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Corrections officials investigating Facebook, Instagram pictures

Corrections officials investigating Facebook, Instagram pictures

Corrections officials are investigating whether an inmate at the Baltimore City Detention Center has been using a contraband cellphone to post photos and updates on Facebook and Instagram online accounts.

Baltimore Cemetery a little-known and dignified site

A letter from a reader in Ruxton recommended a visit to a place guarded by entry gates and stone walls. Juliana C. Watts made her first trip to Baltimore Cemetery earlier this month. She and a nephew were searching for ancestors interred there.


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BALTIMORE SALARY DATABASE

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WATCHDOG COVERAGE FROM THE SUN

Sun coverage: Speed cameras

Speed cameras

An investigation into the proliferation of speed cameras in the Baltimore region over the past three years.

Coverage: College Park shooting incident

College Park shooting incident

See coverage of the events that took place near the College Park campus on Feb. 12, 2013.

Sun Coverage: Baltimore's aging infrastructure

Baltimore's aging infrastructure

Recent sink holes and water main breaks on city streets have brought issues related to Baltimore's aging infrastructure to the forefront.

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Man shot in arm in Southwest Baltimore

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Harris calls for expanded audit of education spending

Rep. Andy Harris said Thursday that he will request an expanded review of the Maryland Department of...

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UMBC graduation ties up downtown traffic

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Two $1 million Powerball tickets drawn; prizes yet to be claimed

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Four shot in two incidents in Baltimore Wednesday night

A shooting that killed a man and a triple shooting that injured three people Wednesday night...

Federal audit finds city schools misspent stimulus, Title I funds

The Maryland State Department of Education may have to pay back up to $540,000 in federal money...

Nonprofit to offer financial group therapy in Baltimore

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City spending board approves another property tax break

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Five Baltimore men killed, several injured in Illinois crash

The long white van veered out of control before buckling, shattering its windows, flipping four...