For the sixth straight year, Baltimore is on pace to record at least 300 homicides, leaving the city’s political, civic and law enforcement leaders again searching for ways to reduce a rate of violence not even a pandemic could stop.
Maryland’s Congressional delegation wrote President Trump on Friday asking him to reverse his decision to deny federal disaster relief for the state following Tropical Storm Isaias, which hit the region in August.
Allegany County in Western Maryland has been hit hardest by the resurgence of the coronavirus this fall. Some point to pockets of resistance to mask-wearing and social distancing as perhaps contributing to the spread of COVID-19 there.
Two outdoor dining experiences this fall, at two hot new restaurants in Baltimore, reminded me why we go out to eat in the first place.
Christopher Bedford's efforts to use art to generate social change have shined a national spotlight on the Baltimore Museum of Art and opened public debate about his leadership style.
- The overall death toll has reached about 253,000, by far the highest in the world.
Maryland has reported 2,000 or more new cases in five of the past seven days — a number not seen before this period. Friday’s case total was the second-highest daily total during the pandemic, behind just Thursday’s 2,910.
Ravens defensive linemen Calais Campbell (calf) and Brandon Williams (knee) are doubtful to play in Sunday’s home game against the Tennessee Titans.
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Orioles first baseman Chris Davis and his wife, Jill, haved donate $1 million to Compassion International's ‘Fill the Stadium’ initiative, supporting 2,000 families with children facing hunger amid the coronavirus pandemic.
One bill would have required hospitality businesses to rehire workers who were laid off in the pandemic once they reopen. The other would have ensured that a hotel retains staff if the ownership changes hands.
For the sixth straight year, Baltimore is on pace to record at least 300 homicides, leaving the city’s political, civic and law enforcement leaders again searching for ways to reduce a rate of violence not even a pandemic could stop.
Police have identified human remains found in Carroll County as those of Mark Hatmaker, a Severn man killed in 2015 — an ID made two years after his killer was sentenced to life in prison.
With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to rage across the country, more than 100 Southwest Airlines employees in Maryland could be placed on temporary furloughs starting this January as the company braces for the impact of a dismal winter.
Will the polls-failed-us-again storyline remain intact? It’s a useful question, given the narrative shift that took place after the 2016 election.
Mo, who was blind for most of his life after being diagnosed with cancer before he’d turned 1, left a mark on the Baltimore sports community.
Four Carroll County men are facing additional charges in connection with the kidnapping and slaying of a Taneytown man in West Virginia, and the subsequent slayings of two witnesses.
Work has come to a halt on the $5.6 billion Purple Line across Montgomery and Prince George's counties after the contractor quit over unreimbursed cost overruns. The state says it will complete the project, but some critics blame the problems on Gov. Larry Hogan's lukewarm commitment to public transit.
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- RJ Meyer, known as ‘The Bruiser’ on the MCW wrestling circuit, dies from leukemia at 44
- Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and Maryland first lady Yumi Hogan visited nine several Korean-owned businesses along Route 40 in Ellicott City on Friday that received relief grants tied to CARES Act funding.
- Maryland’s Congressional delegation wrote President Trump on Friday asking him to reverse his decision to deny federal disaster relief for the state following Tropical Storm Isaias, which hit the region in August.
- Christopher Bedford's efforts to use art to generate social change have shined a national spotlight on the Baltimore Museum of Art and opened public debate about his leadership style.
- Is pumpkin pie a “vile pretender” of a dessert, whose flavor profile hinges upon the spices strewn about the innards of a dissected gourd? Or is it a mouth-watering delicacy that couldn’t possibly be delivered via mail, lest it be gnawed at by “rascally postmasters” and arrive half-eaten?
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