Gwynn-Oak News

A Gwynn Oak man previously convicted of drug and firearm offenses was found guilty Wednesday of violating his probation and was sentenced by a Baltimore Circuit Court judge to three years in jail.

Baltimore County Police are looking for witnesses and more information about the murder of an 18-year-old man near Gwynn Oak.

Baltimore County homicide investigators are seeking witnesses or information in the death of Steven Parrish, 18, whose body was found last found last night in a wooded area near Woodlawn Cemetery, police said.

Five mystical dragons, fearful of all the evil confronting the world's youths, bestow their powers on a human child.

A home invasion turned into a violent neighborhood dispute Wednesday afternoon. Baltimore County police said that a teenage girl was home alone in the 5300 block of West North Avenue in Gwynn Oak Wednesday when ...

“It's a very tragic case. He's not a violent, aggressive young man.”

The attorney for a teenage boy charged with murdering a father-to-be on Mother's Day weekend said she plans to investigate the "truthfulness" of the teen's confession. via Baltimore Examiner

Baltimore County police have charged a Gwynn Oak teen in the stabbing death of a man who was gassing up his car to take his pregnant wife to the hospital to give birth. via WRC Washington DC Channel 4

“I have now been out of work for longer than my teaching career”

May 14, 2008 12:00 AM by Kelsey Volkmann , The Examiner Frank Principato, a new teacher at William C. March Middle School, had his cheekbone shattered in three places and his right eye damaged when a student ... via Baltimore Examiner

“It's a totally innocent guy. He was just a poor kid who got caught by some guys who were looking to rob somebody. He's paralyzed for the rest of his life.”

Shooting victim not bitter: - It's a miracle I'm alive' Article History May 8, 2008 12:00 AM by Luke Broadwater , The Examiner Herve Massaba, 24, sits at the top of the stairs leading to his bedroom in the ... via Baltimore Examiner

“When she turned around, the suspects were in her kitchen, both pointing handguns at her”

A Baltimore City man has been indicted in the high-profile armed home invasion and rape of a grandmother in Roland Park, prosecutors said Tuesday. via Baltimore Examiner

“People should remember that even though it's not summer yet, and our spring has been mild, a sunny day will greatly affect the inside temperature of your car”

A 24-year-old woman has been charged with animal cruelty by Baltimore police, who said her dog had to be put down after the pet was locked inside a car for 2 1/2 hours with temperatures that reached 102 ... via Baltimore Sun

Baltimore City man gets probation in fatal hit-and-run A Baltimore City man was sentenced to probation Wednesday after admitting to killing a man in a hit-and run. via San Francisco Examiner

“A History of Baltimore County.”

But as sorrowful as it was his death was just one of a string of momentous events marking 1968. via Community Times

“She still lives in the same house. She's a mess.”

It took 24 years, but a Baltimore man finally admitted his guilt in the brutal rape of a stranger, Baltimore County prosecutors said. via Examiner.com

Montgomery county police say there are similarities in a series of home invasion cases in which elderly residents have been targeted. via WUSA9.com Washington, DC

“Research studies show that homeowners can reduce the risk of soil [lead] to their children without waiting for government to come up with the much higher cost of removing and replacing the soil”

Congress plans to hold hearings on the land application of sewage sludge in Baltimore neighborhoods, a Senate source said. via San Francisco Examiner

No doubt a city police spokeman was right when he insisted that "The worst thing would be to create a sense of hysteria ... Annapolis is not an unsafe city." Nonetheless, the interim police chief who will step ... via The Capital

“They're not going to be a substitute for taxes, and they're not going to keep taxes down”

People on both sides of Maryland's slot machine debate sparred Friday over how much money the state stands to gain if voters decide to legalize slots in a November referendum.

Scott Arceneaux, a senior adviser to Marylanders United to Stop Slots, said it's impossible to know how much money an expansion of gambling will raise for state coffers, because gambling revenue would be strongly affected by overall economic trends. He also said he doesn't believe it's a good idea for the state to become dependent an uncertain revenue stream. Read more

“Security implies trust and trust implies credibility”

A Flower and Garden Festival, Bluegrass music and the Bard's birthday highlight things to do and and see in and ... Growing foods chemical free: Local farmers talk about the organic certification process Being ... via Loudoun Times

“Look in the drawer and give me a bank of one hundred dollar bills, and a band of fifty dollar bills. If you don't I will shoot everybody i here, and yes I have a gun. You have ten seconds. No dye packs, No dye packs.”

A 55-year-old man pleaded guilty today in federal court to robbing at gunpoint several bank branches, some more than once, during a two-year period that began in August 2005, according to the Maryland U.S. attorney's office.

Marvin Duckett faces a maximum 10 years in prison when he is sentenced in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on June. 9. Prosecutors said the robbery spree was from Aug. 23, 2005, through Sept. 7, 2007, with a nine-month break when the suspect was in prison in Baltimore County for stealing a car. Read more