Author: Brian Witte
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Man recounts pushing fiancee away from car during protest
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — With tires screeching and bodies flying, Marcus Martin shoved his fiancee out of the way of a car charging through a crowd of peaceful protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia. Marcus Martin was promptly hit and upended by the car as it plowed through the crowd. Flat on his back with a broken leg,…
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Mom previously accused Charlottesville driver of beating her
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The driver charged with killing a woman at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville was previously accused of beating his mother and threatening her with a knife, according to police records released Monday. Authorities say 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr. rammed his car into a crowd of counter-protesters on Saturday in Charlottesville,…
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Both bus drivers among 6 killed in 2-bus Baltimore crash
BALTIMORE — A school bus was blocks away from its first stop Tuesday morning when it hit a cemetery wall, rear-ended a car and then ricocheted off a roadside pillar into an oncoming commuter bus. The pre-dawn accident killed six people and injured 10, authorities said. There were virtually no skid marks at the crash…
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Admiral: If Batman had a ship, it would be Zumwalt
BALTIMORE — If Batman had a warship, it would be the USS Zumwalt. That’s how Adm. Harry Harris, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, described the Navy’s largest and most sophisticated new destroyer, which comes with a price tag of at least $4.4 billion. “As long as our president and you the American people have…
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Navy’s new destroyer rides like ‘a really souped-up’ SUV
BALTIMORE — What’s a ride like in the Navy’s largest and most sophisticated new destroyer? Capt. James Kirk compares it to “a really souped-up sport utility vehicle.” “It’s not like a Ferrari, but it’s like a very big SUV that is made to go very fast,” says Kirk, commanding officer of the futuristic USS Zumwalt…
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You need some luck to travel to The Wave
VERMILION CLIFFS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. – Small wooden balls click rapidly in a whirling bingo basket, as 78 hikers wait to see if their numbers will roll out to win one of 10 permits to visit a rock formation known as The Wave. Some had been contemplating the hike for years. Only 20 people are…
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Md. proposes baby bumper pad ban next year
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s health department on Friday officially proposed the first statewide ban on the sale of crib bumper pads in cribs to begin next year. The proposed ban would start June 21, 2013. The department started investigating the risks the pads pose to infants last year. Since then, the department has convened a panel…
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Md. proposes baby bumper pad ban next year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s health department on Friday officially proposed the first statewide ban on the sale of crib bumper pads in cribs to begin next year. The proposed ban would start June 21,…
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Naval Academy spending review ongoing
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — U.S. Naval Academy officials are working with Navy financial regulatory specialists to ensure a variety of lapses in government spending rules don’t happen again. Navy Rear Adm. Denny Moynihan, the Navy’s spokesman, spoke about the remediation process Tuesday, a day after the Navy released the findings of a 110-page report by the…
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Naval Academy developing plan for cyber building
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — To better train future cyberwarriors, the U.S. Naval Academy is approaching senior Navy officials to gauge interest in commissioning a new building to house the Center for Cyber Security Studies on the school’s campus, academy officials said Monday. The concept is the latest sign of academy’s rising interest in finding ways to…