Lothian

Two people were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire in Lothian early Wednesday morning, Anne Arundel Fire officials said. Firefighters were called to the 200 block of 5 t h Street, at Wayson's Trailer Court, at 2:15 a.m., said Captain James Rostek of Anne Arundel County Fire. A 51-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man were taken to Calvert Memorial Hospital for treatment. No one else was injured, according to fire officials. Damage to the trailer was estimated at $30,000 and damage to its contents was estimated at $20,000.

Vacation Bible School A Vacation Bible School with the joint ministries of Friendship United Methodist Church, Mount Zion United Methodist Church and St. James Parrish will be held from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. June 23-27 at 5757 Solomons Island Road in Lothian. Bible school is for children age 3 through the fifth grade. The fee is $10. Register by June 1 and receive a T-shirt. Information: 408-867-2838 or tinyurl.com/vbsinsouthcounty.

Five firefighters battling a house fire in Lothian on Wednesday afternoon fell into the basement of the two-story house in the 5800 block of Little Road when the first floor collapsed, a county Fire Department spokesman said. Three got out on their own without injuries, but two had to be rescued and were taken by ambulances to area hospitals, said Division Chief Michael Cox, the spokesman. One was reported in good condition; the condition of the other firefighter was not available. Reported at 1:35 p.m., the three-alarm fire was brought under control in about three hours.

Lisa and Eric Grevin's southern Anne Arundel County home bustles with activity, with six children playing, doing homework and getting ready for dinner. With three adopted children and three foster children, it's not exactly what the Grevins pictured when they decided to start a family — but now they say they couldn't imagine life any other way. "It changed our lives," said Eric Grevin, 41, of the couple's decision to serve as foster parents. "It made our lives richer and fuller, and I'm so glad we did it. " The Grevins recently were named Foster Parents of the Year for Anne Arundel County and will be honored at a reception with Maryland first lady Katie O'Malley at Government House in Annapolis in June.

A fire in the 100 block of Old Solomons Island Road in Lothian Tuesday night sent one firefighter to an area hospital with minor burn injuries, according to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. The blaze started about 10:30 p.m. from the rear of the dwelling and moved to two alarms, authorities say. No one else was hurt during the incident. Investigators have not released a cause for the fire.

A 70-year-old woman was critically injured Friday when she lost control of her SUV and the vehicle rolled over in Lothian, Anne Arundel County police say. Audrey Ann Gray, of Edgewater, was traveling west on Bayard Road near Polling House Road in a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox about 2:30 p.m. when she failed to negotiate a curve in the road, police said. The vehicle veered off the right side of the roadway before going up a slight embankment, and then hit a tree and overturned onto its roof.

Anne Arundel police have charged a Lothian man with attempted first-degree murder in the stabbing of a 50-year-old man with whom police say he was acquainted. Jerome Otto Waters Sr., 55, of the 5200 block of Sands Road, also faces assault and reckless endangerment charges in connection with the incident that occurred early Saturday near his home. Officers, who were called to the 1300 block of Mount Zion-Marlboro Road at 5 a.m., soon determined that the assault had taken place in the 5400 block of Sands Road, near Patuxent River Park and in the same Lothian area.

The crossing of Maryland Routes 2, 408 and 422 in southern Anne Arundel County's Lothian has long been a troublesome intersection for local drivers. Governed only by a flashing red light and a stop sign for east-west traffic and a flashing yellow for the north-south flow, this crossroads has been the scene of more than a few accidents caused by drivers who plowed through without heeding the signals.The State Highway Administration announced late last month that it wants to remedy the situation by replacing the four-way intersection with a traffic circle, or "roundabout," at a cost of about $175,000.

Anne Arundel County has received state funding to preserve a 183-acre farm in Lothian and is on its way to getting money for two more properties in South County. The state Board of Public Works has approved $2 million in funding for the $2.6 million purchase of an easement on the William Hall farm on Route 2, and the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation is considering applications by two more farmers for 306 acres of rural property in Harwood. The easement - essentially an agreement that allows the state to control the land, impose development restrictions and perform regular inspections - was reviewed by the board of the MALPF and the county, which will contribute $670,000 in matching funds.

The body of a man who went missing during Wednesday's snowstorm was found in Lothian Friday morning, Anne Arundel County police said. Officers found Antonio Delonte Sesker, 31, after a lengthy search in a creek near Sands and Wallace roads about 9:30 a.m., police said. Sesker, of Blackstone Avenue in Cheltenham, was last seen around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at a residence in the 5100 block of Sands Road. Police say preliminary information indicates nothing suspicious, but they have not determined the cause of death.

