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How Calvin Ball proposes to tighten Howard County’s belt amid federal, state cuts
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball unveiled a $2.3 billion operating budget proposal for the fiscal year beginning in July, recommending $100 million be trimmed from the county’s books.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball briefs the County Council on his proposed fiscal year 2026 budget on April 21, 2025.
Former Annapolis beach community president gets two years’ probation for embezzlement
Eric Epstein, 64, was accused of pilfering more than $18,000 from the beachfront neighborhood of Oyster Harbor in Annapolis. His case has divided residents of the neighborhood.
The Oyster Habor Private Beach looks out on the Chesapeake Bay on Oct. 11, 2024. Oyster Harbor is a private community in Annapolis, Md.
He refused to censor his lecture. Then the Naval Academy canceled it.
Ryan Holiday, an author and podcaster, had planned to mention book bans — including the Naval Academy's own — during an ethics lecture.
Ryan Holiday gives a talk at the U.S. Naval Academy in 2023.
Ar’Darius Washington re-signs with Ravens after quiet period in free agency
Although the Ravens were “fairly confident” Washington would return, they're expected to draft at least one safety next week.
Baltimore Ravens safety Ar'Darius Washington (29) cheers after breaking up a pass during a Thursday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., November 7, 2024.
Amazon driver gets 45 days in jail after running over woman in crosswalk, driving away
A judge rejected a plea agreement for Amazon driver Jerome Young Jr. that called for him to serve no jail time in the hit-and-run, which happened near the intersection of East Pratt and South Chester streets in Butchers Hill.
Chelsey Douglas with her attorney, David Ellin, outside the district courthouse in south Baltimore on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
The state knew about toxic chemicals in Perdue’s wastewater. Residents had no idea.
Perdue and Maryland state officials found "forever chemicals" in the wastewater at the Wicomico County facility more than a year before telling the plant's neighbors, emails show.
Residential properties abut the Perdue Agribusiness factory in Salisbury.
MTA offers free rides on trains, buses on Tuesday to mark Earth Day
For the second Earth Day in a row, rides on any Mass Transit Administration bus, commuter bus, Mobility paratransit, light rail, Metro SubwayLink or MARC train will be free.
Free rides on any MTA bus, commuter bus, Mobility paratransit, light rail, Metro SubwayLink or MARC train for Earth Day.
Ravens’ young stars aren’t worried about contract extensions: ‘If it happens, it happens’
“Haven’t had too many talks about it, to be honest,” Kyle Hamilton said of a potential contract extension.
Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton says he and the Ravens are not yet discussing a contract extension.
Baltimore Police are recruiting a wave of new officers, but there’s one major problem
The Baltimore Police Department is now facing delays in getting trainees out on the streets due to its reliance on a state-owned firing range.
The police department's recruitment efforts have been hampered recently by its reliance on a state-owned firearms training range in Baltimore County.
MASN to offer direct-to-consumer package starting Monday. As in right now.
The Orioles and Nationals are two of the final teams to offer a streaming option for people who do not subscribe to cable.
The announcement of the new streaming package comes as the Orioles and Nationals prepare to begin a series Tuesday in Washington.
Kyle Goon: MASN finally has a direct-to-consumer plan for Orioles fans. Thank goodness.
At long last, the Orioles and the Nationals will have a direct-to-consumer viewing option outside of cable. It's MASN’s first big step toward a brighter future and hopefully one of many.
The MASN logo is seen on a microphone during Baltimore Orioles Manager Brandon Hyde’s post-game press conference following a loss to the Los Angeles Angels at Camden Yards on March 31, 2024. The Orioles lost the Angels, 4-1, on Sunday afternoon.
After scolding, Maryland assures federal regulators it will protect Bay Bridge
Maryland Transportation Authority officials said they have completed a new risk analysis of the Bay Bridge one month after the National Transportation Safety Board admonished the authority for failing to assess its most essential bridges for the threat of vessel collisions.
Maryland will add physical fortifications to protect the Chesapeake Bay Bridge from ship strikes like the one that took down the Key Bridge.
For Maryland Catholics, Pope Francis opened doors: ‘People found this pope different’
Maryland Catholics, whether they had disagreements with the Catholic Church or not, remember Pope Francis as a humble priest who lifted up the needs and suffering of common people above all else.
EDMONTON, AB - JULY 26: Pope Francis arrives at Commonwealth Stadium to give an open-air mass on July 26, 2022 in Edmonton, Canada. The pope is meeting with Indigenous communities and community leaders in Canada in an effort to reconcile the history of physical and sexual abuse of Indigenous children in the country's Catholic-run residential schools, as detailed in a 2015 Canadian-government-funded commission report.
2025 NFL mock draft: Can Ravens find a star with a trade in first round?
The Ravens have over 200 draftable players on their board, but only a handful will be under consideration Thursday.
Boston College’s Donovan Ezeiruaku could be one of a number of talented players available to the Ravens if they trade down to the last pick of the first round.
The Orioles’ rotation has performed poorly. These 5 numbers tell the sorry story.
Even manager Brandon Hyde admitted, at this point, the Orioles’ lackluster rotation has much to do with the team’s 9-12 record.
Cade Povich has a 6.38 ERA, only slightly above the average for Orioles starters.
More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s behalf
Four House Democratic lawmakers have traveled to El Salvador to call attention to Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s plight.
Rep. Maxwell Frost speaks during the Hands Off! day of action against the Trump administration and Elon Musk.
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
Pope Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and was admitted to a hospital in February for a respiratory crisis, has died.
Pope Francis waves to thousands of followers as he arrives at the Manila Cathedral on January 16, 2015 in Manila, Philippines.
As a prosecutor in Baltimore, Garret Mooney tries misdemeanor cases. He also happens to be blind.
Mooney, 31, of Madison Park, is an assistant state’s attorney in the Misdemeanor Jury Trial Unit.
Garret Mooney, an assistant state’s attorney in the Baltimore State’s Attorney's Office’s Misdemeanor Jury Trial Unit, walks to the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse for a hearing.
These charts show how Baltimore has changed since Freddie Gray’s death
Baltimore is markedly different than it was then years ago — and, in some ways, exactly the same.
A Freddie Gray mural visible through a memorial wreath on the corner of N. Mount and Presbury Streets in Sandtown-Winchester.
Archdiocese of Baltimore invokes ‘charitable immunity.’ Survivors say it’s justice delayed.
Attorneys for sexual abuse survivors ask a judge to rule on the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s claim that its insurers should cover the cost of payments to any of the sex abuse claims filed in its bankruptcy case.
Archbishop William E. Lori in 2023. The archdiocese has spent $13.2 million on survivors since the 1980s, Lori has said.
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