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

Fired due to error in background check, Carroll woman still jobless

Eschol Amelia Studnitz lost her $58,000 accounting job July 31 because a government background check deemed her "unsuitable" for a low-level security clearance. She was stunned. She had no criminal record.

State hospital patient attacks 3 workers with butter knife, police say

A state hospital patient who police say used a butter knife to attack three staff members Tuesday night in Sykesville faces attempted murder, weapon and assault charges.

Marjorie L. Nagle

Marjorie L. "Margie" Nagle, whose family's renowned handmade ice cream kept devotees coming to their Carroll County general store for more than 80 years, died Sunday of congestive heart failure at her Snydersburg home.

Cyclist dies after head-on collision with a car in Carroll

A Carroll County man died Monday after the motorcycle he was riding struck a car head-on in Westminster. Edward Nicholas Dill, 28, was pronounced dead at Maryland Shock Trauma Center about four hours after the collision that threw him more than 20 yards from the motorcycle, police said. According to...

Don't flush your old prescription drugs

Thelma C. Wimmer, former Sykesville council member, dies at age 100

Thelma C. Wimmer, whose tireless efforts and inspiration resulted in the preservation of both Sykesville's past and the historic character of its Main Street, died in her sleep Oct. 11 at the Fairhaven retirement community. She was 100.

Carroll schools to host events for parents

Carroll County school officials are scheduled to host several community meetings next week, giving parents the chance to talk with various staff members.

Guns stolen during Westminster party recovered; two charged

Maryland State Police said they have recovered several guns stolen from a house in Westminster during a party a teenager held while her parents were away.

45 rabbits killed in Sykesville barn fire

Fire officials said 45 show-quality rabbits were killed in a Tuesday morning barn fire in Sykesville.

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,...

Woman admits guilt in death of newborn son

A 23-year-old Westminster woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to involuntary manslaughter in the 2008 asphyxiation death of her newborn son, whose body was found by police in a trash bin behind St. John's United Methodist Church in Baltimore, where she lived while training with a Christian service...

Gerda M. Deterer

Gerda M. Deterer, one of Maryland's best-known animal advocates who was founder and president of Wildlife Rescue Inc., died of cancer Friday at Carroll Hospice's Dove House in Westminster. The Hampstead resident was 68.