Baltimore, Md., residents can get free smoke alarms by calling 311. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced the smoke alarm distribution initiative with fire officials on Monday. By calling 311, residents can request an alarm, which be installed by a company sent …
Howard County authorities rescued a woman trapped in her car after it landed in her pool. Relatives called authorities Saturday to check on the woman in her 70s after they didn’t hear from her Friday night. Rescuers found the woman …
The attorney for a Baltimore councilwoman says she will dismiss her libel and defamation suit against a blogger. Councilwoman Belinda Conaway sued Examiner.com political blogger Adam Meister and his publisher for $21 million over a column that alleged she doesn’t …
Anne Arundel County officials say one construction worker was killed and another was injured when a 30-foot wall collapsed at the site of a casino being built at Arundel Mills Mall. Rescue workers were called to the site of the …
Officials say a fast-moving storm produced a number of lightning strikes in southern Anne Arundel County that damaged properties. Lt. Frank Fennell, a county fire department spokesman, says the most extensive damage Monday occurred at a waterfront property in Edgewater. …
Verizon will pay $20 million to resolve a lawsuit over its treatment of disabled employees who missed work as a result of their disabilities. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement Wednesday. In the lawsuit filed in Maryland, …
Authorities say a motor coach bus has gone off the road and overturned in Queen Anne’s County, injuring 17 people, including 10 children. The county fire department says the bus overturned at Route 213 near Centreville on Thursday morning. Video …
Baltimore Councilwoman Belinda Conaway is suing a political blogger and his publisher for $21 million for libel and defamation over a column that alleged she did not live in the city. The suit filed Tuesday alleges an Examiner.com column by …
Authorities say an improperly installed clothes dryer caused an explosion that destroyed a Rockville area home and seriously injured two people. Montgomery County fire officials blamed the early Wednesday morning blast on the male occupant’s attempt to replace a gas-powered …
An Anne Arundel County crossing guard is suffering from life-threatening injuries after being struck by a school bus in Glen Burnie. County Fire Department spokesman Lt. Cliff Kooser said the 40-year-old woman was taken to a Baltimore hospital in serious …