. >> richard dixon died following a stroke earlier this week. he served as a member of the carroll county board of education and was a member of the house of delegates before becoming treasurer. richard dixon was 64. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> it is getting busier. we have an incident in annapolis at forest drive. at westminster at airport drive, lane closures because of an accident. one in joppa at 152. 52 on the west side. no major delays on 95 through howard county at 100. here's a quick live look at traffic. southbound traffic building at franklin boulevard. heavier down towards owings mills. this is 95 out of white marsh. southbound traffic is building. bigger delays as you get down towards the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. temperatures have been in the 50's to near 60. we expect most of the state to be around 80. a little bit cooler at the beaches. the gulf coast region is a little on the wet side with some thunderstorms. new england also get some rain today. the essentia

former maryland treasurer richard dixon has died. he was 74 years old. he was the first african- american treasurer. he served as a member of the carroll county board of education and was a member of the house of delegates before becoming treasurer. prominent attorney stephen hughes was one of two catonsville residents who were killed in a car accident in oxford, england earlier this week. 57-year-old hughes, greg brooks and entertain of london died at the scene monday evening. >> two women are suing bge, claiming the company failed to fix a dangerous problem that escalated out of control. patricia says the energy giant failed to fix electrical surging that has been occurring in the home she has rented for more than two years. the surging on ultimately led to an electrical fire in september 2010 during a birthday party where children were present. bge is declining comment until they can investigate big cracks in anne arundel county, a family almost single-handedly held up the long-term rate point average of the glen burnie middle school for the last two

. >>> former maryland treasure ur richard dixon has passed away after suffering from a stroke. he was the state's first african-american treasure ur and he also served as a member of the carroll county board of education and house of delegates. dixon was 74 years old. >>> the hunt is on this morning right now to find the source of an outbreak of e. coli that has killed one person. the cdc says that they have more than a dozen cases that they're investigating so far, possibly more. the cases have found -- have been found in florida, georgia, alabama and louisiana. a 21-month-old girl in new orleans died from this disease and experts say that they tend to see more outbreaks of e. coli this time of year because of people who are handling raw meat from barbecues. however, they are not sure if that is the source of this latest strain. we'll keep you posted on this story. >>> what you do for a living could actually affect your waistline. career builder looked at occupations that may contribute to weight gain. police officers and firefighters top that list. travel agents, judges, teac

. >>> richard dixon suffered a stroke earlier this week. he served as a maryland treasurer. dead at the age of 74. >>> a bear seems to be making himself at home in northern baltimore county. someone snapped these photos of the bear roaming around the jacksonville area. police say they're not going the shoot the animal, they're just trying to give him some space to allow him to find his own way back home. >>> the oriels are back in town after a disappointing end to their road trip in boston. they were going facebook a sweep last night -- they were going for a sweep last night. the oriels lose 7-0 and drop into a first place tie with the rays. >>> the birds begin inner league play with the phillies tonight at camden yards. tomorrow it will be on wjz. see the birds and phillies at 4 o'clock live on wjz 13. >>> the weather is going to be great all weekend. we started off perfectly today. we will look at radar. there's still a little moisture around. 57 now, 85 at lunch, a high of 89. here is first warning doppler weather radar. believe it or not, there's still some shower activi