Howard County Council approves bill to increase minimum wage to $16 per hour...
The county’s minimum wage is set to rise to $16 per hour by 2026 after the Howard County Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday in support of legislation introduced by members Opel Jones and Christiana...
View ArticleRapid COVID-19 tests show better than expected results in large Baltimore study
Those rapid COVID-19 tests actually do work pretty well, even if people don’t have symptoms, according to a large new study conducted in Baltimore.
View ArticleCamden Yards to test using artificial intelligence for security at some...
Oriole Park at Camden Yards will be a test site during some Orioles games next season for a security technology that uses 3D imaging and artificial intelligence to detect hidden threats.
View ArticleOwings Mills man charged with selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards online,...
An Owings Mills man has been charged in federal court with buying fake COVID-19 vaccination cards online and reselling them to customers over YouTube and Instagram.
View ArticleBaltimore County school board taps Julie Henn, Cheryl Pasteur for chair, vice...
The board also voted unanimously to approve $1,000 bonuses for system employees in January.
View Article19-home Catonsville subdivision blocked in unanimous vote by Baltimore County...
The Baltimore County Council voted unanimously this week to block the Davis Farms housing project, a proposed 19-home subdivision off Maple Avenue in Catonsville. The plan had been previously denied by...
View ArticleMaryland school board sets the standard for going maskless, amid surge in...
When is it time to relax the requirement that students and staff wear masks in K-12 schools? Finally, there's a standard in sight and it's appropriately high.
View ArticleFirst Maryland standardized school tests since start of pandemic see dramatic...
Just 15% of the state’s public school students passed math and 35% passed English, the greatest single-year declines on any state tests given in at least the past two decades in Maryland.
View ArticleFacing criticism over ongoing violence, Baltimore’s top cop, prosecutor...
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison and State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby are pushing back against criticism that criminals aren’t being arrested and prosecuted enough in Baltimore City.
View ArticleRavens coach John Harbaugh says no-huddle offense ‘definitely an option’ to...
According to Sports Info Solutions, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is 18-for-28 with 149 yards, two touchdowns and one interception and has been sacked twice in the no-huddle.
View ArticleBaltimore Mayor Brandon Scott releases action plan to mark first anniversary...
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott released an action plan for his first term in office Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary since he was sworn in.
View ArticleTwo more Maryland facilities move closer to offering in-person sports gambling
Two more facilities won a key approval to offer in-person gambling on sports in Maryland on Wednesday.
View ArticleMaryland men’s basketball promotes Greg Manning Jr. to interim assistant coach
Greg Manning Jr., son of former Maryland men's basketball standout Greg Manning Sr., has been promoted to interim assistant coach.
View ArticleCatholic Charities of Baltimore announces $75 million fundraising campaign,...
Catholic Charities has embarked on a $75 million fundraising campaign — its largest ever — in hopes of providing resources to help children, aid disabled adults and fund community revitalization in...
View ArticleCOVID hospitalizations spike as some Maryland health department services...
Days after a cyberattack disrupted services provided by the Maryland Department of Health, including its COVID-19 dashboard, reporting resumed for hospitalizations related to the pandemic, showing an...
View ArticleRehabbing OT Ja’Wuan James practices with Ravens for first time; CB Marlon...
Ja'Wuan James now has 21 days to be moved to the Ravens' active roster or be placed on season-ending injured reserve.
View ArticleAfter students felt threatened during spirit week, Pasadena volunteers color...
Dec. 8 was Unity Day in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, and members the group One Pasadena: Addressing Racism decided to decorate the sidewalk outside the school with messages supporting the LGBTQ...
View ArticleBaltimore will become headquarters of newly formed Constellation energy...
Baltimore will remain as headquarters of a new Constellation energy company to be formed when energy giant Exelon splits its utilities and power-generation businesses next year.
View ArticleFrom Park Heights ‘stickup boy’ to marijuana kingpin: Drug dealer testifies...
Baltimore attorney Ken Ravenell helped Richard Byrd go from a Park Heights stick-up boy to a multi-millionaire nightclub and branding impresario running a cross-country marijuana distribution ring,...
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