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As reporters huddled Wednesday outside the office of an attorney hired by the woman who claims to be the Baltimore County winner of last Friday's Mega Millions prize, we wanted to know a bit more about her than the fuzzy bits revealed thus far. So, we checked out her Facebook page. Fact Number One: On Facebook, she goes by the name Sheila Paraison, not Mirlande Wilson, the name she has been giving reporters for the last week. (The New York Post uncovered the Facebook page.) Wilson, a single mother from Westport, first told reporters that she had the ticket to a share of the record-breaking $656 million jackpot.

As 2012 drew to a close, a posting on 14-year-old Morgan Lane Arnold's Facebook page warned of the apocalypse. "The world shalt end this year!!!" reads a post on the page, which multiple friends confirmed belonged to Arnold. Her father, Dennis Lane, weighed in a few minutes later: "We'll find out next week if you're right... " Her next post: "Yay. " The world didn't end, but their lives would change dramatically a few months later. Lane was found dead in his Ellicott City home early Friday, and Arnold and her 19-year-old boyfriend, Jason Anthony Bulmer, have been accused by police in his killing.

The Towson "toilet bomb" case came to an end Thursday when a jury found Duane Gerald Davis Sr. not guilty of leaving a phony destructive device in front of a courthouse. Police charged Davis in February after he left a porcelain toilet decorated with newspaper clippings, an electronic transmitter and a cellphone outside the historic Baltimore County Courthouse about 8 a.m. The toilet triggered a police reaction that included a bomb-sniffing dog and a small robot. Workers from nearby businesses streamed out to watch as police closed nearby streets, including the 400 block of Washington Avenue, near the intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue.

Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore is holding a "That's My Momma's Recipe" contest. The grand prize winner will receive an overnight stay in a luxury suite and dinner for two at Explorers Restaurant over the upcoming Mother's Day weekend. Entries are being accepted through April 30. A panel of judges from the hotel will determine three finalists, and the public will vote for the best recipe on the hotel's Facebook page. Contest rules are on the hotel's website , but be prepared to submit an essay of 100 words or less about why your mother's recipe is the best.

After complaints from several people, Cafe Hon removed a picture early Thursday morning of one of its staff members in blackface for Halloween. The Hampden restaurant had posted the photo on its Facebook page. It showed an employee, in blackface, apparently dressed for Halloween as Whitney Houston, singing with a smudge of white powder around the nose. "We humbly apologize for our misjudgement in posting a Halloween picture, we have removed the picture," Cafe Hon said on Facebook early Thursday.

Anna Burns Welker, wife of New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker , posted some not-so-nice things about Ravens inside linebacker Ray Lewis on her Facebook page after last night's AFC championship game, according to a post on TheBigLead.com today . On her Facebook page Sunday night, Burns Welker said: "Proud of my husband and the Pats. By the way, if anyone is bored, please go to Ray Lewis' Wikipedia page. 6 kids 4 wives. Acquitted for murder. Paid a family off. Yay. What a hall of fame player!

As 2012 drew to a close, a posting on 14-year-old Morgan Lane Arnold's Facebook page warned of the apocalypse. "The world shalt end this year!!!" reads a post on the page, which multiple friends confirmed belonged to Arnold. Her father, Dennis Lane, weighed in a few minutes later: "We'll find out next week if you're right... " Her next post: "Yay. " The world didn't end, but their lives would change dramatically a few months later. Lane was found dead in his Ellicott City home early Friday, and Arnold and her 19-year-old boyfriend, Jason Anthony Bulmer, have been accused by police in his killing.

Bullying is in the news a lot lately, and for good reason. Being bullied can be a searing, scarring experience, and in some ways, it might be a bigger problem than it ever was. In adulthood, we often push aside the memories of being bullied, try to forget it ever happened. But for those who've gone through it - and there are many - the dread, shame and even panic at being the butt of childhood bullying can last a lifetime. We live in an age when consciousness has been raised about the humiliation one youngster can inflict on another.

UPDATES AGAIN 6:10 p.m. Wednesday with more comments from Berk on reaction to his departure. UPDATES Wednesday morning With Berk comments at end. Weatherman Justin Berk is no longer with Baltimore's WMAR-TV, according to Bill Hooper, the station's general manager. "Friday was Justin's last day," Hooper said in a telephone insterview with the Sun Tuesday. "We have been going back and forth for months on terms of a contract, and the two sides just couldn't come together.

Alexander Kinyua, a 21-year-old Morgan State University student, has been charged in the killing and dismemberment in Harford County of a 37-year-old man, and while not much was immediately known about the circumstances of the crime, Kinyua's online trail points to a troubled young man.  Just five days ago on a Kenyan website, a post from his parents showed that he had been arrested following what they described as a fight in his dormitory...

