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Man Injured In Tree Cutting Accident
HANOVER, Md. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County police are investigating a tree cutting accident. According to police, around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, they received a phone call about the accident. When...


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Murder trial of UVA lacrosse player is set to begin
University of Virginia , her former boyfriend and fellow lacrosse player is scheduled to stand trial for her murder. Jury selection in the case against George W. Huguely V, now 24, is set to begin...
Councilman wants to make English Arundel's official language
Anne Arundel County . The Gambrills Republican said the bill is the first in a series he plans to press that will attempt to stem illegal immigration locally. The bill, co-sponsored by...
Election fraud trial of Ehrlich consultant is set for Monday
The election fraud trial of long-time political consultant Julius Henson is set for Monday at 2 p.m. in Baltimore Circuit Court. Henson, 62, of East Baltimore, is accused of election fraud,...
Deliberations to resume in Arundel death-penalty trial
Jury deliberations in the death-penalty trial of a convicted killer charged in the murder of a correctional officer are scheduled to resume Monday morning in Anne Arundel County.Jurors already have...
Hagerstown mall shut briefly over sneaker brouhaha
Hagerstown mall was closed temporarily after a crowd became unruly while waiting for a shoe store to open and begin selling Nike's new Foam sneaker. Authorities say about 15 officers went to...
Anne Arundel man is badly hurt while cutting tree
Anne Arundel County man suffered life-threatening injuries while cutting a tree Saturday morning, officials said.The 54-year-old was cutting a tree on the 1300 block of Craig Hill Court...
AA Co. Sheriff Wants To Deny Tax Refunds To Those With Outstanding Warrants
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — It’s a controversial bill designed to catch people with outstanding warrants. As Gigi Barnett explains, Anne Arundel County could be the first to withhold...
On TV, O'Malley sticks up for Obama on job creation
Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley played surrogate for the Obama administration Sunday morning, appearing on CNN's State of the Union to offer his views on the GOP presidential nomination...
Temperatures Begin To Rebound After Saturday’s Snow
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Temperatures are rebounding after snow flurries for part of the area Saturday afternoon and evening. State Highway Administration officials say there were no reported...
BLOG: Rain & Snow Give Way To Sunshine, Mid-40 Temps Sunday
After hitting 70 degrees earlier this week, there is a taste of winter in the air Saturday night. A weakening, very strung out storm is inching across Maryland Saturday night. As the moisture...
Maryland State Police Investigate Fatal Accident In Queen Anne’s County
QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State police are investigating a fatal accident in Queen Anne’s County. According to police, they were called to the area of US 301 and...
Toby's founder Orenstein wins award for community work
Toby Orenstein is once again at the helm of one of her favorite projects — directing the Young Columbians, a singing group formed in 1975 by the founder of Toby's Dinner Theatre when...
'Puppy store' in Columbia sparks online protest
The opening of Charm City Puppies, a store in Columbia that sells purebred and other boutique puppies, as well as pet accessories, has prompted an online protest by some area residents. The...
Outcry erupts over new Columbia store selling puppies
The opening of Charm City Puppies, a store in Columbia that sells purebred and other boutique puppies, as well as pet accessories, has prompted an online protest by some area residents. The...
County takes hard line on waterfront area violations
An Anne Arundel County waterfront landowner and a contractor accused of doing work without a permit have been hit with financial penalties and probation in the first two cases brought under the...
City, Howard Co. weighing expansion of growler beer sales
Randy Marriner, owner of Victoria Gastro Pub in Columbia, is trying to get legislation passed that will allow his pub and others to sell growler, refillable beer-to-go jugs, to...
Unemployed workers train to rebuild E. Balto. — and their lives
Just north of the Johns Hopkins medical campus, in the Middle East section of East Baltimore — an area where hundreds of families were moved out and hundreds of homes were razed as part of a...
T. Rowe Price funds grant small but exclusive entree to Facebook
Facebook before it goes public were several Silicon Valley venture capitalists, a Russian oligarch and the rock star Bono.Oh, and the shareholders...
How you can lower your tax bill
Death and taxes might be certain, but the latter changes each year.Even without major tax legislation — thanks, political gridlock — taxpayers need to be aware of even slight adjustments...
