Shed fire in Havre de Grace may have been caused by illegally discharged...
A shed in Havre de Grace burned down late Monday night, and fireworks cannot be ruled out as a cause of the fire, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
View ArticleDog dies in Independence Day weekend house fire in Bel Air, officials report
A fire over Independence Day weekend caused $150,000 in damage to a Bel Air home and killed a family pet, the Office of the State Fire Marshal reported.
View ArticleOcean City still investigating cause of Fourth of July premature fireworks...
Authorities still don’t know what caused the premature explosion of a large amount of fireworks in Ocean City on the Fourth of July that injured one person and prompted the cancellation of all of the...
View ArticleMaryland governor’s politically-driven effort to slash federal unemployment...
The governor should stop trying to deny federal money due the unemployed, a move that may curry favor with out-of-state GOP voters but ultimately hampers Maryland's economic recovery.
View ArticleRequired seventh-grade vaccines now offered at Anne Arundel school-based...
Incoming seventh-graders who have not had their required Tdap (Tetanus Diphtheria and Pertussis) and meningitis vaccines are now able to get them at weekly school-based clinics throughout July and August.
View ArticleTwo injured in East Baltimore building collapse
Two people were injured in an East Baltimore row home that partially collapsed Tuesday morning, officials said.
View ArticleBaltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. postpones plans for bill...
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s administration is postponing plans to introduce legislation curbing the powers of Baltimore County’s Office of the Inspector General after details of...
View ArticleFarajii Muhammad leaving WEAA. Station debuts new show with former City Hall...
WEAA-FM talk show to “showcase analysis and commentaries by former mayors Sheila Dixon and Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, former police commissioners Darryl De Sousa and Anthony Barksdale and a variety of...
View ArticleCarroll offers relief from the heat with cooling centers throughout the county
While forecasters are anticipating excessive heat and humidity this week, the Carroll County Department of Citizen Services, Human Services Programs and the county public library will operate cooling...
View ArticleCar stolen at Glen Burnie Giant; suspect drove off with five children who...
Anne Arundel County Police officers responded to the parking of a Glen Burnie Giant Food store around 11 a.m. Monday after a caller said someone stole their van and drove off with their five children...
View ArticleBaltimore City Council President Nick Mosby, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby...
Nick and Marilyn Mosby have paid off a $45,000 federal tax lien filed against them last year, records show.
View ArticleBaltimore native Ta-Nehisi Coates to join Howard University as...
Ta-Nehisi Coates and Nikole Hannah-Jones will join Howard faculty in the fall.
View ArticleUniversity of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health President Lyle Sheldon to retire
University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health President and CEO, Lyle E. Sheldon, will retire in December. Here's a look at what he worked on during his 34-year career at the hospital.
View ArticleTerry Hickey appointed as Baltimore County’s first housing director
Terry Hickey has been named as Baltimore County’s first director of its inaugural Department of Housing and Community Development.
View ArticleOrioles rookie Spenser Watkins’ first major league start a success in 7-5 win...
The 28-year-old Watkins gave manager Brandon Hyde and the Orioles their best start in weeks to help secure a 7-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays before 7,388 fans at Camden Yards Tuesday.
View ArticleDrew Forrester used to be a sports talk radio host. Now, the Calvert Hall...
Drew Forrester, a 58-year-old Parkville resident who coaches golf at Calvert Hall, played a practice round with two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer and found his locker near 2003 U.S. Open...
View ArticleHugh F. Burgess Jr., McDonogh School English teacher and dean, dies
Hugh F. Burgess Jr., a former dean of faculty and revered McDonogh School English teacher, died of heart disease July 2 at Edenwald Senior Living in Towson. He was 91 and had lived in Timonium.
View ArticleHere’s how Baltimore City is using QR codes to help address the problem of...
Hundreds of QR codes have appeared on boarded-up homes throughout Baltimore over the past month, as part of a city effort to help residents seeking information on vacant properties.
View ArticleHas Maryland closed the COVID vaccine equity gap? State seeks to sustain...
An analysis of state data by The Baltimore Sun shows Maryland's vaccine equity push, coupled with other vaccination efforts, raised the proportion of people protected from the coronavirus.
View ArticleLatest Providence Point plan compromises on traffic, future development for...
A long-planned and often fought-over proposal for an Annapolis retirement community along Forest Drive could finally be on its way to approval.
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