WJZ Memorial Day Weekend Weather Current Conditions| Video Forecast| Radar| Ocean City Forecast

Deaths

2 Navy Leaders Face Charges In Drowning Deaths Of 2 Divers

Two senior Navy diving leaders face criminal manslaughter charges in the deaths of two divers at the Aberdeen Proving Ground “Super Pond.” The divers drowned in a training exercise just weeks after another diving death at Aberdeen.

2013/05/01

Man Gets 60 Days In Deaths Of 33,700 Chickens

Authorities say a man accused of turning off power to a chicken house and causing the death of some 33,700 birds has been ordered to spend 60 days in jail.

2013/04/25

Men Who Died When Boat Capsized Identified

Maryland Natural Resources Police have identified two men who died after a boat capsized in St. Mary’s County.

2013/04/22

CDC Probes Mystery Of Rabies Transplant Survivors

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is trying to understand why three of the four people who got organs from a rabies-infected donor in 2011 didn’t develop the disease, the agency’s top rabies expert said Wednesday.

2013/04/03

Mistrial On First-Degree Murder In Case Of Man Accused Of Killing 3 Young Relatives; Guilty Of Conspiracy

A split verdict in the trial for a man accused of slashing his young relatives’ throats. Convicted of conspiracy but cleared of murder charges, Policarpio Espinoza Perez could still spend his life behind bars.

2013/03/26

Some Blame Slots For Surge In Horse Racing Deaths

A mystery in Maryland horse racing. There’s a surging number of deaths after injuries on the track, and state regulators, as well as the Maryland Jockey Club, are taking action to get to the bottom of it.

2013/03/13

Navy Probes Deaths Of 2 Divers At Aberdeen Proving Ground

Two Navy divers are killed during a diving operation in Harford County. This is the second deadly incident at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in the past month.

2013/02/27

U.S. Traffic Fatalities Rise For First Time Since 2005

Traffic fatalities may no longer be on the decline.

2013/02/25

Flu Deaths ‘Unpredictable’

U.S. deaths from flu range from about 3,000 to about 50,000 per year.

2013/01/23

Cancer Death Rates Drop 20 Percent Since 1991

More than a half a million people are predicted to die this year in America from all forms of cancer. Though the overall number is staggering, the predicted deaths are showing a decrease from a high reached in 1991.

2013/01/22