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When University of Maryland freshmen begin filling their cars with belongings to cram into their new dorm rooms in College Park this week, they might want to reconsider and pack light. That’s because dozens will find they have not just one, but two or three roommates this year, after a larger-than-expected...
Left tackle Ronnie Stanley suffered an apparent knee strain in the the Ravens’ 20-19 preseason win over the Indianapolis Colts, coach John Harbaugh said Monday night. Harbaugh said the Ravens would further examine the knee, but indicated that it's "not any kind of big tear." Stanley left the game...
The City of Aberdeen is poised next week to change its development regulations and help pave the way for University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health to locate a new medical facility in a vacant building on Route 22. The expected action would in turn enable Upper Chesapeake Health to abandon...
The Ravens entered Monday night’s game against the Indianapolis Colts with their team healthy and their coach happy. They had been committed to getting better with every practice, John Harbaugh said Saturday, even if it was just 1 percent at a time. It didn’t hurt that their availability was close...
In his letter to the editor, “Former government employees should not have security clearances” (Aug. 17), Steven Pinson makes some valid points concerning the automatic revocation of security clearances upon termination of government service. There are also several points to consider making the...
It is unfortunate that anti-private activists, namely Food & Water Watch, are driving a misinformation campaign in Baltimore that ignores hard data proving the strong performance of water companies. Instead of examining the available and proven solutions to help fix its utility operations and infrastructure...
Johns Hopkins employs about 24,000 people on its East Baltimore campus. Thousands more come there every day for medical care. More than 4,000 students attend the Johns Hopkins schools of medicine, nursing and public health. It is probably the largest single gathering spot of people in Baltimore...
Many Americans were no doubt relieved Monday to read on Twitter that “truth isn’t truth” is not actually the official position of the Trump administration. Well, at least it’s not a proper “pontification on moral theology,” as Rudy Giuliani explained on the social media website. It was Mr. Giuliani,...
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Ocean City plans to break ground Thursday on a solar farm that will generate enough power to run the resort town's convention center and municipal buildings. In a statement, Mayor Rick Meehan called it “a true example of the Town of Ocean City’s commitment to renewable energy and a sustainable...
Merchants at Lexington Market have seen trouble before. But since the video of a rat running wild in a bakery case there went viral last month, the plunge in business has been staggering. Sales have fallen an average 50 percent across the market — a startling decline even by the standards of slow...
After the collapse of its long-planned acquisition of Tribune Media, Sinclair Broadcast Group is expected to have its hands full defending itself against both a $1 billion lawsuit filed by its former merger partner and allegations it misrepresented itself before federal regulators. In the short...
Facebook has begun to assign its users a reputation score, predicting their trustworthiness on a scale from zero to one. The previously unreported ratings system, which Facebook has developed over the last year, shows that the fight against the gaming of tech systems has evolved to include measuring...
“#BreakingBarriersByBreakingBread” is the motto of an immigrant and refugee food festival planned for noon to 5 p.m. on Oct. 14 in Canton Waterfront Park. “[Culture] brings people together whether it’s food, music, clothing, festivals — it’s meeting new people during this very divisive time,” said...
Bar Louie, the chain bar and restaurant that focuses on cocktails, will open at the former Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery in White Marsh on Aug. 31. The bar will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. that day, said Kayla Dillon, a Bar Louie marketing manager. Going forward, Bar Louie will be open at 8133-C...
Naturally, as one of the greatest singers of all time, Aretha Franklin — the “Queen of Soul” who died at 76 on Thursday — was no stranger to Maryland, stopping here for various performances during her illustrious career. In 1971, less than a year after releasing her album “Spirit in the Dark,”...
Maryland State Fair The 12 Best Days of Summer are Aug. 23-Sept. 3 (Labor Day) at the state fairgrounds, 2200 York Road in Timonium, with food, carnival rides, agriculture and livestock exhibitions and all the other attractions that for decades have helped the fair live up to its billing. New this...
She walked amid a sea of small faces, all turned upward. A towering headdress of seashells, flowers and feathers held in place a long periwinkle braid. Her cream gown, tied into place with fishing net, swirled as she turned to face the crowd of bouncing toddlers at the Glen Burnie Regional Library....
New York City could long boast that its first elevated line opened for service in 1868, using cable-pulled cars that were soon replaced by diminutive steam locomotives that pulled the cars. And Chicago established “el” service in 1892, Boston in 1901, and Philadelphia’s Market Street El began transporting...
Duke came to the Humane Society of Harford County late last year a very sick dog — most of the vets who evaluated him recommended he be euthanized. But the humane society staff, and one local vet, didn’t give up on him, and last week, after months of procedures and treatments, Duke found his forever...
The jury in the fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has begun its fourth day of deliberations. Judge T.S. Ellis III sent the jury back to resume deliberating Tuesday shortly after 9:30 a.m. Jurors deliberated past 6 p.m. Monday without submitting notes or questions. The...
White House counsel Donald McGahn does not believe that he implicated President Donald Trump in any wrongdoing in extensive interviews he has given the special counsel, McGahn's attorney told Trump's legal team in recent days. The assurances from McGahn's attorney came as the president and his...
Rudolph Giuliani, President Donald Trump's lead attorney in the ongoing Russia probe, said Sunday that he will not allow special counsel Robert Mueller to rush Trump into an interview because investigators could try to catch the president in a lie based on their version of the facts. "I am not...
Thousands of guns recovered in Maryland last year traced back to 49 states, but the largest portion of firearms was bought locally. But the data also show that most of the guns recovered in Maryland are increasingly coming from out of state. Police in Maryland asked the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...
An email from a medical marijuana dispensary owner alerting patients to a state investigation into whether a Maryland cannabis grower used pesticides and warning them of possible harmful side effects has spurred concern throughout the young industry. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission took...
Got a “secluded, secure facility with a retreat-type setting” in Maryland? Well, the Maryland Judiciary has a contract for you. But be careful what you wish for. The request to accommodate a five-day retreat next year requires the winning proprietor to host what may be the most discerning cohort...