The Interview: Robin Budish of Baltimore Streetcar Campaign
Robin Budish spends her days rallying support for an idea she says will make downtown Baltimore more livable — building a streetcar line...
Watch Super Bowl XLVI Live Online
Curran: If Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the Patriots want to be in the conversation of "best team ever," beating the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday is...
Ravens’ Matt Birk & Terrell Suggs Honored For Outstanding Achievement
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Two Baltimore Ravens players receive top honors. Center Matt Birk was named the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year and linebacker Terrell Suggs has been named the 2011...
Maryland’s Upset Bid Denied In 83-74 Loss To UNC
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s quest for a significant, attention-getting victory will have to wait for another day. The Terrapins put up a heck of a battle against fifth-ranked...
Sun staff picks for Super Bowl XLVI
Super Bowl rings, the hair, the super-model wife, the UGG boots? Too bad. He'll be all over the highlights again after he rebounds from his awful performance against...
Terrell Suggs selected AP Defensive Player of the Year
The award that Terrell Suggs really wanted will be handed out Sunday as the New York Giants and New England Patriots play for the Lombardi Trophy. The Ravens outside linebacker got a nice consolation...
Suggs Wins Defensive MVP Award
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs has been named the 2011 Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year.This marks the fourth time in 12 seasons that a Raven has earned the prestigious honor:...
Soldiers, Loved Ones Celebrate Homecoming
After spending a year apart from each other, Victoria Lee was ecstatic to greet her husband at the Aberdeen Proving Ground on Saturday morning. Her husband is one of 80 members of a Maryland Army...
Police Officer Charged In Drug Case
police are charging one of their own officers with allegedly helping drug dealers attempt to evade police.Cpl. Rick Alexander, 36, was arrested Friday on charges of obstruction and hindering a police...
Press Release - C Matt Birk Named 2011 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year
, it was announced today. The award recognizes a player's off-the-field community service as well as his playing excellence.The announcement was made during NFL Honors, a two-hour primetime...
Police Clear Occupy Tents In D.C.; Arrest 4 Protesters
Weijia Jiang has the very latest on what was behind their raid. Officers in riot gear and on horseback set up barricades in the park which is located near the White House. They cleared makeshift...
Residents given chance to balance Baltimore's budget
Mike McGuire, one of the organizers of the Occupy Baltimore protests, left a city-sponsored public budget workshop Saturday morning feeling about as disappointed as a grass-roots activist can...
Ravens' Birk named Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year
Ravens veteran center Matt Birk was named the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year on Saturday night, recognition for his consistent play on the field and his commitment to community endeavors.Birk is...
Balto. Co. school community helps family left homeless after fire
Wearing just their T-shirts and underwear, Christina Means and her family escaped from a house fire that struck in the middle of the night. They watched the Rosedale house burn in the cold...
Terps can't hold on, lose to North Carolina, 83-74
Maryland team had thirsted for all season: a chance to prove it had arrived against a highly ranked conference rival in front of a jacked-up Comcast Crowd as eager as the players for a signature win....
School community reaches out to support family
Wearing just their T-shirts and underwear, Christina Means and her family escaped from a house fire that struck in the middle of the night. They watched the Rosedale house burn in the cold...
Light Snow Dusts Parts Of Maryland
BALTIMORE -- Light to moderate snow fell in the Baltimore area and points north and west late Saturday afternoon.11 Insta-Weather PLUS Chief Meteorologist Tom Tasselmyer said it's mainly a wet...
Baltimore Principals Remain Lowest Paid In Md.
Average salaries of Baltimore school principals remain among the lowest in Maryland, even as they lead the state's largest and most challenged school populations.The average pay for city...
Abused Goat Found Wandering Gets New Home
abused goat found wandering in last month with a chain around her neck has a new home at a 22-acre animal rescue ranch in Odenton.The 11-year-old goat who animal rescue officers named Tuscany was...
Tree-Cutting Incident Injures Hanover Man
A 54-year-old man was hurt in a tree cutting incident this morning in Anne Arundel County.Fire officials said the victim was working from a ladder in the 1300 block of Craig Hill Court in Hanover...
Light Snow Coating Northern & Western Md.
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Rain changed to snow late Saturday afternoon across Northern and Western Maryland. Some areas are seeing a small accumulation, how much depends on where you live. The snow will...