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Posted at 10:11 AM ET, 04/27/2012

Batman gets back to work

By Michael S. Rosenwald

Famous after being pulled over in his Batmobile, he’s is appearing at a charity event this weekend to remember a boy lost to cancer.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 10:11 AM ET, 04/27/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Lenny Robinson

Posted at 08:44 PM ET, 04/26/2012

You won’t believe this Frederick teen’s hoops shot

By Michael S. Rosenwald

Maciah Thomas has become an Internet sensation for his trick shot, performed while doing a flip.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 08:44 PM ET, 04/26/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:43 AM ET, 04/26/2012

Md. law enforcement officials condemn ruling stopping DNA collection

By Michael S. Rosenwald

Officials are unhappy with the Maryland Court of Appeals’ ruling prohibiting DNA sample collection from burglary and violent crime suspects.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 11:43 AM ET, 04/26/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:29 AM ET, 04/25/2012

12-million-year-old dolphin skull found on beach near Calvert Cliffs!

By Michael S. Rosenwald

An amateur fossil hunter stumbled across the third such specimen ever found.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 10:29 AM ET, 04/25/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:43 PM ET, 04/24/2012

Carbon monoxide poisoning: What you need to know

By Michael S. Rosenwald

The odorless gas kills 170 people a year. Symptoms initially mimic the flu. If you think you are suffering from poisoning, get fresh air immediately.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 12:43 PM ET, 04/24/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:35 AM ET, 04/24/2012

Men don 4-inch heels to battle violence against women

By Michael S. Rosenwald

The annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event at Washington College raised money for a rape crisis center.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 11:35 AM ET, 04/24/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:20 PM ET, 04/23/2012

It’s snowing in Maryland

By Michael S. Rosenwald

A rare late-April snow prompted Maryland residents to shoot photos and got the governor tweeting.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 12:20 PM ET, 04/23/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:45 AM ET, 04/20/2012

At a retirement home, a bluegrass jam session

By Michael S. Rosenwald

Residents of a Maryland retirement home are part of The Lonesome Pine bluegrass band — including an 85-year-old former NASA physicist whose fiddle can blow you away.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 09:45 AM ET, 04/20/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:03 AM ET, 04/19/2012

Md. black jockeys are scarce, but Malcolm Franklin perseveres

By Aaron Carter

“It can be hard and isolating,” the jockey says about his life. He dreams of racing in the Preakness.

By Aaron Carter | 11:03 AM ET, 04/19/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:06 PM ET, 04/18/2012

Are customers warming up to Pepco again?

By Michael S. Rosenwald

The much maligned power company saw its customer satisfaction rating jump 28 percent, but its rating is still below average.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 01:06 PM ET, 04/18/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:46 AM ET, 04/16/2012

Can a poet lose weight by snacking on poems?

By Michael S. Rosenwald

Takoma Park has a Poet Laureate — of course — and he recently penned an ode to losing weight by metaphor.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 10:46 AM ET, 04/16/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:52 AM ET, 04/11/2012

Annapolis purse snatching suspect snatched by victim

By Michael S. Rosenwald

After her Louis Vuitton purse was snatched, a woman in Annapolis chased down the suspect — and caught him.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 10:52 AM ET, 04/11/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:56 AM ET, 04/10/2012

Md. legislature in chaos, but it did legalize fantasy football

By Michael S. Rosenwald

Though the General Assembly failed to vote on key tax and casino measures, it did legalized fantasy football and protect dog buyers who buy a sick puppy.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 10:56 AM ET, 04/10/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:13 PM ET, 04/04/2012

Frederick man risks life to save his dog in fire

By Michael S. Rosenwald

Bolt, a Doberman pinscher, did not make it out alive.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 12:13 PM ET, 04/04/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:10 AM ET, 04/03/2012

Three cheers for Howard County, the healthiest place in Md.

By Michael S. Rosenwald

Howard County edged out Montgomery County in a study of the healthiest places to live.

By Michael S. Rosenwald | 11:10 AM ET, 04/03/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Rosenwald, Md.: April, 2012