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Ravens' Ray Lewis visits city students to inspire, hand out school supplies
Young fans meet Ravens linebacker, receive new backpacks
Two hundred city schools kids screamed and cheered as Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis walked into Abbottston Elementary with backpacks full of supplies to give away. Lewis, along with his youngest daughter, Raven, and his mother spoke to students about working hard, listening to their teachers and paying attention. He also stressed what is important off the field — helping others. "You guys are our future," he told them.


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More trouble in transitional neighborhood
Man stabbed in daylight attack; teens arrested
Crime Scenes: : The streets around Penn Station have the infrastructure of safe community. It's near a college campus as well as the Lyric Opera House and the arts district and has transit opportunities to New York, Washington and even San Francisco. But it's still a neighborhood in transition: A stabbing at midday on Monday over change for a $5 bill adds to a number of incidents in the area, including the stabbing death of Johns Hopkins researcher Stephen Pitcairn, left.


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Senate panel to hold hearing on rape investigations in U.S.
Hearing spurred in part by Sun reporting on cases in city
Next week's hearing spurred partly by a Baltimore Sun examination of the systemic underreporting of sex crimes in city


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Orioles strike early vs. Sabathia in 6-2 win over Yankees
Offense gets three first-inning runs in ending New York ace's home unbeaten streak at 21 starts
The old Orioles would have been the perfect opposition for CC Sabathia on what was supposed to be his big night.


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Randallstown native killed by bomb in Afghanistan
He worked for private security firm after serving five years in Marine Corps, three tours in Iraq
When Chris Vaile was severely wounded by an improvised explosive device in January 2008, the Marine Corps sergeant refused to leave his squad in Iraq.


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Supporters, opponents of abortion rights want doctor investigated
Botched abortion in Elkton left 18-year-old critically injured
Sounding similar calls, abortion rights supporters and opponents alike say they want Maryland authorities to continue investigating a doctor and his clinic network in the wake of a botched abortion in Elkton last month that critically injured an 18-year-old woman.


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Maryland breaks heat record with 55th day of 90-plus temperatures
Milestone is latest in year of extreme conditions
The temperature at BWI-Marshall Airport reached 91 degrees Tuesday, setting a new record for the most 90-degree days in a calendar year and topping off more than eight months of weather extremes in Maryland. By the end of last week, Baltimore had matched the all-time record for the most 90-degree days in one year (54, set in 1988), and today's heat made it an official record.


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Balto. Co. Council candidates reap benefits of lawyers' fundraisers
Opponents decry influence of developers in local politics
Democratic candidates in three Baltimore County Council races have raised about half their money in events held for them by two lawyers who work for land developers, a phenomenon their opponents say shows special interests have too much influence in local elections.


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Firefighters in Columbia discover woman's body, injured man
Injuries not caused by afternoon fire at condominium, officials say
Firefighters who rushed to a fire at a Columbia condominium apartment found a woman dead and a man critically injured inside, but not due to the furiously burning fire. Both reportedly lived in the three-bedroom condominium apartment along with four children, none of whom were inside the home at the time.


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After $3.5M gift, Lyric Opera House to carry Modell name
Modells donate $3.5 million toward theater's renovation
One of the city's cultural landmarks is about to get a new name thanks to a $3.5 million gift from the former owner of the Baltimore Ravens.


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