Democrats face off in a prime-time fight Wednesday night in the first debate of the 2020 presidential campaign, the unofficial starting line for the party's quest to wrest the White House from Donald Trump and deny him a second term. While the crowded field has been courting voters in key states...
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule Thursday on a high-profile case alleging unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering by Democrats in Maryland’s congressional redistricting process. The court also is expected to issue an opinion on a similar case alleging gerrymandering by Republicans in...
A lawsuit that alleges a 2020 census question pushed by the Trump administration violates minorities' rights will be sent back to a federal court in Maryland so new evidence can be considered, U.S. appeals judges ruled Tuesday. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision comes a day after U.S. District...
James R. “Bob” Reigle, a retired accountant and auditor who had been deputy treasurer for the Maryland State Treasurer’s Office, died June 19 of cardiac arrest at his Towson home. He was 73. Born in Baltimore and raised in Towson, James Robert Reigle was the son of Ellsworth Reigle, an accountant,...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is directing two state agencies to develop an initiative to save energy in state-owned buildings. Hogan signed an executive order Tuesday for the Maryland Department of General Services and the Maryland Energy Administration. The administration says the goal of the initiative...
Should marijuana be legalized in Maryland? How should it be taxed? What impact would legalization have on crime rates and residents’ health? A Maryland General Assembly task force on Tuesday began its work on studying possible legalization of cannabis for adult use — a signal the legislature is...
A senior staff member at the Baltimore Housing Department was allowed to stay on the city’s payroll as a full-time employee after moving to Europe to study and while logging just a handful of hours of remote work, the city inspector general found. Another employee received a similar deal after...
Baltimore Police Wednesday released the name of a Woodlawn man accused of fatally shooting a 43-year-old man in West Baltimore earlier in the week. Sean Melton, 27, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder Tuesday, police said in a release Wednesday. Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael...
The principal at the epicenter of a widespread graduation scandal in Washington, D.C., two years ago has a new job: leading a Baltimore City school. Yetunde Reeves, who left Ballou High in Southeast Washington after damning reports about the school’s graduation practices, was selected by the Baltimore...
Alphonso David, a civil rights lawyer who has been serving as chief counsel to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was named Tuesday as the new president of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ-rights organization in the U.S. David, 48, a University of Maryland, College Park alumnus, is the first...
Tylden W. Streett, a noted sculptor who successfully combined careers as an artist, musician and longtime teacher at the Maryland Institute College of Art, died Thursday of lymphoma at his home in Richmond, Calif. The former longtime Roland Park resident was 96. “He was a wonderful sculptor and...
It doesn't take long to realize how friendly Darlington County, S.C., school bus driver Bernadine "Bee Bee" Reed is. Even before a visitor to the school district offices can get into the building, Reed has already introduced herself and started talking to the visitor. Reed said she's from Baltimore....
In the past month nearly 15 million people drove a car within an hour of using marijuana, according to a survey released Wednesday by AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The effects from marijuana can be experienced anywhere from one to four hours after usage. Those under the influence of the drug...
Hereford High School student Sarah Earp has raised more than $3,000 this year toward the Alzheimer’s Association with informative videos, posters and a social media campaign. Friday, the summer solstice, marked the culmination of Earp’s fundraising efforts, since, on that day, the association celebrates...
Having a job can be a boon to mental well-being, but for many of us, it only takes one day of work per week, a new study suggests. The study, which involved more than 70,000 adults in the United Kingdom, found that when unemployed people found a job, their mental health typically improved. But,...
A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump administration rules aimed at steering money away from organizations in Baltimore that provide abortion referrals. The rules issued in March apply to so-called Title X family planning funding, and city officials who brought the lawsuit against the administration...
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John Harry Filbert III, who sold residential real estate and was the owner of the 1998 Maryland Hunt Cup winner, died of an apparent heart attack in his sleep Friday at his Monkton home. He was 78. Born in Baltimore and raised on Malvern Avenue in Ruxton, he was the son of John Harry Filbert Jr....
Fred Mirmiran, who arrived in America with pocket change and founded a civil engineering firm before becoming a medical philanthropist, died of a heart attack Thursday at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. The Sparks resident was 78. “His gift to us was profound,” said Dr. Gary...
Anthony “Bubba” Green, a former Baltimore Colts defensive lineman who later became a public safety advocate following the death of his teenage daughter, died Friday from lung cancer. He was 61. Born in Cape May, New Jersey, to Elmer W. Green, a police officer, and Delores Lee, a special needs teacher,...
Anthony “Bubba” Green, a former Baltimore Colts defensive lineman who later in life became a public safety advocate, died of cancer Friday, according to his family. He was 61. Green’s 14-year-old daughter, Deanna Green, died in 2006 after being electrocuted by a fence in Druid Hill Park. After...
Anne Arundel County budgeted $230,000 this year for ethics oversight. Montgomery County allocated $460,000. Prince George’s County approved $854,000. And Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. proposed a rewrite of the county’s ethics laws after taking office in December that the county...
It’s been a month since Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott established a special committee focused on cybersecurity and emergency preparedness as City Hall recovers from a ransomware attack that still cripples several city payment functions. One of the committee’s co-chairmen, Councilman...
Four top executives at the University of Maryland Medical System have resigned amid investigations into accusations of self-dealing among the hospital network’s board members, the system announced Thursday. Those resigning are Megan Arthur, the system’s primary lawyer; Jerry Wollman, the chief...
The University of Maryland Medical System, under fire for lucrative no-bid contracts with some of its board members, is earning above-average profits even as it seeks state approval to charge some patients more, according to an analysis by The Baltimore Sun. The system’s profitability raises questions...
Catonsville set a new Maryland record for annual precipitation in 2018: nearly 85 inches, meteorologists confirm. Until now, Maryland did not have an official precipitation record within National Centers for Environmental Information documentation of state-by-state climate extremes. Totals as high...
Flash flooding is possible for some parts of Western and Central Maryland from storms expected to be capable of dropping several inches of rain Tuesday. A flash flood watch is in effect for Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s counties until 11 p.m. as the National Weather...
Flash flooding is possible as severe storms and rain showers move across the Baltimore region Monday afternoon and evening, marking the start of a period of wet weather forecast this week. A flash flood watch was in effect through 10 p.m. and a severe storm watch was in place through 11 p.m. across...
It doesn’t feel much like June in Baltimore, but it’s not so much because of the (lack of) heat. It’s the humidity. Temperatures dropped to 58 degrees early Friday morning at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, and are expected to peak in the mid-70s Friday afternoon....
Baltimore County Health and Human Services is asking the County Council to approve a contract for a residential drug treatment facility at the former Rosewood Center campus in Owings Mills that could begin accepting patients this summer. Treatment provider Gaudenzia, which operated a facility at...
Baltimore police rescued a man threatening to kill himself by jumping from the Howard Street Bridge on Tuesday, officials said. The 26-year-old man, whose name was not released, had climbed to the top of the bridge, in the 1800 block of N. Howard St., near the Maryland Institute College of Art,...
Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series of occasional articles inspired by readers' curiosity. What do you wonder about the Baltimore area that you'd like us to investigate? Tell us at baltimoresun.com/ask. While Federal Hill’s panoramic view of downtown Baltimore makes it a favorite destination...
The two low-slung pavilions filled with shops and restaurants were considered visionary when the Rouse Co. built them on parkland along Baltimore’s Inner Harbor nearly four decades ago. But over the years, Harborplace lost its luster and financial footing. Now there’s a debate about what should...