‘I’m not dying, but I’m pretty darn sick’: Breakthrough COVID cases, while...
Post-vaccination coronavirus cases in Maryland have been infrequent and less serious than those affecting the uninoculated, but they're still shocking and scaring the infected.
View ArticleRavens CB Tavon Young is ‘right on schedule’ after two injury-shortened...
Cornerback Tavon Young has only played two games over the past two seasons because of injuries. Though the Ravens and Young are taking things slow, he feels fully healthy and ready to contribute to a...
View ArticleOrioles slugger Ryan Mountcastle ‘continues to improve’ as rookie resurgence...
Orioles rookie Ryan Mountcastle knows what he’s meant to be doing as a first base/designated hitter, and he’s surely doing it of late. “We’re happy with his improvement,” manager Brandon Hyde said.
View ArticleTowson is looking for Tom Flacco’s successor at quarterback. 5 candidates are...
The Tigers will assess a pool of five candidates to succeed Tom Flacco, younger brother of former Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco who guided the program to a combined 14-10 record in 2018 and 2019.
View ArticleHouse fire in Aberdeen caused by overloaded extension cord, investigators say
The Office of the State Fire Marshal said the fire in the 900 block of Edmunds Street in Aberdeen started when an overloaded and coiled up extension cord ignited a large pile of clothes that was on top...
View ArticleThings to do in Baltimore and online Aug. 6 to Aug. 12
Take your pick of festivals this week. Sample food and wine, enjoy different art forms performed by local talent or eat roasted corn.
View ArticleAnnapolis fire and police pay comprises more than half of city’s 2021 salary...
On average, salaried Annapolis fire department employees earn about $86,400 annually; the city's salaried police workers average about $82,000 a year.
View ArticleInspector general: Baltimore fire department let out-of-state staffers...
The inspector general’s report faulted the city for giving vehicles to employees who could not respond rapidly to incidents because of the length of their commute.
View ArticleMaryland reports 700 new coronavirus cases as active hospitalizations have...
Experts say unvaccinated people are continuing to spread the virus and make up the bulk of cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
View ArticleOcean City: The cleaner, greener, socially responsible vacation destination?...
Ocean City could use a rebranding. Why not make it more a place of good, clean, less greenhouse gas-emitting fun?
View ArticleConstruction of East Middle School replacement in Westminster slated to begin...
With official designs complete for the East Middle School replacement project, construction on the site is slated to begin in October.
View ArticleNo bail for Virginia man charged with slaying his mother in her Tracy...
A Virginia man charged with murdering his mother at her Tracys Landing home will remain in jail after he waived his bail review Thursday.
View ArticlePolice: Man accused of sexual abuse had coached at numerous schools and rec...
Michael Vincent Bonczewski, 38, of Parkville, faces nine counts that include second-degree rape, sexual abuse of a minor and child porn solicitation that allegedly occurred between the years of 2010...
View ArticleBaltimore to reinstate indoor mask requirement Monday amid ‘substantial’...
Residents and visitors to Baltimore will have to mask up again while indoors amid an increase in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, city officials announced Thursday.
View ArticleFormer Ravens QB Robert Griffin III joining ESPN as analyst
Griffin, an NFL free agent since January, will call a weekly ESPN/ABC college football game and also contribute to ESPN’s coverage of the College Football Playoff, Super Bowl and other major events.
View ArticleCentennial Park West to be renovated with state funding; 2 other Howard parks...
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced Thursday that the county’s Department of Recreation and Parks has received an $8 million grant from the state of Maryland that will be used for improvement...
View ArticleMaryland mask mandates: When, where you need a mask
Some counties in the Baltimore area are reinstating mask policies as the delta variant of COVID-19 contributes to an uptick in cases.
View ArticleAs COVID-19 transmission becomes ‘substantial’ in Harford County, Glassman...
Transmission of COVID-19 in Harford County, particularly the Delta variant, is now considered “substantial,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That has prompted the county’s...
View ArticleTokyo Olympics: Rockville native Helen Maroulis earns bronze, becomes first...
The three-time world champion defeated Mongolia’s Khongorzul Boldsaikhan, 11-0, to finish in third place at 57-kilograms and earn the bronze medal, becoming the first American woman to earn more than...
View ArticleMaryland’s state jail, hospital and health care workers will need COVID...
Maryland will require state employees at a number of congregate facilities to get COVID-19 vaccinations, or submit to regular testing and mask-wearing restrictions starting Sept. 1, Gov. Larry Hogan...
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