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• Health

City, Baltimore hospitals partner on plan to house, care for 200 homeless people

The city of Baltimore and 10 hospitals are partnering to provide housing and services for 200 homeless people and families.

By Meredith Cohn

Jul 2, 2019

• Obituaries

Dr. Kenneth J. Murray, a retired neurosurgeon and avid skeet shooter, dies

Dr. Kenneth J. Murray, a retired neurosurgeon, died May 3 from respiratory failure at NIH. He was 73.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 4, 2019

• Obituaries

Evelyn McCallum, longtime Baltimore schools cafeteria worker, dies

Evelyn McCallum, who prepared and served hundreds of thousands of meals to Baltimore City students in more than three decades as a cafeteria worker, has died.

By Colin Campbell

May 12, 2019

• Business

Alameda Marketplace in northeast Baltimore changes hands again — this time for $18.2 million

Atlantic Realty Company has sold the Alameda Marketplace in Baltimore for $18.2 million to a private regional investment group that was not named.

By Meredith Cohn

Apr 8, 2019

• News

Man found dead in Towson apartment complex was fatally stabbed, Baltimore County police say

Baltimore County police have identified the man found dead in a Towson apartment complex as Dennis Joseph Buckley, 47, of the 6900 block of Donachie Road.

• Maryland

Baltimore County police investigating suspected homicide at Towson apartment complex

Baltimore County police are investigating an incident in which a person was found on the ground bleeding at a Towson apartment complex Friday, officials said.

By Libby Solomon

Mar 29, 2019

• Health

Other Maryland hospitals engage in deals with insiders but sidestep politicians — most of the time

As state lawmakers contemplate reforming how the University of Maryland Medical System handles contracts with insiders, a Baltimore Sun review of other hospitals' disclosures show the practice is not rare. Only Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation dabbled in politics.

• News

Man drove to Baltimore hospital on golf cart after allegedly killing uncle in Prince George's, police say

A 20-year-old man was arrested at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital early Tuesday on a warrant from Prince George's County.

By Sarah Meehan

Mar 20, 2019

• Obituaries

Dr. David S. Hungerford, orthopedic surgeon, dies

Orthopedic surgeon Dr. David S. Hungerford was a pioneer in hip and knee replacements, and worked on humanitarian medical causes.

By Jacques Kelly

Mar 5, 2019

• Maryland

Jacques Kelly: The Great Fire of Baltimore will not die out

The Great Fire of 1904 continues to live on the city's memory.

By Jacques Kelly

Feb 9, 2019

• Maryland

Baltimore County crews battle fire in Overlea; two hospitalized

One person was treated following a working fire in Overlea Friday afternoon, according to Baltimore County fire officials.

By Lillian Reed

Feb 1, 2019

• Obituaries

Patricia Knott Smyth, philanthropist and hospital board chair, dies

Patricia Knott Smyth had a major role in creation of the Helix Health System and the subsequent creation of MedStar.

By Jacques Kelly

Jan 23, 2019

• Obituaries

Nina Harper, former state delegate and community activist, dies

Nina Harper was a retired AT&T manager and longtime East Baltimore community activist.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Jan 6, 2019

• Obituaries

Lea Marie Faraone, a registered nurse who played a vital role in the cystic fibrosis community, dies

Lea Marie Faraone raised money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and advocated and educated thousands through the social media platform Salty Cysters.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Dec 21, 2018

• Health

Baltimore ranks city's hospitals for best practices in opioid addiction treatment

Baltimore leaders ranked the city’s 11 hospitals this week for best practices in responding to the opioid crisis.

By Sarah Meehan

Dec 21, 2018

• Maryland

Baltimore firefighter breaks his back while hanging Christmas lights just days before his honeymoon

An online fundraiser for a Baltimore firefighter who broke his back in a fall while hanging Christmas lights at his home last week, just three days before he was set to go on his honeymoon, had raised more than $12,000 as of Wednesday.

