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No. 3 Knights pass first major test with 57-53 victory

State employees are eligible to collect pensions even if they have been indicted for or convicted of a crime, according to a state pension system official. Fired workers also qualify.

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In her first action since suffering a knee injury in September, Eagles’ senior star comes off the bench to score 14 points

Mount St. Joseph returns eight starters and sits at No. 1

November was packed full of news, and we have the photos to prove it. From elections, evictions and explosions...here are 20 of our favorites.

Melanie Perreault’s appointment comes a week after it was announced that President Kim Schatzel was leaving to become president of the University of Louisville.

No. 1 Gaels pull away to 72-63 victory

Christmas tree farms are selling out fast in Maryland — and that’s especially true for choose-and-cut tree farms.

From a Polar Express train ride to a nouveau “Nutcracker,” there will be plenty for people to do to ring in the holiday season this year.

The survivors and advocates include two women who say they were violently raped by a priest while students at Archbishop Keough High School. The women decried the fact that church leaders have been able to read the report while they — victims whose testimony helped investigators — have been barred from seeing it.

Diverse dancers are finding lead opportunities in the iconic ballet ”The Nutcracker” in the Baltimore area this holiday season.

Although Baltimore County Police have said the threats are unsubstantiated, their announcements of increased police presence and an unfinished investigation haven’t been much comfort.

Plus, a former Wine Source manager opens shop in Mount Washington.

MOMCares, a Baltimore organization that specializes in maternal health, is seeing spiking demand for doula trainings, which founder Ana Rodney attributes to the changes in access to reproductive health services across the country.

Lichter succeeds Julie Henn as chair, while Harvey replaces Rod McMillion as vice chair. The two new leaders both had the backing of the teachers union in the Nov. 8 election.

Baltimore County officials have a goal of using 100% renewable energy by 2026 to curb the county government’s contribution to climate change.

The Baltimore County community near Bear Creek is fighting higher floodwaters as climate change threatens the future of the neighborhood.

Maryland students had mixed results on statewide, standardized tests given last spring.

School system officials in a memo attributed the withholding issues to an “inadvertent error” made by the vendor that processes payroll and other business services.