Jessup News

Nearly eight years after a Howard County judge found Benjamin Hawkes not criminally responsible for killing his mother and a teenage girl living in his family's Columbia home, Hawkes is trying to gain his release from a state psychiatric hospital.

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The Severn Christian Church, 8132 New Cut Road, will host a patriotic celebration and fireworks display starting at 6 p.m. tomorrow.

Two inmates---one in Hagerstown and one in Jessup--- face up to 43 years added to their sentences for allegedly calling in bomb threats from prison telephones on May 27.

By Derek Simmonsen dsimmonsen@patuxent.com Posted 6/04/09 A new asphalt plant designed to supply road projects started as part of the federal economic stimulus will open in Jessup next week.

Most people don't know that plastic utensils can be recycled. Of those who do, many think they need to be rinsed first - they don't. Information like this and much more will be available to those attending a save the planet information day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Jessup Community Hall, 2920 Jessup Road.

A man charged in the Oct. 31, 2008, stabbing death of Billy Lee Black near his Church Street home in Hagerstown must undergo a mental evaluation before he can stand trial.

Twenty-five years ago, Southwestern Baptist Seminary, in Fort Worth, Texas, recruited seminarians to visit the state of Maryland in hopes of establishing new churches.

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Montpelier Folk and Blues series -- Fridays at 8 p.m., Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Road.

Decked out in costumes, a group of dancers gathered backstage between performances at Hammond High School's dance concert May 16 to take some time to reflect on their program and teacher, Brooke Kuhl-McClelland. "Ms. Kuhl is cool.

Dress in pink to show support when the Odenton Knights of Columbus hosts a quartermania to help raise awareness and funds for breast cancer patients Thursday.

"We have probably another 100 boxes of books," she said with a sigh. "Aah, more Barbies," said her daughter, Kelly Hogan, as she spotted a mover grabbing a plastic container in the garage.

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A 42-year-old Annapolis-area man is accused of drugging or trying to drug five men to take advantage of them.

Howard County's police chief said Tuesday that an internal investigation into a brutality accusation in the arrest of a man who led officers on a highway chase last year has been completed and resulted in disciplinary action and retraining.

A man who led police on a high-speed chase in Howard County last fall that sparked an investigation into accusations of police brutality pleaded guilty Monday to assault charges.

Five people were sent to the hospital including an 18-year-old girl with life threatening injuries after a serious crash in Jessup early Saturday morning, fire officials say.

Howard County's government would save money by all but closing for a week in December under a proposed $1.4 billion budget that includes the biggest spending cuts in nearly two decades.