From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: On September 16, 2010 at 8:16 pm, the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) responded to a fatal hunting accident that occurred in the 1900 block of Franklin Church Road in Darlington, Md. NRP’s investigation revealed that Paul Joseph Kemper Jr., 55, of York, Pa. was bow hunting for […]
Antique Funnel Society Hits Town
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to touch the actual funnel ‘hat’ worn by the Tin Man in the original Wizard of Oz? Or to hold the funnel used at the Battle of the Alamo by Davey Crocket as he filled muskets? What about the funnel used by Mrs. O’Leary in the […]
Christmas Aftershock: Post-Holiday Earthquake Shakes Up/Wakes Up North Harford
The day after Christmas is traditionally a day of relaxation. It’s a time to unwind, decompress and pick up the pieces after surviving another hectic holiday season. That was generally the case this Friday, which was no different than any other ‘day-after-Christmas’ in the past – that is, until an earthquake of moderate magnitude moderately […]
A Long Lost Friend: Murder and Magic at Southern Pennsylvania’s Hex House
Somewhere in south-central Pennsylvania, a family is worried. A child has fallen ill and shows no signs of improving. After a fair amount of hand-wringing and soul-searching, a man enters the house to fetch the remedy – not medicine, not a doctor, but a short passage from a small book. Its pages contain neither the […]