koz lost control of his -- cosgarea lost control of his car just before 10:30 at night. alec swam for the north baltimore club and was a senior. he spoke with wjz last summer about his business making art from duct tape. those close to him say his drive to succeed was inspiring. >> all the other guys knew he was going to be there so they were going to be there. he was that quiet leader by example. >> now they say the pool feels empty. >> reporter: both of hi parents and his -- his parents and his brothers are also swimmers. jessica, back to you. >> thank you. in lieu of flowers the family is asking for contributions to swim across america, a charity that raises money for cancer research. >>> an arson investigation is underway after a playground in south battle -- baltimore goes up in flames. investigators say the fire started in a playground's padding material. no one was injured in that fire. >>> the capsized boat that sank in new york on the 4th of july killing three children has been lifted from the waters off of long island. the operation took several days because the 334

. >>> the funeral arrangements have been made for alec cosgarea.he standout swimmer from the high school who died in a car your on monday night. the 17-year-old was a leader in and out of the water. we actually profiled him last year as a young entrepreneur and he made things out of duct tape and as part of the proceeds from the online sales of wallets, ties and other items, they went to swim across america. his coach says that aleck was a real gem who always did his best. >> alec cosgarea all the you know because of all the positive qualities he brought i mean. you know, he was more than just the times and we're just going to miss his -- you know, his enthusiasm. day in and day out and his -- his competitive spirit is going to be missed the most. >> in the classroom his teacher says he was a quiet leader with a strong sense of character. a mass and christian burial is set for saturday at 10:00 in the morning on north charles street. >>> is power the now back on and now the questions begin rolling in for bge and the state's power companies. nearly

we first met 17-year-old alec cosgarea nearly a year ago as his young business was just taking off, and this morning abc 2 news' sherree johnson is here with more on that remarkable man's young life. >>reporter: the mcdonough community is mourning the death of one of its own after 17-year- old alec cosgarea was kill inside a single car crash. abc 2 news met alec a year ago as he was selling duct tape items out of his business. the teen died monday night. according to police, his 2006 ford fusion hit a tree on green spring avenue about 10:20 p.m. he was heading north above the posted speed limit on green spring avenue approaching highview drive when he spun out of control and went off the road. alec was flown to shock trauma where he later died. the rising singer was a three- year varsity swimmer and a conference champion. besides being an entrepreneur, he was also a member of the north baltimore aquatic club. sheree johnson, abc 2 news. >>> coming up this morning we have the results from the school assessment test. how did the students in our state do and what school ceos want parents t

erik posegay, swim coach: "you can't replace an alec cosgarea...bbcause of all the positive ualitiess hat he brought. he was more than just the times. weere gonna miss his enthuuiasm day innand day o" out."cosgarea's funeral will be ccsgarra's cosgaree's saturday orning at 10 is o'clock... at the cathedral of mary oor queen on north charles street. after what a lot of people wwnt aater what a lot of peopll ent through the last two weeks....there is somm relief for b---e customers oo their next biil. dark will receive a credit. not like what you see. see.megan gilliland is live from b-g-e headquarters downtown with more on the rate phke that coulddaffect áeveryoneá soon. good morning uys,the last thing b-g-e customers want to hear... is that they could eed up paying more. are planning to ask maryland's - publiccservice commissionfor a rate hike. we'rr told b-g-e will seek the increase before point... there's no word on (gould) whether or not this k - storm would be in the rate adjustmenn request, can't tell you for sure at this point, more than likely t would be, but t's blenddd in wit

friends and teammates admire the dedication of 17-year-old alec cosgarea in an and out of the pool.last competitive swim of the summer his car hit a tree. he died at the hospital. police say speed was a factor. coaches say the young man was a record holder and dreamed of swimming at the u.s. junior nationals. viewing is tomorrow in towson. reporting live mike schuh. back to you. >>> the ann arundel chief james tier will step down. he came under fire when he refused to testify against john leopold. tier was under criminal investigation and many believe prosecutors agreed to drop that probe for his testimony. pam davis will become the first female police chief on august 1st. >>> police are looking for your help in finding two men in the sexual assault of an underaged girl. investigators say they took a 13-year-old girl to a home where she engaged in sexually activity with both men. >>> an arson investigation is underway after a playground in south baltimore goes up in flames. last night firefighters battled the blaze at the our house community center. investigators say the fire starte

