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Ocean City summer 2013 events

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:56:00 EDT

Pictures: We've put together a calendar of fun events taking place from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day in Ocean City this summer. Many, but not all are free, and most are suitable for the entire family.

Orioles Insider: Observations on the arrival of rookie RHP Kevin Gausman

By Eduardo A. Encina — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:00 EDT

Eduardo A. Encina: It's not a surprise that Gausman is making the jump from Double-A. Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette made that clear last week when he said that Double-A was a proving ground.

Policy pits candy against sugar

By John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:14:00 EDT

Senate considers whether to extend sweet deal

Some of Baltimore's best-known candy makers are fighting a sugar war, pressing Congress to overturn a decades-old importing policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth.

City residents in largely vacant blocks to be uprooted

By Carrie Wells, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:06:00 EDT

City's plans meet mixed reaction

Baltimore officials' plans meet mixed reaction

Seven people shot, one fatally, in five incidents in Baltimore

By Justin George, Carrie Wells and Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:14 EDT

At least one other man critically injured in spate of violence Tuesday into Wednesday

Seven people were shot -- at least one fatally -- in Baltimore between Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday morning, with the violence stretching from Brooklyn in the south to Gwynn Oak in the northwest and Darley Park in the east.

John Richard 'Dick' Irwin, Sun 'police blotter' reporter, dies

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:23:00 EDT

Veteran scribe also wrote for News American, Evening Sun in 44-year career

John Richard "Dick" Irwin, a veteran police reporter whose career at the News American, The Evening Sun and The Baltimore Sun spanned 44 years, died early this morning at Greater Baltimore Medical Center from complications of diabetes.

15 arrested in connection with marijuana smuggling ring

AEGIS STAFF REPORT — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

Fifteen people have been arrested following a two-year undercover investigation by the Harford County Task Force into a marijuana smuggling ring based in Harford with ties to California.

Heat, humidity expected Wednesday | VIDEO

By Kevin Rector and Scott Dance, The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:49:00 EDT

Temperatures in the 80s

Isolated thunderstorms are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening as humidity and warmth surge during the day, according to forecasts.

Financial oversight panel to approve Baltimore property tax credit

By Yvonne Wenger , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:29:00 EDT

Board of Estimates to vote Wednesday

A Baltimore oversight panel is expected to approve an additional property tax credit Wednesday for city homeowners.

Rescuers comb Okla. tornado rubble for buried survivors

Carey Gillam and Ian Simpson — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:37:02 EDT

Rescue workers with sniffer dogs and searchlights combed through the wreckage of a massive tornado to ensure no survivors remained buried in the rubble of primary schools, homes and buildings in an Oklahoma City suburb.