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Mark Fetting, former CEO of Legg Mason, was a champion of Baltimore
Mark Fetting, who passionately supported his three children, adored Stephen Sondheim’s music, died Saturday morning after a heart attack. He was 70-years-old.
Mark Fetting, here at Walter's Basin on Squam Lake in New Hampshire on New Year's Eve in 2018, served as Legg Mason's CEO from 2008 to 2012.
Letter: Howard County building code updates a win for consumers
Updates to Howard County building codes mean residents will have lower bills, better energy efficiency and more comfort during hot weather, says Monica O’Connor, a member of HoCo Climate Action.
Felicia Novotny Davis’ neighborhood in Columbia, Md. on Monday, June 9, 2025. in Columbia, Md. on Monday, June 9, 2025.
A wanderlust jeweler brings Mexican silver to Annapolis
In the early 1980s, Donna De Garcia drove through the mountainside of Taxco, Mexico, searching for her vision of gold — silver.
Donna De Garcia, left, the owner of Blanca Flor, and her daughter Sofia Garcia in their Annapolis jewelry store.
Peabody students perform and live at senior homes ‘like a resident grandchild’
A senior living community in Mount Washington has their own "resident grandchild" — a Peabody musician-in-residence who provides weekly concerts.
The first Peabody Institute musician-in-residence — guitarist Julien Xuereb —performs in lobby of Springwell Senior Living in 2015.
Standing up to Trump the despot will require Gloria’s courage
Standing up to injustice requires courage, and every step toward despotism by President Donald Trump is another call to show it.
FILE - Gloria Richardson, head of the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, pushes a National Guardsman's bayonet aside as she moves among a crowd of African Americans to convince them to disperse in Cambridge, Md., on July 21, 1963. Richardson, an influential yet largely unsung civil rights pioneer whose determination not to back down while protesting racial inequality was captured in a photograph as she pushed away the bayonet of a National Guardsman, died July 15, 2021, in New York.
Amtrak tunnel construction is upending life in a Baltimore neighborhood, residents say
Flooded basements, trash, pests — residents of Midtown-Edmondson say that construction for Amtrak’s Frederick Douglass Tunnel is bringing unwanted additions to the neighborhood.
Tahera Arrington, a resident of Midtown-Edmondson, in the basement of her damaged home. Her neighborhood has turned into a construction site as Amtrak prepares to build the western entrance of the future Frederick Douglass Tunnel.
Meet Tanner, the Uber driver who saved Jeezy’s Baltimore concert
Uber driver Tanner Donahoo didn’t know he was driving famous rapper Jeezy until halfway through their 10-hour ride to save his Baltimore concert at the Lyric.
Tanner Donahoo greets the audience at Jeezy’s Aug. 1 concert at the Lyric.
Help not wanted: Maryland’s new college grads can’t find jobs
More than 60% of the recent graduating class are pessimistic about their job prospects, according to a survey conducted by Handshake, a virtual job search and match platform.
Orioles, state have yet to begin negotiations on development around Camden Yards
The Baltimore Orioles and the state of Maryland sides are mandated to meet if they do not rekindle talks before Dec. 31.
A new Orioles ownership group, led by David Rubenstein, indicated it would move swiftly to complete a deal for ground lease at the Camden Yards complex.
Western Maryland high school moves to virtual learning after asbestos found
Williamsport High School in Washington County will start the 2025-26 academic year virtually after asbestos was found in parts of its building.
A child uses a laptop.
Ravens training camp highlights: Late fireworks as Lamar Jackson hits DeAndre Hopkins for deep TD
Jackson had a relatively accurate, if quiet, day until late in practice.
Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (10) walks back to the locker room following the team’s training camp practice on July 13.
Man sentenced to life without parole for rape and murder of Rachel Morin: ‘She deserved to live’
A Harford County judge on Monday sentenced the man who raped and murdered Rachel Morin on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, was killed while out for a run on Aug. 7, 2023, on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air.
BGE dodges mass power outage after transmission failure shuts down power plant
A mass power outage in Central Maryland was avoided on Monday, following a transmission failure at a local Baltimore Gas and Electric Company substation.
The outage caused Units 1 and 2 at the Brandon Shores power plant to automatically shut down.
Trump, again, calls out city. Baltimore says, ‘You’re wrong, hon.’
President Donald Trump included Baltimore on a short list of Democratic-led cities he cast as crime-ridden, on the same day he deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump arrives to speak with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington.
Howard Community College’s bitter 18-month contract battle ends — for now
The Howard Community College union reached a tentative agreement on its first contract with administration, resulting in the highest salary increase in seven years.
Howard Community College full-time faculty reached a tentative agreement on its first contract with administration, union officials announced on Monday.
Police identify man killed in Park Heights mass shooting that rattled community
Residents in Baltimore’s Park Heights community are waiting for answers after a mass shooting Saturday night left one person dead and five others injured. 
MONDAY AUG 11 2025 - Residents in Baltimore's Park Heights community are still waiting for answers after a mass shooting Saturday night left one person dead and five others injured.
Who are the post-trade deadline Orioles, and what do they have to play for?
There are household names left, but most of this team is a hodgepodge of wire pickups and lifetime fringe players just vying for an opportunity.
Second baseman Jackson Holliday, a former No. 1 prospect, needs to improve his on-base percentage to keep his hold on the Orioles’ leadoff spot.
Trump calls Baltimore ‘so far gone’ amid DC National Guard deployment
For Trump, the effort to take over public safety in Washington reflects a next step in his law enforcement agenda after his aggressive push to stop illegal border crossings.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington.
Baltimore, Anne Arundel library workers ratify union contracts
Workers at the library systems celebrated the new contracts.
Workers in the Anne Arundel County Public Library system after they voted to ratify a union contract.
Arms on the Farm: Evaluating Orioles’ trade deadline addition Boston Bateman
Boston Bateman pitched three innings in his debut at Class A Delmarva, allowing five hits and one earned run.
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