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Retired Marine Corps Col. Lou Schott, 98, and Vivian Bailey, 101, who served in the Army Women's Army Corps, reflect on their years of service in WWII.

By Jess Nocera

Jun 6, 2019

In March 2018, a profile on the dating app Hinge caught Kathleen Bourque's eye. The photo showed Conor McDowell, a tall, bright-eyed Citadel cadet in uniform.

Patterson Mill graduated approximately 190 students Tuesday at its 10th annual commencement ceremony.

By David Anderson

May 30, 2019

Republicans nationwide could learn a lesson or two from Maryland's governor, who the won the heart of this tan skinned, black bearded, Muslim guy.

Gordon R. Jones, who suffered from dyslexia in youth, helped start the Odyssey School.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

May 16, 2019

David Ross, a former attorney Baltimore City Circuit Court judge, died May 2 of Parkinson's Disease. The Towson resident was 90.

By Hallie Miller

May 6, 2019

Glenwood/Glenelg/Dayton

That extreme politicization of the national conversation about immigration is part of what makes director David Sutherland’s “Marcos Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” which airs Monday night at 9 on PBS, such a special documentary.

By David Zurawik

Apr 11, 2019

Christopher Slutman was a 15-year FDNY member and former Kentland Volunteer Fire Department firefighter who was among three American service members killed by a roadside bomb Monday.

For the first time in the nation, a state National Guard — Maryland's — is led by a command staff entirely composed of women. As of fall 2018, the top four leaders in the state's National Guard are all women — three of them African American — and all mothers.

Lt. Gen. David H. Berger, a Maryland native, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next commandant of the Marine Corps.

Charles Edward Winebrenner Jr., a retired baked goods distributor who held leadership positions in the Masonic Order, died Friday of complications of a fall. He was 91 and resided at the Maryland Masonic Home in Cockeysville.

By Jacques Kelly

Mar 19, 2019

Joe, “Mr. Joe” Cacioppo was presented the World War II Victory Medal at the Harmony Hall Assisted Living Center in Columbia on Thursday.

By Jess Nocera

Jan 18, 2019

The city built a municipal stadium by degrees, and called it by several different names.

By Jacques Kelly

Jan 5, 2019

For the first time, Joseph L. Davis American Legion Post 49 in Havre de Grace joined in Wreaths Across America, when Christmas wreaths are placed on the graves of veterans.

By Erika Butler

Dec 19, 2018

A Bel Air family recently attended the Christmas tree lighting at the vice president’s residence on the grounds of the Naval Observatory in Washington.

By Erika Butler

Dec 5, 2018

The passing of former President George H.W. Bush on Friday evening gives us cause to relive a moment when Baltimore was the center of media attention — and a seat of U.S. and British power.

Four women who are from Maryland or attended school in Maryland were named Rhodes scholars on Monday.

By Sarah Meehan

Nov 19, 2018

When Ron Hollingsworth enters a room you feel an overwhelming need to stand out of respect. Hollingsworth, one of us — a 1960 graduate of Francis Scott Key High School, served two years in Vietnam in heavy combat. For his service he earned two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts.

Ted McNett invited the public to help him and the local blacksmith guild create a luna moth sculpture in memory of Jimmy Malachowski at the Farm Museum on Nov. 10 — as well as create smaller luna moths to be included in an exhibit at the Bear Branch Nature Center in memory of other fallen veterans.

It was on Nov. 10, 1775 that the Continental Congress commissioned Samuel Nicholas to raise several Battalions of Marines. Nicholas established a recruiting station at the “Tun Tavern” in Philadelphia. The Marines have had significant participation in every armed conflict since 1775.

As Aberdeen Police Department officers grow their beards for “No Shave November,” they’ll also be collecting toys and food for local charities.

By Erika Butler

Nov 8, 2018

The 2018 Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 11 at Merriweather Drive and Little Patuxent Parkway, across from the MedStar Health building.

Robert O. Bonnell, Jr., a businessman and former Navy fighter pilot who threw himself into volunteer work after a meeting with Mother Teresa, died Oct. 25 of respiratory failure. The Roland Park Place resident was 93.

By Christina Tkacik

Nov 4, 2018

Several West Carroll events will give the community the opportunity to honor and thank veterans who served.

Chopawamsic, an island in the Potomac River near Marine Corps Base Quantico, has come on the market for the first time in 27 years. The 13-acre property is listed at $15 million.

