Greater Catonsville Chamber of Commerce turns to a fundraiser to survive
The Greater Catonsville Chamber of Commerce recently launched the Help Catonsville fundraiser to benefit the organization so it can continue to support local businesses and nonprofits and sponsor...
View ArticleTwo charged in connection to Edgewood homicide awaiting extradition to Maryland
Two men charged in connection to a deadly May 30 shooting in Edgewood are awaiting extradition from Rhode Island and North Carolina, police said.
View ArticleBaltimore expands access to COVID-19 testing with mobile resources,...
As the confirmed rate of infection in Baltimore continues to tick downward, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced Thursday an increase of mobile, on-demand COVID-19 testing, including offering swabs...
View ArticleBaltimore mayor says protesters who threw Columbus statue in the Inner Harbor...
Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young said Thursday he was not going to tolerate the destruction of property, the strongest reaction from the administration since the Fourth of July incident.
View ArticleOrioles’ Alex Cobb has experience preparing for a season quickly. Here’s why...
Orioles starter Alex Cobb went from signing his contract to starting a major league game with no spring training in 42 days, and is confident this time will go differently for him and the Orioles.
View ArticleDelfina H. Pereda-Echeverria, matriarch of Baltimore’s Hispanic-Latino...
Delfina H. Pereda-Echeverria, the matriarch of Baltimore's Hispanic-Latino community, has died at 99.
View ArticleThree Carroll County facilities no longer considered COVID-19 outbreak sites
Outbreaks at Brinton Woods Health and Rehab Center at Winfield, Pleasant View Nursing Home in Mount Airy and Springfield Hospital Center in Sykesville are considered closed by the Carroll County Health...
View ArticleHow will Harford County schools operate in the fall? It will depend on status...
A draft recovery plan for how Harford County Public Schools will operate in the fall was released Thursday, laying out three different scenarios — from an all-virtual distance learning environment to...
View ArticleParents raise questions over scheduling and safety in virtual town hall with...
In the online presentation, schools CEO Sonja Santelises said there are currently no plans to welcome back all students, despite pressure from the federal government to fully open schools.
View ArticleCarroll commissioner suggests masks aren’t helping prevent COVID-19...
The members of the Carroll County Board of Commissioners continue to disagree over when to lift the local state of emergency, and in Thursday’s meeting, the debate extended to the county government’s...
View ArticleBaltimore police release body camera video of officers shooting man while...
Baltimore police released the body camera footage on Thursday of officers shooting a man having a behavioral crisis after he suddenly drew a weapon and pointed it at one of the officers as they spoke...
View ArticleAs Annapolis helps plan vigil for homicide victim, detectives close in on arrest
As Annapolis officials a vigil with the homicide victim’s family, the city’s police chief said the investigation into his targeted killing shows promise of an arrest soon.
View ArticleMaryland fines 3 nursing homes in Baltimore, Glen Burnie, Rockville for...
Maryland health officials have fined three nursing homes for violations of the state’s rules requiring universal coronavirus testing of residents and staff, according to documents obtained by The...
View ArticleUnion Mills garage fire quickly extinguished Thursday
Firefighters extinguished a garage blaze in the 3500 block of Littlestown Pike near Pleasant Valley early Thursday evening. No injuries were reported.
View ArticleBig Ten to move fall sports to conference-only schedule; Maryland to lose...
The Big Ten on Thursday announced its plans to move its fall sports to a conference-only schedule, as collegiate and professional sports leagues continue to make adjustments to their operations amid...
View ArticleWest 8 withdraws as developer for Middle Branch project after blackface photo...
A Netherlands-based architecture firm withdrew from being the lead contractor for the Middle Branch Waterfront redevelopment after a photo surfaced showing a blackface Dutch tradition.
View ArticleBaltimore Police sergeant charged with extortion, kidnapping; commissioner...
A Baltimore Police Department sergeant assigned to the homicide unit was arrested Thursday night in Baltimore County and charged with extortion and kidnapping, officials said.
View ArticleMaryland’s Prince George’s County is among nation’s wealthiest Black...
Researchers are finding that even for Black people in higher income and educational brackets, simply the stress of navigating a discriminatory world — where doctors don’t take your symptoms as...
View ArticleHoward County school board pushes back start of academic year by two weeks,...
The Howard County Board of Education voted to push back the start of the 2020-21 academic year while it considered different fall reopening plans amid the coronavirus pandemic during its meeting...
View ArticleHoward County Restaurant Weeks kick off July 13 with dine-in, pickup and...
The biannual Howard County Restaurant Weeks & Craft Beverages event kicks off Monday, with delivery and curbside pickup options available for the first time.
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