Some front-runners pull away in Howard County school board races; other local...
The Howard County Board of Elections counted about 23,000 more ballots on Thursday, and three Board of Education candidates extended their leads and are poised to move on to the general election in...
View ArticleAnne Arundel County Gun Violence Prevention Task Force releases its final...
Anne Arundel County’s Gun Violence Prevention Task Force’s final report recommends further restrictions on gun ownership, background checks on all firearm sales and 53 other ideas the group hopes will...
View ArticleVisit Annapolis shakes up operations, projects drastic spending cuts...
Predicting a budget slash, Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County plans to cut ties with its longtime advertising agency and reorganize as results emerge of an investigation of its longtime former...
View ArticleMount Airy council approves smaller grant program for small businesses than...
Small businesses in Mount Airy will soon be eligible to receive funds from the town as part of a new microgrant program — though the program will have fewer funds than in a previous proposal.
View ArticleBaltimore elections board has received 43% of mailed ballots so far, begins...
The election board has received about 130,700 Democratic ballots as of Friday, according to figures released by the state. That’s roughly 43% of those sent to the city’s 300,000 eligible, registered...
View ArticleAnne Arundel seniors walk across stage in cap and gown as part of diploma...
Thursday evening marked the final day for the digital commencement ceremonies, celebrating Anne Arundel County high school seniors. County public high schools are still holding diploma pick up events...
View ArticleHarford health officer announces retirement after more than 30 years with...
Harford County Health Officer Dr. Russell Moy, who has guided the county's Health Department during the coronavirus pandemic, announced earlier this week he plans to retire in the fall.
View ArticleCarroll County Health Department reports 5 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
For the second straight day, the Carroll County Health Department reported no new deaths attributable to COVID-19 and announced five new confirmed cases.
View ArticleBaltimore Mayor Young, lagging in bid to keep seat, accepts loss: ‘They...
Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young — lagging far behind the frontrunners in his bid to hold onto his seat — acknowledged Friday he won’t be keeping his job.
View ArticleReddit co-founder, Columbia native Alexis Ohanian leaves social media site...
Reddit co-founder and Columbia native Alexis Ohanian announced his resignation from the board of the social media site and urged the board to replace him with a black candidate.
View ArticleWhen the call about coronavirus comes, Maryland officials hope the public...
About 1,400 contact tracers in Maryland will begin calling the public to ask about contacts with those infected with coronavirus.
View ArticleTowson University committee to explore name change for dorms named for...
Towson University is convening a committee to change the names of two residence halls named after two Maryland men who owned slave owners, the university announced Friday.
View ArticleCarroll County receives $14.6M in coronavirus relief funding; county...
Carroll County Government has received $14.6 million in coronavirus relief funding from the federal government, and the county commissioners voted 3-2 to delegate certain powers to the county...
View ArticleYouth-led group behind Columbia’s Black Lives Matter protest discusses what...
On Tuesday, a 17-person group of 18- to 21-year-olds organized the largest protest in Howard County history, according to Shawn Gladden, executive director of the Howard County Historical Society. The...
View ArticleBaltimore to ease some coronavirus restrictions Monday, moving into its own...
The city’s decision will allow religious institutions to have tented outdoor services for up to 50 people with physical distancing and face coverings. Camps and childcare providers will be allowed to...
View ArticleDespite CCPS efforts to make graduations special for Carroll County seniors,...
For some Carroll County parents and students, the ways that graduation proceedings were modified to comply with coronavirus-related restrictions meant little satisfaction and some frustration.
View ArticleAnnapolis High School students, graduates and others hold march downtown,...
Mica Stevens wasn’t ready to see a day pass without protests in Annapolis.
View ArticleTwo rescued after floodwaters trap people in their cars in Harford County
People rescued from floodwaters after heavy rain in Hardford County.
View ArticleBaltimore’s medical establishment and the black, trans community join...
Demonstrators representing Baltimore’s black, transgender community and two of the city’s most established medical institutions protested racial injustice Friday.
View ArticlePolice arrest Maryland cyclist accused of assaulting people posting signs...
A 60-year-old Maryland man was arrested Friday after a video appeared to show him violently grab an object from a young adult who was posting signs protesting the death of George Floyd, park police said.
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