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St. Michael's, a Catholic church that closed in 2011, will reopen later this year as the Ministry of Brewing

After years of bashing fellow Democratic leaders in Annapolis, the risk for State Comptroller Peter Franchot of losing his role regulating Maryland's alcohol and tobacco industries is serious and real. The legislature is advancing a bill that would give that work to an independent commission.

Ronald and Diane Morley, of Westminster were fined almost $4 million by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General for operating a $33 million Ponzi scheme.

Ty Cobb, newly appointed White House counsel for the Russia investigation, began his legal career as a federal prosecutor of drug crimes in Baltimore

There were several productions with Baltimore ties that received Emmy nominations Thursday, including "House of Cards," "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," and "The Wizard of Lies."

Tweets provide latest evidence that billionaires can have poor judgment, too.

A look at a new HBO movie and a Netflix docuseries, both about true crimes.

Most film festivals—scratch that, most festivals, period—are incredibly isolating experiences. Not that I’ve been to very many, but I’ve spent most of the ones

“Sylvio,” one of the quirkier pleasures of this year’s Maryland Film Festival, is a home-grown product in just about every sense.

From daring direction by Barry Levinson to Robert De Niro's mesmerizing performance as disgraced financier Bernie Madoff, "The Wizard of Lies," which will premiere at the Maryland Film Festival Thursday in advance of its May 20 debut on HBO, is another grand-slam docudrama from TV's premier cable channel.

Barry Levinson’s latest film, “The Wizard of Lies,” will be shown during the second day of this year’s Maryland Film Festival, ahead of its screening on HBO.

HBO released a trailer for "Wizard of Lies," a docudrama on Bernie Madoff directed by Barry Levinson.

Nearly 40 years ago, Sissela Bok, wife of former Harvard University president, Derek Bok, wrote "Lying: Moral Choice in Private and Public Life." The book, with its detailed analyses of causes and consequences, was much acclaimed when it first appeared in 1978 and is still widely used in classrooms today. Unfortunately, perhaps in many of these same classrooms, cheating among students is rampant.

A wise carpenter measures twice, then cuts once. Maryland's Justice Reinvestment Act cuts twice, and its impact will not be measured until the criminals it frees are back on our streets.

¿American Horror Story: Hotel¿ continues to do a much better job at keeping its gargantuan cast of characters interconnected this season.

From Volkswagen emissions cheating to a 5,000-percent hike in drug price, corporate bigwigs need to have their ethical feet held to the fire

Newest titles available at the Baltimore County Public Library

Baltimore Schools CEO Gregory Thornton tells us he will run the city schools like a business. This certainly sounds reassuring. But cannot help wonder what kind of business will serve as a model for Baltimore's schools.

Anti-Russian prejudice wins the gold

Genevievette Walker-Lightfoot didn't have the same childhood dreams as a lot of her counterparts growing up. Rather than aspiring to be a police officer, prima ballerina or athlete, Walker-Lightfoot always knew she wanted to be a lawyer. This month, she'll join the Board of Appeals as the representative for District 4.

In a small town in Indiana, a tiny high-school struggles to hold together a basketball team, buildings stand boarded up and one shop owner, when asked to describe the town, called it "closed."

This year's Bel Air Film Festival is bringing to the screen at the Record Armory subjects as varied as the story of Secretariat's jockey, to the tale of what it was like to be the secretary of the high finance swindler Bernard L. Madoff.

Police officers convicted of a crime and sentenced to state prison are typically housed in segregated areas. But those prosecuted in U.S. District Court and sentenced to federal prison — like the Baltimore officers convicted in a kickback scheme — will mostly be with other convicts.

Our own greed is the cause of the world's problems, not Barack Obama.

McDonough was wrong to focus so much on race of criminals

John Hauserman is Maryland's "ambassador" from the certified financial planner board.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry gets pilloried for describing Social Security as a Ponzi scheme, but many of his fellow Republicans have questionable records on the subject, too