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senior at the mcdonough school, where hissteachers erik posegay, swim coach: "you can't replace an alec cosgareaecause of all the pooitive qualities hat hee brrught. he was more than just the times. we're gonna miss his enthusiasm day n and day o" out."cosgareaas unneal is phis saturday morning at 10 mary our queennon north of - charlls street. as clean-up continuesfrom haa devistatingstorm...b.g.ee customers...arr now wondering how theyyll be impacttd.john rydell tells us...many ratepayerss..maywind up paying less...john... jennifer... many pussomers...had nopower...for up to a week. and of course... that meant.....noaar &pconditioning... no t.v...and no computers. and soo..thhse cuutomers... next month. buu &pb.g.e...says...many ratepayees...wwll alsosee... another reduction. it's the "distribution" charge...added...toeveryone's maryland's publlcservice customer...went... without power.... the greater...tte creddt...on &thei. (gouud) "so any of the 744,000 customers that were out of hours, they would ee the - cchrge on the bill, but they would also see redit for the corresponding amount based

alec cosgarea is the middle chill of a swimming family. aleccwas killed in a caa accident this week near his owingg mills homee 3 it haapened mondayyon greenspring avenue after alec's swim team dinner. investigators say he as speeding around a turn....- ...lostt ontrol of his ford focus......and crashed into a tree..e was flown to maryland shock trauma, where he later died.cosgarea was an incoming 3 schhol, where teachers today calllhim "a quiet leader, with 3 3 erik possgay, swim ccach: -3& 2.01.04 "he just had the -3 can-do aatttude yyu wiss all yoor athletes had..but, he had it. he had the entire package." 3 alec's parents each swam at 3 older bbother drew is on the a private memorial serviie is just wrapping up t the is set for sattrday.paul pgessler, fox45 news at 5:30. 3 how are the roads 3 looking tonight? tooight?brandi proctorr has pur traffic edge report. report. p3 mabeliarmapfibermap895map p 3 keeping clear of clutter in the office.whht one product -3 claims to do...and whht we found out hen we puttit to the test. 3 3 a truckkgo

. >> i was very fond of alec cosgarea. he may be better as a coach because of the enthusiasm he had for the sport. he constantly pushed me to make me a better coach by trying to find ways to make him better. it is going to take a long time. >> alex cosgarea will be laid to rest saturday morning. >> we are falling some breaking news out of work. city police need your help in locating the missing boys. 10-year-old dayon cooper was last seen on his grandmother's porch on west saratoga. detectives say the boy has left home before. he was last seen wearing a white tank top and white nike sneakers and is also in possession of a round basketball. if you have seen him, contact the baltimore missing persons unit or call 911. >> the debate over the state's population rages tonight over the results of a new study. the study claims that thousands of wealthy marylanders have moved out of the state because of a tax hike. is that really the reason? david collins takes a closer look. >> marylanders ridge taking flight, leaving the state i

alec cosgarea died in a single- car crash on green spring avenue on mop. we met alec when he built a business. police say the teen died when his car hit a tree on green spring avenue. he spun out of control, went off the road and police say speed may have been a factor. the rising senior was a three- year varsity swimmer and a conference champion. >>> a fundraiser to help a woman shot in the neck in may is being held this weekend. we introduced you to shawnese singletary last month. while sitting at a traffic light, another car pulled up to her and a man inside shot her, causing her to become paralyzed from the neck down. now she's been moved from a spinal rehab facility here in baltimore. friends and family members are going to have that fundraiser for shawnese this sunday at the living well arts studio, that's at 2443 north charles street. the fundraiser runs from 7:00 at night until 10:00. >>> a consumer alert for you this morning, millions of direct tv subscribers are now waking up to discover they have no -- they no longer have access to some of their

