Honoring Juneteenth: Anne Arundel residents, groups plan events in Laurel,...
Juneteenth marks the day slaves in Texas found out they had been freed and the Civil War had ended. The news reached them on June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation and a...
View ArticleIn divided vote, Anne Arundel school board adds help for students facing...
A divided Anne Arundel school board added more mental health professionals Wednesday night in its final budget for the next fiscal year, shifting funds to help students dealing with trauma caused by...
View ArticleFormer Terps guard Serrel Smith Jr. transferring to East Tennessee State
Former Maryland guard Serrel Smith Jr., who entered the NCAA transfer portal earlier this year, announced Wednesday on Twitter that he plans to join East Tennessee’s basketball program.
View ArticleBelmont favorite Tiz the Law brings 82-year-old trainer Barclay Tagg back to...
It's been 17 years since trainer Barclay Tagg last took center stage in the Triple Crown with Kentucky Derby and Preakness champion Funny Cide.
View ArticleShare your coronavirus story: How to add your voice to our coverage of...
To capture the widespread impact of COVID-19 in Maryland, we are making direct appeals to readers to be a part of our coverage. Responses to the prompts below supplement other reporting methods,...
View ArticleMaryland reports fewest new coronavirus cases since March 31 as...
Maryland’s drop in hospitalizations from the coronavirus has exceeded three straight weeks, while the average number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 is approaching two weeks of consecutive declines.
View ArticleTwo charged in theft of 28 rental cars at BWI Airport
A man and woman were arrested Monday and charged with stealing at least 28 rental cars from BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport over six weeks in 2019.
View ArticleMcDonald’s in Eldersburg reopens, donates proceeds to Sykesville Freedom...
After months of being closed for upgrades and renovations, the McDonald’s in Eldersburg held a grand reopening, giving the proceeds to the Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department.
View ArticleFollowing delays due to coronavirus, Whole Foods store opens doors in Harbor...
The store was previously located at 1001 Fleet St.
View ArticleEmergency enrollment for Obamacare health insurance extended for another month
Maryland health exchange enrollment is extended for another month.
View ArticleMan shot in Brooklyn Park hotel suffers life-threatening injuries; police say...
A man was shot in Brooklyn Park on Wednesday evening, making him the sixth shooting victim during violent 24 hours in Anne Arundel County, police said.
View ArticleOrioles’ Trey Mancini partners with Colorectal Cancer Alliance to promote...
Trey Mancini has partnered with the Colorectal Cancer Alliance and joined the organization’s “Never Too Young” advisory board, the Orioles announced Thursday.
View ArticleHere’s what Maryland’s colleges are planning for fall 2020 amid the...
As the fall semester approaches, Maryland’s colleges and universities are announcing plans and guidelines for how they plan to hold classes while containing the spread of coronavirus. Here’s a sampling...
View ArticleWWI shell found in Harford County flower bed; authorities safely dispose of...
Two Harford County residents unearthed a WWI shell with an intact fusing mechanism while working in their flower bed Wednesday, the Office of the State Fire Marshal announced Thursday.
View ArticleWith pandemic restrictions lifted, Baltimore schools have a chance to regain...
Baltimore City is the first school system in the region to announce they will sort through all of the complex questions of how to hold real school again during a pandemic so a tiny number of students...
View ArticleBaltimore DACA recipients breathe a sigh of relief after Supreme Court rules...
The decision will allow about 8,000 young immigrants in Maryland, who had been living with uncertainty about their status in the midst of a global pandemic, to renew their applications and work permits.
View ArticleBaltimore-based T. Rowe Price Foundation donating $2 million to fight against...
The company joins countless organizations that have donated money to fighting racial injustice and related causes after the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis at the hands of...
View ArticleMajor renovation of Westminster library moves forward, with contractor...
The Carroll County Public Library plans to break ground in July on the $4.9 million renovation project known as Exploration Commons in Westminster.
View ArticleMaryland Jockey Club to begin restricting use of Lasix for 2-year-old racehorses
The Maryland Jockey Club announced Thursday that it has informed the Maryland Racing Commission that it will ban the use of Lasix for 2-year-olds at the state’s tracks on race day.
View ArticleAnnapolis housing authority extends rent eviction moratorium until November,...
The housing authority’s moratorium will now last until Nov. 2, more than three months beyond the federal deadline which ends July 25.
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