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Amber Alerts, social media 'keyboard crime fighters' aided search for abducted girl

Police and relatives of abducted girl Caitlyn Virts credited the use of the Amber Alert system and the quick, eager fingers of social media users with helping authorities find the 11-year-old in Florence, S.C., on Friday. Baltimore County Police Chief...

As Orioles pursue yet another free agent, anything seems possible

SARASOTA, FLA. — If you want another indication of how the landscape has changed over the past month at the Ed Smith Stadium complex, consider the Orioles' Grapefruit League game against the Red Sox on Saturday afternoon. It was just another...

With free agency nearing, Ravens have money to spend and decisions to make

The NFL's annual free-agency spending spree officially gets underway Tuesday, with the Ravens in a slightly different position than in the recent past. An elevated salary cap, coupled with a few cost-saving moves earlier this offseason, has left the...

Open Space falls short [Editorial]

When it comes to preserving land and creating public parks, few government programs have succeeded like Maryland's Program Open Space. It has been one of the state's most effective weapons in the cause of protecting the environment and off-setting the...

Forward Charles Mitchell returns for Terps' game vs. No. 5 Virginia, but to what effect?

Welcome to a second season of Morning Shootaround. We will follow the Terps throughout the 2013-14 season, but in this space this year, we will provide a look ahead, rather than back. We will try to analyze Maryland's strengths and weaknesses, as well...

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...

Howard County crowns record seven state wrestling champions

River Hill wrestling coach Brandon Lauer knew his target. Score 100 points in the 4A/3A state wrestling tournament Saturday night at Cole Field House, and go home with the school's second state tournament championship trophy. Fall short of the century...

Orioles notes on Suk-min Yoon, Darren O'Day and Kevin Gausman

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The Orioles will play their second straight night road game tonight when they travel to Fort Myers to play the Twins. Players who won’t make the trip will have a morning workout, which was scheduled a little later in the...

Harford 'anxious for spring'

"Spring, where are you?" could have been the collective question on the minds of Harford County residents Monday morning. After waking up to yet another round of snow, ice and bitter cold – albeit less snow than projected, at an average 3 to 4...