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Maryland faces 12,000 child sex abuse claims with no clear plan for payouts
Maryland faces about 12,000 child sex abuse claims tied to its juvenile justice system, with potential costs in the billions and no clear plan for payouts.
Each abuse claim could cost the state up to $890,000, and a court could decide if victims can receive payments for multiple incidents.
The Ravens’ salary cap is tight in 2026. Wait until you see 2027.
Restructuring quarterback Lamar Jackson’s contract cleared about $40 million in cap space. The Ravens used some of that to continue adding free agents after offensive lineman John Simpson, quarterback Tyler Huntley and pass rusher Trey Hendrickson.
General manager Eric DeCosta will have plenty of work to do before the 2027 season as the Ravens manage the salary cap.
Hutzell: How a tornado prediction turned into a ‘fumble’ for forecasters
COLUMN | Meteorologists’ apologies were almost as wild Tuesday as their forecasts were on Monday. Spring arrives at 10:46 a.m. Friday, if you define the vernal equinox as the first day. As this week showed, it is a difficult season for the forecaster.
Snow clings to a daffodil the day after the weather set a regional high temperature record for the date. Spring is a tough time to be a weather forecaster.
Oluchi Okananwa wanted to be an Olympic gymnast. At Maryland, she’s an all-around basketball star.
The best thing that ever happened to Oluchi Okananwa’s basketball career was the worst thing that ever happened to her gymnastics career: She grew up.
Oluchi Okananwa leads Maryland in points and steals and is third among regular contributors in rebounds and assists.
Former Ravens running back Terrance West accused of assaulting contractor
West is facing first- and second-degree assault charges after allegedly punching a contractor during a dispute over stains in the carpet of his home in Upper Marlboro.
Former Ravens running back Terrance West gets past former Cleveland Browns middle linebacker Joe Schobert during a game on Sept. 17, 2017.
8 people hospitalized in MTA bus crash in Midtown-Belvedere
Eight people were hospitalized in early Thursday after two cars and a Maryland Transit Administration bus collided in Midtown-Belvedere, authorities said.
Baltimore City firefighters respond to a collision involving two cars and an MTA bus.
Maryland could ban Glock sales, worried about ‘machine gun convertible pistols’
The bill would prohibit future sales of Glocks and similar handguns that use a specific trigger mechanism.
A semi-automatic pistol with a conversion device installed making it fully automatic is fired as four empty shell casings fly out of the weapon
43-year-old man shot and killed in Pikesville neighborhood
Tyrone Luster sustained at least one gunshot wound when police found him around 5:25 a.m. at 8300 Scotts Level Road.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Man sentenced to 30 years in deadly shooting of woman caught in crossfire near Federal Hill
Baltimore Circuit Judge Nicole K. Barmore sentenced Alexis Cancel-Soto, 21, of Glen Burnie, on charges including first-degree murder in the killing of Cameran Holt.
Cameran Holt and her dog, Rein, during a family vacation to the Outer Banks, N.C., in 2023.
Maryland once led the nation in reading. Statewide literacy coaches can help us lead again.
In 2013, Maryland’s fourth graders sat comfortably at the top of national rankings for reading. Ten years later, we fell dramatically below the national average. We were winning the race to the bottom with the fast decline among all states.
New owners rebrand Pikesville deli The Essen Room as Mikey & Mel’s
Many of The Essen Room’s traditions, including the overloaded sandwiches, will remain.
In addition to a new name, the Essen Room in Pikesville will expand into a vacant 900-square-foot space next door to allow for more sit-down dining.
Suit alleges suspect in senior home killing was protected by a high-ranking employee — his mom
Maurquise Emillo James, the suspect in the killing of the senior home resident, had been the target of employee complaints, a lawsuit alleges.
Cogir Potomac Senior Living
Streets Market in Bayview is closing. Another grocery chain will take its place.
Streets Market Bayview’s closure follows a couple of other grocery closings in Baltimore.
Streets Market, Washington, D.C.-based grocer with stores in Baltimore, will close its Bayview location.
Maryland Republicans push for gas tax holiday. Democrats pump the brakes.
State Republicans will make two attempts to suspend the gas tax, one with a bill and another with a budget amendment.
The price of gas in Maryland includes a 46 cents-per-gallon state tax. Republicans are seeking a 30-day suspension of the tax as gas prices are rising.
Baltimore Police officer pleads guilty to assaulting 2 people at SWAT holiday party
Officer Morgan Banocy, who’s been on the force for more than 11 years, was sentenced to probation before judgment, which is not a conviction.
A Baltimore Police officer pleaded guilty to two counts of assault after attacking people while off-duty at a SWAT holiday party at The Admiral’s Cup in Fells Point in 2025.
Stop-work order for ICE facility in Washington County is extended
The pause on construction came shortly after the DHS awarded a $113 million contract for the build-out of the facility.
The newly-purchased ICE detention facility sits among rolling farmland in Williamsport, MD on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Public records reveal that the Department of Homeland Security purchased the 825,000-square-foot facility and its 53.5-acre property for $102.4 million from a private entity.
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Third suspect arrested in death of North Bethesda man
A third suspect was arrested in connection with the Sept. 21 killing of a North Bethesda man, Montgomery County Police said.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
To be ‘an elite Grant Wolfram,’ the Orioles reliever studies video of himself at his best
This spring, Orioles pitcher Grant Wolfram has virtually guaranteed himself a roster spot on opening day.
Free agency reset: Who’s in, who’s out, who’s left | Banner Ravens Podcast
Baltimore still has work to do on its roster.
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