so what is towson? coming up, a movement is underway to find out what towson is and you are going to get a chance to weigh in. also this morning, she is part of the hit show "the wire" and costars on abc's "body of proof" this morning she joins us to discuss how baltimore has remained close to her heart andhow she is giving back. justin. >>> towson is a city to the north of baltimore. >> winner. >> that's true. got to be factual. we will go to towson later. we are hanging on to the clouds. but the rain has eroded away and we will look for breaks in the clouds this afternoon. how warm will we go? that's the forecast with a nice adjustment coming the we will talk about that and much more of "good morning maryland" so please stick around. >>> now "good morning maryland" at nine. >>> every state and every city seems to have a slogan. motor city windy sit y. city of angels, the big easy. >> some are catchy and others are maybe a little bit dull butsome stick with you. in chicago, the wendy city. philidelphia

take a trip to towson? around the sickle. i don't know. rain moving into towson now so it's good timing with all the slogan action. yeah, from towson back through baltimore, rain coming in now, and hey, i tell you what, it's definitely going to be a preaf -- brief round of wet weather here, then drying south and west. we'll keep an eye on maryland's most powerful doppler radar. we need just the right twist on that towson slogan. we'll see. right now temperature-wise 49 degrees, winds southeast at 6, and barometric pressure 30.32 and holding steady. though there is active weather moving in and there are some showers downtown now the rain started out west today toward deep creek lake. you see the wet weather there, no snow indicating that change to springlike weather. ellicott city, cloudy and now finally some rain kind of dousing the roads, at our lady of perpetual help. highs struggling to get to 50 in most spots, thanks to bait of a breezy and a bit of a breezy and cloudy scenario through most of the afternoon. temperatures now in the upp

>>> what words make you think of towson? come up with something good and you could help create the city's new slogan. what some of you posted so far on our facebook page. it's a place to find shelter and safety instead of being on the street. how the salvation army continues to provide help for people in their time of need. an entrepreneur is only 13 years old but already thinking like a man. how he's put a new twist on some old-fashioned candles. >>> but first, towson has shopping, a university and some really lovely homes. now it needs a slogan. the chamber of commerce is offering a prize for a slogan that would capture the essence of the heart of baltimore county. roosevelt leftwich joins us from the interactive news center to explain. >> reporter: baltimore is the charm city, virginia is for lovers, new hampshire, live free or die and annapolis, american sailing capital, wild wonderful west virginia. delaware, you must pay our tolls. examples of slogans that get in your head. towson now wants to get into your head and ma

as a result towson university. >> what is happening to towson. because of what towson is doing or the state of higher education. >> both. we are real high quality. we have a strong peer group in the students. we are viewed as a campus -- [ inaudible ] -- small chances, 90% of our classes are 30 and under and a great location. we have a great reputation, great location. it works. >> now i have a question because you made a statement, i mean, earlier, that this is no longer guaranteed school for kids from maryland to go to. once again i should mention it is a great school. what do you say to -- to a taxpayer in maryland -- like is this just the evolution of higher education? what do you say -- >> yeah, we maintain -- we maintain for years now 80% intake. we still are. so even with all of the demand from out of state, we take mostly instate students and will continue doing that. having a mix of out of state is good because different backgrounds and 80% will stay here at the end. 80% of our graduates stay in maryland. and that's -- we graduate 4,000

that's the latest from towson. joel d smith, fox 45 morning news. >>> people seem to like president obama taking off his jacket. >> it's a little hot out here. >> but who doesn't get a big roar when they take a [ male announcer ] are you watching ce you wa? here's what you should be watching: your cable bill, because you could be paying way too much. stop spending more for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone, for just $69.99 a month for six months -- three top-rated services for one rock-bottom price. but don't wait, this is your last chance. fios gives you what cable doesn't: the best channel lineup and the most hd, facebook and twitter on your tv, plus america's top-rated internet. fios is the future, but after april 17th this price will be history. get fios tv, internet and phone for just $69.99 a month for six months with a two-year agreement. call now. if you stick with cable, you'll be stuck with the bill. last chance to get three fios services for an amazing $69.99 a month for

