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    What you need to know about every Preakness horse
    It shapes up as a wide-open Preakness over the unfamiliar dirt at Laurel Park, which will host this year as a $400 million rebuild of Pimlico Race Course moves forward.
    MAY 16, 2025 —  The third undercard race goes underway on Preakness Friday, May 16, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course.
    Family of Owings Mills man killed by Michigan police demands release of unedited video
    A news conference led by Isaiah Kirby’s family after the Owings Mills man was fatally shot by East Lansing Police Department officers in Michigan reveals the rift between the community and police.
    Isaiah Kirby, a 21-year-old Owings Mills native who was studying at Michigan State University, was fatally shot by East Lansing Police Department on April 20. His family, including his mother, Karyn Kirby, right, are calling for justice.
    Howard County taps Maj. Terrence Benn, a former Marine, as interim police chief
    Howard County has named Major Terrence Benn, a former U.S. Marine with nearly 20 years of law enforcement experience, as acting police chief.
    Major Terrence Benn, center, has been appointed to acting police chief by Howard County Executive Calvin Ball.
    Baltimore’s army of snowcrete-removing equipment cost $80M — 10 times the budget
    To ensure trash pickup, Baltimore City hired contractors to clear alleys.
    A front-end loader clears snow piled at the intersection of St. Paul and East Preston streets in January. The city spent $80 million to clear streets and alleys after a storm and deep freeze.
    Immigrant shot by ICE cannot be deported during his appeal, court rules
    A federal appeals court temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to deport a Portuguese immigrant who was shot and critically wounded by ICE agents in Maryland on Christmas Eve.
    Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, a Portuguese immigrant who was shot by federal immigration agents in Glen Burnie on Dec. 24, in an undated photo released in court documents.
    Preakness could soon move later, to 3 weeks after the Kentucky Derby. That might not be enough.
    “It’s not enough, no,” trainer Brad Cox said. “A lot of the trainers that have the success at the top level with these 3-year-olds would tell you that you would like more than three weeks.”
    Journalism, ridden by jockey Umberto Rispoli, wins the 150th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 17, 2025.
    Under Armour reports loss of $43.4 million in fourth quarter
    Under Armour Inc. (UAA) on Tuesday reported a loss of $43.4 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.
    For the year, Under Armour Inc. reported a loss of $495.6 million, or $1.16 per share.
    Maryland mandates safer storm drains after death of Mount Airy teen
    Maryland approved what is believed to be the nation’s first law requiring storm drain safety measures after a 13-year-old Mount Airy boy died when he was swept into a drainage inlet during a flash flood.
    Erica Kearns and her son, Clay, 15, look at a table of family photos including Clay’s younger brother, Mason, who died at 13 after becoming trapped in a storm drain during flash flooding in July, at Erica’s parents’ house, in Mt. Airy, MD on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.
    Bus driver involved in fatal collision with 11-year-old girl heads to trial in July
    Ivan Rivas, the school bus driver who was cited in the crash that killed an 11-year-old girl in Rockville last year, is scheduled to go to trial on July 30.
    Items left at a Rockville intersection to honor Summer Lim, an 11-year-old girl killed in a collision with a school bus there last week.
    Maryland Republicans aren’t sorry for racist video about Chinese American colleague
    Del. Brian Chisholm defended the video as asking “basic questions” about the motivation behind a lawmaker’s legislation. He said that asking questions should not be off-limits.
    From left, Del. Mark Fisher and Del. Brian Chisholm are facing criticism for a social media video they made about a Chinese-born colleague.
    Pier Six Pavilion’s new operators usher in a more Baltimore-focused era
    In a music industry David vs. Goliath story, Baltimore chose a local management group to run its Pier Six Pavilion waterfront music venue over Live Nation.
    The Finn Group and Knitting Factory Entertainment are the new operators of Pier Six Pavilion, the prominent waterfront venue previously run by Live Nation for the past decade.
    Federal prosecutors charge ship operator, employee in Key Bridge collapse
    Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Dali operator Synergy Marine Group and one of its employees in the Key Bridge collapse.
    Kelly O. Hayes, Attorney for the District of Maryland, is joined by the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division for a press conference on the NS Savannah to provide an update about the investigation into the Dali collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
    Former Johns Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary resigns from FDA amid criticism
    Marty Makary, a former Johns Hopkins surgeon, is resigning as President Donald Trump’s head of the Food and Drug Administration.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 06: Dr. Martin Makary, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Dr. Makary is a cancer surgeon, researcher at Johns Hopkins University, and has also been a Fox News commentator.
    ‘The village is on fire’: School leaders decry potential cuts as council debates tax bumps
    Every $10 million reduction roughly translates into 100 fewer full-time positions in the district, the superintendent said.
    Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas W. Taylor speaks about a shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School at a press conference in Rockville on Monday evening.
    Ahead of her final game, Nicole Sherry reflects on two decades as Orioles head groundskeeper
    “I don’t take it for granted, every single day,” Sherry said. “It’s been 20-something years here at this ballpark, but that young girl in me still remembers that field trip, and the feeling I had when I walked out on that field."
    Orioles head groundskeeper Nicole Sherry sprays the field before a baseball game between the Orioles and the Atlanta Braves in 2024.
    Maryland settled Key Bridge case against Dali companies for $2.25 billion
    The companies that own and operate the container ship that destroyed the Key Bridge will pay $2.25 billion to settle with Maryland ahead of trial in federal court.
    A portion of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after it was struck by a large container ship early Tuesday morning, March 26, 2024, sending several vehicles and people into the frigid water below.
    Woman charged after alleged carjacking leads to police shooting in Severn
    Jasmin Cooper, of Crownsville, allegedly stole a family member’s car before police shot her.
    Two officers who shot at Jasmin Cooper were placed on administrative leave pending a review of the incident, police said.
    Maryland lawmakers press electric grid operator on skyrocketing bills
    PJM Interconnection, the power grid operator for 13 states and Washington, D.C., is hosting its annual meeting in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
    Maryland lawmakers and climate and ratepayer advocates hold a press conference outside the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel on Monday to call for more clean energy to be added to the power grid.
    DC sniper exhibit showcases Chevy Caprice, semiautomatic rifle used in 2002 attacks
    Artifacts from the 2002 sniper attacks that terrorized the Capital region are on display at a new exhibit at the National Law Enforcement Museum.
    The 1990 Chevrolet Caprice used in the 2002 D.C. sniper attacks is displayed in the exhibition, “Without Warning: Ending the Terror of the D.C. Snipers.”
    Orioles break up no-hit bid, then vault ahead with Coby Mayo’s 3-run blast
    Baltimore’s pitching staff kept the offense close enough for Mayo’s one swing to be the difference, and it began with right-hander Brandon Young.
    Orioles designated hitter Coby Mayo celebrates in the dugout with teammates after hitting a three-run home run against the New York Yankees during the seventh inning.
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