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A 28-year-old man was struck in the head with a gun and shot at in Aberdeen on Wednesday night, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to the 200 block of Perrywood Court about 7:20 p.m. after being called by the man, and found him there with a laceration on his head, said Capt. Chris Swain, a sheriff's office spokesman. The man, who was not identified, told police he was walking in the area when three men "came out of nowhere" and one of them "hit him with a gun and knocked him down," Swain said.

A man and a woman are dead after the man's van crossed the mid-line of Solomons Island Road in Lothian, police said. The head-on crash took place just before 6 p.m. near Solitude Court, said a Thursday evening statement by the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Annapolis resident Robert Leslie Lynch, 57, was headed north when he crossed the yellow double-line and hit Angela Astin, 47, of Chesapeake Beach in her sedan, which was traveling in the southbound lane, police said.

Francis Xavier Faris, former head of the procurement division at Philadelphia's Frankford Arsenal, died Monday of heart failure at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. The Severna Park resident was 92. The son of a plumber and a housekeeper, Mr. Faris was born and raised in Philadelphia. He was a 1936 graduate of South Catholic High School. During World War II, he served with an ordnance unit at Aberdeen Proving Ground until being discharged in 1946. He was recalled to active duty during the Korean conflict, where he served as a personnel technician.

The Orioles acquired a big-time character guy when they traded two prospects for 41-year-old slugger and proven winner Jim Thome. Let's hope it's not too late. The O's are still a few games above .500 and entered Tuesday night's game among the top five teams in the American League, but they are looking less and less like a wild-card team and more and more like a group of frustrated, inconsistent guys who have an excellent chance to arrive at the All-Star break in fourth place.

A 35-year-old man faces life plus nearly 50 years in prison after being convicted of attempted murder for forcing the owner of a Northeast Baltimore hair salon to kneel on a bathroom floor and shooting her at least twice in the head during a robbery. Malcolm Anthony Pulliam is scheduled to be sentenced April 5. A jury found him guilty of five charges — including gun violations — related to the May 4, 2010, shooting inside the Blessed Productions Hair Salon in the 6600 block of Belair Road.

Eldersburg resident Sara Griffiths was among more than 5,000 students who received degrees during Drexel University's 125th commencement last spring. Griffiths earned a master of science degree from Drexel's College of Information Science and Technology. Finksburg resident Krystle Alder was among the 587 students at Shepherd University in West Virginia who were named to the dean's list for the spring semester.

After reading the statement by Maryland State Highway Administrator Melinda Peters that construction speed cameras need to be operating even when workers are not present, I believe she needs another title: professional liar ("SHA defends speed camera program," Jan. 16). I wish we were back in the early 1800s because she would be ridden out of town after being tarred and feathered. Now that we are in civilized 2013, I guess the best thing to do with her is to fire her immediately.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The cracking sound of a mid-90s fastball hitting the head of Orioles left fielder Nolan Reimold on Friday set off a collective gasp throughout the seating bowl of Charlotte Sports Park. The Orioles had their first serious injury scare of spring training as Reimold took a pitch off the left side of his jaw in the first inning of the Orioles' 3-3, 10-inning tie with the Tampa Bay Rays. The 2-1 delivery from Rays right-hander Alex Cobb sent Reimold to the ground holding the side of his face.

On June 16, 2005, ERIC RICHARD HEAD, age 55, beloved husband of Carol G. Head; loving father of Christopher Head; loving brother of Molly Head, Carol Head and Julie Simpson; beloved brother in-law of Nadine and Bud Platt, June Johnson, and Rona Stoll; beloved son of Thomas W. Head and the late Judith M. Head. A Memorial Gathering is being planned in the Baltimore Area in the near future. Contributions in Eric's name may be made to the Baltimore Maritime Museum, 802 S. Caroline Street, Baltimore, 21231.