first the towson knights and now the towson tigers. over the years quite a few guys have made it to the minors and even the majors. soccer will go away this fall. >> i don't understand why they would do that. >> reporter: when the email hit campus, they couldn't believe it. they would drop machine's soccer and add men's tennis. en it nice? it's a great sport but doesn't capture the heart of many students. >> if you're going to trade it for something like tennis, i disagree with that. soccer is something more people can get into. >> soccer is a beg thing. baseball is huge in maryland. >> reporter: by losing these, they said they will be better able to balance men's and women. title 9 says there has to be an equal distribution. women's teams are smaller. with limited athletic dollars, towson u has to figure out way to stay competitive and keep that balance. >> competitiveness in this since sense is -- sense is having as many sports with the maximum number of opportunities. we want to play person for person whenever we go not colonial ass

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we have a problem in towson. don will talk more about what's going on there exactly, we have the closiers because of the emergency work being done there and burk avenue is closed at hillen road and that's closed between burk and steven on and fair hill drive. and south of toll gate, we have an accident in the clearing stables and two disables one tractor trailer in the southbound lanes of 83 and a disabled vehicle on 70 westbound to the ramp to southbound 29 and watch for delays on 95 and 895 and that's the speed sensor there and there's a look at the drive times and the speeds for the beltway. 44 miles per hour on the spots and that's between 795 and 95 and a 15 minute drive time there. there's a look at the beltway and delainny valley road. this is brought to you by toyota. an important message by toyota. to get the facts and the information, go to toyota.com. >>> coming up on coffee with. two local women who hope their recipes will reap them riches. their recipes are available at wjz.com. >>> and welcome decem

the towson commons was known as the rebirth of towson. this stretch along york road is all but empty now. businesses have moved, signs neglected. several store fronts empty. the county believes the best use for the space is a hotel or some type of mixed use development. the county set aside some money to help redevelop the commons and has pledged to do so if it agrees with the vision of the new owner. >> towson has everything going for them demographickicly, education wise, two universities. there's no reason why this location can't support a much, much better use. >> so once again, that auction kicks off at 1:00 p.m. today in towson on the steps of the county courthouse. reporting live in towson, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> a name changing ceremony will take place for the lyric opera house. it will be called the patricia performing arts center at the lyric. the former owner of the ravens and his wife gave $3.5 million to the rebuilding campaign. >>> in our coverage, getting in early on the general election. governor martin o'malley pl

>> we're here in the 600 block of chestnut avenue in towson and the damage here in the towson area, a lot different than what we saw in other parts of the state as captain roy was showing us there. both in carroll county and in harford county, a lot of the damage here in towson and some parts of northern baltimore county is more isolated and we're dealing with situations like this one here. that is a pretty big tree that has crashed through this house. and just assessing the damage from right now and some of my experience with dealing with tornadoes and tornado damage, the high wind reports that we've seen in this area really are not consistent with that of a tornado. we've seen a couple of situations like this one uprooted trees which usually mean high winds when there's no other damage around the area. so there is one thing to take into consideration here, though, when you're dealing with an ef-1 tornado that has a maximum sustained wind of 94 miles per hour, that type of storm is capable of uprooting trees but usually we see a lot more damage surrounding it. that would be shingles

two quick incidents, one crash in towson. bosley avenue. a disabled vehicle, 895 southbound, that's between the tube and toll plaza, off to the shoulder, not impacting you too much. >>> 6:31. shrimp basket, fish and chips and make an arrest. >> there's nothing like on the job training. >> that's exactly right. what are the odds of a robbery taking place right in front of police? >> that's what happened to a baltimore city woman. she was shopping at lexington market when all of a sudden two men tried to rob her. fortunately for her, there was a police exercise going at the very same time. 40 police officers were quickly on the scene to protect the woman and take the suspects into custody. officers were participating in the diamond standard training program. it was developing with special forces troops in the military. officers believe work in baghdad could take place in baltimore city. it's an example of what could happen when officers are on foot in the communities they serve. >> talking to patrons at lexington market and were able to stop

