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It's over a hundred degrees at sunset in Locust Point, but still there are groups of people — old, young, middle-aged — gathered on corners and standing out on their front steps , from Decatur Street to Reynolds Street. They look sweaty and tired, but their faces light up when they hear a familiar jingle and see a bright aqua-blue-and-white truck turn the corner. It's the ice cream truck, Tammy Radtke at the wheel. "How you's doing?" comes the familiar voice from within the rolling summer concession.

The owners of Kooper's Tavern, Katie and Patrick Russell, will open a Baltimore County location in Lutherville's Round Wood Shopping Center. The new location will be called Kooper's North. A new food truck, Woody's Taco Island, is also on its way. The Lutherville location was formerly the home of Roddy Domacasse's Restaurant Sabor, which closed suddenly last summer. The Russells will operate Kooper's North in a partnership with Miles Perman, according to Patrick Russell, who said that he hopes to have the new location open by Aug. 21. In addition to Kooper's Tavern, the Russells own the Thames Street properties Slainte Irish Pub and Woody's Rum Bar and Celie's Waterfront Inn . They also own Kooper's Chowhound Burger Wagon, the first truck in Baltimore's food-truck fleet.

Bravo named tonight's episode “Scream Therapy,” but there isn't much screaming and there is only a tiny bit of therapy. But there is 'unloading,' some non-sequiturs disguised as logical conclusions, and despite all of that, two of the Housewives earn my respect! And one of them is not the 'Wife you think. Tonight we have shock and some situations that will make you want to do a double take, so for the sake of accuracy, I am going to rename this episode “Back the Truck Up. " First up, while discussing her rift with Briana, Vicki says, “I never thought I was the perfect person, but I thought I was the perfect mom.” Wow. Maybe I shouldn't believe every woman's magazine article I read, or every Lifetime movie I see, but I think calling yourself a “perfect mom” is a no-no.

Bravo named tonight's episode “Scream Therapy,” but there isn't much screaming and there is only a tiny bit of therapy. But there is 'unloading,' some non-sequiturs disguised as logical conclusions, and despite all of that, two of the Housewives earn my respect! And one of them is not the 'Wife you think. Tonight we have shock and some situations that will make you want to do a double take, so for the sake of accuracy, I am going to rename this episode “Back the Truck Up. " First up, while discussing her rift with Briana, Vicki says, “I never thought I was the perfect person, but I thought I was the perfect mom.” Wow. Maybe I shouldn't believe every woman's magazine article I read, or every Lifetime movie I see, but I think calling yourself a “perfect mom” is a no-no.

The Freixenet Tastings & Tapas Truck rolls into town tonight and will stay here until Sunday. The truck will be showing up at partering clubs and restaurants. There wil be fun and games, samples of Spanish tapas, and tastes of Freixenet sparking wine. The truck will be "popping up" around town by day and making scheduled stops in the evening at partnering clubs and restaurants. Those stops include the Get Down in Fells Point tonight, 8-11 p.m., the Charles Street Friday Market tomorrow, 4-7 p.m., and Power Plant Live tomorrow (11 p.m.-2 a.m.)

The Freixenet Tastings & Tapas Truck is in town. I do like the idea of sparking wine on wheels, but the real reason for the post is so I can say that it's pronounced "fresh-e-net" By day, the truck will "pop up" around town, and by night it will make scheduled stops at participating restaurants and clubs. Those stops include the Get Down tonight, 8-11 p.m., the Charles Steet Friday Market , tomorrow 3-7 p.m., and Power Plant Live , tomorrow (11 p.m.-2 a.m.) and Saturday (8 p.m.-2 a.m.)

A 77-year-old Pasadena resident was struck and killed by a truck with a plow early Thursday as he walked on Mountain Road near Edwin Raynor Boulevard, Anne Arundel County police said. The vehicle's driver left the scene of the accident, which remains under investigation and was reported about 2:30 a.m., according to police. The victim was identified as Richard Francis Oles, a resident of the 100 block of Circle Road. Police spokesman Justin Mulcahy said Oles was walking eastbound along Mountain Road when he was struck by a red Ford truck that had a snowplow attached.

A 36-year-old Baltimore County man died Sunday night after he lost control of his truck and crashed down an embankment on Mount Carmel Road, according to police. Richard Winkler III, of the 3200 block of Mount Carmel Road, was driving his 1990 Chevy pickup in the westbound lane near Masemore Road in Parkton about 11:10 p.m. when the truck crossed the center line, overturned and rolled down an embankment, a police spokesman said. Winkler was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are unsure whether the record-breaking snow that pummeled the region played a part in the accident.

A 67-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene of a car accident Tuesday morning in Glen Burnie, after the car she was driving and a truck collided, Anne Arundel County police said. Police identified her as Wilda Scott of the 400 block of Ayrlawn Drive in Millersville. The other driver, Young Jea Kim, 52, of the 7800 block of Tall Pines Court in Glen Burnie, was taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center with serious injuries, police said. Police said the early investigation of the crash that occurred around 11:11 a.m. indicates that Kim was driving a Chevrolet truck south on Crain Highway.