Five k-9 handler partners graduated from training Friday Oct. 5. One pair is assigned to the MSP Westminster Barrack.

John Bernard Martin was born in Baltimore, served in the Marines and later drove or served as a personal assistant for entertainment industry figures such as Sarah Michelle Gellar, Leonardo DiCaprio and Marin Scorsese. The former Towson resident was 61.

By Jacques Kelly

Oct 5, 2018

Richard E. Ashton Sr., a Korean War veteran and retired law enforcement officer, died Sept. 24 from lung cancer at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. The Essex resident was 87.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Oct 3, 2018

Parkton resident and ex-Marine Russell Lyons owns and runs Regal All-Stars cheerleading and dance gym in Timonium, where he applies the Marines' bedrock beliefs of "honor, courage and commitment" to help his students develop the skills and temperament they need to compete at the highest level.

When Hurricane Florence crashed one Baltimore couple's wedding in the Outer Banks, relatives and friends rallied to give them a new one.

By Catherine Rentz

Sep 14, 2018

Henry "Pete" Clements, a Baltimore Polytechnic Institute graduate who went on to become a colonel in the U.S. Air Force and associate director of NASA's Johnson Space Flight Center, died of an acute cardiac event Aug. 10 in McMahan, Texas. He was 92.

By Scott Dance

Sep 9, 2018

Members of the Abingdon Elks lodge brought about 30 residents and staff of the Perry Point VA Medical Center to the Aberdeen IronBirds game Thursday evening to treat them to a night out from inpatient care.

By David Anderson

Aug 27, 2018

The attorney for a former Baltimore police officer who was criminally charged for punching a man in East Baltimore said Wednesday that his client maintains his innocence and will seek release pending trial during a bail review hearing scheduled Wednesday afternoon.

If the only thing Frontline’s latest report, “Documenting Hate: Charlottesville,” did was serve as a righteous reminder of the deadly events in Virginia last August it would still be one of the most worthwhile TV productions of the summer. But it does much more in tracking hate in Trump's America.

By David Zurawik

Aug 1, 2018

A slight uptick in voter turnout in Maryland can't mask the shameful failure of most Americans to exercise their franchise.

In 1914, Babe Ruth made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox. The Baltimore-born legend started his baseball career with the Orioles, but manager Jack

It turns out that Mudgett Auto Body owner Thomas Mudgett had been looking for someone just like Scott Wolford for months now, a veteran who could really use a set of wheels.

The Veterans Initiative class brings civilians and veterans together to learn about issues important to veterans as told in their own words.

Local newspapers are in our DNA and help glue together this collage that we call our community. Local newspapers sing our stories. The very beginning of Carroll County came as the result of the efforts of a journalist and his newspaper.

A look back at the 2018 campaign for Frostburg State men’s lacrosse and a glimpse into 2019.

By Edward Lee

Jun 19, 2018

Gold Star families, elected officials, military leaders and a Medal of Honor recipient who served in World War II were on hand for the unveiling of the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument in Havre de Grace's Concord Point Park on Sunday.

By David Anderson

Jun 17, 2018

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the health system for former military personnel, thinks sentiments like this are keeping many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender veterans from using their services. An initiative aims to change that.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Jun 12, 2018

The Baltimore County Fire Department said a construction worker has died from his injuries after he was pinned against an elevator shaft in Cockeysville and was rescued by his coworkers.

As Baltimore continues to face record levels of violence, a senior police commander says it's time for the sheriff's office to do more to go out beyond its traditional at the city's courthouses. The incumbent says that's what he's been doing for the past seven years.

By Ian Duncan

Jun 8, 2018

Former Gun Trace Task Force Sgt. Wayne Jenkins, perhaps the most corrupt officer uncovered in Baltimore Police Department history, was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in federal prison for his role in a stunning range of crimes. Former detective Marcus Taylor received 18 years in prison.

Many services and ceremonies were held this past Memorial Day weekend from one end of the county to the other as folks took time to remember the fallen who have gone before us.

Bel Air held a stirring Memorial Day ceremony as between 400 and 500 people honored the nation's war dead.

By Allan Vought

May 28, 2018

No matter when you choose to celebrate Memorial Day, be it today, Monday or the original May 30 date, we encourage everyone to take a few minutes to reflect and honor those who have died fighting for the freedoms we enjoy.

Events around Carroll this weekend will honor military service members who lost their lives.