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Human locks, valued for realistic hairstyles, targeted by thieves

2013-06-13 18:04:00

It's dyeable. It's bleachable. And it's highly sought after by thieves targeting shops in the Baltimore area and around the country. Unprocessed human hair— prized for providing women with long, flowing, natural-looking locks — has been...

Sinclair Broadcast to become country's largest TV station owner

2013-04-20 00:00:00

When Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. completes three deals announced in the past two months, it will own more television stations across the country than any other company. The Hunt Valley company will operate 134 stations in 69 markets, reaching more...

Claims mount against Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo

2012-12-26 14:55:00

Cecil Singleton had settled in to watch an episode of "Parenthood" when he caught a TV news teaser featuring the words "Elmo sex scandal." A man had accused puppeteer Kevin Clash — the man behind the world's most popular Sesame Street puppet —...

Amelia J. Brooks, store manager

2013-02-24 12:51:56

Amelia J. Brooks, a retired store manager and active church member, died Feb. 16 from heart failure at a daughter's home in Buford, Ga. The former longtime West Baltimore resident was 90. The daughter of a cobbler and a housekeeper, the former Amelia...

New England blizzard causes some travel headaches in Baltimore

2013-02-08 21:26:00

A blizzard was expected to dump a couple of feet of snow across New England through midday today, and while Baltimore was largely spared, the storm delivered some wintry precipitation and headaches for travelers. At Baltimore-Washington International...

Massive storm Sandy delivers high winds and torrential rain

2012-10-29 14:40:00

As Sandy pounds the mid-Atlantic coast Monday, the Baltimore region is bracing for gale-force winds and flooding. The area remains under a flood watch through Tuesday evening, with coastal flooding expected late Monday into Wednesday morning,...

'The Voice' recap, Three contestants to go home

2012-12-11 09:43:00

“The Voice” threw us another curve ball last night — for those (me included) that thought two more contestants would be cut this week, oh, were we wrong. There will be not two, but three finalists next week, which means only one...

Election Day coverage reflects low-road tone of 2012 campaign

2012-11-07 04:37:00

The partisan media madness started early Tuesday on the "Fox & Friends" morning show with host Steve Doocy somehow turning a report on midnight voting in Dixville Notch, N.H., into an attack on President Barack Obama for his handling of the September...

Dorothy May Press, homemaker

2012-10-18 12:58:50

Dorothy May Press, a homemaker and matriarch of her family, died of congestive heart failure Oct. 10 at her home in the Rosemont section of West Baltimore. She was 94. Born Dorothy May Brown in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Sarah Jane Smith Brown, a...

Kristen Lee Wade graduates West Chester University

2012-08-01 10:54:00

Kristen Lee Wade, of Street, graduated from West Chester University May 12 with a bachelor of science in nutrition and dietetics. She has accepted a job with the U.S. Department of Health in West Palm Beach, Fla. She is a 2008 graduate of Harford...

Joyce Carol Chaney

2012-07-04 15:48:00

Joyce Carol Chaney, a former cosmetologist who changed careers and became Baltimore County's first full-fledged female police officer assigned to patrol duty in 1974, was found dead Sunday in the bedroom of her Parkville home. She was 67. Her brother,...

Sinclair buys Four Points Media TV stations for $200 million

2012-01-03 15:30:00

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. has finalized a planned purchase of Four Points Media for $200 million, the Hunt Valley-based broadcaster said Tuesday. Sinclair financed the acquisition of Four Points' television stations with a $180 million loan plus...

Bernardo "Bernie" Fernandez, M.D., is the president of Cleveland Clinic Florida, a world-renowned academic medical center with locations in Weston and West Palm Beach, Florida.

2013-06-12 00:00:00

Frank Nask is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Broward Health. He joined Broward Health in 2006 as Chief Financial Officer for one of the largest public healthcare systems in the United States. He was named President and CEO in 2008. Prior to joining Broward Health, Mr.

2013-06-07 08:18:00

Representative Lois Frankel is an experienced public servant with a strong record of bringing jobs and opportunity to South Florida. After serving 14 years in the Florida state legislature, including as the first woman Democratic minority leader, Lois became mayor of West Palm Beach in 2003.

2013-06-07 00:00:00