Lawsuit filed over fatal helicopter crash in Md.

The widow of an Army specialist killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash in Maryland last year and two other soldiers who were critically injured are suing Sikorsky Aircraft in Connecticut, alleging the tail rotor system was defective. The lawsuit was filed Monday in state court in Hartford by Spc. Jeremy Tomlin’s wife, Jessica; Capt. Terikazu Onoda and his wife; and Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Nicholas. The suit seeks unspecified monetary damages. The Sikorskymanufactured Black Hawk crashed in Leonardtown, in Southern Maryland, during a train- Baltimore is offering money in exchange for guns, between $25 and $500 during three events this month. Mayor Catherine E. Pugh and Interim Police Commissioner Gary Tuggle announced the launch of the gun buyback program Tuesday. Pugh said the program is one strategy to try to reduce violence in the city, which will likely surpass 300 homicides for the fourth year in a row.