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    As the Framber Valdez saga drags on, these are alternatives for the Orioles
    The Orioles could benefit from another addition to their rotation.
    Framber Valdez reacts while talking with fans in the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers on Sept. 15.
    Most Baltimore County teachers are ready to teach science of reading. What about your district?
    The phonics-forward method backed by brain science is what education leaders hope will bring Maryland back to its heyday.
    BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 5, 2024: School books at a classroom in KIPP Harmony Academy are seen on December 5, 2024.
    Forward Brewing’s fight to keep outdoor dining
    Forward Brewing in Annapolis’ Eastport neighborhood is embroiled in an ongoing effort to keep its full outdoor dining areas. Some neighbors want to limit the outdoor dining, but the restaurant says the outdoor seating is now critical to its viability.
    Forward Brewing in the Eastport neighborhood of Annapolis.
    Maryland’s mortgage divide: Recent buyers pay drastically more than longtime homeowners
    Marylanders who have bought a home in recent years spend much more on their monthly mortgage than previous buyers, new U.S. Census Bureau data shows, creating a stark economic divide.
    Name change for immigrant advocacy group means it will ‘meet the moment,’ new leader says
    With a fresh rebrand, We Are CASA vows to confront the federal government’s deportation efforts head-on.
    CASA incoming executive director George Escobar speaks during a press conference to introduce a new county bill, the Montgomery County Trust Act, that councilmembers say will protect the community against ICE. The press conference was held with the immigrant advocacy group CASA in Rockville, MD.
    ‘Snowtorious B.I.G.’ uses steam heat to devour snow at M&T Bank Stadium
    After blizzards in 2009 and 2010, the Maryland Stadium Authority had the idea to hook up steam lines to a dumpster, then deposit snow into it. It called the apparatus “Snowtorious B.I.G.”
    A snow melter tied into a steam line is seen outside M&T Bank Stadium.
    ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star Karen Huger gives first interview on jail stint
    Karen Huger returned to “The Real Housewives of Potomac” in the Season 10 finale for her first interview after getting released from prison in Montgomery County for her 2024 DUI in Potomac.
    Andy Cohen, left, and Karen Huger during the "Reunion" episode of The Real Housewives of Potomac.
    Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says
    Trump’s announcement on social media follows a wave of cancellations by leading performers and groups.
    New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington.
    Montgomery County Public Schools to remain closed Monday
    Students missed a week of classes after the winter storm.
    Snow piles up on Thayer Avenue, just south of downtown Silver Spring, on Sunday morning.
    Updated list of Maryland school delays, closings
    Here are K-12 schools, colleges and universities that will be delayed.
    Public schools systems across Maryland closed campuses for much of last week after Winter Storm Fern.
    Loyer scores 29 to help No. 12 Purdue snap a 3-game losing streak with a 93-63 rout of Maryland
    Andre Mills scored 18 points for Maryland (8-13, 1-9 Big Ten), which continues to struggle under new coach Buzz Williams.
    Isaiah Watts of Maryland drives against Gicarri Harris of Purdue on Sunday during the Boilermakers’ 93-63 win.
    Brrr! Epic cold to keep Maryland frigid this week.
    Forecast offers some relief — but not much — from teeth-chattering temperatures in the coming days.
    People walk along Charles Street in Mount Vernon last week.
    UMBC graduate returns to the US after going missing in the Philippines
    Chantal Anicoche, 24, had been in military custody in the Philippines.
    Chantal Anicoche, a 24-year-old graduate from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, went to the Philippines on December 2025 to learn about indigenous communities in Mindoro. No one has heard from her since the Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a military attack on the region. She is currently in military custody.
    One man injured in Baltimore County police-involved shooting
    Baltimore County detectives are investigating a police-involved shooting this weekend in Towson.
    Aerial view of the Baltimore County Public Safety Building, the Baltimore County Police Department Headquarters, in Towson, Md., on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
    America is drinking more coffee but less of it from Starbucks
    Starbucks is facing unprecedented competition, which will make it harder to win back the customers it already lost.
    SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 10: A customer enters a Starbucks Coffee store on June 10, 2020 in San Rafael, California. Starbucks announced plans to close 400 of its company owned cafes over the next 18 months as the coffee shop chain estimates losing over $3 billion due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
    Hundreds rally at City Hall for ICE response training as tensions rise in Maryland
    Bundled up in parkas and armed with “ICE OUT” signs, hundreds of people gathered and listened intently as speakers dolled out advice on how to handle encounters with ICE officers.
    Hundreds attend a rally and ICE watch training at Baltimore City Hall on Saturday.
    Mandalay stands out with Burmese cuisine amid Purple Line construction
    Mandalay in Silver Spring has been open at 930 Bonifant Street since 2004 but Purple Line construction woes, on top of the pandemic, have cut customer traffic.
    Owner Joe Myint takes customer orders over the phone at Mandalay Restaurant in Silver Spring.
    This Maryland program opened nearly 300 day cares in 3 years
    Maryland’s Growing Opportunities for Family Child Care program is expanding in-home day care, adding thousands of affordable child care slots statewide.
    Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 —  Teacher Aurikshauna Ratliff, owner of The Start of Excellence Childcare, smiles as Sapphire Beatty, 2,  picks out the red heart during a lesson in shapes and colors.
    Ehis Etute scores career-high 26 as Oregon women take down No. 16 Maryland 68-61
    The Terrapins (17-6, 5-6 Big Ten) lost their fourth consecutive game.
    Oluchi Okananwa, pictured against Indiana, led the Terrapins with 27 points in Saturday’s loss to Oregon.
    Hundreds in Baltimore area lose water after mains break and pipes freeze
    Dozens of water main breaks around the Baltimore area left hundreds of residences without water on Saturday, according to city officials.
    A work crew digs up Lake Avenue in Baltimore looking for a water main break Saturday.
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