Howard County man pleads guilty to lying after threatening U.S. congressman...
A Howard County man pleaded guilty Thursday to making false statements to federal agents about threatening messages he sent to a U.S. House representative from Maryland, according to Maryland’s U.S....
View Article‘We’re on our way’: Harford school board approves budget with nearly 100...
Harford County Public Schools is making progress in restoring staff positions, after having to cut more than 130 slots in administrative and instructional sections two years ago, but “we’re not quite...
View ArticleNeo-Nazi group members linked to attack plot in Virginia plead guilty in...
Patrik Jordan Mathews and Brian Mark Lemley, two neo-Nazi group members whose talk of planning an attack at a Virginia gun rights rally was secretly recorded by the FBI, pleaded guilty Thursday to gun...
View ArticleLawmakers grill former Maryland Environmental Service accountant over big...
Michael Harris, whom Roy McGrath recruited to handle finances for the Maryland Environmental Service, said he felt he lacked the authority to question the expenses and merely checked to make sure his...
View ArticleMore officers will be on Fells Point streets this weekend, but greater...
Baltimore leaders are planning to tighten up enforcement and redeploy officers to the historic waterfront neighborhood of Fells Point after weekends of unruly crowds and a shooting early Sunday.
View ArticleMaryland weather: Storms bring heavy rain, flash flooding through Baltimore...
Strong thunderstorms brought brief flooding and cooler temperatures as rain swept through the Baltimore region Thursday afternoon.
View Article‘Golden age for bird research’: Scientist in Maryland traces migration with...
Researchers like avian ecologist and Georgetown University Ph.D. student Emily Williams are using scientific innovations to unravel why some American robins migrate long distances, but others do not.
View ArticleMaryland companies, retailers say they won’t make COVID-19 vaccinations...
A day after Maryland hospitals said they would start requiring COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment, consumer groups, businesses and retail associations in the state said they would not...
View ArticleBall would hope to complete Ellicott City’s Safe and Sound Plan flood...
If elected to a second term, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said he would aim to see the completion of the Ellicott City Safe and Sound Plan.
View ArticleAlderman endorses challengers facing three colleagues on Annapolis City Council
Alderman DaJuan Gay, D-Ward 6, has thrown his support behind Ward 3 candidate Keanuú Smith-Brown, Toni Strong-Pratt in Ward 4 and Kati George in Ward 8 in the city’s Sept. 21 Democratic primary,...
View ArticleWhere are all the women in the races for higher office in Maryland? | COMMENTARY
As more women nationwide have entered political office, and at higher ranks than ever before thanks to Kamala Harris’ elevation to Vice President and Nancy Pelosi to Speaker of the House, Maryland is...
View Article‘Line of Duty’ explores ethics, morality like few TV dramas today | COMMENTARY
Maybe the reason that American TV is so devoid of highly moral characters like Ted Hastings in the Brit police drama "Line of Duty" is that too many of us have lost or chosen to ignore our moral compasses
View ArticleCost of ransomware attack on Baltimore County public schools climbs to $7.7M
Baltimore County school officials estimate the ransomware attack in November will cost the system at least $7.7 million, nearing what Baltimore City spent following a similar attack in 2019.
View ArticleOne year after shortened MLB draft, 2020 Orioles picks joining 2019 class in...
Everyone, from 2019 top pick Adley Rutschman on down to the undrafted free agents from 2020, is making strides.
View ArticleOnce Upon a Rodeo fundraiser to benefit Harford library scheduled for June 19...
Once Upon a Rodeo will take place Saturday, June 19 at the Harford County Equestrian Center, featuring top rodeo contenders bull riding, barrel racing, steer wrestling and more.
View ArticleWho’s in, who’s out and who’s on the fence in 2021 Annapolis election
Annapolis voters will choose a mayor and City Council in November.
View ArticleA dozen birthdays, an Easter egg hunt and a toast to a new year: Families...
COVID vaccines are ushering in a time of reunions, with families and friends savoring their first hugs, and trying to make up for lost moments.
View ArticleAberdeen Proving Ground finding balance of virtual, in-person work as two...
Normally at Aberdeen Proving Ground’s C5ISR center, finding a parking spot can be a challenge. But Thursday, spaces were plentiful, even as the base opens further to employees and even visitors. Part...
View ArticleFormer South River High teacher found not guilty on all sex offense charges
A jury found a former South River High School biology teacher not guilty Thursday on all offenses charging her with having sexual encounters with a student.
View ArticleGraduates dance and share their success at Ruth Parker Eason ceremony in Anne...
Ruth Parker Eason School celebrated its four graduates Thursday evening, discussing the perseverance the class of 2021 has shown not just through the pandemic, but their entire academic career.
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