Riviera Beach

For some schools, art of learning involves reading, writing and acting like Paul Revere

2013-04-04 14:06:49

Imagine a classroom where math is taught through the works of Matisse and reading is learned through a dramatic skit instead of a textbook. That's the scenario at several Anne Arundel County public schools that use the practice of arts integration....

Maryland home values down 7 percent

2012-12-27 18:18:00

Home values have continued to fall across Maryland, but for the first time since 2008, the average decline in tax assessments was in the single digits, state officials said. "It's showing an improved market, that's really the bottom line here," said...

Raymond C. "Ray" Bingel Sr., dispatcher

2013-01-14 12:40:48

Raymond C. "Ray" Bingel Sr., a retired Baltimore Sun dispatcher, died Jan. 4 of cirrhosis of the liver at his Glen Burnie home. He was 69. Mr. Bingel was born in Baltimore and raised in Glen Burnie, where he attended Anne Arundel County public schools....

Pit bull seriously injures elderly Pasadena neighbor

2012-11-21 18:16:00

An 89-year-old woman was seriously injured when a pit bull bit her on the arm in the backyard of her Pasadena home Wednesday afternoon, according to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. Animal control has confiscated and quarantined the dog for...

Motorcyclist in critical condition after crash

2012-10-17 07:46:54

A collision Tuesday evening in Pasadena has left a 46-year-old motorcyclist hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Police found James Lloyd Geiser of Glen Burnie lying in the roadway shortly before 7 p.m. at the accident scene. The crash occurred...

Anne Arundel County health briefs

2012-09-19 22:02:17

Blood drive Baltimore Washington Medical Center will host an American Red Cross blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 20 at 301 Hospital Drive in Glen Burnie. The bloodmobile will be located near the BW Federal Credit Union. For information, call the...

Region battling rash of brush fires

2012-04-09 21:35:00

Warnings from local fire officials have stacked up in recent days, all noting the same thing: The Baltimore region is ready to burn. In fact, part of it already is. In the last few days, fires have roared through parts of several counties, forcing...

Sister Mary Martha Geipe, educator

2011-12-30 12:42:00

Sister Mary Martha Geipe, a teacher, principal and pastoral minister, died of a stroke Dec. 20 at her order's motherhouse in the Woodbrook section of Baltimore County. She was 88. Born Nancy Marie Geipe in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Anna...

Edward B. Lauer, supermarket owner

2012-01-07 00:00:00

Edward B. Lauer, co-founder with his wife of Lauer's Supermarket & Bakery in Anne Arundel County, whose motto was "Make the customer feel like a king and queen," died Monday of complications from Parkinson's disease at his Severna Park home. He was 85....

Msgr. Robert A. Bozel

2012-01-10 15:51:00

Msgr. Robert Albert Bozel, a retired pastor of a Howard County parish recalled for his voluminous correspondence with friends and members of his congregation, died of pneumonia Saturday at Stella Maris Hospice. He was 88. Born in Baltimore and raised...

Arundel libraries adopt 'ambitious' $175 million upgrade plan

2012-01-26 08:49:00

Anne Arundel County will need to spend more than $175 million over several decades to bring its library buildings up to snuff, according to a recent analysis done for the library system — and that doesn't include the cost to design and furnish them....

Charles Leo Coyle

2011-09-30 07:53:00

Charles Leo Coyle, a retired advertising executive for the Hecht Co. and the News American who was a World War II dive bomber, died of kidney disease Sept. 23 at the Hospice House of Williamsburg, Va. He was 88 and had lived in Towson for many years....

Mark David Molinksi faces charges after he held up a metal cane and pointed it like a gun, saying "Boom!" to a deputy and a Riviera Beach police officer, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department arrest report.

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Get in a raft. Hold on. After two sharp drops, you'll be delivered to the Raging Rapids at Rapids Water Park. The park has 29 water slides over its 22 acres. 6566 N.

2013-05-20 14:13:00

Demajae Bryers, 12, of Riviera Beach, has been missing since Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 5 p.m., say Riviera Beach police.

2013-03-29 00:00:00