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It's great that the Baltimore teachers union is going door-to-door to recruit students. But it should look beyond the city.

Warren R. Dempsey III, 71, a hedge fund manager and Vietnam veteran, died June 1 from cancer at his Aiken, S.C. home.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 14, 2017

Builder Gerard J. Jarowinski dies

By Jacques Kelly

Jun 13, 2017

Anthony Lloyd is about to get his high school diploma. But when the 18-year-old Baltimore student walks across the stage Friday for the Bard High School Early College graduation ceremony, he'll also pick up another piece of paper that he figures could save him thousands of dollars: An associate's degree.

Herbert Michael Sr., a Navy veteran and insurance agent who found his passion in retirement volunteering with Howard County police, died of dementia last Monday in hospice care in Southern Maryland.

By Tim Prudente

May 28, 2017

Two decades of University of Maryland, Baltimore County commencements at Royal Farms Arena ended Thursday with 1,300 students receiving their degrees.

By Tim Prudente

May 25, 2017

Buyers feeling priced out of Washington might want to consider looking for a home in Baltimore. The city offers more affordable housing options than D.C.

Engineer Charles Stewart Fiske dies

By Jacques Kelly

May 8, 2017

A roundup of the varsity action from around Howard County on Thursday, April 27.

Centennial girls lacrosse at Mt. Hebron High School on Thursday, April 27 in Ellicott City

By Monica D'Ippolito

Apr 27, 2017

A roundup of the varsity action from around Howard County on Tuesday, April 25.

Glenelg Country School girls lacrosse at McDonogh School on Tuesday, April 25 in Owings Mills.

By Monica D'Ippolito

Apr 25, 2017

In his essay 'Freaks and the American Ideal of Manhood,' James Baldwin writes about how the "American ideal" of sexuality and masculinity "has created cowboys

Saulsbury runs away with boys indoor track and field Athlete of the Year honors

By Monica D'Ippolito

Apr 20, 2017

Pikesville's Jerome Smith, 89, a former Army typist, spends his time as he has most of his life -- building model replicas of classic boats and airplanes.

Week's best events in the Baltimore area: Light City, Annapolis Film Festival, Stevie Nicks

Robert G. Davidson Jr., founder of a Baltimore Ford dealership, died Sunday after heart surgery. He was 89.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 15, 2017

Athletes usually give contrived postgame responses to questions from the press. The remarks, usually marked by political correctness and brevity

Athletes usually give contrived postgame responses to questions from the press. The remarks, usually marked by political correctness and brevity, ref

Class 3A and 2A girls basketball state tournament preview

By Monica D'Ippolito

Mar 8, 2017

Arguments in favor of polystyrene foam simply don't add up

Wilde Lake senior Christian Saulsbury, Howard sophomore Chinenye Iloanya and Oakland Mills sophomore Andre Turay win 3A, 4A and 2A state titles at indoor track and field championship.

By Monica D'Ippolito

Feb 22, 2017

George Donald Riley Jr., a Navy veteran and author of local history books, died of lung disease Dec. 18 at the Fairhaven retirement community in Sykesville. He was 92.

By Pamela Wood

Dec 25, 2016

Theodore O. "Ted" Poehler, 81, a materials scientist and teacher who spent 60 years at the Johns Hopkins University, died of cancer complications Saturday at Ridgeway Manor Nursing Home.

By Jacques Kelly

Dec 14, 2016

The Baltimore BioCrew, a group of six city high school students, engineered bacteria to break down plastic in a project they say could help clean up Inner Harbor pollution.

By Scott Dance

Nov 21, 2016

William Harold Hopkins Jr., who oversaw hundreds of building projects as president of John K Ruff Inc., died Nov. 9 at his Timonium home after a battle with

By John-John Williams IV

Nov 13, 2016

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute has been known for pumping out top math and science students for more than a century. So perhaps it isn't surprising that the elite city high school has the highest pass rate of any in the region on the tough new state Algebra I exam. The Baltimore Sun analyzed 2016 scores on the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career and ranked Baltimore-area elementary, middle and high schools.

