Patricia Alexander-French, HHS administrator, dies at 66Washington PostPatricia Alexander-French, 66, who spent more than 30 years as an administrator and case arbitrator with the Department of Health and Human Services, died May 7 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Columbia. She had cancer. The death was confirmed by her ... […]

Good afternoon, Baltimore: Thursday lunchtime lowdownBaltimore SunDevelopers unveil plan for $100M project in Columbia: The Metropolitan Downtown Columbia will be a six-story, 380-unit apartment complex with rents expected to range from $1600 a month for a one-bedroom apartment to $2800 for a three-bedroom unit. […]

Wine festival, concerts, triathlon will snarl traffic this weekendBaltimore SunBy David Greisman, dgreisman@tribune.com Between three days of concerts, a two-day wine festival and a morning-long triathlon, drivers in downtown Columbia and around Centennial Park in Ellicott City should expect to find traffic delays. […]

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After mounting public pressure from advocacy groups and a class action lawsuit against the New York Police Department, Commissioner Ray Kelly detailed changes Thursday to the department's much-criticized "stop, question and frisk" policy. […]

Jurors started deliberating Friday in the corruption trial of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards. Edwards is charged with six counts of accepting illegal campaign contributions, conspiracy and falsifying documents. […]

A judge has ordered a singer known as "Black Madam" -- suspected of carrying out a fatal injection last year -- to stand trial on charges she performed illegal cosmetic procedures, including buttocks enhancements. […]

Authorities have arrested a suspect in the case of an alleged police impersonator who is believed to have killed two motorists in Mississippi, the Tunica County Sherriff's Office said. […]

While questions still remain, what led to African-American teenager Trayvon Martin's death on the night of February 26 became clearer on Thursday, with the release of scores of pages of investigative and medical examiner's reports, in addition to a 7-Eleven video of shortly before the shooting as well new images of his shooter. […]