When all of the ballots were counted Friday to finalize the Mineral County Primary results, incumbent Commissioner Janice Larue walked away with a two vote victory over Roger Leatherman.
The Allegany County Office of the State’s Attorney, Michael O. Twigg, announced that on Friday, 34 year old Simeon Leonard Younger of Cumberland, was found guilty of robbery, assault and theft by a jury in the Circuit Court for Allegany County as a result of an incident that occurred on November 17, 2007 on Iron’s Mountain, but he left during lunch Thursday and has not returned.
Governor Martin O'Malley won't say whether the Preakness would leave Maryland if voters reject the slots constitutional amendment on the November ballot, but he does say that voters need to approve the slots question, according to WBAL News.
A source says Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts has been hospitalized with apparent stroke-like symptoms. The 76-year-old Democrat's been in office since November 1962. (May 17)
Losers on the horse track in Puerto Rico are often killed, rather than rescued and put up for adoption. Owners say it simply costs too much to keep a losing racehorse in this U.S. territory in the Caribbean. (May 17)
President Bush is using his weekly radio address to tout his trip to the Middle East. In the address, Bush again maintained a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians is possible this year. (May 17)
A spinning carnival ride collapsed at a fair near Sacramento, California, last night, injuring all 24 people on board. Most of the riders were children. (May 17)
Emergency crews continue to pull dozens of victims from the rubble more than four days after China experienced its worst earthquake in decades. (May 16)
Highlights of this day in history: The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down racially segregated public schools in Brown vs. Board of Ed.; Senate Watergate hearings begin; Birth of the New York Stock Exchange; The first Kentucky Derby held. (May 17)
President Bush is now in Saudi Arabia, the second stop in his trip to the Middle East. Its expected the President will push Saudi leaders to do something to ease gas prices. (May 16)
Rescue workers continue digging for survivors Friday in towns devastated by this week's earthquake, still finding live victims buried in rubble for 96 hours. (May 16)
