Young protesters gather in Towson as part of the Black Lives Matter...
Roughly 30 people, mostly college and high school students, stood in the center of Towson Circle at noon Thursday to call for police reform — a modest crowd, but one that elicited loud responses from...
View ArticleMaryland to hire former Terps player and Giants assistant Henry Baker as...
Henry Baker, who spent the past season as an assistant defensive backs coach with the Giants, was a two-year starter for the Terps and previously coached under Ralph Friedgen.
View ArticleLongtime Baldwin’s Station owners turn over a new leaf, sell historic...
For more than two decades, Stewart Dearie has run Baldwin’s Station in Sykesville with his wife, Ridia. They have decided to close that chapter of their lives and have sold the restaurant.
View ArticleWas there a GOP ‘protest vote’ against Trump in the Maryland primary?
Was there a GOP “protest vote” against Trump in the Maryland primary? A noncandidate, Bill Weld, topped 20% against Trump in early returns in the state's two largest counties.
View ArticleOrioles VP John Angelos discusses racial injustice, expresses optimism for...
Orioles executive vice president John Angelos discussed the club’s statement on the widespread protests against racial injustice and police brutality in a radio interview with ESPN on Wednesday.
View ArticleMaryland lawmakers make renewed push for police accountability reforms
Heeding the calls of protesters from Baltimore to Minneapolis and beyond, leading Maryland lawmakers are pledging to push for reforms to policing practices. But advocates are skeptical that the...
View ArticleRichard L. ‘Dick’ Wheeden, retired college mathematics professor
Dr. Richard L. "Dick" Wheeden, a retired college mathematics professor, has died in St. Michaels at 79.
View ArticleAnne Arundel police prepare for counter protesters as racist comments emerge...
Anne Arundel County police are preparing to keep people safe at protests planned over the weekend as they have been tipped off to the potential of violent counter protesters, the police chief said...
View ArticleWith Carroll County set to take next reopening step, businesses looking...
Carroll County is further rolling back restrictions put in place during the coronavirus pandemic, in accordance with the governor’s second phase for reopening, and affected local businesses are eager...
View ArticleAnnapolis forming police-civilian review board following George Floyd...
Annapolis took the first step in creating a civilian review board for its police department Tuesday by announcing the formation of a working advisory committee to begin exploring the board’s creation.
View ArticleThurgood Marshall bust would replace one of Roger Taney in U.S. Capitol under...
U.S. Sens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Chris Van Hollen have introduced legislation that would replace the bust of controversial Supreme Court justice Roger Brooke Taney, who wrote the majority opinion in a...
View ArticleEndless busy tones and missing payments: What it’s like dealing with...
Marylanders detail their efforts to navigate the state’s unemployment system and how those efforts have led to little progress.
View ArticleMaryland reports 876 new cases of coronavirus, 27 more deaths;...
Thursday’s additions bring the state’s total to 55,858 cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus, 2,546 people dead due to the disease or complications from it.
View ArticleBaltimore and Anne Arundel counties to adopt statewide guidelines for lifting...
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. is initiating Phase 2 after Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan lifted more restrictions, effective 5 p.m. Friday.
View ArticleNo COVID-19 deaths announced in Carroll County Thursday, halting recent streak
The Carroll County Health Department announced 12 new cases of COVID-19 among county residents Thursday but no additional deaths, after several consecutive days in which multiple deaths attributable to...
View ArticleVote-counting in Baltimore mayor’s race delayed as election officials focus...
Baltimore elections officials on Thursday didn’t count any additional ballots in the critical race for mayor, instead spending the day’s canvass sorting out a mistake that affected the District 1 City...
View ArticleBaltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison meets with protesters as...
About 300 people gathered outside Baltimore’s City Hall Thursday afternoon for protests and speeches, marking the seventh straight day of mostly peaceful demonstrations
View ArticleProtesters seeking equal treatment of black people by police gather in...
More than 300 people crowded Main Street in front of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office in Bel Air on Thursday to protest the killing of George Floyd and what they saw as unequal treatment of black...
View ArticleMaryland weather: Severe thunderstorm watch, warning in effect across...
Scattered incidents of damaging winds are possible during the storms Thursday, the National Weather Service said. There’s a 70% chance of precipitation, and a half-inch to three-quarters of an inch of...
View ArticleHogan, Bowser continue disagreement over Maryland National Guard in D.C.
Gov. Larry Hogan and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser continued to disagree Thursday over the presence of Maryland National Guard troops in the nation’s capital.
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