MARYLAND
THE FLENSBURGER FILES Did Sandy push the presidential elections back? I hope so.
There is a proverb that I want to start this column on: It is about disaster. When disaster strikes, people chip in to help. When politicians help, disaster strikes again. Therefore, people go first o...
Posted on 10/30/12 at 7:23 PM
THE NEW FORTY Picture it...
I am out in Emmitsburg, Maryland this week at FEMA's annual Emergency Management Higher Education Conference. I have come to this conference every year since 2004 - nine years straight now.Every year ...
Posted on 6/5/12 at 7:29 PM
BECOMING MIDWESTERN A Grand time in Grand Forks!
Blake is on Spring Break this week from NDSU. Unfortunately for me, there is no Spring Break in the "real world". Deciding I deserved a day off anyway, I took Friday off from work and decided we shoul...
Posted on 3/19/11 at 9:13 PM
Friends tweet last words before dying in Maryland train derailment 
They were seemingly ordinary tweets from two friends hanging out on a railroad bridge in their hometown, enjoying one last summer night together before heading back to college.
By Associated Press , August 22, 2012
Kansas, Illinois, Maryland ticketholders win $640 million lottery jackpot (VIDEO)
Three lottery tickets sold in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland hit the world record-breaking $640 million Mega Millions jackpot, lottery officials said Saturday, leaving millions of players across the country with busted multi-millionaire dreams.
By Jeffrey McMurray , March 31, 2012
Power restoration in snowy East could take days; more than 2 million homes, businesses still powerless
VIDEO: Bottom of articleThe early nor'easter had utility companies struggling to restore electricity to more than 3 million homes and businesses. By early today, the number of customers without power was still above 2 million but falling. But officials in some states warned it could be days or even a week before residents have power again, even though crews have been brought in from as far away as Michigan and Canada.
By Dave Collins , October 31, 2011
Ex-boyfriend: Slain Maryland woman feared for safety
A suburban Maryland woman found dead inside her home this week had recently expressed concerns about her safety after her estranged husband, an ex-con, had re-entered her life and as their relationship had continued deteriorating, the woman's former boyfriend said Friday.
By Eric Tucker , October 14, 2011
OBIT: Pat Modell, 80, TV actress and wife of former NFL owner
At one point in her career, Patricia Modell had appeared on more television shows than any other woman in U.S. history. Her record was eventually broken by one of her best friends, Lucille Ball.
By David Ginsburg , October 13, 2011
2 officers indicted in Maryland college student beating
Two police officers were indicted in the beating of a University of Maryland student during a rowdy celebration that was caught on video after the school's basketball win over Duke last year, prosecutors said.
By Eric Tucker , September 20, 2011
Maryland man held in Aruba had troubled past with women
The man authorities suspect was involved in the death of his travel companion while visiting Aruba courted other women with his blue-green eyes, offers of cruises and vacations, and his $1.3 million stone mansion.
By Eric Tucker and Jessica Gresko , August 13, 2011
FBI aids Aruba investigation into missing American
Aruba has turned to the FBI for help investigating the disappearance of 35-year-old Robyn Gardner of Maryland, an agency spokesman said Thursday as official doubts grew about the story told by the suspect in the case.
By Dilma Arends Geerman , August 11, 2011
U.S. woman missing in Aruba: Loud tattoes, but mild side
Robyn Gardner's wild and rowdy tattoos belie the kind, quiet nature of a trusting woman who sought solace in a tropical getaway with a man who is now suspected in her disappearance, a close friend said. VIDEO: Watch report at bottom of article.
By David Dishneau , August 11, 2011
MARYLAND: Psychiatrist mom who killed special-needs son, then self, agonized over school costs
One month before school was to start for Ben Barnhard, 13, his mother, psychiatrist Margaret Jensvold, shot him in the head, then killed herself. Officers found their bodies Tuesday in the bedrooms of their home in Kensington, Md., an upper-middle class Washington suburb. They also found a note.
By Eric Tucker , August 08, 2011
UPDATE: Mandan man dies in Interstate 94 collision
Authorities have released the name of a man who died after a collision involving his pickup truck and a van on Interstate 94 near Mandan.
By Associated Press , August 03, 2011
TSA finds 13 knives in carry-on luggage at BWI; passenger was headed for Minnesota
A search turned up the knives, including switchblades and a butterfly knife, after an X-ray machine noticed something suspicious, according to a TSA spokesman.
By Associated Press , July 14, 2011
Hooters a stop on Pennsylvania 8th graders' field trip
Superintendent Wayne Brookhart says that while he wishes the group's coed chaperones had chosen another restaurant, he has not received any complaints from parents.
By Associated Press , June 01, 2011
The bottom drops out
It was one of Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit’s most famous inventions, in 1714. But after nearly 300 years on the market, the still-common mercury thermometer now appears headed for extinction.
By Frank Roylance , March 05, 2011
Texas man pleads guilty to hacking NASA, business
A Texas man who prosecutors say hacked into the computer systems of a Minnesota company and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud.
By Associated Press , February 23, 2011
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