Edgewater

The Anne Arundel County Fire Department on Monday named the woman who died in a July 2 fire in Edgewater. Linda D. Nolte, 56, was identified by the State Medical Examiner's Office using dental records, according to a statement from Division Chief Michael E. Cox. Previously, the department identified another victim, Rosella K. Nolte, 84, who suffered life-threatening injuries and continues to be treated at Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital....

An 84-year-old woman suffered severe injuries Saturday in a fire at an Edgewater home that claimed a second person's life, Anne Arundel County fire officials said. The injured woman, identified Sunday as Rosella K. Nolte, was taken to the burn center at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center for life-threatening injuries, according to a statement from Division Chief Michael E. Cox. The name of the person who died is being withheld until positive identification can be made. An autopsy will be conducted by the state medical examiner to determine the cause of death.

A two-alarm blaze that started inside an Edgewater home left one person dead and another injured Saturday afternoon, according for an Anne Arundel County fire spokesman. Firefighters were called at 1:35 p.m. to the 1300 block of Shore Drive where they found heavy smokes coming from a one-story house, said Division Chief Michael E. Cox. Neighbors told fire crews there were still people trapped inside the home, he said. Firefighters searched the homes and found two victims. Cox did not know the age or gender of the victim who died.

The creation of a memorial garden to honor Coretta Scott King will ensure "that generations are going to know this incredible woman," King's daughter told a crowd of hundreds Thursday. "The extraordinary thing about Coretta Scott King was that before she met Martin Luther King Jr., she was already on a mission to change the face of America," Bernice A. King told those assembled in Edgewater for the unveiling of the memorial. Her mother, who died in 2006 at the age of 84, had been an activist before marrying the civil rights leader and became his greatest fan, greatest adviser and greatest supporter, she said.

Anne Arundel County Police are investigating two serious accidents, including one that claimed the life of a 39-year-old man Saturday near Route 214 in Edgewater, south of Annapolis. Police said David Rohon Sims of Edgewater was driving a BMW west on East Central Avenue near Holly Road shortly before 1 p.m., when he crossed the center line into oncoming traffic. Witnesses told police Sims lost control of the car, slid across the road and was struck on the passenger side by a Ford pick-up truck, driven by Harry Luther Burkett Jr., 31, of Edgewater.

A 44-year-old Edgewater man was arrested early Wednesday after swinging a sword at law enforcement officers during an eight-hour standoff that began when a sheriff's deputy attempted to serve a court order, authorities said. Michael R. Beach, who according to Anne Arundel County Sheriff Ron Bateman was "well-known" to his deputies and police, was being served with a protective order filed by his mother, Martha Beach, who wanted to have her son removed from her home, a spokesman for the sheriff's office said . It was the second time in three years that she had filed a protective order against her son, according to electronic court records.

After retiring recently as a teacher's assistant for the Anne Arundel County schools system, Idamae Sims says she's far from wealthy. But when she learned about plans to create a memorial honoring human rights activist Coretta Scott King, she donated $1,000. "I felt that I had to do it," Sims, 72, said Sunday. "I was born in 1938. I lived through the civil rights era. Dr. [Martin Luther] King and his wife did a lot. I felt I should give back. " Sims is one of dozens of Marylanders who gathered Sunday in Edgewater to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the Coretta Scott King Memorial Gardens, a $200,000 "living memorial" to the activist, who died on January 31, 2006.

Christina Antonini of Edgewater is part of a Girl Scout troop that came up with an unusual way to give to the community — spending six years designing, financing and building a boutique and job training center at a rehabilitation facility for low-income women. For her efforts to help lead the project, Antonini recently won a Prudential Spirit of Community Award, which recognizes youths committed to making an impact in their community or beyond. In its 16th year, the Prudential program honors 102 students, two from each state and the District of Columbia.

An early-morning fire caused extensive damage Friday to The Old Stein Inn, a well-known family-owned German restaurant in Edgewater in Anne Arundel County. The fire, in the 1100 block of Central Ave., was discovered about 5:30 a.m. and grew to three alarms before it was contained. Because there was no hydrant in the area, firefighters were required to break the ice in a creek three-quarters of a mile away to pump water, said Anne Arundel County fire Lt. Cliff Kooser. Firefighters from the Naval Academy and from Annapolis also responded, he said, and battled icy conditions for more than 90 minutes.