Dominican Republic

Irene retired from tropical storm name list

2012-04-13 10:22:00

MIAMI (AP) — Irene is being retired from the list of storm names because the 2011 hurricane killed 49 people and caused more than $15 billion in damage. A report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the name will be...

Man sentenced to 20 years for importing heroin aboard cruise ship

2012-03-07 04:54:00

The ringleader of a heroin ring that imported drugs into Baltimore aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Enchantment of the Seas has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, according to federal prosecutors. Loxly Johnson, 49, of Norfolk, Va., was the...

CASA volunteers lend watchful eyes and open hearts to foster children

2012-03-20 13:12:11

Abused and neglected children often wind up in foster care, and while they're given love and comfort by their foster families, they also often need someone to watch over facets of their lives. In a swearing-in ceremony at Towson's Historic Courthouse...

If you go: Dominican Republic

2012-04-05 00:00:00

Cap Cana, Dominican Republic Located just 10 minutes from the Punta Cana airport, Cap Cana is a self-contained, 30,000-acre ecological resort area with pristine oceanfront beaches, the luminous Cap Cana Marina, cliffs and forested hiking trails, as...

Felix Pie headed to the Cleveland Indians

2011-12-11 10:55:00

Former Oriole outfielder Felix Pie is officially leaving the organization for another American League club. Pie has agreed to terms on a minor league deal and spring invite with the Cleveland Indians, according to an industry source. The 26-year-old...

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday

2011-12-08 07:07:00

WEATHER Today's forecast calls for sunny skies around the Baltimore area. The high temperature is expected to be around 46 degrees. Expect mostly clear skies and a low temperature around 35 degrees tonight. TRAFFIC Here are today's morning traffic...

Major Baltimore drug dealer pleads guilty to heroin charges, money laundering

2011-11-23 15:41:22

For more than a year, authorities believe, Steven "J.R." Blackwell Jr. was at the center of a street war with a rival faction that saw as many as two dozen people shot across Baltimore. In an empty federal courtroom Wednesday, the 27-year-old Blackwell,...

Royal Caribbean employee charged with sexually abusing teenage girl aboard cruise

2012-01-12 07:55:00

A 25-year-old Royal Caribbean employee has been indicted on charges of sex abuse of a minor after authorities say he had sex with a teenage girl aboard a cruise ship out of Baltimore, records show. According to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court,...

Carroll County relief agency is conduit for survival in Dominican Republic

2011-10-13 13:20:00

The Least of These Ministries, a faith-based, nondenominational relief organization founded by Manchester resident Steve Hull and his wife, shipped 200,000 meal packages to undernourished Haitian sugar cane workers this week. On the morning of Oct. 10,...

Health disparities found for Baltimore Latinos

2011-10-20 19:31:00

Many Latinos in Baltimore lack medical coverage, which contributes to problems such as fewer mothers getting prenatal care, according to a new report that takes the first comprehensive look at the group's health. The report, released Thursday by the city...

For Pitcairn's family, a journey from happiness to grief

2011-10-01 15:01:00

Gwen Pitcairn drove slowly through the cemetery in Tequesta, the small Florida village where she raised her three children. She stopped in front of her son Stephen's grave. More than a year after his death, it still was marked by a makeshift memorial,...

Dr. Louise Schnaufer

2011-10-23 00:00:00

Dr. Louise Schnaufer, an internationally renowned pediatric surgeon who had been associated with Union Memorial Hospital and Johns Hopkins Hospital early in her career, died Oct. 14 of complications from Alzheimer's disease at Cathedral Village, a...

Dominican Republic vice presidential candidate Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez (C) waves as she attends the closing rally of the presidential campaign of candidate Danilo Medina of the Dominican Republic's ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) in Santo Domingo May 17, 2012.

2012-05-18 00:00:00

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2012-05-17 00:00:00

Officials of Santo Domingo � including the mayor � along with firemen and Rotarians of the Dominican Republic officially receive firefighting gear contributed by fire departments in Somerset County and Richland Township. The Somerset Rotary Club arranged for the collection and shipment.

2012-05-14 19:34:00