By Colin Campbell

Dec 5, 2018

• Health

Here's how Maryland hospitals fared on latest safety report card

Maryland hospitals were safer for patients this fall than they were six months ago, according to the latest assessment from the Leapfrog Group.

By Sarah Meehan

Nov 8, 2018

• Entertainment

Still the Club Queen: Baltimore DJ K-Swift's legacy lives on, 10 years after her death

Colleagues and loved ones agree the city — and its signature sound — have never been the same since the death of DJ K-Swift, nee Khia Edgerton.

• Entertainment

Anne Tyler's latest novel evokes Hamilton. Here are possible real-life stand-ins for locations in 'Clock Dance'

The author Anne Tyler sets all her books in Baltimore — but always invents the specific locations. Her newest novel, "Clock Dance," which was published Tuesday, evokes Hamilton. We piece together clues from the book and identify 5 real-life places reminiscent of the ones she describes.

By Mary Carole McCauley

Jul 13, 2018

• Health

City expands telemedicine program for older adults in Park Heights

Baltimore officials are expanding a telemedicine program in the Park Heights neighborhood aimed at people older than age 60 that helps monitor their health from home.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Jul 12, 2018

• Obituaries

James A. Oakey, former president of Good Samaritan Hospital and Mercy High School board member, dies

James A. Oakey, former president of Good Samaritan Hospital who merged it into the Helix Health System, died June 13 from complications of brain surgery at Gilchrist Hospice in Columbia. The Marriottsvillle resident was 83.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 20, 2018

• News

'Baby shower' fundraiser set for Baltimore sheriff's deputy raising four grandkids after their mother's death

The event will raise money for Deputy James Dunton Jr., whose daughter Jasmine Kennedy was fatally shot by her fiance May 1 at her Parkville home, police say. She was seven months pregnant with her fourth child.

By Jessica Anderson

Jun 11, 2018

• News

Police: Baltimore County man fatally shoots pregnant wife; baby survives and is in critical condition

Police said Eric Maurice Glass, 30, fatally shot his wife, Jasmine Alisha Kennedy, who was also 30, around 9 p.m. Tuesday night. Police said Glass then shot himself in the head but was not severely injured.

By Jessica Anderson

May 3, 2018

• Maryland

Jacques Kelly: New Cathedral is resting place for notable Baltimoreans, and small flock of Orioles greats

Some 110,000 rest among the hills and vales off a tributary of the Gwynns Falls, among them political leaders, captains of Baltimore industry and an interesting quartet of sports greats.

By Jacques Kelly

Apr 14, 2018

• Obituaries

Anne Irby, who served on Sen. Ben Cardin's staff

Advocate for the disabled veterans worked for Senator Ben Cardin

By Jacques Kelly

Jan 2, 2018

• Hospitals and Clinics

Top Maryland employers

From agriculture and manufacturing to military contracting and natural gas production, Maryland's economy is diverse.

• News

One killed, one injured in separate shootings Thursday

One person was killed and another injured in separate shootings Thursday.

By Sarah Gantz

Dec 7, 2017

• Obituaries

Dr. Philip H. Moore, a retired internist and rheumatologist

Dr. Philip H. Moore, a retired internist and rheumatologist and former consultant to the state Disability Determination Services, died Nov. 5 of respiratory failure at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 80.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Nov 22, 2017

• Health

New assessment ranks Maryland hospitals near bottom in safety measurements

Maryland hospitals didn't rank well in a national assessment of safety at health care facilities, though the hospitals say the comparisons are not apples to apples and others charge that such studies can confuse the public.

By Meredith Cohn

Oct 31, 2017

• Health

New website will let Maryland consumers compare hospital rates for the first time

A new website, wearthecost.org, will help Maryland patients compare costs of knee replacements, hysterectomies and other procedures and bring more transparency to hospital pricing practices.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Oct 19, 2017

• Business

MedStar Health names new president of Harbor Hospital

MedStar Health names Dr. Stuart M. Levine as president of Harbor Hospital

By Meredith Cohn

Sep 7, 2017

• Health

MedStar Health Cancer Network offers less instrusive lumpectomy procedure

MedStar Health Cancer Network offers less instrusive lumpectomy

By Jessica Anderson

Aug 18, 2017

• Health

MedStar to open new regional orthopaedic center in Timonium

MedStar Health is opening a one-stop-shop orthopaedics center in Timonium

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Aug 7, 2017

• Health

MedStar Health joins national initiative to train more doctors to make house calls

Home-based primary care, or house calls, have shown to reduce health care spending and provide better outcomes for patients.