a towson gas station owner. baltimore county jury took less than two hours to find shamus guilty of killing william porter. this happened back in march of this year. coil is one of several suspects. the group tried to make the shooting look like a robbery attempt, but surveillance video showed a different story. >>> four minutes after 6:00 right now. according to a local publication. the 34-year-old woman called 191 dispatchers and said i hurt my aunt and i don't know why. when police arrived at the home in the 1500 block of north street, they found delana simmons covered with blood and her aunt, who was 68 years old, cecilia mitchell. the device used on the steering wheels was the device used. >>> it is 6:04. the assistant offensive line coach is facing drunk driving charges. police arrested the coach after pulling him over for speeding at the beltway. 1:00 in the morning on saturday. his attorney says he'll plead not guilty. the ravens say they know all about this. this is muller's second dui charge. the first

made is way to the nearby towson traffic circle... where he approached &pand told him he'd been shott paramedics were called..... he was rushed to the hospital... and is xpected to recover. many today in towson - many wonder what led to the violence. (cut pause) 12:39:31 "it's getting out of control nneds to stop. (take out pause) kids getting reckless, drinking."saturday - as students weren't surprised to heaa about wild parties and drinking...but not a shooting... not in towson.... 13:03:18-32 "it doesn't concern me because i don't see it as recurring thing... probably just because it was homeccming... i'm not sure." 3 police say many of the people recher theater were ot towson went to school here. but eeen phey're hoppng to get some leads from students at the scene.by the way - thooe six people arrested at the party -- 3 are beinn charged with assault... 2 with disorderry conduct... and one was arrested with drugs.llve in towson - melinda roeder... fox 45 news at ten. police also need your help in finding the person who shot a man

towson catholic try one more time to stay open. time is running out. >>> and more about those who lost their lives in last week's helicopter crash. >>> and new details from pittsburgh where a gunman kills women working out at a health club. that and more leading up to "good morning america" at 7:00. >>> now the weather with justin. >>> 6:44. i want to start with rock hall on the eastern shore, they are reporting sticky 77 degrees on the thermometer. just about everybody else on this side of the bay, within a few degrees of 70. south south perry hall and westminster. 73 reisterstown and glen burnie. it doesn't feel that great outside. we should normally be 87, we'll be close today. 104 and a little heat wave this time in 1930. 72 degrees currently in baltimore. not going to get up to record territory though it will feel rather sticky. we've only had a handful of days reaching around 90 degrees and we'll get close today as well. a little patchy fog around the region, notice the haze in the sky, the satellite looks worse than it is. w

near towson university. and water main breaks at virginia and only road and fallen true on falls road southbound at old pimlico road in towson. >>> we're following breaking now out of europe where the airspace over western europe has been shut down due to drifting ash from an island volcano. look at the pictures. it's drifting and it has erupted the -- interrupted the air transportation in britian and united kingdom, the netherlands, belgium, germany and ireland and norway, sweden and finland. this is getting worse since we signed on this morning. british airways has canceled flights till tomorrow and the volcano erupted yesterday. and a check at bwi shows no indications of any cancellations yet. new video coming out of china. chinese authorities said more than 600 people have been killed by yesterday's series of earthquakes in a western province. they say it is really, really bad over here. one town, houses are made of wood and mud and nearly all of them are gone. >>> a second pg county police officer has b

there is one accident in towson. there is one accident in towson. >> welcome back. 37 degrees downtown. all was quiet for right now. we will likely see some snow tomorrow at this time. partly cloudy skies this morning. 31 at the airport. mid 20's up north and west. a chilly start this morning. the clouds are starting to thicken up off to the west. that trend will continue as we have throughout the day today. i think it will be mostly cloudy into this afternoon. this is far enough away that we will wind up with dry weather through the evening commute. i think we'll get to the evening commute without any of this stuff moving in. high temperature between 45 and 50. we have a chance tonight for a mix of rain and snow. temperatures will drop back into the 30's. this will be a complicated weather setup between tonight and tomorrow morning. low pressure is moving up the coast. an arctic cold front will come through the middle of the day tomorrow. these will combine into a big snowstorm in new england. we will wind up with a

