19-year-old Marine found dead at Fort Meade
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 25, 2012
Tags: almance, anthony romanocaruso, barracks, defense information school, marine, marine corps, naval criminal investigative service, navy
FORT MEADE — Authorities have identified a 19-year-old Marine found dead in his barracks room at Fort Meade. The Marine Corps Combat Development Command identified him Friday as Pvt. Anthony Romanocaruso of Alamance, N.C. Romanocaruso was an active-duty Marine assigned since February to the Defense Information School at Fort Meade. His body was found Wednesday [...]
USPS stalls closure of urban stations
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 14, 2012
Tags: postmaster general patrick donahoe, u.s. postal service, united states postal service
DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Postal Service spokesman Richard Watkins says the agency is stalling plans to close 600 urban and suburban postal branch offices and satellite stations. Watkin’s announcement Monday follows the agency’s decision last week to halt the planned shutdown of hundreds of rural post offices, saying they can remain open with shorter [...]
Services held for Risselle Fleisher
BY: Shane Doyle
POSTED: May 3, 2012
Tags: Baltimore, dead, maryland, Maryland Commission on Human Relations, obituary, public justice center, Risselle Fleisher
Risselle “Rikki” Fleisher, a former general counsel to the Maryland Commission on Human Relations and assistant attorney general, died Tuesday of breast cancer. She was 77. A Baltimore native, Fleisher (nee Rosenthal) was a staunch supporter of civil rights, and in 1960 co-chaired the influential Congress of Racial Equality. She married pianist Leon Fleisher in [...]
Bethany Beach increasing Wi-Fi access this summer
BY: The Daily Times of Salisbury
POSTED: April 30, 2012
Tags: access, beach, bethany beach, connection, delaware, hot spot, internet, Ocean City, summer, wi-fi
Comments: 1
BETHANY BEACH, Del. — Visitors to Bethany Beach this summer will be able to enjoy free Wi-Fi access in the boardwalk area and on the beach. Town Manager Cliff Graviet tells The Daily Times of Salisbury that Bethany Beach hopes to offer free Wi-Fi on the beach, boardwalk and bandstand by Memorial Day. Residents have [...]
Snow piles up in far western Maryland
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 23, 2012
Tags: maryland, mchenry, snow, weather, western maryland
MCHENRY — A spring snowstorm is putting a wintry coat on the mountains of far western Maryland. Maryland State Police in McHenry said Monday morning that 6 to 8 inches of snow have fallen in parts of Garrett County. They say the wintry weather isn’t causing significant traffic problems. The National Weather Service is forecasting [...]
N.Y. suit fails military schools for rape reaction
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 20, 2012
Tags: fail, lawsuit, military schools, naval academy, new york, rape, reaction, report, U.S. Military Academy, west point
NEW YORK — A New York lawsuit is asking a court to force the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy to improve their response to rapes and sexual assaults. The lawsuit was filed Friday on behalf of two women who say they were raped at the training grounds for military [...]
Retired Ill. couple claims share of $656M jackpot
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 18, 2012
Tags: illinois, jackpot, lottery, Mega Millions, Merle and Patricia Butler, red bud
RED BUD, Ill. — A retired southern Illinois couple has claimed the third and final share of last month’s record $656 million Mega Millions jackpot. Illinois Lottery officials introduced Merle and Patricia Butler at a ceremony in their hometown of Red Bud, where they bought the winning ticket for the March 30 drawing. The retired [...]
Frederick County students pledge not to text while driving
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 12, 2012
Tags: frederick county, Frederick County Government, Frederick Regional Health System, meritus, Meritus Health Trauma and Emergency Services, pledge, public schools, text while driving
FREDERICK — Every day, physicians and staff at Meritus Health Trauma and Emergency Services in Hagerstown see patients who are injured because a driver was not paying attention to the road, according to Mary Rizk, a spokeswoman for Meritus. With that in mind, Meritus is partnering with Frederick County Public Schools to teach students the [...]
Discovery likely to fly over D.C. area next week
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 12, 2012
Tags: d.c., discovery, NASA, national air and space museum, national mall, Smithsonian, space shuttle, washington
WASHINGTON — Space shuttle Discovery is expected to fly over Washington’s landmarks next week on the back of a Boeing 747 and will also be visible from points in Maryland and Virginia. On Tuesday morning, Discovery will be flown from Florida to its new home at the Smithsonian. It will be housed at the National [...]
Ticket misplaced, alleged Mega Millions winner says
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 6, 2012
Tags: Baltimore, lottery, maryland, Mega Millions, mirlande wilson, misplaced, ticket, winner
Comments: 2
A woman who has claimed to have Maryland’s winning Mega Millions ticket now says she has misplaced it. Mirlande Wilson of Baltimore told WRC-TV in Washington on Thursday that the ticket is misplaced. When asked by WRC if she would claim the jackpot, Wilson replied, “If I find it… I misplaced it.” Wilson had previously [...]
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