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Rocky Gap casino opens in Western Md.

By Jeff Barker , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:25:00 EDT

Facility features 558 slot machines, 10 table games

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency on Wednesday gave approval for the opening of the state's fourth casino — the Rocky Gap Casino Resort — in a rural area near Cumberland.

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.

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

Strong storms possible west of I-95 late Wednesday

By Scott Dance , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:04:00 EDT

Forecasters no longer expect to issue a severe thunderstorm watch, but strong storms are possible late Wednesday for an area along and west of Interstate 95, according to the Storm Prediction Center.

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

By Justin George, Justin Fenton and Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:00 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 18:37:00 EDT

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

John Richard "Dick" Irwin, a tough, accurate veteran police reporter with a heart of gold whose signature Police Blotter became required reading for both crime aficionados and the just simply curious, died Wednesday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center from complications of diabetes.

Five Baltimore men killed, others injured in Ill. crash | VIDEO

By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:06:44 EDT

Group was returning from trip to Canada, coroner says

The long white van veered out of control before buckling, shattering its windows, flipping four times and ejecting nine of its 11 passengers along a grass-lined interstate in Illinois on Monday morning ¿ leaving five Baltimore men dead and several others badly injured.

Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2013 will return to Merriweather

By Wesley Case , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:38:00 EDT

The Virgin Mobile FreeFest — the annual, all-day music festival that brought Jack White, Skrillex, Alabama Shakes and more to the area last October — will return to Columbia's Merriweather Post Pavilion this year, spokeswoman Audrey Fix Schaefer confirmed on Tuesday night.

Man hacked to death in London in suspected militant attack | VIDEO

Li-mei Hoang and Mark Anderson — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:47:00 EDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron called an emergency security meeting on Wednesday after a man was killed near an army barracks in London, and two men were shot and wounded by police.