Irving L. Green Jr., educator, woodworker and avid traveler and landscaper,...
Irving Lee Green Jr., an educator in three school districts and former vice principal at Brooklyn Park High School, has died of the coronavirus. He was 91.
View ArticleCarroll County reports 3 more elder care COVID-19 cases, as weekly total of...
Three more residents of local elder care facilities have contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the Carroll County Health Department reported Tuesday.
View ArticleHavre de Grace police draw online criticism after shooting bear in city
Havre de Grace police said they had to euthanize a bear over the weekend that was in the area of the city’s promenade, “due to the high potential for a physical encounter with humans.”
View ArticleMaryland lawmakers take first steps toward policing reform after George...
Maryland’s state lawmakers are taking their first steps toward enacting policing reforms in the wake of international protests about U.S. police brutality.
View ArticleMaryland schools still suspending youngest students, suspending Black...
Maryland school systems are still suspending about 1,200 students in pre-kindergarten through second grade every year despite a 2017 law intended to virtually eliminate suspensions of the youngest...
View ArticleMaryland Senate leaders call for ‘hybrid’ election in November, with mail...
Two state Senate leaders have called for a “hybrid” election to be held in Maryland this fall that would expand the number of in-person voting locations and allow early voting, while still mailing...
View ArticleMaryland’s minimum wage increase likely to go forward, despite opposition...
Maryland’s next increase to the minimum wage, scheduled for Jan. 1, is likely to move forward as planned, despite efforts to put the brakes on it due to the coronavirus-fueled economic downturn.
View ArticleAfter weeks of missed trash pickup, Baltimore officials say 100 garbage...
As trash piles up in alleys around Baltimore City, more than 100 trash collectors will return to work on Wednesday morning, which officials hope will allow the Department of Public Works to catch up on...
View ArticleDr. Shirley Basfield Dunlap, Morgan State University drama coordinator, dies
Dr. Shirley Basfield Dunlap, a theatrical director who taught at Morgan State University, died of heart failure June 15 at her Northwest Baltimore home. She was 67.
View ArticleAberdeen City Council introduces legislation to allow chicken ownership in city
The Aberdeen City Council introduced legislation that would allow city residents to keep chickens at their homes, against the recommendation of the city’s planning commission.
View ArticleWestminster officials lifting some coronavirus measures on city staff, detail...
Coronavirus relief funding, new guidelines for city staff and a review of the city audit were all on the agenda when the Westminster Mayor and Common Council met Monday.
View ArticleMaryland senator says Trump visa freeze will ‘further weaken’ economy; crab,...
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen says President Donald Trump’s freezing of visas for temporary foreign workers will “further weaken” the national economy and deny tourism and other important Maryland...
View ArticleFormer Baltimore state Sen. Nathaniel Oaks granted compassionate release from...
Former convicted Baltimore state Sen. Nathaniel Oaks, has been granted compassionate release about a month after filing for it due to health concerns amid the coronavirus.
View ArticleHouse of Delegates Speaker Jones: Civil War-themed state song, ‘Maryland, My...
Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones is pushing to repeal the secession-themed state song.
View ArticleAfter Ravens’ record-setting season on offense, OC Greg Roman looking to keep...
After a stunning playoff loss, Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman is left to ponder how to make adjustments for future success while retaining the roots that made the offense so potent.
View ArticleBaltimore Police Civilian Review Board calls for more authority as activist...
Baltimore’s Civilian Review Board is calling on state legislators to give them more authority to investigate complaints against police, while an activist legal group has separately filed a lawsuit...
View ArticleMaryland weather: More severe storms possible Tuesday night, prompting flash...
Scattered severe storms are forecast Tuesday afternoon and evening across Maryland, bringing threats of damaging wind gusts, large hail and flooding downpours.
View ArticleAlleged hate speech within Towson rugby team led to one player quitting, head...
Junior Ethan Buda, the recipient of hateful text messages, has since left the team, and Tony De Cesare, who served on a volunteer basis, resigned shortly after the incident became public in early June.
View ArticleBaltimore County school board passes $1.65 billion budget with cuts to...
The Baltimore County school board passed a budget Tuesday night that calls for cuts to administration to fund a slight cost-of-living increase for employees.
View ArticleBaltimore Police: Two people shot, one fatally, in separate Tuesday shootings
Two people were shot, one fatally, in separate shootings across Baltimore on Tuesday night.
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