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Scenes from the 2013 Preakness Stakes

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:01:00 EDT

Pictures: Fans at the Preakness showed up for racing, music and cold beer, not necessarily in that order. Clouds and afternoon rain did little to dampen the mood at the race, which drew its fourth-largest ever crowd.

As contraband phones flood Baltimore jail, blocking technology comes online

By Ian Duncan, The Baltimore Sun — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:18:00 EDT

System designed to block inmate cellphones

Maryland corrections officials are taking advantage of new technology designed to block the use of contraband cellphones by inmates — a problem at the heart of recent indictments at the Baltimore City Detention Center.

FBI document shows start of corrections corruption probe

By Ian Duncan, The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:49:00 EDT

Recent indictment hit 25 with Black Guerrilla Family smuggling allegations at Baltimore City Detention Center

Federal and state law enforcement agencies have been working since 2011 to take on corruption in prisons — their efforts recently resulted in the indictment of more than two dozen in an alleged smuggling scheme — and a document the FBI released last week provides new details on the partnership.

Baltimore water, sewer bills could rise by 15 percent

By Yvonne Wenger , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:12:55 EDT

City financial oversight panel to consider rate increase

Customers of Baltimore's water system would see their quarterly water and sewer bill jump by about $23 under a proposal the Department of Public Works announced Monday.

Baltimore police sergeant sentenced for misconduct in office

By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:22:00 EDT

Sergeant had provided false information to obtain search warrant

A Baltimore police sergeant found guilty of malfeasance for using false information to obtain a search and seizure warrant was sentenced Monday to three years of supervised probation, according to the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office.

More poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in Baltimore

By Jamie Smith Hopkins , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:58:28 EDT

New Brookings research shows sharp growth in suburban poor

More people live in poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in the city itself, part of a nationwide shift that is challenging the largely urban assistance network built up over decades.

State, economic group launch program to help companies to grow

By Eileen Ambrose , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:54:00 EDT

Advance Maryland to assist state's second-stage companies

The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore and the Maryland Department of Business of Economic Development announced Monday that they created a new program to help companies that have moved beyond the start-up phase to continue to grow.

Naval Academy graduation has to do without the Blue Angels

By Jonathan Pitts , The Baltimore Sun — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:20:27 EDT

Sequester cuts have grounded the flight team for 2013

He saw his first Blue Angels show in Detroit at age 6, and Thomas Frosch says the experience inspired him to want to become a pilot. He saw four more performances while attending the Naval Academy, including one the "Blues" put on before his graduation in 1992.

In April, another cool month for U.S. despite global warmth

By Scott Dance , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:09:00 EDT

April was a chilly month across the U.S., but it was still a 338th-straight month of global temperatures averaging above the 20th century mean, according to U.S. climate statistics.

Powerful tornadoes strike in four central U.S. states

Chris Francescani — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:17:02 EDT

(Reuters) - A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. News reports said at least one person had died.