Scott Peterson

Prince George's bag fee bill unexpectedly killed in House committee

2012-03-28 05:55:00

Just three weeks ago, local elected officials were hailing thePrince George's County Delegation's vote to support a bill authorizing the county to impose a fee for disposable bags as a sign it would pass through the General Assembly. But on March 24, the...

House leaders to scrap Senate casino plan

2012-04-06 16:40:00

With only three days remaining in the General Assembly's session, House leaders plan to scrap a Senate plan that would expand gambling in Maryland and write a substantially new bill — a move that could doom any effort to approve a sixth casino in...

Feds to check immigration status of people arrested in city

2012-02-21 18:48:00

A controversial program that lets U.S. immigration officials check the citizenship status of people who have been arrested is being expanded to include Baltimore despite objections from Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and immigrant advocates. The Secure...

Waiting to learn who pays Dixon's legal bills

2009-11-06 00:00:00

Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's legal bills, racked up during a years-long corruption probe that has led her to enlist seven criminal defense attorneys for a theft trial next week, could run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, legal observers say....

Dixon's invitation to White House abruptly withdrawn

2009-02-20 00:00:00

After being invited yesterday to join more than 70 mayors for a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House today, indicted Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon was abruptly un-invited hours later, according to her spokesman. "We were really hoping...

Rawlings-Blake sworn in as mayor

2010-02-05 00:00:00

Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake was sworn in Thursday afternoon as the city's 49th mayor, pledging to "build a better, safer, stronger Baltimore." "We will keep what works and fix what doesn't in city government so our people emerge stronger," she said after...

Dixon remains unapologetic, silent to the end

2010-02-05 00:00:00

Sheila Dixon sat silently in court Thursday during her final hours as mayor of Baltimore, receiving a scolding from a judge who said she was leaving office "in total disgrace" after stealing gift cards intended for needy families and would carry a...

Awaiting Dixon verdict, people tweet, tweet, tweet

2009-11-25 00:20:00

WBAL's Dave Collins spotted something sparkly on Sheila Dixon's ring finger, and soon, someone else's fingers were flying. "Dave asked dixon outside courthouse if she was wearing an engagement ring," the station's on-site Tweeter wrote. "Also from dave:...

Dixon keeps low profile after conviction

2009-12-03 00:00:00

A day after being convicted of embezzling gift cards for the needy, Mayor Sheila Dixon kept a low profile, remaining for hours at City Hall and ducking reporters' questions at her only public event late in the afternoon. "I'm not commenting," the mayor...

Dixon voices regret for city's 'ordeal'

2009-12-04 00:00:00

Mayor Sheila Dixon said on Thursday that she felt deep regret for the "ordeal" her just-concluded criminal trial inflicted on Baltimore, but did not apologize for embezzling gift cards intended for the needy. Reading a 64-second prepared statement, Dixon...

Violence in tourist areas leads to more patrols

2009-05-31 00:00:00

An increasing number of Baltimore residents and tourists have been victims of random, unprovoked attacks in the downtown area over the past month by roving groups of young people, even as police beef up their presence around the Inner Harbor. Many of the...

Dixon's pension deal draws protest

2010-01-13 00:00:00

About 30 people shook signs and chanted in front of City Hall Tuesday afternoon to protest the $83,000 annual pension Mayor Sheila Dixon will receive after resigning from office as part of a plea deal. "It's an abomination," said Sylvia Harris, the...

The Sturgis Scooper Boys varsity cross country team won the Rapid City Cross Country meet at the Executive Golf Course on Thursday, October 13th.

2011-10-14 08:30:05

for the murder of his wife Laci and their unborn son. After his wife disappeared in late 2002, Peterson was so convincing of his innocence that even Laci's family believed him at first..

2010-07-14 13:06:26

A website devoted to death row inmate Scott Peterson details issues surrounding his case and includes a mission statement concerning a search for answers.

2008-07-08 11:36:15