an anchor tenant. >> the towson business area is about to change. today county and community leaders unveiled plan for a new entertainment center in downtown towson. >> in fall 2014, sin -- cinemark stadium will open with 16,000 seats. >> this will add and come let phases within and two of towson circle, the barnes & noble, the trader joes, et cetera. >> reporter: it's considered to be one of the best entertainment companies in the world and can build anywhere but there was something appealing about towson. >> it's so nice to come. oh, there is a university here. oh, there is shopping. there are homes. this is a fantastic opportunity for us. we're excited to get into ties project, enough so that we moved it into our calendar. >> reporter: the cordish company will have five new restaurants and a parking garage. >> this is an eyesore. it's in a strategic location to act as a catalyst. >> reporter: with the recontract closing, he questions whether the entertainment come plsm can be is being sees -- complex can be successful. >> this will be a five-star

checking the maps, we have -- maps, we have road hassard in towson in -- hazards in towson. fire activity blocking the southbound lanes of pennsylvania between york and washington. southbound york road a water mayne break and that repair blocks the left lane and right lane. the center lane is getting by. now back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> time 5:36. on this tuesday morning, crews are on the scene of another structure fire. the latest a two-alarm blaze at 28 west pennsylvania avenue in towson. threes images that were sent to us at the height of the fire. let's check in with cheryl conner live at the scene with the latest. great images of flames this morning, cheryl. >> reporter: yes, charlie, and the fire crews have about wrapped up. you can get a look at the damage that fire did to the building. we are at 28 west pennsylvania avenue in towson. and you are looking at adolf and kalkstein tie row pactic where the fire -- chiropractic where the fire broke out this morning. you can see how close the buildings are, and it's remarkable considering how cold it is and the wind tha

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as you are waking up in towson, rain earler, we cleared out nicely. the temperature in at 56 degrees sykesville 57. chesapeake 51. rainfall totals we have received, close to a 10th in towson. 10th in sykesville. as we go through the remainder of today, a chance to pick up more under isolated shower or thunderstorm. visibility, a big issue in spots this morning. especially easton, along the eastern shore, we have 3 miles of visibility, stepping out and about, be prepared for that. maryland's most powerful radar, the showers pushing off in to the atlantic as of now. we are getting sunshine, you think that sunshine is good thing. we will get the atmosphere unstable, that's the chance for the pop up shower and storm by this afternoon. take the rain gear with you just in case. now a check of the time saver traffic with loren. >>> good morning. we have an accidents to tell you about in downtown baltimore. on north calvert at east baltimore street. congestion is starting to pick up on the main lines, headed through the tunnels, 895 south is starting to slow

towson 41. 44 in annapolis. when you add the wind gusts up around 20 to 27 miles an hour, that makes it feel colder. as we head back to the radar picture you can see the showers beginning to

wjz is live in towson. >> reporter: towson commons here was one of the main anchors along the york road corridor for several years. now it has to shut its doors this weekend. and it's not the only business in the area hit hard by the economy in recent years. >> reporter: more than 300,000 square feet soon up for lease inside towson commons, adding to a number of already vacant spaces in the bustling county seats. from vacant store fronts to retail shops that have vacated. artist materials on york road, artist cind brohan knows too many vacancies aren't so rosie for business. >> it's definitely less foot traffic. >> reporter: but county officials say the retail vacancy rate in towson county is only 4%. >> which is very low. so sometimes perception is not reality. >> reporter: county officials blame what they call a perception problem on the side of towson commons. all of that accounts for 90% of the retail vacancy rate. >> i would challenge people to really, outside of the towson commons project, which includes 40 west on chesapeake, there are very few vacancies in the downtown towson ar

. >> towson is number one. i will tell >> people are uniting to reduce its violence, including right here in baltimore. the mayor ordered several young people for being right -- positive role models in their committees. >> we must work together to make positive opportunities in all communities available to young people. to provide early intervention -- intervention for young people make mistakes an end to the juvenile justice system. >> she went on to say she has no tolerance for kids using illegal guns in the city. she is also committed to get guns off the street. >> being diagnosed with breast cancer is a stressful and frightening experience. with those feelings push some women to request a double mastectomy when it is not needed? experts studied 27 women who were having surgery on one press but also requested that the other breast be removed. they were asked to rate their experience and counseled on the actual risk and asked to wait a year to remove the actual breasts. at the end of the year, only four of th

