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Rick Dutrow brings Zetterholm to Preakness under cloud of suspicion

2012-05-17 16:03:00

Rick Dutrow knows there's a difference coming into Preakness with a horse that has won the Kentucky Derby and one that didn't even make it to the starting gate at Churchill Downs. If anything, it might be a little easier for Dutrow coming to Pimlico...

Man arrested at BWI after security finds loaded gun

2012-05-07 13:58:58

Maryland Transportation Authority Police arrested a Florida man Sunday morning after security agents found a loaded handgun in his carry-on luggage at BWI Marshall Airport. Michael Menlo Smith, 58, was found with a 9 mm Glock 17, loaded with 10 rounds of...

I'll Have Another scheduled to arrive at Pimlico on Monday afternoon

2012-05-06 17:10:00

As preparations begin on Old Hilltop for the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes, the star of the field already has a confirmed arrival date. Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another will show up Monday, much earlier than originally expected...

Baltimore, other cities battle federal security funding plan

2012-05-11 16:13:42

Local homeland security officials in Baltimore and across the country are fighting a proposal to change how $2 billion in federal emergency management money is distributed — a change they say would jeopardize regional efforts to respond to terrorist...

Faidley's crab cake to compete on Travel Channel sandwich show

2012-05-01 08:43:00

Faidley's storied crab cake will compete for the title of best sandwich in America on a new Travel Channel show debuting on June 6. In eleven episodes, "Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America" will introduce viewers to 30 iconic sandwiches in 27 cities....

Bucs signing of Eric LeGrand is pure class

2012-05-02 08:44:00

They're calling it a symbolic gesture: an�NFL team signs a guy in a wheelchair. But the�Tampa Bay Buccaneers signing of paralyzed Rutgers defensive tackle Eric LeGrand is more than that. It's a big touch of humanity in a business that can be cold and hard...

Jules Witcover: Goodbye, Gingrich

2012-05-04 00:00:00

The silence of the other shoe dropping pretty much describes the clamor that greeted the departure of Newt Gingrichfrom his overblown, self-centered fight for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. The man who vowed he would go all the way to the...

A new dress, and set of lungs, for prom

2012-04-26 16:18:00

For the first time in the six years since Victoria Chakwin was diagnosed with a deadly lung disease, the gown she wears won't be hospital issue. The 18-year-old from Martinsburg, W.Va., will go to her senior prom Saturday night in a red-and-black...

Pre-game: Orioles vs. Yankees

2012-04-09 13:33:00

The Orioles --�fresh off their season-opening, three-game sweep of the Twins -- host the Yankees tonight for the opening of a three-game series. The Bronx Bombers are 0-3, reeling from being swept out of Tampa Bay. Tonight, the Orioles send�left-...

What Santorum wants, what Romney needs

2012-04-12 10:37:00

In the spring of 1980, the race for the Republican presidential nomination got nasty. The front-runner, Ronald Reagan, said his main challenger,George H.W. Bush, wasn't a real conservative. Mr. Bush went on the attack, accusing Mr. Reagan of peddling...

Like/Dislike: Anisha Jagtap, Baltimore Burger Bar owner/chef

2012-04-16 15:28:00

When someone mentions that they studied biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University, you wouldn't expect them to own a local burger bar. But Houston native Anisha Jagtap does just that, running Hampden hot spot Baltimore Burger Bar. "It all...

Why Gingrich stays in

2012-03-16 00:00:00

Now that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has suffered a Southern double whammy of defeats in the Republican primaries in Alabama and Mississippi, isn't it time for him to fold his tent and get out of the presidential race? By the Gospel According to...

Tampa Bay, Fla.,residents Shelton Quarles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers pro-scouting coordinator, his wife Damaris Quarles, medical assistant, Clara Ferriolo, 38, community volunteer, and Bill Ferriolo, Autobytel Inc. senior vice president, came to Preakness in style.

2012-05-19 00:00:00

Protesters an JPMorgan Chase annual meeting in Tampa, Fla., where shareholders voted down a proposal to strip Chief Executive Jamie Dimon of his role as the bank's chairman.

2012-05-17 11:28:00

Brandon Diaz of American Heritage celebrates his 3-run home run as Vincent Miniet of Tampa Jesuit looks on. Heritage won the game 3-0 to advance to the championship game.

2012-05-17 00:00:00