Pittsburgh

Baltimore 17th fittest metropolitan area

2013-05-29 07:49:00

�Baltimore is the 17th fittest metropolitan area in the country, according to the latest survey by the American College of Sport Medicine’s American Fitness Index. The index measures the health and community fitness status of the 50 largest...

Columbia's Rocky Gorge rugby club advances to MARFU Final Four

2013-04-25 11:58:00

The Rocky Gorge rugby club took a big step toward repeating as Division II National Champions, earning a convincing victory over division rival Brandywine last weekend. Rocky Gorge (Columbia/Laurel) parlayed an attack based on strong running by the...

Dr. Lorenz E. and Anastasia U. Zimmerman

2013-03-30 11:38:00

Dr. Lorenz E. Zimmerman, the founder of modern ophthalmic pathology, who spent his nearly 60-year career studying diseases of the eye, died March 16 of complications from an infection at the Blakehurst retirement community in Towson. He was 92. His wife...

Annapolis' Borland, Williams lead classes at NOOD Regatta

2013-05-04 22:25:00

Two Annapolis sailors, Jeff Borland and Tim Williams, took advantage of favorable winds on their home Chesapeake Bay waters to take the lead in their classes Saturday at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta. Borland leads the nine-boat Etchells class...

'Fracking' brings prosperity, problems to Pennsylvania

2013-03-09 09:29:00

Times are good these days at the Linde Corp., where despite a sluggish economy nationally, the company is on a hiring binge. The construction company, based near Wilkes-Barre in northeastern Pennsylvania, has seen its workforce nearly triple over the...

Police blotter

2013-02-28 14:27:17

Aberdeen Deanna Frankhouse, 29, of the 700 block of Maxa Road, was arrested Tuesday on a bench warrant in a case in which she is charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Michael Lawrence Demarest, 33, of the 300 block of Irish...

Harford County police blotter: Aberdeen home broken into

2013-02-26 14:47:00

Aberdeen Stacey Marie England, 22, of the 200 block of Mayberry Drive, was arrested Saturday on a warrant for failing to appear for court in a case in which she is charged with speeding and speeding in a work zone, failure to display her license on...

Five questions with … Dean Cottrill

2013-02-15 13:43:37

As president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage's Greater Baltimore operations, Dean Cottrill has gotten to know the real estate markets of a great number of communities — from the heart of Baltimore to Ocean City. "I'm all over the place and...

Bruno Sammartino Hall of Fame announcement a blockbuster for WWE Raw

2013-02-04 21:06:00

Finally. No, this has nothing to do with The Rock. But it's still just as relevant to say. Finally. FINALLY. The news of WWE's latest Hall of Fame inductee broke Monday afternoon. When I read the name, I got goosebumps. A smile on my face. It was...

Sports on TV

2013-01-19 00:00:00

TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS ++++++++++++++++++++ || VMI@Coastal Carolina || ESPNU11 a.m. || || Maryland@North Carolina || ESPNNoon || || Connecticut@Pittsburgh || ESPN2Noon || || St. John's@DePaul || MASNNoon || || Harvard@Memphis || FCS12:30 || || St....

Five questions …

2012-12-07 15:56:39

No question, it's been a tough economy for many nonprofits to raise money. But Marriottsville-based DonorSearch, launched the same year the economy plunged into the latest recession, has developed a database to help nonprofits identify which of their...

Engagement: Meredith Garback to wed Michael Lavrich

2012-10-24 07:14:00

Gary and Kristine Garback of Abingdon announce the engagement of their daughter, Meredith Anne Garback, of Belcamp, to Michael Frank Lavrich, also of Belcamp. Garback has lived in Harford County since 1985 and is a 1998 graduate of Bel Air High School....

Japanese Buddhist Monk and Anti-nuclear campaigner Toyoshige Sekiguchi prays at the outer security gate leading to the G8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 18, 2013.

2013-06-18 00:00:00

J.J. Cosentino, 2014 FSU commit from Pittsburgh (Pa.) Central Catholic

2013-06-13 00:00:00

The ribbon was cut Monday afternoon on the new Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics building at 14516 Pennsylvania Ave. in Hagerstown.

2013-05-20 00:00:00