the parking lot of the nordstrom store at the towson town center. police went inside the mall searching for a suspect. they have made no arrests in this case and no suspect -- they have no suspect in this case. this happened around 6:22 last night. it was a frightening situation for people who were here christmas shopping. the identity of the victim has not been released by authorities. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 51 degrees on tv hill. >> we will come back and check the weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day. stay with us. >> the roads are very nice. we have a problem spot, an accident southbound 95. that has been moved off to the shoulder. some great news. a bit of a delay on the west side. 60 minutes all the way down the west side outer loop -- 16 minutes. no problems. this is the northwest corner of the beltway. from old court road, it looks like a delay is not forming there just yet. this is the j.f.x. near old pimlico road. but the good in both directions. >> we're not seeing any weather- related conditions. we

> reporter: towson commons has had problems in the last few years. causing vacancies within its holdings. now it's been sold for half of the original price, things are looking up. >> the owners will be able to charge quite a bit less for the retail space. it will make it more attractive for businesses to come into the building. >> reporter: the chamber of commerce helped small businesses by having different activities that brings the community into towson. like the farmer's market. friday night concerts and the different festivals throughout the year. >> it's not just businesses coming into towson, it's people moving into the core and living into the core. they'll make it more vibrant. that's supporting our local restaurants and shops. we, the business community is the front door of the residential community. people need to come in and support the residents and their business community and that's what makes the whole area strong. >> reporter: nine months ago, this couple started maryland signs and graphics. more businesses and vacancies would help, b

. >> i'm cheryl conner live at towson catholic high. you'll hear from the archdiocese of baltimore, coming up. thursdayfinall dinner with the girls tonight. mmm... mexican, or italian?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?xg i better skip breakfast. yep, this is all i need. ( stomach growls ) óçox so ski you catll this... abd i@l h . victory is... sweet. ♪ the art of getting dirty. the art of getting clean. new powerfully formulated wisk®... is better on tough mud stains than tide total care. wisk®. powerfully clean. perfectly priced. >>> many parents hope there will be some sort of divine intervention but the baltimore archdiocese says this morning don't count on it. word spread quickly that towson catholic is closing because of money problems. cheryl conner has reaction this morning. cheryl? >> reporter: towson catholic high has a rich history. it was founded in 1922. nba player carmelo anthony and olympic gold medalist anita nahl are among the notables that graduated here. now the school is forced to shut down. a spokesman for the archdiocese says the e

keith daniels is live in towson. keith, this is a tragedy all around? >> jeff, it is, at least one bus load of yeardley love's lacrosse teammates was here tonight. they walked in and out of the services, quietly, together, without talking publicly about their loss. now, hundreds today gathered here at the rucks funeral home including former students from the notre dame prep school for schools here in towson. yeardley love gralt graduated from there. she was killed early early monday. she was two. police have charged george huguely with the murder in the crime. he was yeardley love's former boyfriend. and friends tonight are reacting to the surprising allegations. >> i mean, she's like the perfect girl in every's eyes and to think that someone could do anything like that. obviously, we don't know exactly what happened. but it's hard to imagine. >> well, the funeral is tomorrow morning at 10:00. at the cathedral of mary our queen in north baltimore. we are live now in towson, keith daniels, fox 45 news late edition. >> all right, keith. there are reports

we'll see how it goes. >> maybe we'll turn things around. >> live in towson, towson town center, don, looking forward, very much, to tomorrow. the 35th. >> we'll talk to you in a bit. oh my goodness. speaking of which. 35 years at wjz. the donald. want you to e-mail us your favorite memories. we want to send don some wishes. that's great too. we read them all. >> we're going to have a special wjz and comcast.net poll tomorrow. we'll give you a multiple choice answer to the following question. >>> 6:25. wjz's trying to help during tough economic times by offering suggestions to help save you money. >> some new information if you have a home loan owned or guaranteed by fannie mae or freddie mac. millions of people can refinance using a 125% loan devalue ratio. if your house is worth $100,000 but you owe $125,000, you can refinance for a lower interest rate. home values dropped again last month. experts say it is clear not enough homeowners can refinance because the loan devalue ratio of 105% is too low. the new program is trying to self homeowners on the idea of loans with shorter terms