The agent for Paul Rabil said the former Johns Hopkins lacrosse All-American will make "a couple of million dollars” through endorsement contracts over the next few years, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, calling Rabil “the sport's first million-dollar man.” Rabil, who now stars for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse and the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League, has deals with Warrior, Red Bull, Nooka watches, Polk Audio,...

Opening Day is quickly approaching, and we're giving away a box of Topps Baseball 2013 Series 1 cards and a Dylan Bundy rookie card to one of our loyal readers. All you need to do to enter is "like" our Orioles Insider Facebook page and then enter your contact information for the contest. CLICK HERE to get started. We'll randomly choose a winner on April 8. In addition to having a chance to win the cards, you'll get breaking news, photos and feature stories sent out from our Orioles Insider Facebook page.

Carve out some time on your schedule for the Dine Downtown Baltimore Winter Wine Celebration, a 10-day wine-focused dining promotion set for Feb. 22 through March 3. Participating restaurants will be offering special menus featuring wine pairings as well as wine dinners, cellar raids, classes, special happy hours and other promotional events. Lined up so far are Fleet Street Kitchen, Ten Ten, Lebanese Taverna, Wit & Wisdom, Pabu, Cinghiale, Pazo, Charleston, The Point in Fells, Rocco's Capriccio and B&O American Brasserie.

The folks at Old Bay are shaking up some Ravens pride. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the McCormick World of Flavors store at Harborplace will host daylong "Baylieve" rallies, at which fans can pick up free "Baylieve" posters and signs and buy themselves an official "Baylieve" T-shirt for $7.50 The store will also be giving out game-day menu samples and recipes including Old Bay Believe Chicken Wings.   You can download the official Baylieve poster and a Facebook Baylieve cover photo at the promotion's Facebook page . Old Bay is owned by the Sparks-based McCormick & Co. Follow Baltimore Diner on Twitter @gorelickingood  

The new food truck Philly Mignon , a cheese steak specialist, made its downtown Baltimore debut on Monday. So did Darua. Darua, owned and operated by Marcellos Salles, sells Brazilian street food. On the menu are things like feijoda , a stew of black beans and meat; espetinho , skewered meats; and pastels , which are like flattened-out stuffed won-tons. The truck has a website and a Facebook page . You can also follow it on Twitter @daruafoodtruck.

Ken Ulman hopes you're hungry. For a Ravens win in the Super Bowl AND a big 'ole breakfast. The Howard County executive, who always gets in the spirit for the big games, has come up with the menu for a Ravens-themed breakfast that he'd like to share with one lucky winner and their office. The menu will include: T-Sizzle sausage and eggs Brendan Ayanba-bagels Michael Eggs Oher Easy Box O'morning Joe Flacco He wants to hear more menu suggestions. And he wants to see people showing off their purple pride.

On Sept. 25, a new Facebook page celebrating a legendary (or infamous, depending on whom you ask) Baltimore party-spot from years past made an announcement: " Bohager's Bar and Grill opened [its] doors on July 2, 1992 and served [its] last customer on October 31, 2004. Twenty years later, Bohager's will hold a reunion for all of the employees and customers who enjoyed the craziness known simply as 'Bohager's.'" The at-times controversial Fells Point megabar - which hosted foam parties, college nights, concerts and was the city's version of Seacrets before shutting down in 2004 - will host a 20-year reunion at the Gameday Warehouse (1400 Warner St.)

Baltimore International College, a private institution that teaches cooking skills and hospitality management, is slated to lose its accreditation at the end of the summer, a rare blow that generally causes colleges and universities to close. The downtown college, which enrolled 474 undergraduates and 19 graduate students in the spring, would be unable to receive federal financial aid if it loses accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. "It is very difficult" to continue operating without accreditation, said the college's president, Edgar B. Schick.

Cafe Gia has started a new Wednesday evening dining promotion. The Little Italy restaurant is offering a rotating selection of full-portioned pastas, pizza and risotto dishes for $10. Wednesdays at Gia will go on hiatus for Restaurant Week, resuming on Feb. 6. But it will be up and running this Wednesday with a menu that includes linguine carbonara, penne with radicchio and speck in a creamy pink sauce, risotto with Gorgonzola and walnuts and...

Anna Burns Welker, wife of New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker , posted some not-so-nice things about Ravens inside linebacker Ray Lewis on her Facebook page after last night's AFC championship game, according to a post on TheBigLead.com today . On her Facebook page Sunday night, Burns Welker said: "Proud of my husband and the Pats. By the way, if anyone is bored, please go to Ray Lewis' Wikipedia page. 6 kids 4 wives. Acquitted for murder. Paid a family off. Yay. What a hall of fame player!