Some of the defendants in a lawsuit over a Harford County townhouse subdivision being marketed as a retirement community for Muslims have filed a third-party complaint for defamation over statements made by the development’s builder. The plaintiffs — OT LLC, ...

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WILMINGTON, Del. — A sweeping multistate manhunt that kept the Mid-Atlantic region on high alert for more than 10 hours ended when law enforcement officers on foot chased down a man they say shot six people, killing three, in two ...

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The owner and builder of a townhouse subdivision in Harford County marketed as a retirement community for Muslims are asking a federal judge to issue an injunction requiring the government to issue necessary permits so construction can continue, alleging religious bias ...

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BEL AIR — A former Maryland priest has been charged with making and possessing pornographic photos of young boys. Fernando Cristancho of Bel Air served as a priest from 1999 to 2002 at St. Ignatius Church in Hickory. Court records ...

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WESTMINSTER — Some library workers in Maryland are learning how to administer an opioid overdose antidote. The Baltimore Sun reports that library systems in Harford, Carroll and Anne Arundel counties have begun offering training to staff in administering naloxone, commonly known as ...

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Smiths Detection Inc., a provider of threat detection and screening technologies based in Edgewood, has adapted some of its technologies to detect fentanyl and chemically similar compounds. Fentanyl can be absorbed through the skin or inhaled, and due to its ...

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Scientists say the Conowingo Dam is no longer holding back pollution in the Susquehanna River from entering the Chesapeake Bay. The Baltimore Sun is reporting that Gov. Larry Hogan will announce a plan to make progress at the dam, based on ...

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A Maryland provider of threat detection and screening technologies has received certification for one of its devices. TheIonscan 600 XCT explosives trace detector by Smiths Detection Inc., which has its American headquarters in Edgewood, is now certified for explosives trace detection, based on Transportation ...

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BEL AIR — As Cpl. Kevin Phillips pulled up to investigate a suspected opioid overdose, paramedics were already at the Maryland home giving a man a life-saving dose of the overdose reversal drug Narcan. Drugs were easy to find: a ...

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"Steve sent me the first chunk of a short story," Chizmar explained. "Next thing you know, we had a full-length novella on our hands.

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