Former pro lacrosse player Josh Sims rejects Severn School honors as alums...
Former pro lacrosse player Josh Sims on Friday renounced his 2009 induction in the athletic hall of fame at Severn School, sharply criticizing the school’s response to systemic racism. In a comment...
View ArticleBaltimore County schools to remove children’s Black Lives Matter chalk art...
Because of increasing and sometimes aggressive complaints over the chalk art to the school system, Baltimore County Public Schools will remove "Black Lives Matter" chalk from Hillcrest Elementary...
View ArticleHarford teacher allegedly paid for pictures, sexual acts from 14-year old,...
A former Harford County teacher charged with soliciting and human trafficking allegedly paid a 14-year-old student for pictures of her feet, according to court documents.
View ArticleMore than 500 honor Juneteenth in downtown Annapolis with march, vigil and...
In celebration of freedom and Juneteeth Day, the day slaves in Texas heard they were free two years after the Civil War ended, a march and vigil will be held in Annapolis staring at 2 p.m.
View ArticleAnnapolis alderman’s encounter with police in private Eastport community...
A black Annapolis alderman and his friends were approached by police after the group visited a private community dock in Eastport, an incident that raises questions about racial profiling and lack of...
View ArticleTo promote black heritage and combat ‘unacceptable’ racism, Carroll County...
Commissioner Eric Bouchat proposed the Carroll County government create a heritage commission to recognize the history and accomplishments of African Americans in the county.
View ArticleDorothy B. Krug, T. Rowe Price’s first female vice president and world...
Ms. Krug died June 10 at the Broadmead, a retirement community in Cockeysville, due to the coronavirus. She was 99.
View ArticleSomeone spray-painted ‘BLM’ on his Edgewater home. Now he’s hosting a...
When Roger Connelly found "BLM" spray-painted on the side of his house in Edgewater on Thursday morning, he was angry because he thought some did it because they objected to the "Black Lives Matter"...
View ArticleMyrtle Johnson, retired Annapolis nurse and family historian, dies
Myrtle Lorraine Scott Johnson died of coronavirus June 10 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. She was 89 and lived in Annapolis.
View ArticleDavid E. Gluck, performer of infamous and uncredited role in John Waters’...
David E. Gluck, an actor and computer analyst, died June 2 from pneumonia at Sinai Hospital. The Pikesville resident was 70.
View ArticleAhead of Father’s Day, Maryland outlines protocol for safe outdoor visits...
Ahead of Father’s Day, Maryland health officials say some nursing home residents can see their family members in person — but only under certain circumstances.
View ArticleOne person shot in Severn, officers canvassing area for suspects, Anne...
A person was shot in Severn on Friday afternoon, an Anne Arundel County police spokesperson said.
View ArticleKathryn Connor, retired Baltimore City Eating Together official and teacher,...
Kathryn Connor, a former teacher and official of Baltimore City’s Eating Together program for the elderly, died of coronavirus complications at the Broadmead Retirement Community on June 4. She was 84.
View ArticleSingle COVID-19 case confirmed in Carroll County, health department says
On Friday the Carroll County Health Department announced just one new confirmed case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
View ArticleLoyola University of Maryland students of color say they feel racism on campus
An Instagram video of the steady, but anguished, voices of about 20 unnamed students describing racism they have experienced on campus has drawn tens of thousands of views in just a day after it was...
View ArticleFall semester at Howard Community College to offer in-person and online courses
Howard Community College unveiled its learning plan for the fall semester Friday, with some classes being offered in person and others online.
View ArticleNew Dollar General proposed for Hampstead at site of former Old Town Grill,...
A proposal to build a Dollar General in Hampstead at the site of the former Old Town Grill has sparked resistance from hundreds of residents.
View ArticleBaltimore eases restrictions on restaurants, churches, gyms, as city moves to...
Baltimore restaurants will be able to add indoor seating, retail stores will open with fewer restrictions and churchgoers will be invited inside, under an easing of coronavirus restrictions Mayor...
View ArticleEx-Mayor Catherine Pugh pleads guilty to perjury in ‘Healthy Holly’ scandal,...
Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh appears in Anne Arundel Circuit Court Friday for a plea hearing on her perjury charge
View Article‘There’s still a long way to go’: Demonstrators gather throughout Baltimore...
Amid an ongoing national conversation about race equality and police brutality, demonstrators gathered throughout Baltimore on Friday in recognition of Juneteenth.
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