Havre de Grace demonstrators hold peaceful Black Lives Matter protest
About 200 people in Havre de Grace demonstrated for Black Lives Matter and peacefully protested the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
View ArticleUnder watchful eyes, Baltimore mayor’s race vote count continues as...
The vote count continued Saturday in the Democratic primary for Baltimore mayor, with former Mayor Sheila Dixon holding a lead and a chief rival’s campaign saying a lot of things "have gone wrong” in...
View ArticleProtests in support of George Floyd continue Saturday throughout Baltimore...
Demonstrations against racism and police brutality continued for a ninth day on Saturday in the Baltimore region.
View ArticleBowie holds vigil for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery
Saturday Allen Pond Park was filled with people attending a vigil for Floyd and other victims of racial violence, organized by two Bowie families with the help of the city and other officials.
View ArticleOne woman found dead, another wounded near East Baltimore railroad tracks
Baltimore Police detectives are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found near railroad tracks in East Baltimore on Saturday.
View ArticleParents, school figures learn to have tough conversations on identity as kids...
As the spotlight on police brutality, the treatment of black people and the realities of systemic racism pervade the country, some members of the community are tasked with the responsibility of taking...
View ArticleBaltimore government mechanic ‘Mr. Reliable’ keeps essential vehicles ready...
Terrence Washington puts in long hours to ensure the city’s police officers and emergency medical providers, among others, can drive safely.
View ArticleGerstell Academy graduate CJ Kovalsky reflects on school he’s known since pre-K
The first time CJ Kovalsky stepped into a classroom at Gerstell Academy, it was his first day of pre-school. Now, about 14 years later, it’s time to say goodbye, and he’s got some feelings about it.
View ArticleDespite problems in Baltimore’s 1st mostly mail-in election, advocates find...
Mail-in voting in Maryland has been chaotic, but has produced an overwhelming turnout among Baltimore voters that already eclipses the 2016 Democratic primary even before all the votes have been tallied.
View ArticleGerald Winegrad: There is no ‘away’ for flushed wastewater on the Chesapeake
We take for granted when we flush out toilets, brush our teeth, shower, or wash clothes and dishes that the wastewater simply goes “away”, disappearing through pipes. I can assure you it does not go...
View ArticleBaltimore police investigating fatal overnight shooting in northwest
Baltimore police are investigating two more shooting incidents from overnight: one man was found dead in the city’s northwest district, while the other suffered a non-life threatening wound in southeast.
View Article'They did a great job with our draft class’: Orioles’ 2019 selections show...
The Orioles’ 2019 draftees, along with the rest of the organization’s minor leaguers, will be ready whenever play resumes.
View ArticleAnnapolis, unions consider delaying cost-of-living raise ahead of Monday...
Annapolis and union representatives are bargaining a delay in a cost-of-living raise for employees that could save the city several hundred thousand dollars as it faces revenue losses because of the...
View ArticleOwner of Annapolis Bruster’s apologizes after ‘u act like an animal’ comment...
The owners of Bruster’s Real Ice Cream in Annapolis have apologized for racist comments they made attacking Black Lives Matter protesters and have said they will go through sensitivity training after...
View ArticleYvette Matthews, international opera singer and educator, dies
Yvette Matthews, a Baltimore native who performed internationally in opera, has died at 71.
View ArticleHelen S. ‘Penny’ Schwab, artist-volunteer, dies
Helen S. "Penny" Schwab, an accomplished artist and longtime volunteer, has died at 96.
View ArticlePeaceful protests continue with walks in Annapolis and Edgewater for justice...
More than 1,000 people showed up to the Navy Marine Corps stadium for a walk in downtown Annapolis Sunday. And in Edgewater, a separate smaller, predominately white protest brought a few hundred people...
View ArticleProtests continue Sunday across Baltimore region as demonstrators demand...
Sunday’s protests in the Baltimore area included multiple neighborhoods that have been historically white, as a multi-racial coalition of demonstrators expressed support for the “Black Lives Matter”...
View ArticleMaryland coronavirus hospitalizations decline to lowest level in eight weeks,...
As Maryland enters the second phase of reopening the economy, state officials reported Sunday that the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations here dropped to its lowest number in eight weeks.
View ArticleLaurel High School students organize peaceful ‘Black Lives Matter’ protest...
Shouting “Black Lives Matter” and “No Justice, No Peace,” more than 2,000 people marched from Granville Gude Park , down Cherry Lane past Laurel High School and back in a peaceful protest on Sunday...
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