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Rally for world champion boxer Gervonta Davis at Mondawmin Mall attracts hundreds
Garrin Davis took a moment to gaze at the crowd of men, women and children that showed up Wednesday evening at Mondawmin Mall in West Baltimore for his son and World Boxing Association super-featherweight champion, Gervonta “Tank” Davis, and made a prediction. “To have the opportunity to come to...
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Under Armour hires Red Bull executive to head global sports marketing
Under Armour has hired a former Red Bull executive to head global sports marketing, the Baltimore-based sports apparel maker said Tuesday. Sean Eggert, who worked as vice president of sports marketing for the energy drink brand, will become Under Armour’s senior vice president of global sports...
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Maryland millionaire gets 9 years in death of man building nuclear bunker tunnels
A wealthy stock trader was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for his conviction in the fiery death of a man who was helping him secretly dig tunnels for a nuclear bunker beneath a Maryland home. Daniel Beckwitt, 28, had faced a maximum of 30 years in prison when Montgomery County Circuit...
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Roseanne Barr says former co-star Sara Gilbert destroyed her life
Roseanne Barr apparently does not like Sara Gilbert anymore. Not one bit. Not since Gilbert, her former co-star, tweeted that the “Roseanne” star’s Ambien-fueled comments about Valerie Jarrett were “abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show.”...
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What we know about the deaths in the Dominican Republic of at least eight Americans, including two Marylanders
At least eight Americans have died in their rooms at resorts in the Dominican Republic under somewhat mysterious circumstances since the start of the year, according to news reports. Some victims are said to have consumed alcohol before falling ill. Dozens more have reported getting sick while...
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You might need to update your Maryland driver's license soon. Here's why, and what you need to do.
Marylanders with the old state driver’s license — regardless of when it expires — will be required to get a new one or use a U.S. passport to pass through federal airport security checkpoints after Oct. 1, 2020. Those whose paperwork is not up to date with the Motor Vehicle Administration will...
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'Making amends': Baltimore native Ta-Nehisi Coates makes case for slavery reparations before Congress
The debate over reparations for descendants of slaves catapulted Wednesday from the campaign trail to Congress with an impassioned plea from actor Danny Glover, Baltimore native and author Ta-Nehisi Coates and others for lawmakers to address compensation for America's blighted heritage of racism...
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How medical errors took a little girl's life
Tragedy: After being scalded in a bathtub accident, 18-month-old Josie King was recovering at Johns Hopkins. Then something went terribly wrong.
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Digital license plates could be coming to Maryland
Digital license plates could be coming to Maryland. Twenty Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration vehicles and two Maryland Transportation Authority vehicles will be outfitted with license plate-sized, LTE-connected, electronic displays from the Silicon Valley-based tech firm Reviver under a two-year...
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A Trump tax cut meant to help poor areas could pay off for Kevin Plank and Goldman Sachs thanks to misaligned maps
Under Interstate 395 into downtown Baltimore lies what might be the most valuable parking lot in America. The little sliver of land will allow Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank, one of Maryland’s richest men, and the New York investment bank Goldman Sachs to claim what could amount to millions...
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Orioles' Trey Mancini hit by pitch in first inning and removed from Wednesday's game vs. Athletics
The Orioles got a major scare on Wednesday afternoon when presumptive All-Star Trey Mancini was hit on the left elbow by a pitch and forced out of the series finale against the Oakland A’s, but X-rays proved negative and he could return to action in a few days. Mancini went to the ground in obvious...
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You asked: Why is there so much litter in Baltimore? We dug into the city's trash problem.
Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series of occasional articles inspired by readers' curiosity. What do you wonder about the Baltimore area that you'd like us to investigate? Tell us at baltimoresun.com/ask. Strolling the sidewalk on a lunch break, John Chalmers watched customers exit a downtown...
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Maryland spending board approves $27 million contract to demolish closed Baltimore jail
The Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved a $27.5 million contract for demolishing the shuttered Baltimore City Detention Center to make room for a proposed mental health and substance abuse treatment center for inmates. Gov. Larry Hogan in 2015 closed the decrepit jail facility ...
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Donald E. Snodderly, veteran Baltimore County public schools educator who oversaw federal programs, dies
Donald E. Snodderly, a veteran Baltimore County public schools principal who oversaw the implementation of federal educational programs during the 1960s, died Friday of heart failure at his Charlestown Retirement Community home. “Don was a pioneer in developing proposals for federal aid to education...
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Loyola Maryland men’s lacrosse All-American Chase Scanlan to enter transfer portal
The hits just keep coming for the Loyola Maryland men’s lacrosse program. Less than a month after the Greyhounds said farewell to Tewaaraton-winning attackman Pat Spencer, All-American midfielder Chase Scanlan informed the coaching staff Tuesday that he plans to submit his name into the NCAA’s...
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Anne Arundel police identify man in cold case from 1985 as Glen Burnie native
After almost six decades, the family of Roger Hearne Kelso can give him a proper burial. Anne Arundel County police, utilizing the newest forensic technology, identified Kelso as the homicide victim in a 34-year-old cold case. Such a breakthrough wouldn’t be possible without genetic genealogy analysis,...
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Alt-rock stars Gin Blossoms to headline Fells Point Fun Fest
With their jangly guitars and radio-ready hooks, Gin Blossoms helped define the sound of popular alternative rock in the early/mid-1990s. The multiplatinum-selling band behind hits like “Hey Jealousy” and “As Long As It Matters” comes to Baltimore this fall to headline the 53rd Fells Point Fun...
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Anne Arundel jury decides teacher, who severed student's fingers after shutting hand in door, wasn't negligent
An Anne Arundel County jury decided Wednesday that a MacArthur Middle School teacher had not acted negligently when he shut a student’s fingertips in a door in 2017, partially severing them. Javier Benitez — the child’s father, who filed a lawsuit against the Anne Arundel Board of Education in...
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Preston: Confident yet inconsistent, QB Lamar Jackson taking command of Ravens offense
The gradual improvements made by Lamar Jackson were noticeable during his second year of organized team activities and minicamp practices, but there is still much to do before he will be considered a top quarterback in the NFL. He’s still inconsistent, but has made strides since his rookie season,...
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MVA adds temporary office in Columbia for rush of REAL ID appointments as deadline approaches
A temporary annex office of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration in Columbia will provide hundreds of appointments per day for drivers who need to update their documents with the state to comply with the federal REAL ID law, officials announced Monday. Part of a large-scale effort to assist...