AP Wire News en-us Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:20:09 GMT Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:20:09 GMT 5 iNEWS AP Wire Story Listing Generator http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/32128788-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) -- Maryland's chief medical examiner says doctors have completed an autopsy of a gunman who was shot to death after taking hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-32128788 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/2d128765-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml WASHINGTON (AP) -- Discovery Communications officials say a security guard who was taken hostage by a gunman served as a calming influence and helped update police throughout the ordeal. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-2d128765 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/20128724-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- The head of the National Hurricane Center says the center of Hurricane Earl is undergoing a change and its powerful winds are going to extend farther out from the eyewall. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-20128724 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/2f12871c-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml CAPE HENLOPEN, Del. (AP) -- Federal officials say tropical storm force winds from Hurricane Earl could bring coastal flooding and beach erosion to the Delmarva Peninsula and wind damage away from the coast. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-2f12871c http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/2f128709-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Maryland State Police say a sergeant from Hagerstown has been resinstated after his former girlfriend accused him of pointing a gun at her. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-2f128709 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/251286ea-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml REISTERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Gov. Martin O'Malley says the path of Hurricane Earl appears to be heading further away from Ocean City. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-251286ea http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/2c128658-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) -- Officials say the body of a gunman who was shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters has been removed from the building. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-2c128658 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/241285e2-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml BALTIMORE (AP) -- Maryland environmental officials want to hear from the public about the state's Chesapeake Bay restoration plan. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-241285e2 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/3e12858a-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) -- Employees are returning to Discovery Channel's headquarters, a day after a gunman carrying explosive devices entered the building and took hostages. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-3e12858a http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/3212852e-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml UNDATED (AP) -- As Earl spun into a powerful Category 4 storm, the USS Cole hustled to return to its port in Virginia and volunteers carried sea turtle nests to safety. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-3212852e http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/23128514-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- As Hurricane Earl blows toward the Eastern Seabord, many people along North Carolina's Outer Banks are taking a wait-and-see approach. They are taking simple steps like stocking up on food or attaching hurricane shutters to their houses. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-23128514 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/2712848a-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) -- Counselors are offering assistance to Discovery Channel employees after a gunman carrying explosives entered the company's headquarters building and took hostages. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-2712848a http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/3112846c-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) -- Montgomery County police say a man who was shot to death after taking hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters in Maryland was carrying a handgun, propane tanks and pipe bombs. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-3112846c http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/2d1283fe-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- Tourists are largely gone from North Carolina's Outer Banks as Hurricane Earl heads toward the Eastern Seaboard. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-2d1283fe http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/3412828f-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- Hurricane Earl continues to barrel toward the Eastern Seaboard as forecasters try to pinpoint exactly how close the strongest winds and heaviest surge will get to North Carolina's fragile chain of barrier islands. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-3412828f http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/3612822c-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml BEAUFORT, N.C. (AP) -- More North Carolinians are leaving the coast ahead of Hurricane Earl as it heads toward the Eastern Seaboard. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-3612822c http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/34127ef9-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- An Army doctor charged with disobeying a deployment order because he doubts President Barack Obama's credentials as commander in chief is asking a military judge for access to the president's school and college records. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-34127ef9 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/31127eea-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AP) -- The Army says it's ordering 72 Virginia and Maryland National Guard soldiers from Fort Belvoir-29th Infantry Division to mobilize for active duty in Afghanistan. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-31127eea http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/28127b95-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says an emergency exists in North Carolina and has ordered federal agencies to help state and local officials with handling any problems caused by Hurricane Earl. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-28127b95 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/2f127a87-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Health officials say one of three cats that attacked people over the weekend had rabies. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-2f127a87 http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/3c1279bf-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml THURMONT, Md. (AP) -- Fire officials say a fire has damaged a smokehouse in Thurmont. AP News www.foxbaltimore.com-3c1279bf http://www.foxbaltimore.com/