Paul Taylor completed a master's program at Bryant University, then started full-time at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Baltimore in June. To his surprise, he found the job came with an unexpected but much-needed perk -- student loan assistance as a benefit.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Oct 14, 2016

Joseph E. Pipkin, a retired electrical and standards engineer who worked for nearly three decades for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, died Monday from cancer at Lorien Mays Chapel in Timonium. He was 91.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Sep 14, 2016

William H. Scarborough, a Navy veteran severely injured in the 1954 USS Bennington explosion who later ran his own driver's education business for 30 years,

By Jessica Anderson

Sep 11, 2016

The Paradox, Baltimore's prominent house club—and hey, one of the world's best—has been slow-to-go-away this year after it announced it would close.

William G. "Bill" Yates, a career Army officer who subsequently had a career in the defense industry, died July 23 from vascular disease at Senator Bob Hooper House, a Forest Hill hospice. He was 78.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Aug 6, 2016

John T. McElroy, a retired lawyer who was active in Roman Catholic circles, died Tuesday from respiratory failure at Oak Crest Village retirement community in Parkville. He was 90.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 30, 2016

Amateur radio operators all over the U.S. and Canada will hold a Field Day, practicing communicating over vast reaches.

Francis Xavier McGeady, 77, a marine contractor and engineer who worked in the redevelopment of Baltimore harbor, died of pancreatic cancer June 14 at his Severna Park home.

By Jacques Kelly

Jun 21, 2016

Five local high school seniors were named Baltimore Ravens Scholars Wednesday and will receive renewable $5,000 college scholarships.

As Corey Witherspoon cradled a senior who had just been stabbed in the heart at Baltimore's Renaissance Academy High School, the boy's mentor tried to stop the bleeding with his hands. He screamed: "Fight. You can make it. You'd better keep breathing!" Those words became the unofficial mantra for Renaissance's Class of 2016, a group that endured so much trauma last year, perhaps the toughest year ever for the school, or any school.

Outdoor track and field state championships: Day 3 recap

By Monica D'Ippolito

May 28, 2016

When reports of immigration raids by ICE started circulating in early January, Baltimore's SOMOS students and their communities were already in a heightened state of alert. Pair that with the heightened political tension around Latino immigrants—several Baltimore City College High School students expressed fear about Donald Trump and his supporters with their anti-immigrant rhetoric—and the Baltimore high school students, who had started their organization as a kind of cultural

Brent A. Hartley, former manager of the city's watersheds who earned the sobriquet of "Lord of the Lakes," died Friday from pancreatic cancer at his Catonsville home. He was 86.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

May 24, 2016

The 'cloud' can maintain school memories better than a yearbook

Local author, Dr. Peter Dans, has a new children's book out and it looks to be a terrific offering for young readers. "Sergeant Bill and His Horse Bob" is a charming look at Baltimore in the days when the waterfront was a bustling port that included the busiest intersection in the United States.

Six weeks ago Wednesday was the darkest day in the 242 years of the Harford County Sheriff's Office, the sheriff said Tuesday. Two deputies, a 30-year veteran and a 16-year veteran, were shot to death in the line of duty by a man Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said was intent on hurting someone, most likely his wife and his family he had been tracking over the previous several months

By Erika Butler

Mar 23, 2016

Baltimore school leadership, already under scrutiny, also faces a challenge from the top candidates for mayor — all of whom say they would seek a stronger role in managing the city's schools.

Mayoral candidate Nick J. Mosby released his first television ad Thursday entitled, ¿Biography: Real Change for Baltimore.¿

By Luke Broadwater

Mar 17, 2016

James C. "Buck" Alban Jr., retired president and chairman of the board of the Alban Tractor Co., died Sunday in his sleep at his Palm Beach, Fla., home. He was 98.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 16, 2016

Glenelg held Poly to one of its lowest scoring marks of the season Saturday, March 12 in the 3A girls basketball state championship, to come away with the 48-36 win a the program's first state title since 2001.

By Monica D'Ippolito

Mar 13, 2016