Traffic delays are expected today as a funeral procession for a longtime Baltimore County firefighter goes from the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in North Baltimore to Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium, fire officials said. The funeral for Thomas E. Rice Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. at the cathedral, 5200 N. Charles St. The procession is expected to begin about noon and will go from Charles Street to Northern Parkway, the Jones Falls Expressway, Interstate 695, Interstate 83 north and Padonia Road. Motorists may want to consider alternate routes, officials said.
ELLIE BAUBLITZ
Two more are arrested in exotic dancer's killing
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Two more people have been arrested in the Nov. 7 fatal stabbing of an exotic dancer outside a strip club on The Block. That night, a fight erupted in Norma Jean's Gentleman's Club and spilled outside, where it was recorded by police cameras, according to charging documents. Police say Latesha Hughes, 22, and Branden Gordon Walker, 22, participated in the beating and fatal stabbing of Takira Johnson-Bey and an attack on another woman, who survived her injuries. Hughes and Walker were charged this week with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy and assault. A third suspect, Shontay Lane, 22, was arrested the night of the stabbing, police said.
Justin Fenton
Private septic systems blamed for water pollution
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Despite public concerns that Anne Arundel County's pumping station overflows are responsible for the Chesapeake waterways' high pollution levels, state and county officials said yesterday that private septic systems are the main source of high bacteria levels. Officials from the Maryland Department of the Environment and Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works spoke to the county's delegation yesterday in Annapolis. Ronald Bowen, director of the county's Department of Public Works, said that pet and septic tank waste have contributed significantly to water pollution.
Tyeesha Dixon
Howard school board rejects shrinking break
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Howard County's school board voted late Thursday against a proposal to shrink spring break from six days to three. It approved the school calendar for the coming academic year, from July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010.
John-John Williams IV
