Barbara Jean George, homemaker

Barbara Jean George, a homemaker whose expertise preparing Southern-style cuisine found favor with family and friends, died Sunday of brain cancer at Carroll Hospice's Dove House in Westminster. She was 71.

Charlotte R. Burmeister, nurse

Charlotte R. Burmeister, a World War II veteran and retired rehabilitation nurse, died of pneumonia complications Nov. 9 at St. Agnes Hospital. The North Baltimore resident was 90.

Karen L. Nace

Karen L. Nace, a homemaker and active church volunteer, died Wednesday of ovarian cancer at Carroll Hospice's Dove House in Westminster.

Army holding Maryland soldier in Afghanistan as deserter

A Maryland soldier is in Army custody and classified as a deserter - unfairly, relatives say - after he extended a two-week mid-tour leave to take care of his sick wife and their new baby. Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett of Frederick has asked the Secretary of the Army to investigate whether the...

Man injured in crash with school bus in Carroll County

A man was seriously injured this morning when his van hit the rear of a school bus in Westminster, Maryland State Police said.

Union Bridge Marine killed in Afghanistan

A 26-year-old Carroll County man who enlisted in the Marines the day before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks has been killed in Afghanistan.

Veterans Day schedules

This schedule will be in effect Wednesday.

Miriam H. Coffin dies at 92

Miriam H. Coffin, a homemaker and former federal worker, died Friday of a stroke at the Fairhaven retirement community in Sykesville. She was 92.

George Frederick Alban dies at 71

George Frederick "Fred" Alban, a retired security guard who earlier had been a police officer, died Monday of cancer at his Westminster home. He was 71.

State launches effort to improve hand-washing in hospitals

A state panel charged with health care unveiled its first major initiative Tuesday: an effort to improve hand-washing at Maryland hospitals.

Judge revokes Meighan's bail in July hit-run case

A judge revoked Thomas Meighan Jr.'s $100,000 bail - associated with July hit-and-run charges - on Monday, saying the 39-year-old, who has at least nine drunken driving convictions and is linked to a college student's death, is a "serious danger" to himself and the community.

Driving down the road to ruin

Before Thomas Meighan Jr.'s name was ever connected in the fatal hit-and-run of a Johns Hopkins student, his actions and correspondence to the courts showed a pattern of self-destruction and deceit

Area swine flu clinics scheduled

With delivery this week of the first doses of injectable vaccine against swine flu, Baltimore City and some area counties have begun scheduling their first public clinics for priority groups: those ages 6 months to 24 years, pregnant women, health care workers,...

New juvenile center surrounded by arguments

Silver Oak Academy, a reform school for juvenile delinquents, will open this month in rural Carroll County with nine boys, slowly expanding to four dozen - just a fraction of the size it could be.

Wrapping patients in healing comfort

Carroll Hospital Center's prayer shawl ministry pursues the knitted, crocheted and quilted power of spiritual healing