The promising young researcher had come to Baltimore from his home in Florida, after attending college in Michigan and working with stem cells in Japan, where he became fluent in the language. Here, he assisted with breast cancer studies at the Johns Hopkins University and was poised to enroll in medical school.
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State employee posts nearly 3,000 SSNs online
Posted in Maryland on Jul 20th, 2010
The Baltimore Sun
A Maryland Department of Human Resources employee was placed on administrative leave after posting the Social Security numbers and other personal information of nearly 3,000 clients of a state agency on a third-party website, a spokeswoman for the agency said.
3.6-magnitude earthquake wakes Md. residents
Posted in Maryland on Jul 16th, 2010
A 3.6-magnitude earthquake with a center of Gaithersburg was reported around 5 a.m. Friday, and felt by as many as 3 million people in the Mid-Atlantic region, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Mourners turn out for funeral of Md. State Trooper
Posted in Maryland on Jun 19th, 2010
A 24-year-old Maryland state trooper killed while working as a restaurant security guard was remembered in funeral services Saturday as an energetic trooper and mentor who pushed young men in his community to be their best.
By Justin Fenton,
The Baltimore police officer charged with first-degree murder in the off-duty shooting of an unarmed man outside a Mount Vernon club began hitting back at the accusations, with his attorney questioning the behavior of the victim and saying the officer “did what he had to do.”
The Baltimore police officer facing a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of an unarmed former Marine is expected to appear in court Monday, more than a day after his uncertain whereabouts triggered an intense search that ended when he surrendered with his attorney.
Police shoot attacking dog; bullet also hits teenager in leg
Posted in Maryland on Jun 9th, 2010
A 14-year-old boy is in the hospital after a city police officer shot a dog who was attacking a group of youths and the bullet then hit the teen in the leg, a police spokesman said Wednesday night.
- Baltimore police said they’ve arrested an 80-year-old man in the choking death of his 83-year-old wife at their home.
Child Left In Car While Mom Got High
Posted in Maryland on Jun 8th, 2010
A Virginia woman is accused of leaving her 3-year-old daughter in a car outside a motel in Frederick while she used heroin inside.
By Justin Fenton, The Baltimore Sun
Police have arrested the 22-year-old live-in boyfriend of a woman whose 7-year-old daughter contracted a sexually transmitted disease, charging him with second-degree rape.
Source: Baltimore Sun:
Two more people were killed in the city Tuesday, continuing one of the deadliest stretches in the city in recent years with 10 slain since early Saturday.
9 dead in 11 city shootings over holiday weekend
Posted in Maryland on Jun 1st, 2010
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says eight of those people were fatally wounded in 11 shootings since Friday and one person was stabbed.
Former delegate Michael V. Dobson dead at 60
Posted in Maryland on May 30th, 2010
Michael V. Dobson, a former state delegate and son of a well-known city minister, died early Saturday after a five-year battle with lung cancer. He was 60 years old.
Widespread cheating found at city elementary school
Posted in Maryland on May 27th, 2010
By Liz Bowie, The Baltimore Sun
City and state education officials have uncovered widespread cheating on state tests at a Southwest Baltimore elementary school once held up as an example of against-the-odds achievement and have recently revoked the professional license of the principal, who they are holding responsible.
Raymond Haysbert, Parks Sausage CEO, dead at 90
Posted in Maryland on May 26th, 2010
By Justin Fenton, The Baltimore Sun
Raymond V. Haysbert Sr., an elder statesman of Maryland’s African-American business community, died at Union Memorial hospital Monday. He was 90.