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Baltimore County school board to consider $205 million technology contract

Baltimore County Superintendent Dallas Dance will ask the school board to vote Tuesday night on a $205 million contract to supply laptops to the system's 150,000 students and teachers over the next seven years. Under the contract, the school system...

Justice department targeting price-fixing conspiracy on port automobile shipments

The U.S. Department of Justice has identified and begun targeting a broad conspiracy to fix prices on automobile shipments in and out of Baltimore and other U.S. ports, with a Chilean company recently pleading guilty to violating federal antitrust laws in...

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters leaves Tuesday's game early after rolling right ankle

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Orioles catcher Matt Wieters left Tuesday’s Grapefruit League game against the Boston Red Sox following the bottom of the fourth inning after he rolled his right ankle rounding third base. Orioles manager Buck Showalter said...

Ravens agree to terms with Eugene Monroe, solidifying left tackle spot

Fulfilling their top free agent priority, the Ravens have agreed to a five-year deal with left tackle Eugene Monroe, the first step in an expected offensive line makeover. Monroe, whom the Ravens acquired from the Jacksonville Jaguars in October for...

Orioles haven't budged from initial one-year deal as Ervin Santana decision looms

SARASOTA, FLA. – The race for free-agent right-hander Ervin Santana appears to be nearing an end, and the Orioles remain in the fold for the top free-agent starting pitcher still available. The Orioles are still in contact with Santana’s...

ACC tournament has never truly been Maryland's party

For years, the Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament has had a distinctly North Carolina flavor, characterized by barbecue joints, sweet tea, Waffle House restaurants and southern drawls. As familiar as Maryland became with Greensboro...

Missing Dundalk girl reunited with twin sister in Maryland, family says

The 11-year-old Dundalk girl found after a frantic, multistate search has been reunited with her twin sister, family members said Sunday. Caitlyn Virts and her twin sister, Cayla, were back together in the care of Baltimore County social services...

BWI fire chief to challenge his termination

Gregory Lawrence said Monday he plans to appeal the Maryland Aviation Administration's decision last week to terminate him from his job as BWI Airport's acting fire chief. Lawrence, the first African-American to lead the airport fire department,...

Release of Black Panther leader renews decades-old debate

Arthur Turco had defended members of the Black Panther Party across the country, but it was in Baltimore that he would be arrested and jailed — on charges that he and members of the militant group had killed a suspected police informant within their...