• News

Man shot in 2014 in Baltimore dies

A man who was shot two and a half years ago in Northeast Baltimore has died, police said Wednesday.

By Carrie Wells

May 31, 2017

• Obituaries

Longtime Baltimore auxiliary Bishop William Newman dies

William C. Newman Jr., a longtime auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, who oversaw the Catholic schools and chose the priesthood over a chance to play professional baseball, died Saturday of heart failure at Mercy Ridge retirement community in Timonium. He was 88 years old.

By Tim Prudente

May 21, 2017

• High Schools

William C. Newman, auxiliary bishop for Archdiocese of Baltimore and former superintendent of its schools, dies

William Clifford Newman, a Baltimore native who served for nearly 20 years as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Saturday in hospice

By Matthew Hay Brown

May 20, 2017

• William E. Lori

Bishop Newman dies

William Clifford Newman, a Baltimore native who served for nearly 20 years as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Saturday in hospice care at the Mercy Ridge Retirement Community in Timonium, the archdiocese said. He was 88.

By Matthew Hay Brown

May 20, 2017

• Obituaries

Dr. R. Bradley Sack, professor at the Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health, dies

Dr. R. Bradley Sack, 81, a professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died April 24 at his Lutherville home.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

May 3, 2017

• News

Pregnant woman, unborn child among those killed on violent Easter weekend in Baltimore

One man was killed and two others wounded in separate shootings in Baltimore early Sunday, police said.

• News

One killed, three wounded in separate city incidents Saturday

One man was killed and two men and one woman were wounded in three separate shootings late Saturday in Baltimore, police said.

By Catherine Rentz

Apr 15, 2017

• Obituaries

Salvatore DeMarco, chairman of surgical department at Good Samaritan

Surgeon Skip DeMarco dies

By Jacques Kelly

Mar 5, 2017

• Obituaries

Janice Rieve, Johns Hopkins registered nurse, dies

Hopkins nurse Janice Rieve dies

By Jacques Kelly

Feb 19, 2017

• News

Woman, 58, sexually assaulted, robbed in Northeast Baltimore

A 58-year-old woman was sexually assaulted and robbed near Good Samaritan Hospital in Northeast Baltimore early Tuesday morning, police said.

By Colin Campbell

Jan 11, 2017

• Opinion

Baltimore needs a better bus system

Proposed modifications to MTA bus routes falls short of public transit agency's stated goals

• Obituaries

J. Patrick 'Pat' McCurdy III, Loyola graduate and vocational counselor, dies

J. Patrick "Pat" McCurdy III, a quadriplegic who refused to let a wheelchair define who he was and keep him from living an active and productive life, died Aug. 11 from a heart attack at the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center in Chestertown. He was 52.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Aug 20, 2016

• Obituaries

Susan S. 'Susie' Smithers, boutique manager, dies

Susan S. "Susie" Smithers, a boutique manager and former Glyndon resident, died June 16 from multiple organ failure at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla. She was 65.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 24, 2016

• Baltimore City Paper

We Made All This Shit! The history of Unruly Records, which just celebrated 20 years, tells the history of Baltimore club music

It almost feels like 1996 again.

• News

Three injured in shootings in Baltimore Tuesday morning

Three men were injured, one seriously, in separate shootings in Baltimore early Tuesday morning, police said.

By Colin Campbell

Jun 21, 2016

• Maryland

Baltimore summer jobs programs need more money to hire 9,400 young people

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Monday she wants to expand her summer jobs program to a record 9,400 young people — but the city needs more businesses and community groups to step forward to provide work and funding.

By Yvonne Wenger

May 2, 2016