Hauling out boxes of “Healthy Holly” books and documents, dozens of federal law enforcement agents Thursday struck homes, businesses and government buildings across Baltimore as an investigation into Mayor Catherine Pugh’s business dealings widened. FBI agents and IRS officials executed search...
“Hollywood” is coming to Baltimore. After trading down in the first round of the NFL draft for the third time in the past two years, the Ravens took Oklahoma’s Marquise “Hollywood” Brown with the No. 25 overall selection Thursday night, hoping the undersized speedster will solve their long-term...
The Kansas City Chiefs effectively suspended Tyreek Hill from all team-related activities Thursday night while they investigate an audio recording that aired on a local TV station in which the star wide receiver's fiancee accused him of abusing their 3-year-old son. The recording surfaced one day...
Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to speak at an annual Maryland Republican Party dinner in June. The party announced Wednesday night that the vice president will be the special guest at the Red, White and Blue Dinner in Linthicum on June 24. The announcement came a day after Gov. Larry Hogan...
The wounds that resulted in the death of Baltimore County Police Officer Amy Caprio were the result of blunt force trauma, testified Dr. Melissa Brassell, an assistant medical examiner in the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Prosecutors showed the jury in the murder trial of one of...
When a new coach takes over a college football program, the winter is used to get familiar with the roster and set the tone off the field. The spring is a time to see what players can do on the field, though many are still learning a playbook and perhaps a different coaching style. That has been...
Memo to the Republican Party: You might want to stop messing with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She's a freshman congresswoman with no significant legislative achievements, so it makes little sense that you spend so much time and energy on her. Besides, every time you do, you end up getting pantsed....
There are many more important reasons for Baltimore to be concerned about the leadership limbo at City Hall during Mayor Catherine Pugh's leave of absence than the money it’s costing us. We are, of course, hopeful that she makes a full recovery from the case of pneumonia that landed her in the...
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison has swiftly followed through on promises to change a department beset by corrupt cops, high homicide rates and a breakdown in support from the community. In a show of strong and deliberate leadership, he has moved to restructure the department, bringing...
Recently, one of my students whom I’ll call “Michael,” a Baltimore senior nearing graduation, came into a class I teach a few minutes early. Michael is smart, friendly and hard-working, and I was happy to see him. Lunch was winding down, and Michael set his phone on the desk and sat with his ear...
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Lululemon may be known more for yoga pants than for athletic shoes or outfitting male athletes, but that might change over the next five years. The brand outlined long-term goals this week that would place it more firmly in Under Armour’s long-held territory, a plan some see as intensifying competition...
Developers of the proposed $5.5 billion Port Covington project in South Baltimore continue to refine their plans for the first three buildings, which are expected to break ground by year’s end. The buildings include: « The Rye Street Market, which will include loft-style offices, meeting space,...
IRS data released Thursday shows that while the average refund fell, the tax filing season was largely unchanged by the massive tax overhaul. The Tax Cut and Jobs Act, pushed by President Donald Trump, lowered the tax rate for most Americans. This year was the first time taxpayers filed under its...
Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it canceled more than 10,000 flights in the first quarter because of the grounding of Boeing 737 Max jets after two deadly crashes, a labor dispute with its mechanics, and winter storms. Higher costs due partly to the groundings more than washed out rising...
Intimacy choreographer Chelsea Pace carefully designed every detail of a passionate embrace on stage between two young actors, down to the way they tilted their heads. "First, there's a short three-count kiss," Pace told Hannah Kelly and Clay Vanderbeek during a rehearsal for the “The Diary of...
"Empire" stars Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard are appealing to Fox for their embattled co-star Jussie Smollett to return for the show's sixth season. Henson, Howard, and the rest of the drama series' top cast, penned an April 19 letter to Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier, Disney TV Studios...
Jennifer Garner has landed this year’s cover of People magazine’s “Beautiful Issue.” The magazine cover, which hits newsstands Friday, was revealed by Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show Tuesday, complete with a surprise appearance by Garner. “Do you think I should start really turning it up for school...
Tacked and stapled next to penciled sketches, handwritten notes-to-self and cut-out pieces of fabric, photos of dimly-lit allies, decayed buildings and other unlikely Baltimore sights adorn the walls of fashion designer Bishme Cromartie’s Downtown studio. The images and their juxtaposition of various...
The windows at a Pigtown boutique owned by Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh were covered with brown paper shopping bags over the weekend, and the city’s comptroller said that the shop had closed permanently. Baltimore Comptroller Joan M. Pratt, who owns a share in the boutique, said Monday the shop...
Speedy is old in horse-years. At age 30, the quarter horse is among the most senior at Notchcliff Farm. But he’s not too old to take his owner on trail rides and entertain visitors who run their fingers through his chestnut-brown coat. Movement keeps him young. It’s the same for residents of Glen...
Readers: Think you know your Baltimore? Try answering our weekly trivia question. Some weeks will be ridiculously easy, some weeks a bit more challenging. Here’s last week’s trivia: QUESTION: In 1948, Mary Sue chocolates was founded in the basement of a Southwest Baltimore rowhouse, by partners...
Whether you're looking for an athletic adrenaline rush, a great photo opportunity, a peaceful retreat or a romantic vista, there's a beautiful spot in every state that will make the perfect backdrop. Put these awe-inspiring, photogenic places on your travel bucket list to see the best of America's...
Baltimore County police destroyed more than twice as many rape kits over a six-year period as officials reported — 521 in total — according to new records obtained by The Baltimore Sun. In 2016, police reported destroying 231 rape kits from 2010 to 2015. But a list of destroyed evidence obtained...
Although they aren’t anywhere near the honor roll, the inspection grades for Baltimore’s public housing improved last year — from 35% of inspections earning a passing grade in 2017 to nearly 50%, according to inspection data provided to The Baltimore Sun by the Housing Authority of Baltimore City....
As more immigrant families move into Baltimore, the public school system plans to pump additional money into programs that help children learn English. Schools CEO Sonja Santelises asked for $25 million dollars — 2% of the system’s operating dollars — to support students who speak English as a...