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A city police officer who heard gunshots Friday afternoon quickly responded and saw a man shooting a handgun, and the officer fired at least one round himself before the gunmen escaped, according to a department spokesman. Police said the armed man jumped into the passenger seat of a silver-colored car that sped away from West North Avenue and McCulloh Street about 3:15 p.m., leaving behind two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were taken to area hospitals for treatment.

A 33-year-old man was shot and killed near the intersection of North Loudon Avenue and West Franklin Street at 4:42 p.m. Sunday, according to the Baltimore Police Department. The man was pronounced dead at Shock Trauma at 5:32, according to Sgt. Anthony Smith. Baltimore City police reported three other shootings Sunday. •Homicide investigators were called to the scene of a shooting at 9:15 p.m. in the 200 block of Herring Court in Southeast Baltimore. The shooter approached a 22-year-old man and shot him multiple times in the head, according to police.

A fire truck and ambulance collided as they were headed to a building fire Friday night, sending two paramedics to the hospital. Around 8 p.m., two Baltimore City Fire Department units - Engine Company 13 and Medic 15 - were responding to a fire in the 700 block of Lennox St. when they smashed into each other at the intersection of West North Ave. and Park Ave., according to a statement from Chief Kevin Cartwright, a spokesman for the fire...

There's a real and serious problem in Bel Air at the intersection of Boulton Street and Gateway Drive. A traffic light at the intersection isn't going to fix it, at least not a traffic light alone. Consider the maze of alleys and side streets between Bond and South Main streets across town and across the street from Bel Air High School. The only thing that prevents the alleys from becoming a congested tangle is the judicious placement of one-way signs to ensure southbound traffic continues south on Bond Street until it joins South Main Street in front of Bel Air United Methodist Church.

The intersection of Tamar Drive and Old Montgomery Road is a disaster waiting to happen. I moved to Columbia six years ago, leaving the crazy traffic issues of Montgomery Country far behind me. Ever since the move I have had to deal with the issues surrounding this neighborhood intersection, located within feet of Jeffers Hill Elementary. I cannot even begin to count the numerous "would-be" accidents that I have almost been involved in due to an egregious error in placement of a stop sign on Old Montgomery Road.

A controversial South Carroll intersection that brought more than 200 people to a January meeting is almost completely redesigned, countyofficials announced yesterday.The intersection at Conan Doyle Way and Mineral Hill Road, which was constructed less than a year ago, will be changed to favor traffic on Mineral Hill Road at a cost nearing $25,000, said Jack T. Sterling, the county's public works director.While final engineering on the intersection is still several weeks away, Sterling said that construction could begin shortly afterward-- if the commissioners approve the funding.

The problem: A manhole cover in East Baltimore bangs every time cars drive over it. The back story: City residents endure cacophony as part of their daily routine. The wail of sirens, the clatter of helicopters overhead and the zoom of motorcycles whizzing past are part of the daily chorus in many neighborhoods, including Washington Hill, a few blocks south of Johns Hopkins Hospital in East Baltimore. But Joseph Thomas called about a particularly noisy element — a manhole cover at Baltimore and Wolfe streets that bangs when hit by vehicles.

Just like the cars that often wait in queue at the intersection of intersection of Route 32 and Johnsville/Bennett roads in Eldersburg, a proposal to add another lane there might have to wait behind other projects all across the state. State Delegate Susan Krebs and County Commissioner Doug Howard met with a representative of the State Highway Administration on Thursday, Oct. 27, at the intersection to pitch the idea of adding a designated left turn lane on Route 32 northbound.

The problem: A leak in Northeast Baltimore leaves inches of ice on Belair Road. The back story: Eugene Byrnes was worried about the babies. He lives about a block from the intersection of Belair Road and Woodlea Avenue in Northeast Baltimore, and for weeks, Byrnes has witnessed people struggling across the ice that has become a regular feature of the northwest corner on cold days. "The bus gets in there to load and unload passengers and has trouble getting out," Byrnes said.

Change can be hard to get used to, even when you want it, even when you're expecting it, even when people are telling you the change is going on. Here's what I mean. After numerous residents and businesses complained about the intersection at Elm Avenue and 36th Street, the Hampden Village Merchants Association requested that Baltimore City turn it into a four-way stop. That was months ago. Then one night, after a late dinner with friends, as I was driving home, I noticed some makeshift signs in the intersection.