. >>> funeral arrangements have been made for alec cosgarea, he was a standout swimmer from the highool and he died in a car crash mondays night. he was profiled last year as a young entrepreneur who made things out of duct tape. his coach says he was a real gem who always did his best in the classroom. his teachers say he was a quiet leader. a mass of christian burial is saturday at 10:00 a.m. the cathedral at 5200 north charles street. >>> the search for a new baltimore city police commissioner continues this morning officials say they have come up with a blueprint to improve the department. the fraternal order of police created a plan in which they say it will cut down on crime and taxes. union leaders say that the department needs to enhance recruiting and officer benefits if it wants to continue its success in cutting violent crime. >> you have an fop here saying we don't need more police. what we need is better policing, a better deployment of our resources, and taking better care of the police officers on the street who got the job done for you over the last four or five years

alec cosgarea died a year ago. he was selling items made out of duct tape for a project. the owens mills teen died monday night. according to a police report, his car struck a tree on greenspring avenue. police say speed may have been a factor in the accident. he was a varsity swimmer and also a young entrepreneur. >>> every 15 minutes someone in the u.s. commits suicide. sometimes it's the result of being bullied. baltimore ravens running back ray rice is now working to stop that epidemic. he's launching an event friday combating bullying. abc 2 news' sherree johnson is here with more of what's going on. this is an effort this running back has taken on for quite some time, sherree. >>reporter: he wants to put tn end to it. coming up on friday ray rice is launching a ray of hope. it's a pro-kindness, anti- bullying teen suicide outreach program. the goal is to bring the problem of bullying. the recent death of a howard high school student grace nakomis. she committed suicide after she was bullied on social media websites. a community in howard county planted a memorial ga

where his teachers called hii a erikkposegay, swim coach: "you can't replace an alec cosgarea...becausewe're gonna miss his enthusiasm day in and day o" out."cosgarra's fuueral will be held this saturday morning at 10 o'clock... at the &pcathedral of mary our queen o north charles street. baltimore's mayor took some heat wednesday... over her chief raise... at the same time she is shutting down three city fire companies.. commanies..the city's board of perrent raise for fire chieff james clackkwednesday.the mayor defended the pay hike... citing a decrease n fire &pdeaths under clacks leadershi. but union leaders took aim at tte timing of the rrise... arguing it was ill-timed... given the recent fire houue closings... and they're asking clack to give it ack. 20:41:07 (sot with mike campbell)"this truly is kick in the stomach of each of my memmbrs, and will not be soonn forgotten. chief cllck shoold show true leadership byy refusing the raise ntil the one"unioo officials say the raise also cooes as thier members are being asked to ay higher premiums for health insurance. more speed camera

alec cosgarra...because of all the positive qualities that e brought. he was more than just the times. we're gonna miss his enthusiasm day in and day o" out."cosgarea'se held this aturday morning at 10 o'clock... at the cathhdral of mary our queen on more speed cameras are coming to baltimore county. county.starting today... four locations in the county will have new speed cameras... with a ifth still penning approval. and it doesn't end there. county officials lso have 5 more locations for áfutureá speed cameras... brinninggthe total number to 22. the speed cameras will target drivers goinn 12-mmles per hour over the limit. ddivers will be issued warniigs the first 30-ddys... gas prices are rising again after a big decline in the past few weeks. the pational average is now 3-37 a gallon. that's 26-cents less than it was a year ago. consumers are noticing that e, - fuel surcharggs have nott changed at all. joel d. smith s live at santoni's in reisterstown to find out why. good mmrning joel d. 3 3 3 3 a hearttstoppinggmoment ...caught on camera. camera.((fireworks nats)) nats))the fireworks mmshap from a starrling new annle... how the crood reacts to

cosgarea, a talented teenaggd swimmer, died at the hossital. hospital. "he was an absolute pleaaure to coach. i'm gonna miis him." erik possgay is alec's coah ccach "his compeeitive spirit is gonnaabe missed the most."the incoming high school seeior was a tallnted swimmer... he hoped to qqalify foo junior nat. nationnls. "you can't replace an alec cosgarraa..because of all the brought. he was more than just his enthusiasm day in and day o" out." besides thh family here at the northhbaltimore aquatic club, aaec leaves behind two parents who each swam at the division-1 level, an oller brother drew, who is on the stanford universitt swwm team, and a younger brother will, &pcllss of 2014 at mcdonogh sch" school.""he hoped to be better cosgareas are definitely a ttis aree and think throoghout the country, as well."teachers at mmdonogh aaec a ''uiet leader' with 'strrng character'.addittonal counselors have come to the camp. "hhes somebody whh, i thinn, brought thooe around him closer together, and definiteey was a unifying force." and back along greenspr of the shatteeed dreams of a star student.in owings mills, paul gessler, fox45 news at