Anne Arundel police have charged a Lothian man with attempted first-degree murder in the stabbing of a 50-year-old man with whom police say he was acquainted. Jerome Otto Waters Sr., 55, of the 5200 block of Sands Road, also faces assault and reckless endangerment charges in connection with the incident that occurred early Saturday near his home. Officers, who were called to the 1300 block of Mount Zion-Marlboro Road at 5 a.m., soon determined that the assault had taken place in the 5400 block of Sands Road, near Patuxent River Park and in the same Lothian area.

A 70-year-old woman was critically injured Friday when she lost control of her SUV and the vehicle rolled over in Lothian, Anne Arundel County police say. Audrey Ann Gray, of Edgewater, was traveling west on Bayard Road near Polling House Road in a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox about 2:30 p.m. when she failed to negotiate a curve in the road, police said. The vehicle veered off the right side of the roadway before going up a slight embankment, and then hit a tree and overturned onto its roof.

A two-alarm fire Friday at a mobile home park in southern Anne Arundel County has destroyed two homes and displaced seven residents, including a woman who was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. Fire crews, called at 3:45 a.m. to the Lion's Creek Mobile Home Park on Bravo Street in Lothian, found two units heavily involved in fire. It took 60 firefighters about an hour to bring the fire under control. Investigators are working to determine the cause, but have said the fire spread quickly from one home to an adjoining residence.

For sale: painstakingly restored Vietnam War-era Marine helicopter. Records missing, but mounts, gun replicas and rocket pods included. The blades spin, but the 1965 UH-1E Huey gunship is not flyable. To view, visit Cevon McLean's backyard in Lothian. "Everyone said, 'Why'd you buy that?'" McLean said. "Well, because I could. " Last month, McLean posted the "pinnacle" of his collection on Craigslist for $175,000. So far, a man has offered to trade him a Learjet for McLean's piece of military history.

Hours after a triple shooting that claimed the life of one man, signs of the carnage remained all too clear in this Mid-Govans home in North Baltimore. A large pool of blood at the foot of a leather couch. A bedroom door kicked in, the door frame splintered. Blood on the bathroom window ledge, where an open window and drops of blood below on the front porch suggested someone leaned out . On Monday morning, Sean Lewis, 33, surveyed the crime scene at his home - where his godmother and two friends were shot while he was away - with somber detachment.

Anne Arundel County Police arrested a Lothian man and charged him in connection with a multi-vehicle crash in Annapolis on Sunday in which an officer was struck. Police located Leo Lamont Carroll about noon Monday and arrested him. He was later released on bail. Police say Carroll was driving the Acura RL that caused a three-car accident on Aris T. Allen Boulevard about 9:17 p.m. Sunday. Carroll is being charged with multiple traffic-related violations, including failure to remain at the scene of an accident and failure to help injured motorists.

A Temple Hills man has died after apparently falling from a car being driven down a Lothian road and that did not stop, Anne Arundel County police said Wednesday. David Joseph Tretick, 23, of the 6700 block of Berkshire Drive, died Tuesday, probably of injuries from the fall, at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, police said. A motorist who called police told them that around 6 p.m. Monday, a rear door of the southbound vehicle in front of his in the 200 block of Mt. Zion Marlboro Road opened and a person tumbled out and onto the road.

A two-alarm fire Friday at a mobile home park in southern Anne Arundel County has destroyed two homes and displaced seven residents, including a woman who was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. Fire crews, called at 3:45 a.m. to the Lion's Creek Mobile Home Park on Bravo Street in Lothian, found two units heavily involved in fire. It took 60 firefighters about an hour to bring the fire under control. Investigators are working to determine the cause, but have said the fire spread quickly from one home to an adjoining residence.

Along Lyons Creek in southern Anne Arundel County are woods that offer perfect places for migratory songbirds to hide their young, native trees that provide a fruit buffet for critters, and marshes where ducks scour for snacks. One tract in the area recently took on added significance. When Pat Melville placed her land into a program to ensure that no development can occur on it, she created a milestone for a local nonprofit organization. Her 53 acres became the 50th property placed into a conservation agreement with the Scenic Rivers Land Trust, which is holding the easement jointly with the Maryland Environmental Trust.

An Anne Arundel County Councilman on Tuesday night effectively killed a pair of controversial zoning plans that would intensify development in some of Anne Arundel County's most rural areas. In a reversal of his previous stance, County Councilman Jerry Walker, whose district includes rural South County, said he decided not to seek veto overrides for amendments that would allow development in the Lothian Circle area and south of Route 214 — an informal line of demarkation for development — after consulting with his constituents and County Executive John R. Leopold.