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BCCC gets child care grant

Policy changes and targeted investments are needed to create skills and opportunities for the city's underemployed residents

Stringer Bell, John Luther, Nelson Mandela and maybe the next James Bond -- the career of Idris Elba is on the rise.

Jean E. Hill, a Baltimore model and actress who performed in three John Waters films, died Wednesday from renal failure at Mercy Medical Center. She was 67.

The growth spurt in enrollment that state community colleges enjoyed during the Great Recession has all but ended.

Mary N.C. Redd, a retired city public schools educator and active volunteer, died Aug. 17 from a cardiac arrest at Sinai Hospital. The longtime Ashburton resident was 88.

A recent appointee to the Baltimore City school board resigned Thursday after it appears he made false claims about his educational background in his application to state officials, according to sources familiar with the situation.

BCCC employee sentenced for stealing tuition payments from students.

Edward Supplee Terry, Jr. former head science librarian for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a decades-long stalwart of Baltimore's Arena Players, died July 1 of leukemia. He was 77.

Carroll Community College students will see a six percent increase in tuition after the college's Board of Trustees voted to formally approve its fiscal year 2014 operating budget Thursday.

Julia L. "Judy" Flowers, who worked 40 years in a Randallstown florist shop, died Sunday from pneumonia at Hospice & Community Care in Lancaster, Pa. She was 84.

World Refugee Day at the Walters Art Museum features more than 15 performances from refugees who have been resettled in the Baltimore area.

McDonogh forward Evan Fisher has offers from UMBC and George Mason, plus interest from Princeton, Maryland, Boston College and Georgetown.

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.

With Kameron Williams and Phil Booth starring in the Mount St. Joseph backcourt, Jaylen Adams was frequently overshadowed during the past two seasons.

President Barack Obama will visit Baltimore on Friday looking to draw attention back to his jobs agenda as he juggles a growing number of political scandals that have threatened to complicate his second term.

As Obama visits, the city is moving forward on education, training and infrastructure

When Byron Westmorland takes the floor with the rest of his Bowie State teammates Saturday night in the first round of the NCAA Division II Tournament, he'll do so knowing he's accomplished what he set out to do.

A'Lexus Harrison scores 19 points, adds 16 rebounds in Rams' rout over Knights

Dyzhanay Burton and her City girls basketball teammates exacted their revenge against Poly on Friday night and finally eased the sting of losing last year's Baltimore City championship to their archrival.

A layup by Nkeiruka Okororie in the closing seconds of the quarter gave visiting Poly its first lead and the momentum appeared to have shifted. But Digital Harbor did not panic and took control again with a 9-0 run to open the fourth quarter and eventually pulled away with a 44-35 victory over the defending city champions.

'Hoodwinked' by Laurel filmmaker Janks Morton

Brenda J. Clayburn, a founder of the City Union of Baltimore who was also a longtime city Police Department supervisor, died Sunday of undetermined causes at her Northwest Baltimore home. She was 63.

A veteran college educator has been appointed interim president of Baltimore City Community College, the school's board of trustees announced Friday, after a string of controversies that led to the ouster of the school's president last month.

It was an eventful year in Maryland, from the passage of same-sex marriage to end of Michael Phelps' Olympic career, the end of Sparrows Point and the debut of a new $1 billion Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Cornerback Carroll Washington, who spent the past two seasons at Hartnell College in Salinas, Calif., signed a letter of intent to play football at Arkansas.

Students, faculty and alumni rallied for Morgan State University's embattled president Thursday, protesting the board of regents' abrupt decision to not renew David J. Wilson's contract weeks after he received a positive performance evaluation.

A Baltimore City Community College employee has been indicted on allegations that she directed student tuition payments into her personal bank account, the city prosecutor's office announced Thursday.

The president of Baltimore City Community College has been "separated" from the college, effective immediately, the chair of the board of trustees announced Tuesday.

The Dragons are winners of four of their last five games after slow start

Nineteen players from Baltimore are true freshmen on Division I basketball rosters this fall. There's a good chance this area will produce more DI players in the 2013 class. Below the chart of last year's DI signees is a comprehensive look at which local seniors have already signed, and which prospects remain on the market heading into the spring period.

Harford Community College women's and men's basketball teams were back in action at the APGFCU Arena Tuesday with mixed results.

For the first time in program history, the Harford Community College girls volleyball team claimed the Region XX Title. The Fighting Owls (17-7) were crowned Region XX Division I Champions after defeating Baltimore City in five sets Friday night.

The death of an East Baltimore man during an arrest has been ruled a homicide, and Cortly "C.D." Witherspoon and his bullhorn have been at the center of rallies calling attention to the issue. His involvement in such a high-profile case is no coincidence — a gifted speaker who has forged unlikely ties with activists such as the Occupy movement, Witherspoon has been increasingly emerging as an omnipresent agitator.

BCCC helps pave path to citizenship

Gary A. Mullen, a retired Bell Atlantic telephone operator who was an active member of the Civil Air Patrol, died Wednesday from complications of diabetes at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was 70.

Paul E. Smith, former head coach at Dunbar High School and at McDonogh School who later coached in Baltimore County public schools, died Monday of kidney failure at Maryland General hospital. He was 71.

When Sarita Santillan moved from Peru to Maryland with her family in 2003, she was just 11 years old — and had little clue how hard it would be to stay here.

John Powers is on his third biotech company — and this is the one that he says he's most excited about. He's a minority investor in his latest venture, Baltimore BioWorks, which is taking an unusual tack in the biotechnology sector.

Baltimore City Community College has received a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to help prepare minority students for careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

Matt Bracken rounds up the latest Maryland Terps recruiting news.

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and intern Connor Letourneau -- co-sports editor of The Diamondback -- weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.