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Worker, 65, killed in fall at Sparrows Point plant
A worker at the Severstal steel plant at Sparrows Point was killed yesterday after he fell from scaffolding while removing coal debris from a conveyor belt, authorities said.
John and Jan Kauffman will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary by traveling to Oglebay Resort, West VA with family in November.
Police investigate fatal shooting on sailboat
Police are investigating the apparent homicide of a man who might have been trying to break into a sailboat anchored in Jones Creek in Baltimore County.
Severstal agrees to buy coal mines
OAO Severstal, Russia's biggest steelmaker, agreed yesterday to buy PBS Coals of Pennsylvania for $1.3 billion and said it's interested in purchasing more North American coal assets.
Back to School 2008-2009: Familiar Faces in New Places
New principal Edward D. Weglein is excited to begin the school year at Sparrows Point Middle.
ArcelorMittal reports huge second quarter
ArcelorMittal reported a net income of $5.839 billion or $4.20 basic earnings per share for the second quarter of 2008, compared to $2.371 billion or $1.69 basic earnings per share for the first quarter and ...
The question then, as it is now, is simply this: Is legal necessarily moral? Put another way, is it right for government to eject people from their homes and turn over the land to entrepreneurs so they can make ...
The lush 12-acre field, bordered by huge oaks and a rippling creek, would have been the perfect setting for a country house, with plenty of room for a few horses to gallop around.
County To LNG Appeal To Supreme Court
Russell Donnelly is a member of the LNG Opposition Team and reacts to news that Baltimore County will take its fight against the proposed LNG plant for Sparrows Point, to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Coast Guard medevacs injured man in Baltimore Harbor
The Coast Guard medevaced a man Saturday who injured his leg while working aboard a Navy ship in Baltimore Harbor.
Baltimore County plans high-court fight against LNG
Baltimore County is hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will hear its challenge to a lower court decision that favored the developers of a proposed liquefied natural gas facility.
Home of the Week: Diane Gray and Thomas Lombardo
Tom Lombardo has spent his entire career soaring above the clouds. He regularly pilots a Boeing 777 jet aircraft for American Airlines from Kennedy International Airport to London's Heathrow Airport.
Baltimore Co. plans to take LNG fight to Supreme Court
Baltimore County will take its opposition to the proposed liquefied natural gas terminal at Sparrows Point to the U.S. Supreme Court, County Executive James T. Smith Jr.
US House proposal to seek regional review of gas infrastructure
Two Democrats will introduce a bill to the US House of Representatives Wednesday to develop a national commission to "examine the adequacy of current federal policies governing the siting of natural gas ...
Sparrows Point owner extends offer for Esmark shares
Russian steelmaker Severstal, owner of Sparrows Point steel mill in Baltimore County, said Friday it would extend its offer to purchase shares of takeover target Esmark untilA Aug.
Fire beneath N. Charles St. extinguished; traffic diverted
A stubborn electrical fire that burned for hours under North Charles Street, diverting rush-hour traffic last night and this morning and causing thousands of people in downtown Baltimore to lose power, has been ...
Driver who allegedly struck 3 teens in Balto. Co. sought
Baltimore County police are seeking the driver responsible in a hit-and-run on Tuesday night that injured three teenage pedestrians in Sparrows Point.
2-Alarm Fire Destroys Sparrows Point Home
The Baltimore County Fire Department is investigating the cause of a 2-alarm fire that broke out in a Sparrows Point home this morning.
Memories, not fireworks, are the Fourth's magic
Jul 5, 2008 12:00 AM by Rafael Alvarez , The Examiner 7 hrs ago: Memories, not fireworks, are the Fourth's magic 28 days ago: There's still perfect harmony in the air On Independence Day, the road before me - ' ...
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At proposed plant, disaster plan is sought
Fire union leaders urged Baltimore County officials yesterday to work on an emergency plan with the company that wants to build a liquefied natural gas facility on Sparrows Point, even if the officials remain opposed to the project.
Michael K. Day Sr., president of the Baltimore County Professional Fire Fighters Association, said firefighters who would be called to an accident or attack at an LNG facility deserve to be prepared - whatever the prospects of the project gaining approval.
'Politics shouldn't be interfering with emergency preparations,' he said. 'You can't stick your head in the sand. When the federal government says there's a need for a project like this and says, 'This is where it will be,' that's where it is.'