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...
Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller plans to meet Tuesday with Gov. Larry Hogan over breakfast to ask him to release millions of dollars for projects the legislature amended into the state budget, including funds for Baltimore police reform, school construction and testing rape kits....
The Baltimore City Council began Monday to consider allowing mayoral campaigns to receive up to $1.7 million each in public money, part of an effort to diminish the influence of corporations and wealthy individuals over government. Legislation being introduced by Democratic Councilman Kristerfer...
The Maryland Democratic Party on Monday accused nearly 100 donors to Gov. Larry Hogan’s successful reelection campaign of violating elections law by donating too much money to the governor. Chris Ashby, an attorney for the Republican governor’s campaign, called the party’s complaint to the state...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is extending the July 4 holiday an extra day in the state — closing government offices July 5 and giving state workers the day off. “We have some tremendous family-friendly events taking place all around the state, not only on the Fourth of July, but throughout the entire...
When Avendui Lacovara, a Baltimore real estate agent, heard the Maryland General Assembly did not renew a property tax credit for newly constructed homes in the city in this past session, she called her city councilman and developers to see what could be done. To the dismay of Lacovara and many...
New evidence paints a "disturbing picture" that racial discrimination may be the motive behind the Trump administration's push to ask everyone in the country about citizenship status, a federal judge wrote in a Monday filing in Baltimore. Last week, U.S. District Judge George Hazel of Maryland...
A 44-year-old man was killed overnight in Southeast Baltimore and another was shot in a separate incident, police said Tuesday morning. Monday night’s homicide followed an intense afternoon of violence across the city, including two deadly shootings within an hour of each other. Over the weekend...
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....
The University System of Maryland outlined some of the questions it will aim to investigate as part of an independent review of a fatal adenovirus outbreak on the College Park campus in 2018. Olivia Paregol, a University of Maryland freshman from Howard County, died Nov. 18 of an illness related...
A member of Goucher College’s board of trustees is helping fuel anti-vaccination movements throughout the United States, spending millions of dollars alongside her husband to fund the efforts, according to a report Wednesday in The Washington Post. Lisa Pagliaro Selz, who graduated from the private...
The clock ticked to 2:40 p.m., and students and teachers trickled out of 2525 Kirk Ave., some wiping away tears. It was the end of the school year and, unless the state board of education steps in, the end of Baltimore’s Monarch Academy. Rallies and appeals weren’t enough to stop the city school...
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...
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...
Newborns in Maryland will now be screened for four more conditions, bringing the total to 61, in an effort to begin treatment earlier for the rare, inherited disorders. The state is now among the top five nationally for the size of its testing panel, according to the state Department of Health....
Mary B. Maguire, a retired registered nurse and devout Roman Catholic, died June 6 at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center of complications from a series of falls. The Southwest Baltimore resident was 94. The former Mary Burke, the daughter of John Patrick Burke, a building contractor, and his...
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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...
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...
Emails between top executives and board members at the University of Maryland Medical System show a concerted effort in recent months to avoid sharing unscripted information about the lucrative business deals the system had with some of those board members. The emails, obtained by The Baltimore...
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....
Harford County officials will host a free seminar on small business taxes next month in Havre de Grace. The county’s Office of Community and Economic Development is hosting the event, which will feature an expert in the field of small business tax requirements. The county’s event will take place...
Baltimore drivers are just the worst. Again. For the second straight year, Allstate ranked Baltimore drivers last out of those in the country’s 200 largest cities, adjusting for population density and precipitation. The city dropped into the bottom slot last year in the annual Best Driver’s Report...
Assateague Island has a new bay pinto colt after “Ms. Macky” gave birth to a foal Friday. Named “N2BHS-ALR” — presumably to keep the foal’s birth name in line with “Ms. Macky’s,” whose is actually “N2BHS-AL” — the National Park Service wrote in a news release Monday that the foal “and band live...
Every four years, Baltimore County begins its Comprehensive Zoning Map Process (CZMP) in which any citizen can request a zoning change on any property in the county. The approximately 12-month process starts in mid-August, with a public pre-filing period, so applicants can get an early start and...