Harford Road

Two badly injured in Family Dollar arson in Baltimore

Two people were seriously injured after a fire was intentionally set in a Family Dollar store in East Baltimore on Wednesday morning, Baltimore fire officials said. The people were taken to a hospital after suffering from smoke inhalation and minor...

Theft of Baltimore traffic signal batteries under investigation

Someone's been making off with the big industrial batteries that provide backup power at traffic signals in Baltimore, and now the thefts are being investigated by the city inspector general's office, which looks into allegations of waste, fraud and abuse...

Tags: Theft, Maryland State Police, Baltimore County, Crime, Law and Justice, Traffic

Woman struck by car in Parkville on Saturday dies

A 67-year-old woman struck by a car Saturday night in Parkville died of her injuries early Monday morning, Baltimore County police said. Police identified the woman as Sharon Marie Bialek of Baltimore. Bialek was crossing Putty Hill Avenue on foot in...

Tags: Baltimore County, Parkville

Claim: Woman arrested, camera destroyed after recording Baltimore police

Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Preakness Stakes, Police Arrests, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice

Trio of incidents keeps Joppa-Magnolia company busy

Members of the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company had a busy morning on Wednesday, responding to three incidents in Harford and Baltimore counties. Officials said at 7:47 a.m., firefighters and paramedics from the company responded to Old Joppa...

Tags: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center , Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Harford County

State hopes to ease some Baltimore-area traffic jams

In the stop-and-go world of Baltimore-area traffic, there's a lot more braking than commuters and transportation officials would like. Take Russell Allen, a Federal Hill resident who gets in his silver Ford Edge every weekday morning before 7:30 and...

Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Howard County, Radio, National Parks, Harford County

Action in Maturity to mark 40th anniversary

Esther Bonnet, 100, is always thinking about new plans for Action in Maturity — as she has since she co-founded the transportation service for seniors more than 40 years ago. During a recent visit from Elizabeth Briscoe, AIM's executive director,...

Tags: Human Interest, Baltimore Museum of Art, Charles Village, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Johns Hopkins University

Friday traffic: Lane shut down on I-95N into Baltimore

A collision involving three cars has shut down a northbound lane of I-95, closing off some access to the ramp of 395 into Baltimore City. In Baltimore County, an accident on Harford Road shut down one shoulder of the outer loop. Emergency roadwork is...

Tags: Baltimore County, Fort McHenry

Who does Bobby Curran work for: his constituents or Royal Farms?

On April 2, a hearing was held at the Baltimore City Zoning Board to determine whether the zoning authority would grant conditional use for a gas station to a new, mega-Royal Farms store. This would operate 24/7 with at least 12 gas pumps at the...

Tags: Interior Policy, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Politics, Voting, Housing and Urban Planning

Liver and onions dinner recalls old times in Baltimore

"Liver and onions — the poor man's gourmet delight." — Stevens Bunker, retired Baltimore sea dog The taste sensation of beef liver is like licking a piece of smooth, shiny metal. To the bite, the texture is akin to corduroy — wide...

Tags: Safeway Inc., Lexington Market, Chicken Wings, Restaurants, Highlandtown

Gerald J. Curran, state delegate

Gerald J. Curran, a member of a well-known political family who represented Northeast Baltimore neighborhoods in the Maryland House of Delegates, died of pancreatic cancer Wednesday at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He was 74 and lived in...

Tags: Lawyers, Roman Catholicism, Robert W. Curran, Politics, Worcester County

Jan Chapin, social worker

Jan Chapin, a social worker who enjoyed the arts and sports, died March 14 from metastatic melanoma at her Cockeysville home. She was 65. The daughter of a career Army officer and a homemaker, the former Elizabeth Jan Iaderosa, who was known as Jan,...

Tags: Social Services, Charles Village, Roman Catholicism, Breast Cancer, Skin Cancer