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Marin Alsop leads Baltimore Symphony in Shostakovich's symphonic portrait of 1917 Russian revolution; program includes Beethoven's 'Emperor' Concerto with pianist Yefim Bronfman.

Anglers seeking brook trout on the Gunpowder River feel gentle tug of bygone years on their bamboo rods

Seventh-graders at Arbutus Middle School had the opportunity to experience anatomy hands on in science class on March 19 and 20, as part of an outreach program offered by the National Aquarium of Baltimore City.

Members of the Darlington/Dublin Community Council eagerly shared their concerns Wednesday about traffic issues in their community with the commander of Maryland State Police troopers assigned to Harford County.

Since we're assuming some of the high-tech items might scare you (and your wallet), we reached out to Jacq Jones, the owner of Hampden adult store Sugar, to get her take on the best new sex toys of the year.

Converted auto shop in Remington makes inviting home to adventurous troupe, which has opened the new space with a sturdy staging of Will Eno's elusive play.

Dr. Peter C. Maloney, professor of physiology and associate dean for graduate students at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Dec. 12 of cancer at his Bare Hills home. He was 72.

Aberdeen Proving Ground officials found an unexploded ordnance on the post Thursday that may need to be exploded.

William C. Stanley, a cardiovascular physiologist who made connections around the world for his research and loved outdoor exercise, died Oct. 21 in Australia of a sudden coronary artery blockage. He was 56.

Founded on $1.2 million in state funding provided under the gun-control legislation that took effect this month, new Maryland center aims to target psychosis in a fresh way: By identifying it in the earliest stages and providing support before symptoms can spiral out of control.

The National Women's Law Center says the health care law known as the Affordable Act will be good for women, providing them access to crucial preventive services. The group outlines the benefits here.

Destroying Syria's chemical weapons won't be easy, but it's possible to do safely and on-site.

After 36 years of space exploration and months of heated argument among scientists, NASA officials confirmed Thursday that Voyager 1 had indeed crossed into interstellar space more than a year ago.

Charter pilot Capt. Martin Campanella says he thought he was doing the right thing when he refused to fly a plane he believed to be unsafe.

'Grey's Anatomy' star to drive in American Le Mans Series event Saturday

A member of Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company vacationing at a Delaware beach helped save a woman from drowning Saturday afternoon.

The Baltimore County State's Attorney's office will determine whether charges should be filed against a Lansdowne man who left a 16-month-old girl to die inside his truck for four hours.

Three Harford Community College employees have been named recipients of the 2013 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Awards.

After a four-year buffeting in the legal system, the Pearl Mist has finally found haven in Maryland.

Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in southern Maryland restarted one of its two reactors Thursday after fixing the mechanical problem that caused its shutdown two days earlier, a Constellation spokesman said. The two-day outage was the second for Unit 2 in two weeks.

One of two reactors at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in southern Maryland was shut down again Tuesday, the second unplanned outage in the past two weeks.

The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground plans to conduct a firing program beginning on or about May 20 and ending on or about May 24

A large section of brick fell seven stories from the face of a National Institutes of Health building on the campus of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center on Tuesday, and officials at the federal agency are still trying to find out why.

A deadly virus has stricken Samson, the only elephant born at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore's in its 137-year history, though zoologists are hopeful he will recover.

Baltimore County Public Library will open new branch in Owings Mills

The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command located here plans to conduct several large detonations beginning on or about Mar. 11 and ending on or about Mar. 22.

The Federal Transit Administration has given its blessing to the environmental impact assessment for Baltimore's proposed Red Line, clearing the way for final design but adding new urgency to finding the means to pay for the $2.5 billion light rail project.

Shaped like a teardrop and carved out of the eastern bank of the Bush River, the UNDEX Test Facility at Aberdeen Proving Ground earned the nickname "Super Pond" for its unusual properties.

As the clock ticked down Sunday, the morning clouds disappeared, as if they were in on the months-long planning that went into the destruction of Baltimore Gas & Electric's final natural gas holding silo.

The 258-foot Melvale Gas Holder has stood above northern Baltimore for nearly eight decades. On Sunday morning, it should take only about seven seconds for the storage tank to be brought to the ground.

Charles H. Latrobe III, a retired Koppers Co. executive who was a highly decorated World War II Navy aviator, died Feb. 16 from complications of pneumonia at Roland Park Place. He was 90.

Artery and bone adaptations allow for 270-degree rotation

Rosalie A. "Rosie" Fonner, a registered nurse who enjoyed working in the mother-baby unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center, died Feb. 3 of cancer at her Halethorpe home. She was 62.

Dr. William Dewey Blake, a retired University of Maryland School of Medicine professor, died of cancer Feb. 3 at his Bath, Maine, home. The former Bolton Hill resident was 94.

Synergics Wind Energy, which built Maryland's second wind project along a mountain ridge near the West Virginia border, is seeking permits to erect 24 turbines in Garrett County.

Baltimore will enter its third consecutive day below freezing Thursday, prompting health officials to warn vulnerable residents of deadly conditions and meanwhile threatening to make for treacherous travel with light snow expected to fall early Thursday morning and Friday afternoon.

Dr. John M. Dennis, former dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine whose career at the institution spanned nearly half a century, died Thursday from respiratory failure at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 89.

County Executive Ken Ulman's support for Merriweather Post Pavilion's proposed legislation HoCo 9-13 contradicts his "make good government even better" commitment and all his core priorities, which include public safety and education; finding efficiencies within government; exercising sound fiscal management; protecting our environment; and creating a healthier and more vibrant community:

The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, plans to conduct several large detonations beginning on or about Monday, Dec. 17, and ending on or about Friday, Dec. 21.

The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, is once again conducting several large detonations likely to generate sound and/or vibration outside the proving ground boundary.

Bel Air is considering changes to its peddlers and itinerant dealers law to give food trucks and other mobile vendors an entree to some parts of town.

Bel Air's Board of Town Commissioners voted Monday to keep the same leadership for the another year, but the biggest news coming out of the town meeting is the retirement of two longtime town employees, Town Administrator Joyce Oliver and Jimmy Kennard of the public works department.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett began his unsuccessful campaign for another term with an unusual meeting: A one-on-one chat over dinner with his Democratic rival.

The town of Bel Air will introduce a proposed change to its noise ordinance at Monday's town hall meeting.

Maryland hospitals will be encouraged to have a written breast-feeding policy and promote the creation of breast-feeding support groups under new recommendations announced by state health officials Tuesday to encourage more moms to feed their babies human milk.

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Driven by concern for football players' concussions, Naval Academy researchers have developed a relatively simple model for understanding how brain injuries occur in helmet-to-helmet hits. With further refinement, it might help design more protective headgear, one says.

But Matt Birk does recall one sequence near the Chiefs' goal line that will serve as a reminder this week of the challenge that the Ravens confront Sunday when they return to Arrowhead to face a struggling Kansas City team.