Longtime lawmaker Paul Sarbanes of Maryland was unpretentious ‘stealth...
Sarbanes, 87, died Sunday night, said his son, U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, who represents Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District.
View ArticleNo personal information stolen in Baltimore County schools ransomware attack,...
Baltimore County officials do not believe that the personal data of students or employees was stolen in the November ransomware attack that crippled the school system, they announced Monday.
View ArticleMiddle River couple living with 220 dead and living animals sentenced to...
Two Baltimore County residents have been sentenced to serve 60 days in prison for multiple counts of aggravated animal cruelty and have been ordered by a judge to pay $100,000 in restitution after...
View ArticleCharlotte R. Benton, pioneering meteorologist who trained forecasters during...
Charlotte R. Benton, a pioneering meteorologist who trained military forecasters during World War II and later became active at the Johns Hopkins University, has died at 97.
View ArticleJack Scarbath, All-America quarterback at Maryland and 1952 Heisman Trophy...
Jack Scarbath, an All-American quarterback at Maryland in the 1950s, died Sunday at 90, the university announced Monday.
View ArticleMore than 200 cases of COVID-19 cases reported in Carroll County; new weekly...
Last week was the worst yet as Carroll saw 364 total cases. That was up significantly from the 270 seen the previous week and easily surpassing the previous high of 322 the week of Nov. 15.
View ArticleAfter swearing in of new members, Chao Wu becomes first Asian American to...
Chao Wu was voted as the Howard County Board of Education’s chairperson Monday afternoon following the swearing in of the board’s three newly elected members. Wu becomes the first Asian American to...
View ArticlePresident Donald Trump to attend Army-Navy game Saturday
President Donald Trump will attend the Army-Navy game Saturday, the third time in a row and last time he will attend the game during his term.
View ArticleBaltimore City Council overrides mayor’s vetoes on job protections for...
The two vetoes successfully overridden were tied to legislation to help the thousands of housekeepers, banquet servers and other employees who have lost their jobs as their industry suffers from the...
View ArticleBaltimore County Council approves refinancing $3 billion in bonds
The Baltimore County Council voted unanimously Monday evening to refinance up to $3 billion in bonds collected between 2009 and 2020 and issue $365 million in bond anticipation notes to pay for capital...
View ArticleBaltimore Mayor-elect Brandon Scott names city administrator, chief of staff...
Christopher J. Shorter is assistant city manager of Austin, Texas. He oversees the areas of health, the environment, culture and “lifelong learning” for that city.
View ArticleUMBC men’s basketball squanders 25-point lead, holds on for 92-81 win against...
Guard L.J. Owens and forward Daniel Akin scored the game’s final nine points to help the Retrievers hold off the hard-charging Colonials in the end.
View ArticleMaryland prepares to launch vast coronavirus vaccine messaging program as FDA...
Maryland health officials will soon embark on a multifaceted messaging campaign — possibly featuring celebrities, faith-based leaders and trusted “community messengers” — to entice mass quantities of...
View ArticleCorine Frank, Joanna Bache Tobin and Robert Silkworth sworn into Anne Arundel...
Newly elected Board of Education members started their terms on Monday, finalizing the transition to a fully elected board.
View ArticleEdgemere man, 54, is killed in White Marsh car crash Sunday, two others injured
A 54-year-old Edgemere man was killed Sunday and two others were injured in a White Marsh car crash, Baltimore County Police said.
View ArticleMaryland women’s basketball game Tuesday canceled due to positive COVID-19...
The Maryland women’s basketball team’s game against Mount St. Mary’s scheduled for Tuesday at 1 p.m. has been canceled because of a positive COVID-19 test within the Mount St. Mary’s program.
View ArticleAnne Arundel County Council confirms new police chief Amal Awad, passes...
The Anne Arundel County Council unanimously confirmed Amal Awad as the new police chief during Monday night’s meeting, making her the first woman, person of color and out member of the LGBTQ+ community...
View ArticleWashington rallies in second half to hand Steelers first loss of season, 23-17
Alex Smith threw for 296 yards and a touchdown, Dustin Hopkins kicked a tiebreaking 45-yard field goal with 2:04 remaining and Washington beat the Steelers, 23-17, on Monday night.
View ArticlePolice investigation begins after 2-year-old is shot in Maryland home
Police detectives in Maryland are trying to determine how a 2-year-old boy was shot and wounded inside a home over the weekend, and whether it was an accident or a crime.
View ArticleFounders of Raging Bull, a company with Hunt Valley ties that offers stock...
The founders of a company called Raging Bull tout themselves as expert stock traders who teach customers how they, too, can become millionaires. Marketing emails said they found a “hidden bull market”...
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