Phipps exwife and two daughters hired an attorney. Today she called for a criminal and a civil investigation. Not only the outdoor picnic at the park here but also in the way that police handled the search, which went on for a few weeks. According to the family here, last month the whitmore House Assisted Living Center took phipps and a group of other elderly residents to a picnic at watkins regional park. The 80yearold disappeared while walking to an outdoor bathroom. Police found his body yesterday. According to families, phipps made a living as an executive chef. He played the tambourine at church, loves betting on horses. But dementia forced him to move closer to his family in maryland. We trusted whitmore house assisted living with our father. We hoped that they would keep him safe and provide his care. And its obvious that didnt happen. The family had no knowledge that mr. Phipps was going to be leaving what they had assumed was a very controlled environment where his whereabouts
Degrees chillier than this time yesterday. Sun is going out many force. Its going to be a beautiful fall day. At lunch 64 on its way to a high of 66 degrees. Don, take it away. Thank you. Your rush right now from Sharon Gibala at wjz traffic control. Good morning, everyone. If you are just about to head out we are still problemfree on the roads. Speeds at 55 on the beltway, top and west side. No problems still on 95 either. Thats a look at the topside of the beltway at harford road and a look at the west side. Its getting busier there. Thats the outer loop coming towards us at exit 17. Now wjz has the stories people are talking about this morning. Heres don. Thank you. The president will be hosting a Health Care Event at the white house today at which time hes expected to address the lingering issue with the programs website. Susan mcginnis reports for wjz. President obama is expected to call problems with the governments Affordable Care act website inexcusable. The huge out pouring of
Hunt valley. A nice start despite the fact the roads are wet. Heres a quick, live look at traffic. Southbound traffic is moving well. This is 70 at 29. Traffic is checking out just fine. That is the latest on traffic pulse 11. Our big story, Howard County police are hoping hidden cameras can catch a peeping tom. Jennifer franciotti is live with more on this investigation. The roommates discovered the camera hidden inside a bedroom closet. Police believe the camera had been there for months. You can see the suspects face wally set up the camera. The roommates already 20s in ellicott city. Police say the man came in and installed a hidden camera and came back multiple times to move the camera into different positions. Women have not been able to identify the suspect for us. Our investigators have done research into contractors and maintenance workers and some of those and none of those leads have panned out. No sign of forced entry. Anyone with information should call Howard County polic
West Virginia is a paradise for hikers. The Discoverer Blog recently highlighted their top hiking trail in each state. For West Virginia, they chose the Endless Wall Trail at New
It finally feels like fall in Maryland, and it’s starting to look like it too. Fall foliage in the state is expected to peak during the week of Oct. 23,