty much remained that way until a decade ago. That's when the once-plentiful bluefish population became...

Federal inspectors should have warned of Texas fertilizer blast

2013-05-01 06:45:00

In my reading and listening about the fertilizer plant fire and explosion in West, Texas, I have noticed a dearth of comments about the dangers faced by first responders ("Obama to honor firefighters killed in Texas fertilizer blast," April 24). One...

Bel Air teens charged with setting off 'soda bottle bombs' at Harford Day School

2013-04-22 13:20:00

Three Bel Air teenagers have been charged with setting off "soda bottle bombs" on the property of Harford Day School in Bel Air over the weekend. No injuries or property damage was reported from the incident, which occurred at about 5 p.m. Saturday,...

Come, noble brothers! Let us abolish this seditious "privacy"

2013-04-22 04:18:00

Stars are shooting, drinking, driving and chomping, and the government is watching. Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for April 22, 2013.� You have to love Congress. America's favorite band of geriatric jokers decided it would be hi-LAR-ious to...

Carroll Co. police investigating threat at court buildings

2013-04-16 13:59:20

Carroll County Circuit and District court buildings will be closed all day Tuesday as the county sheriff's office investigates a bomb threat made to Circuit Court, police said in a statement. Earlier on Tuesday, the court buildings were evacuated and...

Juvenile charged for making West Middle School bomb threat

2013-04-16 14:02:00

The Carroll County Sheriff's Office said a 13-year-old female has been charged with making a false bomb threat in an incident that cleared West Middle School on Tuesday. Just before 11 a.m. school officials contacted the sheriff's office after a student...

Johns Hopkins graduate killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan

2013-04-08 12:44:32

Anne Smedinghoff wanted to help the people of Afghanistan, those who knew her say. The 25-year-old Johns Hopkins University graduate was attempting to deliver textbooks to school children there when she and four other Americans were killed in a car bomb...

People mourn as they carry the coffin of Ogulcan Tuna, 18 year, on May 12, 2013 during the funerals of the victims of a car bomb which went off on May 11 at Reyhanli in Hatay just a few kilometres from the main border crossing into Syria.

2013-05-12 05:07:00

Residents evacuate a wounded woman after a pair of car bombs exploded in the southern Turkish town of Reyhanli.

2013-05-11 08:43:45

Police stand at the main entrance of Oakwood Elementary School after a bomb threat message was found on an exterior wall in Lemont. The school has been searched and no bomb was found. The message allegedly stated that a bomb would be exploded on Tuesday.

2013-05-06 00:00:00