Tag: Regional Recap
Regional Recap, April 20, 2012
Cyberbullying Hot Topic At Conference. Students from four Baltimore County Catholic independent schools came face-to-face with diversity Thursday at Maryvale Preparatory’s first conference on respecting one another. What sounded like a typical classroom lecture was really a lesson for some of the area’s most socially conscience students. The point: creating role models who will teach [...]
Regional Recap, April 19, 2012
Odenton Bus Crash Injures One. Anne Arundel County officials said a man has been seriously injured in a crash involving a school bus and car in Odenton.County Fire Department spokesman Lt. Keith Hamilton said the crash happened about 6:40 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Telegraph Road and Betson Avenue. Authorities said no students were [...]
Regional Recap, April 18, 2012
NASA Flies Discovery Over DC. Space Shuttle Discovery, which launched in 1984, delights space fans one last time. Eye On Annapolis was also invited to the ceremonies and captured many images here as well. Man Arrested, Charged In Officer’s Hit & Run In Anne Arundel. The suspected driver of a vehicle that police said was [...]
Regional Recap, April 17, 2012
3-Alarm Fire Damages Glen Burnie Apartments. A three-alarm fire heavily damaged apartments at a complex in Glen Burnie.Anne Arundel County fire Lt. Keith Hamilton said firefighters responded about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday to the Villages at Marley Station in the 100 block of Faywood Avenue, where they found heavy smoke and fire coming out of the [...]
Regional Recap, April 16, 2012
Anne Arundel Teacher Accepts Plea In Student Sex Case. An Anne Arundel County teacher is facing 10 years in prison after entering a plea last week to charges that he was having sexual relations with students on and off campus.Jeffery Sears accepted an Alford plea on Friday, which means he didn’t admit guilt but admitted [...]
Regional Recap April 13, 2012
Three Injured In Crofton Police Pursuit, Crash. Part of Route 3 in Anne Arundel County was shut down for a little over an hour Thursday after a police-involved pursuit led to a crash. (PHOTOS) Hopkins Dedicates New $1.1B Towers. International royalty and national leaders converged on Baltimore on Thursday to help dedicate one of the [...]
Regional Recap, April 12, 2012
Twins Found Not Guilty In Dog Burning Retrial. Prosecutors in the retrial of twins facing a number of animal cruelty charges said the evidence in the case was overwhelming.Yet, once again, the twins beat the charges. 11 News reporter Lowell Melser said it took the jury less than an hour to reach a not guilty [...]
Regional Recap, April 11, 2012
Clinton IDs Greatest Threat Facing Future Military Leaders. Hundreds of midshipmen converged Tuesday night at the U.S. Naval Academy to hear U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s opinions on the greatest threat facing future military officers.WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Kerry Cavanaugh said Clinton focused on the importance of maintaining good relations with the Asia Pacific [...]
Regional Recap, April 10, 2012
General Assembly Fails To Meet Budget Deadline. Budget negotiators reached a compromise Monday evening on a balanced spending plan but the General Assembly failed to pass it by the midnight deadline.Members of the House and Senate who comprised the budget conference committee finally settled a sticking point regarding income tax exemptions and sent the full [...]
Regional Recap, April 9, 2012
Lawmakers Begin Last Day Without Finished Budget. Maryland lawmakers are heading into the last scheduled day of the legislative session on Monday without a finished state budget, setting the stage for an unusually busy ending to the General Assembly’s 90-day session, which is scheduled to adjourn at midnight.Usually by now, a panel of House and [...]
Regional Recap, April 6, 2012
Woman Claims She Misplaced MegaMillions Ticket. A woman who claims to have the winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Maryland claimed Thursday to have lost the ticket, according to WBAL-TV 11′s NBC sister station, WRC-TV, in Washington, D.C. Mirlande Wilson has claimed she has the winning Mega Millions ticket worth $105 million. At a press [...]