A city police officer who heard gunshots Friday afternoon quickly responded and saw a man shooting a handgun, and the officer fired at least one round himself before the gunmen escaped, according to a department spokesman. Police said the armed man jumped into the passenger seat of a silver-colored car that sped away from West North Avenue and McCulloh Street about 3:15 p.m., leaving behind two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were taken to area hospitals for treatment.

A fire truck and ambulance collided as they were headed to a building fire Friday night, sending two paramedics to the hospital. Around 8 p.m., two Baltimore City Fire Department units - Engine Company 13 and Medic 15 - were responding to a fire in the 700 block of Lennox St. when they smashed into each other at the intersection of West North Ave. and Park Ave., according to a statement from Chief Kevin Cartwright, a spokesman for the fire...

Cynthia Larkins expected to be front and center and yelling "Hallelujah!" when city transportation officials turned on a new $100,000 traffic light Thursday at Wabash and Hillsdale avenues, near her home in Northwest Baltimore's West Arlington neighborhood. "I have only been trying 32 years to get a light at this intersection," said Larkins, 57, a retired federal employee. "And my father tried for years before me. I feel like a kid who was given a candy bar. I am elated for the safety of everybody who drives or walks through here.

City traffic engineers are working on the final design for a $7 million traffic circle at the intersection of Key Highway and Light Street. The roundabout — about half the size of the one in Towson — will replace the traffic lights at the gateway intersection that connects South Baltimore and the Inner Harbor near the Maryland Science Center . Construction could begin as soon as July. The intersection has long been a malfunction junction, with befuddled motorists and daredevil pedestrians mixing it up on a road surface scarred by old streetcar tracks.

A man died Friday evening after being struck by a car in Pikesville, police said. The man, whose age and identity will be released after his family is informed of his death, was hit by a sedan near the intersection of Smith and Greenspring avenues, according to Baltimore County police. He was hit at about 6:20 p.m., taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center and died several hours later, police said. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene. A crash team is investigating to determine fault, police said.

A Baltimore police officer and two motorists were injured around 7 a.m. Sunday when their vehicles collided at the intersection of Clifton Ave. and N. Longwood St. in West Baltimore, police said. All three were taken to a hospital with what were believed to be non-life-threatening injuries, according to Det. Kevin Brown, city police spokesman. The crash is under investigation, he said. Tim.wheeler@baltsun.com Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

State officials say the intersection of Routes 136 and 440 in Dublin won't be improved for at least two years, despite claims by a Darlington church group that the intersection is unsafe and needs immediate attention.Members of the Darlington United Methodist Church are calling for the improvements after two senior citizens died and five others were injured in an automobile accident at the intersection May 1."The concern of many people is that the sight distance at the intersection is poor," said the Rev. Darryl C. Zoller, pastor of the Darlington church and the Rock Run United Methodist church.

U.S. 40 and U.S. 1 have some of the most dangerous intersections in the county, says a county transportation study. But officials say recent construction projects have improved safety at two of these roads' intersections that are the county's very worst.The intersection of U.S. 40 and Normandy Woods Drive was listed as the worst in the county from 1990 through 1992 in a county consultant's report released last month. The report on highways was part of the county's Comprehensive Transportation Plan.

Two pedestrians were stuck by vehicles in separate incidents Saturday afternoon in Baltimore, police said. One person was struck at about 2:30 p.m. near the intersection of McElderry and North Robinson streets, police said. The victim was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. The other person was hit shortly after 3 p.m. near the intersection of North Aisquith Street and East Lafayette Avenue and taken to The Johns Hopkins Hospital, police said. Police did not know if the wet snowfall on Saturday was a factor in either incident.

Just like the cars that often wait in queue at the intersection of intersection of Route 32 and Johnsville/Bennett roads in Eldersburg, a proposal to add another lane there might have to wait behind other projects all across the state. State Delegate Susan Krebs and County Commissioner Doug Howard met with a representative of the State Highway Administration on Thursday, Oct. 27, at the intersection to pitch the idea of adding a designated left turn lane on Route 32 northbound.