. >>> a full city block in towson is on the auction block. the towson commons project will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. it sits along the 400 block of towson, brian cuba joins us to tell us what cally developers are hoping will happen to this big open space. >> the towson commons is a prime piece of realty with a number of different options, while county officials have no way of knowing who will buy it tomorrow, they hope it can become the hot spot it once was. >>> in its day the towson commons bass heralded as part of the rebirth of towson, a destination hot spot in baltimore county seat. this stretch along york road south of the circle is all but empty now, businesses have moved, sun bleached signs neglected, several store fronts empty. >> the towson commons cries out for much stronger use taking advantage of the new people living here and working downtown. >> reporter: david i a newspapery is the executive director of development in baltimore county. towson, he says, has grown up around the commons with new apt buildings, restau

an accident in the towson. . route 136, all lanes closed in pylesville because of an accident that has been there since early this morning. nine minutes on southbound 895. about 85-minute ride on 95 southbound down to the fort mchenry. -- about pay five-minute ride on 95 southbound. a nice ride on 216 through howard county. >> good morning. one week after a home invasion in towson, county police have some suspects in custody. >> jennifer franciotti is live in a student with that story. >> in the early morning hours of april 20, police say four suspects broke into a house in towson. one of the suspects held a gun to his roommates head. it happened about a block from campus. they kicked down the door. they took computers, cash, and and mp3 player. police arrested daniel schaefer and dylan fredricksen, who will be charged as an adult. " it's scary to know they live because closely to towson university. these people just walked in amber they could carry a gun ban brought it in the house. " police are still looking fo

now, good morning maryland. >>> out of control at the towson circle. police needed pepper spray to control the crowds celebrating homecoming. >>> a police involved shooting in dundalk, what the man reached before, before he was shot. >> ravens receiver, smith, takes the field sunday after the death of his younger brother. we will tell you how he did on this monday. i'm charley crowson. >> i'm megan pringle. welcome back. >> it is good to be back. everything is going well, all the facebook posts from even, thank you so much for the kindness, baby olivia and mom both doing very well at home. i guess all things being equal, i kept the same morning show schedule. >> it's a great thing you are sleep depraved and you bring a baby in, you are used to it. it was a great weekend. >>> we are still over 5 inches we need rainfall. a lot of spots got the rain. temperatures this morning, chilly, look at glennwood, 47, dew point 45, western mailed, garrett, looking at frost vivary, first frost in some areas, we are dealing with chilly air this morning. 49 degrees now

that is people shopping at local boutique shops in downtown towson. that is huge. >> the project will take about a year to complete. >> there is more news ahead on 11 news at 6:00. ÷drl>> striving to help college students stay in school. the strategy, coming up. >> the start of ravens mini- camp, coming up later in sports. >> a cold front will sweep through here tomorrow. h%zwe are tracking the storms ad the complete weekend forecast is coming up. >> a group of baltimore area pastors are doing their part to help keep war college students in college. >> members of the west baltimore clergy united have pledged the money. tim tooten is live in our newsroom with the story. >> there is no doubt we are facing some tough economic times, and higher education is not off limits. that is why members of the clergy believe it is their mission and their call to pitch in and help out. cúm>> in the sanctuary of a baltimore county church, her students make their pitch for support on videotape. behind the scenes, these pastors represent a larger group of clergy commi

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the alleged towson robbers are in jail. the surveillance tape that put them there next. >>> allegations of child sex abuse on a military base. good morning, i'm meghan mccorkell, we will tell you why prosecutors are worried there could be more victims. >>> we have a handful of accidents out there on the morning commute. we will let you know if we have any delays to add to the mix. that's straight ahead. >>> thousands of people will pack the baltimore arena tonight as joel osteen comes back to baltimore. he joins us on coffee with coming up. stay tuned, we'll be be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 6:30. there are just enough clouds out there to add some real drama to this morning's sunrise. what a beautiful shot. sharon is watching the rush for you. marty is over at first warning weather. >>> is it just me or is this fall? the sunsets and sunrises have been like world class. >> the past two weeks have been fantastic. >> out of sight. 27 degrees on tv hill. all i he to do is look at social media and dozens of posts

