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Republican state Sen. J.B. Jennings of Joppa, who has spent more than a decade in the Maryland General Assembly, is being challenged for his Senate seat by Democrat Kim Letke of Joppa, a former police officer and current government contractor.

Although Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil is not starting as was expected before the season, the senior still is making an impact on Maryland¿s defense.

Maryland coach Randy Edsall said he is not planning on changing punters despite junior Nate Renfro's recent struggles.

When Jack B. Johnson, the county executive for Prince George's County, was indicted in 2010 on federal charges shortly before pleading guilty to extortion along with witness and evidence tampering, legislators realized local governments needed to be held just as accountable as state employees. Though changes made to the requirements for local governments — including counties, municipalities and school boards — are mandatory, some municipalities in Carroll County have been reluctant

Business at Mount Airy's Town Council meeting Monday included discussions on a resolution to amend the recall amendment in the town's charter, a re-introduced ethics ordinance, and a proposed agreement between the municipalities and Carroll County to pay for stormwater management costs.

Dr. Felix A. Khin-Maung-Gyi, executive chairman and founder of Chesapeake Research Review, LLC, died Thursday at his Elliott City home of undetermined causes. He was 58.

Behind the scenes, the Orioles front office relies on a range of contributors, from old-school scouts who gauge talent by watching players compete to younger executives adept at the statistics-driven approach captured in "Moneyball," the best-selling book and motion picture.

In the past year, Zach Britton considered what it would be like to wear a different uniform. But after getting another chance with the Orioles, the left-hander has found a home in a ninth-inning role as the club prepares for the postseason.

A state investigation into whether social networking websites Facebook and OkCupid broke Maryland law by experimenting on their users raises questions about how companies use the depth of information available on Internet users and whether they are doing so ethically.

After a string of five losing seasons, Mount Saint Joseph's football players resolved during the offseason to create a new identity for their Gaels program this fall -- one that would bring winning back.

Whatever 'family values' people might think of Joan Rivers' act, they should appreciate her work ethic.

The state ethics board is reviewing one of the firms bidding to build and operate the Purple Line after the engineering company acquired a rival MTA contractor.

Helena E. Wright, a retired city elementary school teacher who was an active member of Heritage United Church of Christ, died Aug. 18 at her Lochearn home of complications from heart disease. She was 93.

The project manager who oversaw the development of Baltimore¿s food truck policy is expected to lead a review of charging fees for items set outside homes and businesses, under a contact the city¿s spending panel is asked to approve Wednesday.

As the Ebola virus was ravaging West Africa, two American health workers who contracted the disease in Liberia were airlifted back to the United States to be treated with an experimental drug. They are now in Atlanta, recovering.

A daily diary, chocolate rainbow cake and a gift basket with skin care products were just some of the $1,300 in gifts Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake claimed on her 2013 ethics forms, according to a review of the filings.

The new superintendent of the Naval Academy said Thursday that the institution is a national leader in confronting sexual assault and sexual harassment among students, and should be helping other schools tackle what he described as a widespread problem.

State Del. Pat McDonough has asked the Maryland State Prosecutor's Office to investigate whether the Baltimore County school board acted properly when it gave the superintendent an increase in his pay and benefits package of $27,000.

A daily diary, chocolate rainbow cake and a gift basket with skin care products were just some of the $1,300 in gifts Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake claimed on her 2013 ethics forms, according to a review of the filings.

Attorneys who represented detective in road rage case misrepresented the facts in an op-ed post trial

Things keep getting better and better for University of Maryland senior Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil.

"Unmanned" is a cautionary tale exploring the consequences of drone warfare

Fear does not mitigate CIA torture.

Lawmaker says he plans to return to private life

Sykesville is looking to fill public works department vacancies

Former Anne Arundel County school board member Eugene Peterson formally resigned from the school system ethics panel, less than a week after the board requested he step down for comments made at June board meeting, where he referred to interim superintendent Mamie Perkins as "Aunt Jemima."

The Anne Arundel County school board on Wednesday formally censured former member Eugene Peterson and requested he resign from the board ethics panel in response to comments he made at a June 4 board meeting criticizing the panel's effort to realign an office that monitors minority achievement.

Ralph Jaffe vows that his loss in the Maryland gubernatorial primary will not be the end of his political movement.

If you drive downtown on the Jones Falls Expressway, you might have noticed a new billboard just south of Orleans Street featuring a blurry image of George Washington and the word ¿DRUNK¿ in big bold letters.

Allowing for-profit companies to opt out of contraceptive mandate sets troubling precedent that extends religion's reach and diminishes individual rights

A Baltimore County school board ethics panel ruled that Superintendent Dallas Dance violated ethics rules when he took a consulting job with a professional development company that does business with the school system.

John Travisano's rise to high school lacrosse stardom was probably pretty different from his other future Division I counterparts.

This is the same "revolving door" that the federal government prohibits for ethical reasons so that General Officers (GO) can't create jobs for themselves or their cronies after they leave there GO position.

How do public health experts handle research when they know they cannot offer subjects the best medical treatment possible — only "less than the best" solutions?

Dirty money in Baltimore County politics