Health and Safety at School

Baltimore man guilty in high school reunion stabbing

2012-05-21 08:15:00

A 29-year-old Baltimore man was convicted of second-degree murder for stabbing another man to death at a Walbrook High School reunion nearly two years ago, the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office announced Monday. A city jury found James L....

Commencement is latest step on journey of rebirth for Eldersburg woman

2012-05-19 16:31:00

"Don't assume this is a two-hankie book. It is not. You will cry, but you will also laugh. You will experience not only anger, but also gratification. And in the end, you will be uplifted." — Eileen Rudnick, from her book, "The Glass Between Us"...

Police: Man, 19, beaten by two groups of students downtown

2012-05-18 13:35:00

A 19-year-old student from Baltimore Polytechnic High School told police he was beaten by two separate groups of juveniles from a rival school in downtown Baltimore on Thursday afternoon, an attack that comes amid a pitched debate over downtown safety....

Report: Clinical trials of new medications help create jobs in Maryland

2012-05-18 15:53:17

Maryland has hosted 1,775 clinical trials for new medicines targeting six major chronic diseases since 1999, including 369 that are still in the early stages of recruiting patients, according to a study by two pharmaceutical industry groups released...

City prosecutors charge group tied to killing, shootings

2012-05-18 16:08:30

When a relative of accused druglord Robert G. Moore was stabbed and killed during a robbery, authorities say, Moore vowed to avenge the death. Over the next eight months, Moore and members of his East Baltimore drug syndicate picked off the man they...

Bernstein to announce results of six-month investigation

2012-05-17 15:48:00

Baltimore State's Attorney Gregg Bernstein will hold a news conference Friday morning to announce the results of a six-month investigation into an alleged murder and drug conspiracy, which sources say was touched off by the home invasion killing of a...

Life after college: high unemployment and depressed wages

2012-05-12 00:00:00

They're facing high unemployment, depressed wages and loads of debt — and they're only in their 20s. Welcome to life after college. Though the labor market is recovering slowly, graduates this spring have only slightly better chances of landing...

George Huguely murder trial evidence displayed

2012-05-15 16:17:00

George Huguely V sits in the corner of a narrow, white room, at the end of a long wooden table, looking every bit the college athlete who just rolled out of bed after a normal night out — but for the bloody scratches ringing his right ankle....

Maryland looking to beef up vaccine requirements

2012-05-15 15:48:00

Maryland's children would be required to get more vaccines before attending school under a proposal being considered by state health officials. But doctors and state health officials said most children are already getting the shots and that they are...

High school Romney vs. high school Obama

2012-05-14 10:54:00

Sure, you may know which man -- Mitt Romney or Barack Obama -- you want to see running the country, but which one would you have wanted to know in high school? We learned four years ago that young Barack was a laid back, not overly studious kid who loved...

Public to view evidence in George Huguely trial

2012-05-14 13:00:00

Nearly three months after George Huguely V was convicted of second-degree murder in the beating death of his University of Virginia girlfriend, Cockeysville native Yeardley Love, the public will be able to get a look at some of the evidence shown to...

Not enough doctors

2012-05-10 11:44:00

The Supreme Court's ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, expected in June, will determine the future for countless Americans. Health care reform debates have elevated the plight of millions of uninsured Americans to the national...

Students Jonathan Jimenez, left, and Brandon Rafaeil confer with health teacher Bridget Brownell atTaft High School. L.A. Unified recently shelved a proposal to do away with health classes, something many other districts have done.

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Gina Pursley had no plans to be a social worker -- and she never planned to need the assistance of one, either. But both have come to pass. The crumbling economy and illness afflicting her husband have left the 51-year-old as a single mother of three without a source of income.

2012-05-17 00:00:00

's Baltimore Scholars program. The university offers full scholarships to students from city public schools who are admitted on their own merits. Each woman faced different obstacles and challenges throughout their experiences on Hopkins' sprawling campus.

2012-05-17 00:00:00