mike schuh is live in towson. good morning, mike. >> reporter: good morning, don. good morning, everyone. one student went to goucher, the other towson. they were targeted within a block of each other. the bad guys were looking for their cell phones. >> police presence is heavy on burk avenue after a terrifying sunday night. >> we awoke to the flashing lights and screaming. >> a towson university student was robbed of his cell phone and stabbed. >> i think the same people are targeting these kids and it's frightening. >> police believe the same three suspects robbed a goucher college student monday night on the same street and threatened to stab him. >> these suspects seem to be targeting people who are alone and not paying attention to their surroundings. >> that student wasn't hurt. the two attacks happened less tr s apart and just one block away from each other. neighbors say many towson and goucher students live on burk avenue near the busy york road corridor. >> a lot of families and a lot of college kids. not a lot of trouble like that usually. >> now police

tim tooten joins us from towson with more. >> students are afraid big surprise at west towson elementary school in baltimore county. it is a brand new school. this school is located here in baltimore county on charles street. 69,000 square feet with a price tag of around $15 million. it comes in part of a parent outcry for more seats in this community. west towson will be able to hold up to 451 students. baltimore counties enrollment continues to climb. one of of her thousand students. the message -- 104,000 students. the message is to be careful. students are back out at the crossing areas. please be safe for this first day of school. tim tooten, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. a baltimore police officer shot and critically injured a man yesterday morning. officers were responding to a call at gwynn falls park. kim dacey is live with details. >> at last check, jimmy lucas was in critical condition. police did not expect him to survive. it all happened early sunday morning. two police officers responded for a home invasion. the officers attempted to question two people. one of them ran aw

we are live in towson. cheryl conner, abc2 news. >> thanks. >>> it's four minutes after five right now. he says it was consensual and police think otherwise. a baltimore city teacher is locked up after police say was found in a car with a teenage boy. this happened in harford county. 25-year-old mark hyzer was arrested after sheriff deputies found him in a car with a 15-year-old boy. police say the clothes why in disarray and determined the pair were performing sex acts on each other. now according to the prosecutor, hyzer said he is a 4th grade teacher in baltimore city. and that he thought the boy that he met online was 18. >> parents need to know what's going on with their kids and in their kids lines and -- hives and it can be anybody. >> -- lives and it can be anybody. >> hyzer is being held on half a million dollar bail. baltimore city school says hyzer has been placed on leave. >>> time 5:05. the loss of a relative friend and mother days before christmas. ed the body of 42-year-old karen ferrell was

i am here at towson university where all is quiet right now. many of the students in the library studying for finals, but it was yesterday when the towson tigers took on the ladies lacrosse team and it was the sportsmanship that will be remembered for that game. yesterday uva lacrosse team beat the towson tigers 14-12 in charlottesville. the men's team also won sunday beating mount st. mary's. yeardley love was every where. towson university players wore orange arm bands throughout the game with herry initials on it and gave very much player a gold pin at the end of the game. the pin is an angel holding a lacrosse stick. fans and players from both teams say the game was played for love. >> we want to honor her and her family there, so it meant a lot. >> we feel her presence on the field when we play together and out there together. it is obviously something and someone we'll never forget. >> love was found murdered in her off campus apartment nearly two weeks ago. her former boyfriend george huguely has been charged with first degree murder in

oregon state beat towson. >> the towson tigers football team was award the championship trophy during half time and the president was on hand to take pictures with the team. that is an amazing day for them. >> really exciting. what are you going to do. >> three americans arrested in cairo are waking up in their own beds. we'll look at their special homecoming. >> and the 8 1/2 month journey to discover life on mars. >> we're calling for dry weather today. dumb coming up in the >> good morning. i hope you enjoyed yesterday. the weather cooperated. as people head back from the holiday, it is dry all up the east coast in most of the state of maryland through pennsylvania into virginia as well. a storm system is approaching from the west, and we're keeping our eye on this, as it is our next chance for rain. ane rain showers in kentucky, but they are slowly pushing east. well, where there are temperatures we have clear skies overnight. not a lot of temperatures will drop down a little bit. 38 at b.w.i. marshall. 48 at marshall. only 34 currently in frederick. as we step out the door this m