Regional Recap, April 5, 2012
Attorney Cannot Confirm MegaMillions Ticket Even Exists. A woman claims to have the winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Maryland– but few have seen it, including her lawyer.Mirlande Wilson claimed she has the winning Mega Millions ticket worth $105 million. At a press conference held at her attorney’s office Wednesday, Wilson not only kept the [...]
Regional Recap, April 4, 2012
Abysmal Turnout Reported At Polls. None of Tuesday’s primary winners can exactly claim a mandate from the people of Maryland because turnout was really low.State elections officials said only about 10 percent of registered voters in Maryland came out to the polls.Turnout peaked at 16 percent in conservative western Maryland and leveled out to around [...]
Regional Recap, April 3, 2012
Anne Arundel Deputy Chief Confirms Dossier Existed. Anne Arundel County Police Chief James Teare indeed read a dossier compiled against a former county employee, but it remains unclear who ordered it, according to testimony Monday night.Deputy Police Chief Lt. Col. Emerson Davis told County Council members that he had direct knowledge of the dossier compiled [...]
Regional Recap, April 2, 2012
Fatal Shooting Occurs Near Recent Fatal Stabbing. Dorian Booie is still grieving the death of her fiance, Ramonda Young, who was fatally stabbed in her Pumphrey neighborhood on Wednesday.”I just try to stay strong,” Booie said. “I’m just trying to stay strong for the kids.”Less than a week after Young was stabbed on Berlin Avenue, [...]
Regional Recap, March 30, 2012
UMD Enrollment Increases Come With Bigger Price Tag. The number of students enrolled in Maryland colleges and universities is expected to jump 20 percent over the next decade, but that growth may come at a price.The latest numbers presented to the Board of Regents predicts that enrollment in the University System of Maryland, which represents [...]
Regional Recap, March 29, 2012
ACLU: Documents Could Expose Leopold’s ‘Enemy List’. Questions over whether Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold kept a so-called “enemies list” could soon be answered if civil rights leaders get documents they’re seeking.The American Civil Liberties Union is filing a Public Information Act request seeking police logs. The ACLU said it wants the logs to [...]
Regional Recap, March 28, 2012
Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich Visits Annapolis.Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich visits Annapolis, and David Collins is there to share with you the former U.S. House speaker’s visit. Patapsco River Contaminated By Sewer Line Break. The Anne Arundel County Department of Health is warning residents to stay out of the Patapsco River anywhere downstream of Annapolis [...]
Regional Recap, March, 27, 2012
Anne Arundel County Police Chief Appears Before Council, Says Little. A battle between Anne Arundel County and its top cop came to a head Monday evening.After first refusing to appear, Police Chief James Teare did testify in front of county council about his alleged involvement in the misconduct case involving County Executive John Leopold. Marylanders [...]
Regional Recap, March 26, 2011
Batman Pulled Over In Lamborghini In Maryland. Vigilante justice may get a free pass from the police department of Gotham City, but not on the streets of Montgomery County.Photos snapped by Montgomery County police this week show the driver of a Lamborghini stepping out of his vehicle dressed as Batman.The caped crusader had an improperly [...]
Regional Recap, March 23, 2012
Chief Teare Continues Silent Treatment Despite Subpoena. Anne Arundel County’s top cop is refusing to attend an upcoming County Council meeting, despite a subpoena ordering him to do so.Police Chief James Teare’s attorney advised him not to attend, saying the subpoena is “invalid.” “We issued the subpoena because members of the public are demanding answers, [...]
Regional Recap, March 22, 2012
Police: Man Repeatedly Beat Mom With Hammer. Anne Arundel County police have arrested an Annapolis man who they said repeatedly beat his mother with a hammer.The incident happened about 8 p.m. Tuesday at a home in the 1300 block of Hazelnut Court in the Cape St. Claire area of Annapolis. Police To Drivers: Move Over [...]
