AP Wire News en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:10:14 GMT Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:10:14 GMT 5 iNEWS AP Wire Story Listing Generator http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/32d42cff-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml BALTIMORE (AP) -- Jurors in the theft trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon were dismissed for the weekend after sending a note to the judge saying deliberations were getting heated. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-32d42cff http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/30d42ced-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml BALTIMORE (AP) -- Baltimore police say a sergeant who authorized the use of the department's marine unit as part of a Maryland lawmaker's marriage proposal has been charged with misconduct. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-30d42ced http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/31d42ccd-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml WASHINGTON (AP) -- A retired State Department worker and his wife accused of a three-decade-long plot to spy for Cuba have pleaded guilty in federal court. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-31d42ccd http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/33d42c62-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) -- A West Ocean City electrician who needs money to keep his business going is auctioning a private bayside island that features a sandy beach and hunting lodge. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-33d42c62 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/38d42bcc-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room on Saturday. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-38d42bcc http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/3fd42bb6-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Maryland lawmakers are promoting Frederick County as a possible site for a new federal training center. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-3fd42bb6 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/37d42b74-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml BALTIMORE (AP) -- A woman who worked as a patient services coordinator for Johns Hopkins Medicine has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing patient information. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-37d42b74 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/3ad428b7-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml JOPPATOWNE, Md. (AP) -- Maryland State Police say a Pikesville man wanted for robbing pharmacies has been caught in the act. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-3ad428b7 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/3fd4286b-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- A former financial analyst for the Patent and Trademark Office has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison for stealing more than $500,000 from a government account. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-3fd4286b http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/3dd427a8-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) -- A former state correctional officer convicted of assaults on inmates has been sentenced to three months in jail. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-3dd427a8 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/20d4272e-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml BALTIMORE (AP) -- Jury deliberations have resumed for a second day in Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's trial on theft charges. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-20d4272e http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/33d425f9-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) -- The Montgomery County school board has approved a nearly $1.5 billion six-year construction plan. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-33d425f9 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/2fd425ba-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml WASHINGTON (AP) -- Metro is delaying planned changes to its SmartBenefits program -- to the relief of many participants. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-2fd425ba http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/3bd42571-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml BALTIMORE (AP) -- Police say a woman was shot while she attended a service at a Baltimore funeral home. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-3bd42571 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/3fd41d35-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml WASHINGTON (AP) -- Police have charged a man in the slaying of a woman during a robbery at a store in Northwest D.C. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-3fd41d35 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/34d41be9-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml EASTON, Md. (AP) -- A Trappe woman has been indicted on a second-degree murder charge in the death of an infant who was in her care. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-34d41be9 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/29d41b82-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml BALTIMORE (AP) -- Baltimore's two major league sports stadiums will be getting upgrades to make them more energy efficient and cheaper to run. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-29d41b82 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/22d41b3a-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml ELKTON, Md. (AP) -- A man convicted of fondling two teenage girls on his farm has been sentenced to 65 years in prison. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-22d41b3a http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/3cd4194f-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml WHEATON, Md. (AP) -- Montgomery County police have charged a second person with first-degree murder in the killing of a man whose body was found in the road in Wheaton. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-3cd4194f http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/31d418ce-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) -- A convicted killer has been charged with murdering three men in a Maryland shooting in 2003. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-31d418ce http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/3fd4183d-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml BALTIMORE (AP) -- Jurors in Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's theft trial continued to send questions after they were dismissed for the day, prompting the judge to call them back in to the courtroom and tell them to stop. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-3fd4183d http://www.foxbaltimore.com/