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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 either laptops or tablets to the system's 150,000 students and teachers over the next seven years. The contract is the...

Timothy Virts waives extradition to Maryland

Timothy Virts, the man who allegedly killed the mother of his children and then fled to South Carolina with one daughter, has waived his right to extradition proceedings, authorities said Monday. Virts, 38, is waiting to be transported by Maryland...

Early Orioles spring training notes on Nolan Reimold, Francisco Peguero and more

SARASOTA, Fla. – With minor league spring training games starting today, Orioles outfielder Nolan Reimold will begin making trips to the Twin Lakes Park complex for at-bats there. Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Reimold can have around 10 at-...

Owen Daniels' release creates interesting opportunity for Ravens

The Houston Texans surprisingly cut veteran tight end Owen Daniels today, a transaction resulting largely because of his scheduled $6.25 million salary-cap figure and $4.5 million base salary for this year. The development creates a potential...

Terps' Seth Allen continues to show signs of growth at point guard

For a Maryland team desperately in need of a morale-boosting victory over a nationally ranked team, the difference between losing and winning Sunday’s game against No. 5 Virginia was sophomore guard Seth Allen. After helping the Terps take a four-...

Orioles' Zach Britton blocking out distractions as he continues to put together a strong spring

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Left-hander Zach Britton can't control whether the Orioles add another starting pitcher to an already crowded rotation mix. All he can do is force his way into the discussion with a strong spring. And while there was still buzz...

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,...

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...

With several recent pitching additions, Orioles rotation still evolving

SARASOTA, Fla. — If this winter has taught the Orioles, their staff and their players anything, it's that they need to be ready to adjust. The roster will shuffle. Don't think too hard about projections because you can't do anything about the...