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Astros top Yankees, 8-3, take 3-1 series lead in ALCS

The Astros lead the AL Championship Series 3-1, putting the 2017 World Series winners on the brink of a showdown with the NL champion Washington Nationals.

• Crime

Hearing provides glimpse of defense in Capital Gazette mass shooting trial

Mental health experts hired to help prepare an insanity defense have examined the man charged with killing five Capital Gazette employees.

By Alex Mann

Oct 17, 2019

• Crime

Man dies, another in critical condition in double shooting in Reservoir Hill neighborhood in Baltimore

A man died in a double shooting Thursday afternoon and another is in critical condition, Baltimore Police wrote on Facebook.

• Columbia

Columbia political cartoonist’s book ‘JUST US!’ showcases a black perspective on current events

Columbia resident Walter Carr has published a book of his political cartoons highlighting the black perspective called "JUST US!"

• Features

A house divided: As family feuds, jazz great Cab Calloway’s former Baltimore home set for demolition

Razing the stretch of dilapidated rowhomes where the Cab Calloway spent his teenage years will make way for a park that supporters say will revitalize Druid Heights and honor Calloway’s legacy. But the musician’s descendants stand divided, some locked in a bitter dispute with park planners and leading last-ditch efforts to save the structure at 2216 Druid Hill Ave.

By Sameer Rao

Oct 17, 2019

• Politics

Baltimore longtime public works director Chow to retire Feb. 1

Baltimore’s longtime public works director announced his retirement Thursday.

By Yvonne Wenger

Oct 17, 2019

• Ravens

Ravens vs. Seahawks scouting report: Who has the edge in Sunday’s game in Seattle?

With a strong advantage in the running game but a tall task ahead in facing Russell Wilson, the Ravens will try to pull a road upset in Week 7 against the Seattle Seahawks.

By Childs Walker

Oct 17, 2019

• Crime

Ex-Maryland lawmaker Tawanna Gaines pleads guilty to misusing campaign funds

Former Maryland state lawmaker Tawanna Gaines has pleaded guilty to illegally using campaign funds for her personal benefit.

• Crime

Internal police investigations can create conflicts, foster “hotbed of corruption,” state GTTF panel is told

Members of the Baltimore Civilian Review Board want more authority over police misconduct complaints, telling a panel reviewing the Gun Trace Task Force scandal that allowing departments to police themselves can create a “hotbed of corruption.”

By Jessica Anderson

Oct 17, 2019

• Orioles

One year after the Victor Victor Mesa sweepstakes, the Orioles international program is in a much better place

A year later, the Orioles have invested in the international market in a major way.

By Jon Meoli

Oct 17, 2019

• Weather

Maryland winter forecast: A mild trend, with ‘large swings in temperature'

Meteorologists are predicting an overall mild trend this winter in Maryland and across the country, but said there could also be volatile periods of frigid weather in the coming months.

By Scott Dance

Oct 17, 2019

• PHOTOS

All the NBA teams' odds to win the 2020 title

The 2019-20 NBA season marks the first time in three years that the Golden State Warriors will not enter the season as the favorites to win the NBA Championship. The Warriors have the sixth-best odds of any NBA team, but two other teams from California (Lakers and Clippers) have better odds to win it all. Check out each teams' odds to win the NBA Championship via BookMaker.eu.