Motorists saw the man jump off the pedestrian bridge, but not the driver of a passing tractor trailer on which the victim landed. By the time police caught up with the truck and its gruesome cargo, the unsuspecting driver had traveled 11 miles down I-95 from Maryland into Virginia. There, in the southbound lanes of the highway near Exit 166 in Woodbridge, police retrieved the body of a 38-year-old Gaithersburg man who authorities said had jumped off an elevated walkway on the Maryland side of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge near Washington.

The owner of an Anne Arundel County trucking company put out of business late last year by federal safety officials has filed for bankruptcy protection again, listing more than $3.3 million in debt. Mark David Gunther Sr., owner of Harmans-based Gunthers Transport LLC, filed under Chapter 11 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Baltimore on May 15. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration called Gunthers Transport an "imminent hazard" to the public when it ordered the company's trucks off the road on Nov. 16. When the company tried to reconstitute itself weeks later as Clock Transport LLC, it, too, was ordered closed.

Baltimore will show off its biggest trucks Saturday and allow young residents to meet police officers, firefighters and others who drive the big rigs through city streets. The Biggest Big Truck Show brings about 20 vehicles to the Baltimore Museum of Industry. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1415 Key Highway. Visitors can see, touch, even take a seat in many among the fleet of vehicles, including Big Bertha, Baltimore's largest tow truck, fire engine, motorcycles and a fireboat that will shoot up massive plumes of water.

The law, sometimes, can be a bit difficult to comprehend. Relatives of three people killed when a firetruck that went through a red light hit their car in Northwest Baltimore are to get a grand total of $40,000 in their out-of-court settlement. A woman hit by a car driven by a passed out health department worker and seriously injured settles for $200,000. The difference? State law caps civil damages in accidents involving first responders when they're operating lights and sirens and headed to emergencies.

— Just after dawn Tuesday, law enforcement officers began yanking hundreds of trucks off the Capital Beltway and funneling them to an inspection lot a long touchdown pass from FedEx Field. The truck-safety dragnet pulled over 420 rigs and resulted in 12 drivers and 87 vehicles being taken off the road. Offenses ranged from falsified log books and drivers spending too many hours behind the wheel to bad tires and defective brakes. "Within an hour, drivers from Maine to Florida will know we're out here," said State Police Capt.

Baltimore's spending board is scheduled to vote Wednesday to settle three claims made against the city, including a civil suit stemming from a 2007 accident in which a fire truck collided with a car, leaving three people dead. Relatives of victims in the 2007 crash — a husband, wife and a friend — will split $40,000 if the Board of Estimates signs off on the settlement. Their attorney said that is the cap set for motor tort claims involving police and firefighters responding to emergencies.

There is a food truck gathering today 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The event is being held in conjunction with the opening day of the University Farmers' Market. Expected to attend are Silver Platter, Kooper's Chowhound, Iced Gems Creations, Souper Freaks, Gypsy Queen, Chicken 'n' Waffle and Miss Shirley's. The trucks will circle near the plaza in front of 22 South Greene St. The University Farmers' Market is held every Tuesday from 10:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m., from May to November in University Park Plaza, across from the Medical Center's main entrance.

A 72-year-old Virginia man was killed and three people injured in the Lexington Market parking lot around noon Saturday when the driver of a pickup truck lost control and plowed into a crowd, police and fire officials said. Baltimore City Fire Chief Kevin Cartwright said that a woman driving a white Ford F-150 appeared to have suffered a seizure while driving in the parking lot off North Eutaw Street, causing the truck to strike a group of people. She was treated at University Hospital for a possible seizure.

A dirt bike rider remains in critical condition after crashing into a truck in West Baltimore Friday afternoon, city police said. The crash occurred at about 4:15 p.m. in the 2200 block of McHenry Street. He was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, police said. Police are still working to determine the his identity. No additional details were immediately available. jkanderson@baltsun.com Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

Three people were killed Friday after a car lost control on a curve and crashed into a milk truck in Phoenix, Baltimore County police said. A Volkswagen Jetta was traveling northbound on Jarrettsville Pike when it crossed the center line into the path of the truck, police said. The Jetta overturned on its left side. The truck struck a tree and remained upright, but its tanker turned on its left side, police said. The crash occurred at 6:09 a.m. in the 12600 block of Jarrettsville Pike, just north of the intersection with Dulaney Valley Road.

With the clock ticking toward Thursday afternoon rush hour, state crews raced to right a tractor-trailer truck and clear the debris that closed all four lanes of the inner loop of Interstate 695 near U.S. 1. The truck was drained of fuel and hitched to a tow truck, and all lanes were open just 2 1/2 hours after the accident happened, the State Highway Administration said. The flat-bed truck, hauling pipes and lumber, tipped over and landed on the driver's side at 12:48 p.m., according to State Police spokesman Greg Shipley.