the towson town center had a much more normal appearance today. the scene last night of police and a sealed off crime scene still had an impact on shoppers. >> i was supposed to go there tonight, but you know what? i would rather go there tomorrow morning and see my wife and kid and hug them and not take that chance. >> they are saying that 19-year- old rodney pridget was not a random victim. >> this was not a random act of violence. this was absolutely not a robbery. >> pridget was shot dead on a sidewalk outside the mall. they suggest some of -- some acquaintance of his. >> we know the victim and the suspect were in the mall prior to the shooting. >> any witnesses, videos that there was any kind of altercation? >> i cannot answer that at this time. >> the result of the fatal shooting of a garage in 2005, cameras. they will not describe what the cameras captured or talk about motive. >> this time of year, it is important to tell our citizens they are safe when they come to our shopping centers and malls. we have done a lot to protect them with pr

maravene loeschke is no stranger to towson. he spent 30 days on campus as student and dean. >> please join me in welcoming the next president of towson university, dr. maravene loeschke. >> in a back room at the student union, a standing ovation. it was no surprise. her return to towson has been a topic of conversation and the lead story of the campus newspaper. >> it is a humbling experience and i serve you with great humility. >> half of her time will be spent on campus, building relationships and the university to be -- to meet the needs of a growing student body. the other up devoted to fundraising. >> this is an opportunity for me to get back to the institution that has given me some much. >> as you made the rounds of connecting with staff and friends, she said that student success would be a top priority. >> i'll be interested to see what she brings to the university and how we move forward. i am pre involved with what is on campus. >> i think she is excellent when she said we would help the students get to where we need

wjz is live in downtown towson. weijia jiang has more on the auction that could drastically change the downtown towson area. weijia? >> denise, the towson commons sold for nearly $30 million today. and a lot of folks hopes that pumps energy into the development and into downtown towson. >> reporter: the sound of a business deal in motion. >> i have $26,500,000. >> reporter: a major development in the heart of towson. >> it was kind of cold. just doesn't look inviting. it has nothing to offer. >> reporter: the towson commons was handed over to a new owner, as is. >> sold for $26,500,000. >> it was ushered in as a jewel, a sign of rebirth downtown. but today, it's mostly vacant, except for a small restaurant and movie theater, despite its prime location on york road. nearly 900 parking spaces. it's unclear exactly what went wrong. >> the price per square foot was a little high. i'm not exactly sure what it was before. and i'm sure it's come down when the market has come down a little bit. but it's still too high. for

reporting live in towson, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >>> our complete coverage continues now on the water outage, with captain mike perry, in sky eye chopper 13, over the scene, where repairs are under way. capt mike, what can you -- captain mike, what can you see from your view? >> reporter: as you can see, pretty much like the noon show when we were overhead. still like a dozen pieces of apparatus on the scene. large pieces of cherry pickers are completely blocking burke avenue, extended. it's actually called hillen road. and the road remains closed between green briar lane and stevenson lane. as baltimore county police do have stuff blocking the roadway here. looks like cones. but there are personnel from the city on the scene as well as bge. and traffic is being rerouted around through the local neighborhoods to get access to and from towson. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you, captain mike perry, reporting live. wjz will bring you complete coverage of this developing story, coming up live at 5:00 and 6:00

reporting live in towson, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> 5:45. harford county authorities have identified an 8-year-old boy who died after falling into a stream late friday. harford county fire hidefied the victim -- identified the victim as 8-year-old justin hayes wilson. it happened in the 1300 block of harford town drive late friday night. authorities say wilson and a 7-year-old friend were out there playing at the stream near their home when hayes just slipped and fell in. the friend tried to save him but couldn't and ran for help. >>> the baltimore county fire department, the day to remember. a ceremony was held to honor firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty. a breath -- wreath was placed at the monument on courthouse square in towson. >>> 5:46. the premiere of "lost" ended, mem are aably with charlie's big question to his fellow cast aways, where are we? >> i think that the way the show wrapped up and what it is in the final moments, none of the cast really knew until we got into the shooting it. >> six seasons and some 120