Coronavirus in Maryland: 5 takeaways from the week
To keep Marylanders up-to-date with the week’s most pressing takeaways, here are five key points from The Baltimore Sun’s coronavirus coverage.
View ArticleCarroll County Board of Education candidates address their ability to lead...
Carroll County Board of Education candidates speak about how they are prepared to lead in uncertain times.
View ArticleGary E. Johnson, retired engineering firm partner, dies of coronavirus
His son, Gary E. Johnson Jr., said his father had fallen and undergone hip surgery and contracted the coronavirus while recuperating.
View ArticleMaryland hospitals turn to salary cuts, furloughs amid financial crunch from...
Maryland hospitals cut pay and issue furloughs in response to an estimated revenue loss of $1 billion from the coronavirus response.
View ArticleBaltimore streamed concerts during coronavirus just aren’t cutting it. Here’s...
What does it mean to be a musician of a particular place anymore, when all of one’s public performances can theoretically be accessed by anyone in the world?
View ArticleHoward County cancels Fourth of July fireworks at Columbia lakefront due to...
Nearly two months ahead of Independence Day, the Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks on Friday announced the cancellation of the Fourth of July fireworks at the Columbia lakefront due to...
View ArticleTimonium nonprofit to hold blood drive May 15 in memory of Hunt Valley girl...
As the American Red Cross faces a massive shortage in blood donations amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Lutherville-Timonium-based Kendall Burrows Foundation is looking for healthy blood donors for a...
View ArticleCapitals cut ties with Brendan Leipsic after disparaging comments
The Washington Capitals on Friday placed Brendan Leipsic on unconditional waivers to terminate his contract after he made disparaging comments about women and teammates in a private social media chat.
View ArticlePedestrian dead after Reisterstown hit and run
Baltimore County Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash on Hammershire Road in Reisterstown that killed a 67-year-old pedestrian Thursday afternoon.
View Article4th Maryland inmate dies of coronavirus, officials say
A fourth inmate died of COVID-19. The inmate was previously living at the Dorsey Run Correctional Facility, according to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
View ArticleBaltimore homicides pass the 100 mark as violence spikes heading into...
Baltimore homicides total over 100 killings for 2020, according to Baltimore police homicide data.
View ArticleSelf-employed, independent contractors could see unemployment payments as...
State labor officials, facing a surge in unemployment applications and complaints about system, say newly eligible claimants who are self-employed or sub-contractors coud see payments as soon as this...
View ArticleCarroll County Government announces web page for volunteer and donation...
The Carroll County Government announced the development of a new web page on their site listing volunteer and donation opportunities to the local COVID-19 response.
View ArticleThe other epidemic: Carroll opioid overdoses still trending down, but haven’t...
While the COVID-19 pandemic has been the prime focus of public health officials for more than two months, the opioid epidemic has not disappeared, requiring leaders to keep planning as best they can...
View ArticleBarbara A. Hawks, longtime administrative assistant at Gilman School, dies
Barbara Anne Gunn, the daughter of James Gunn and his wife, Jean St. Martin Wyatt, was born in Baltimore and raised in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.
View ArticleBaltimore Police union criticizes Councilman Dorsey in campaign mailer...
The Baltimore Police union is criticizing City Councilman Ryan Dorsey in a new campaign mailer being distributed to voters.
View ArticleMaryland ACLU calls for widespread testing of inmates and workers;...
Following the Maryland-ACLU calling for an increase in testing of inmates, the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services begins to look at expanding testing for COVID-19.
View ArticleThree more Carroll County elder care residents succumb to coronavirus
Data released Friday afternoon by the Carroll County Health Department shows 540 total COVID-19 cases in Carroll County, a one-day increase of 14, with 68 deaths.
View Article‘We feel like we are drowning’: Baltimore-area parents struggle to guide...
Some Baltimore-area parents say the formal education their children are getting is a fraction of what they would have learned in a classroom with teachers.
View ArticleHoward County announces rental relief, food assistance to help residents...
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball on Friday announced hundreds of thousands of dollars in food assistance and rental relief for county residents amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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