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More Baltimore-area fish kills reported

Dead fish continued to surface Tuesday, though the conditions that scientists believe have been causing the weeklong die-off may be moderating slightly. State investigators estimated 10,000 fish were floating in Stoney Creek in northern Anne Arundel County and in its tributaries.

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2012 Graduation: Howard County schools

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Dr. Frank Anthony Faraino, surgeon

Dr. Frank Anthony Faraino, surgeon

Dr. Frank Anthony Faraino, a retired Baltimore thoracic and vascular surgeon whose career spanned more than four decades and who performed...

David Luke Hopkins Jr., banker

David Luke Hopkins Jr., banker

David Luke Hopkins Jr., first president and CEO of Brown Investment Advisory and Trust Co., died May 23 of heart failure at the Broadmead...

Doc Watson dies at 89; guitarist and singer

Doc Watson, guitarist and singer

In 1962, Doc Watson and some of his musician neighbors set out from their home in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the journey of a lifetime,...

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VIDEO: Mr. Potato Head exhibit opens at Port Discovery Children's Museum

Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Mr. Potato Head exhibit at Port Discovery Chi...

Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Mr. Potato Head exhibit at Port Discovery Children's Museum and his appearance at the exhibit to greet the kids. (Hojung Lee/Baltimore Sun)

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Dan Rodricks

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Lack of familiarity breeds contempt for Baltimore? - May 25, 2012 - If you're used to watching an Orioles game in the quiet of a family room, then watching one at Camden Yards can be unsettling —...

Jacques Kelly

Jacques Kelly

A dignified tribute to those who served their country - May 25, 2012 - The hauntingly beautiful greensward that straddles the city and Baltimore County lines along Frederick Avenue was dedicated 71 years ago...

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St. Patrick's Day violence exceeded initial reports, police dispatch tapes show

St. Patrick's Day violence

Records describe teens fighting all over downtown and the Inner Harbor on the evening of March 17.

Baltimore County high schools see class sizes grow

Balto. Co. class sizes

The decision to cut nearly 200 teaching jobs has eliminated classes, leaving many more students packed into classrooms.

Some pet owners fight poor treatment by vets

Problem vets

Several veterinarians were found to have provided inadequate care, failed to conduct proper tests or kept poor records.

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Sun investigation: Taxing Baltimore

Taxing Baltimore

Taxing Baltimore is a series of occasional articles examining Baltimore's highest-in-the-state property tax rate.

Select Lounge shooting

Select Lounge shooting

A Baltimore officer shot a patron outside a club during an altercation, and police fatally shot him before realizing he was an officer.

City schools pay $14 million overtime in four years

City schools overtime

Cash-strapped Baltimore schools paid $14M overtime over 4 years; CEO Andres Alonso's driver was the system's top earner.

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In rare move, woman's heroin overdose ruled homicide

The state medical examiner’s office has taken the rare step of classifying a 24-year-old...

Clifton Mansion to be restored

The Clifton Mansion still towers over Clifton Park in Northeast Baltimore, but decades of neglect...

Maryland receives No Child Left Behind waiver

Maryland was one of eight states granted a waiver Tuesday from some of the strictest requirements of...

Same-sex marriage opponents set to turn in first petitions

Church-led activists hoping to repeal Maryland's same-sex marriage law plan to deliver the first...

Baltimore gun offenders serving longer sentences

The average prison time doled out to Baltimore’s felony gun offenders doubled in 2011...

UMBC senior joins cross-country ride for cancer victims

The farthest Michelle Wong had ever ridden before was from Baltimore to Washington, a roughly 50-...

Sun Investigates: Is Tuscany-Canterbury fence cost-effective?

The style of fence is called "Barcelona," but some residents of Tuscany-Canterbury say it reminds...

Suspect in city barricade incident identified

A man who police say attacked his girlfriend and shot himself following a barricaded stand-off...

Swimmer's body found by Natural Resources police

The body of a swimmer who disappeared Sunday near Howell Point on the Eastern Shore, was recovered...

CIA acknowledges fallen Marylander worked for agency

Thomas Jennings, veteran covert officer, died in Bosnia in 1997 in a car crash

B'More Green: Survey finds local pollution oversight lacking

If you create ponds and rain gardens to capture polluted runoff, will they work - and keep working?&...

Memorial Day schedule and closings

This schedule will be in effect Monday:

B'More Green: Mattawoman Creek at 'turning point'

The fate of the Chesapeake Bay may be found in its tributaries. Mattawoman Creek, one of the bay's...

Historians fret over battlefields' fate

On a grassy hill a mile west of the Patuxent River, historian Ralph Eshelman can see the same...

City prosecutors could get new home

Rent money for new Baltimore state's attorney offices survived the state's budget process this...

Baltimore County police: Dundalk shooting, stabbing tied to home invasion

Baltimore County police said a shooting and stabbing that took place in Dundalk on Sunday morning...

Student loans discharged because debtor has Asperger's

A Baltimore County woman had about $340,000 in student loan debt discharged by a federal...

'Major piece' of Inner Harbor promenade to be upgraded

The city expects to start construction this fall on one of the final sections of the seven-mile...

Lyme disease tick study stirs dispute

Hundreds of Baltimore-area families have volunteered for a government study to spray their...

Z on TV: McDonough takes his crime message to city TV

Pat McDonough vowed that he was not going to "roll up under a sofa and apologize" after starting a...

Annapolis plans to reopen the landmarket Market House

Annapolis, trying once again to revive the landmark Market House, is renovating the historic...

Report: Ex-Ravens RB Jamal Lewis files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy

Ex-Ravens running back Jamal Lewis has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Baltimore Co. honors 1,200 volunteers for their time, talents

Pat P. Fraher retired a decade ago, but she has never stopped working.

Kayaker who fell out of craft makes it safely to shore

A kayaker fell out of his craft into the Chesapeake Bay on Saturday night but reached shore safely,...