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No matter what happens on a proposal to limit what flags can be displayed in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, you can bet it will be a school board campaign issue in 2024. That is what its supporters want most.

Those fighting for social and economic justice in America must redouble their efforts in response to setbacks such the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action, columnist E.R. Shipp says.

Take a moment to appreciate how far the Orioles have come.

There’s a difference between Independence Day and the day everyone actually became independent, but both are important to history.

As another Induction Day comes and goes at the Naval Academy, Rear Adm. Yvette Davids’ confirmation as the first woman superintendent is one of more than 250 military promotions hung up in the U.S. Senate by a protest over abortion policy.

No need for an exterminator: Bees on the roof and in backyards are part of the rise in urban beekeeping and environmental responsibility in the city.

The Orioles have the most stacked farm system in MLB and are in position to make a playoff run. It may be time to flip young prospects for established talent. But which players should they let go, and at what cost?

The June 28, 2018 mass shooting at The Capital and the staff’s dedication to publishing an edition the next day became a symbol of enduring press freedom.

If it feels like Jordan Westburg took forever for a call-up, he did. But the Orioles have shifted from an organization prioritizing development to one prioritizing winning. And as the team tries to stay near the top of the standings, players in the minor leagues are going to feel the squeeze.

With Jordan Westburg finally ascending to the majors, the natural question — who’s next? — has a clear answer: The No. 5 pick in the 2021 draft is ready. And he's gotten here not through a detailed routine, but by learning to laugh at himself along the way.

As “Sleepless In Seattle,” the (first) Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan rom-com, turns 30, here is a guide to the Baltimore sites that appeared in the film.

Austin Hays is leading the American League in batting average. Why can't the 27-year-old get momentum to be an All-Star?

Low-A Aberdeen has been a proving ground for Orioles pitching prospects, and these five have shown promise this season for the Ironbirds.

Mass shootings remain an insidiously American plague, but they are only the most highly visible expression of the ongoing willingness of many to settle a dispute by pulling a trigger.

The Terps basketball teams will finally have a dedicated practice facility. It’s just that fancy locker rooms and pricey amenities don’t go far in recruiting now that players are focused more on their possible name, image and likeness earnings.

Actor and Baltimore County native Johnathon Schaech discussed his current projects, surviving abuse and the Tom Hanks-directed cult classic for which he's best known.

The Washington Wizards split with their chosen star Bradley Beal less than a year removed from signing him to a supermax deal. What went wrong has a lot to do with how supermax contracts are not working as intended.

Baltimore’s top pitching prospect is focused on fixing his fastball and figuring out how to use his slider against top hitters as he pushes for a return to the big leagues.

In the fall of 2024, Romey Pittman hopes to welcome roughly 250 students to the New Village Academy — the first charter school to open in Annapolis since KIPP Academy closed more than 15 years ago.

His Triple-A numbers continue to impress, and the key to his consistency may just be a quick, intense batting cage session that sets him up prior to each game. Except on Thursdays. Then, he just eats doughnuts.