Maryland

HBCU grads in Maryland tout their college experience and say it has helped them excel in society.

In a letter circulated Thursday, the Attorney General's Office concluded with the strongest words yet that it could defend a vote by lawmakers to repeal immunity given to the church and other institutions against child sex abuse lawsuits.

In the past seven years, about 20,000 students have received scholarships to state-approved private and parochial schools that agree not to discriminate against students based on race, color, national origin or sexual orientation.

Butler, who takes over a department rife with problems, had retired from the Maryland State Police at the end of 2022 as chief of the Field Operations Bureau.

The Democratic governor’s support comes as lawmakers heard from the loved ones of Baltimore native Josh Siems, whose overdose death inspired legislation.

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The Ravens on Wednesday announced a coaching shake-up, with changes to the offensive staff and strength and conditioning program.

With severe COVID cases dropping, Maryland health officials have decided to close the State Center testing, vaccination and treatment site in downtown Baltimore.

Gov. Moore and his wife listed their nearly 8,000-square-foot home in Baltimore's Guilford neighborhood for sale for $2.75 million.

One expert in state-backed college savings plans said she has never seen anything like what’s unfolding now in Maryland.

More than 3,000 children receive state-funded scholarships to attend private schools, but Gov. Wes Moore is reducing funding for the program.

The Republican had asked the nation’s highest court to consider his appeal of a ruling that allowed Maryland elections officials to count mail-in ballots as they arrived ahead of Election Day last fall.

When police officers demonstrate a lack of empathetic humanity, incidents such as the killing of Tyre Nichols occur, a reader says. A physician says Marylanders will benefit from full implementation of the state’s family and medical leave law. Any plan for Lutherville-Timonium redevelopment must rely on the area’s history and facts about issues such as zoning, the Lutherville Community Association’s president says.

Baltimore native Josh Siems died from a drug overdose, but was never tested for fentanyl in the hospital, even though loved ones knew he used it. They want to make fentanyl testing a required component of toxicology screens.

The region has seen a gray, dreary, mostly snow-free winter, with the first measurable snowfall just a few weeks ago.

But Senate Republicans, who are outnumbered nearly 3-to-1, made it clear during floor speeches Vincent Schiraldi’s philosophies didn’t align with theirs.

Davis said as ”one of the guardians of public dollars,” he'll make sure that Marylanders’ taxes are spent efficiently and equitably.

When WRNR went off the air this month, Annapolis mourned the demise of its only FM station. It was a refrain similar to the one two years ago when Pat Sajak sold WNAV for $1. “Oh, woe is me,” cried Annapolis.

The Maryland General Assembly is considering legislation, backed by Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, that would mandate longer prison sentences for illegal gun possession. Heather Warnken, executive director of the Center for Criminal Justice Reform at the University of Baltimore School of Law, and Joseph Richardson, a professor of African-American studies and anthropology at the University of Maryland, say longer sentences will only serve to damage communities while having little or no deterrent effect on gun violence.