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    A pioneering Black educator saved his ancestors’ cemetery. Now he rests among them.
    Dr. Paul Freedman Scott Jr., a local elementary school principal who started a nonprofit to care for his family’s cemetery in perpetuity, died Aug. 10 at age 80.
    Paul Freedman Scott, Jr.
    The Ravens’ 53-man roster is finalized (for now). How will their Week 1 depth chart shake out?
    After a month of training camp and three preseason games, the Ravens’ initial 53-man roster is finally set. But how will coach Jesse Minter’s first team look in Week 1?
    The Ravens kept defensive lineman Nnamdi Madubuike on the active roster, though his readiness for Week 1 is uncertain.
    Commanders roster: A rookie QB makes it, and a key corner hits injured reserve
    Teams had to get down to their initial 53-man roster by 6 p.m. Sunday. Washington can tweak the roster before the opening week, including trades or claiming players off waivers.
    The Commanders released veteran Van Jefferson while keeping seven wide receivers on their initial 53-man roster.
    Prince George’s schools clear 10,000-student bus backlog; transportation head steps down
    The app used to bus children to and from Prince George’s County schools left thousands of students stranded last week.
    Prince George’s County Public Schools fell short of getting nearly 10,000 students to school last week, but the district says it has cleared the backlog.
    Mother, daughter killed in Bethesda crash with suspected drunk driver
    Police identified the women who died as Musammat Shamima Begum, 46, and Areebah Jahin, 23.
    The Maryland State Police logo.
    Maryland-built telescope launches into space on NASA quest to explore the hidden universe
    SpaceX launched the $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope shortly after daybreak aboard a triple-the-fire-power Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center.
    SpaceX launched the $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope on Aug. 30, 2026 aboard a triple-the-fire-power Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center.
    Hutzell: Just how Maryland are you? Here are 50 of our state’s essentials.
    COLUMN | Maryland is filled with people, places and foods unique to this quirky little state. It takes years to add them to your essential checklist, but the process is what makes life here special.
    A Maryland Flag waves in the wind.
    Childs Walker: 5 things we learned from the Ravens-Commanders game
    The Ravens obliterated the Washington Commanders, 41-3, to complete an undefeated preseason. Here are five things we learned from the final audition for players hoping to make the team.
    Joe Fagnano at least has the Ravens thinking about placing him on the 53-man roster as a third quarterback.
    We tried the Maryland State Fair’s new foods. Here’s what’s worth eating again.
    The Maryland State Fair’s new foods include savory and sweet options, from pork belly to churro nachos, but which are worth trying and which should you skip?
    Sweet Land of Liberty: Fried doughnuts topped with strawberries, blueberries, whipped cream and American-themed decorations make this one of the prettiest new treats at the Maryland State Fair.
    His family’s Baltimore business sent travelers to Nepal. Then the floods hit.
    Flash floods swept through the area of Nepal where the tour group was staying, destroying roads and buildings and killing hundreds.
    A drone view of a bridge damaged by flash flooding along the Tadi River in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district, Nepal, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
    6 sent to hospital after possible mercury spill at Lutherville home
    A possible mercury spill in Lutherville sent six people to the hospital Friday.
    A mercury spill occurred at a home on the 8600 block of Tower Bridge Way, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.
    Jada Sellers remembered by family as a natural leader and ‘the life of the room’
    The family of Jada Sellers is remembering the 17-year-old Milford Mill Academy student, who died 12 days after being shot in West Baltimore.
    Jada Sellers was a 17-year-old Milford Mill Academy honor student who died from injuries suffered in a West Baltimore shooting.
    This Renaissance Festival dress is a walking Maryland flag
    Natalie Hanrion, a costume designer and maker, spent more than 100 hours on a handmade Italian Renaissance-inspired dress that pays homage to the Maryland flag.
    Natalie Hanrion dressed up as a pirate in 2025 to match the festival’s theme, but she still used the Maryland flag’s colors and had a matching fan.
    Ravens roster projection: Who makes the 53-man roster after perfect preseason?
    Figuring out the Ravens’ roster, which will be finalized by 6 p.m. Sunday, will be a challenge for GM Eric DeCosta. Here’s a look at how he could set the team’s initial 53-man squad.
    Ravens cornerbacks Keyon Martin (38) and Chandler Rivers (29) and linebacker Jay Higgins IV (49) celebrate a first-quarter play Friday night against the Commanders.
    Commanders roster projection: Who will make the final cut as training camp ends?
    Here is our final 53-man roster projection ahead of cut day.
    Commanders safety Tyler Owens hits Ravens running back Adam Randall on a second-quarter pass play Friday night.
    Fire crews pull person from Inner Harbor near National Aquarium
    Dive crews with the Baltimore City Fire Department pulled a person from the Inner Harbor outside the National Aquarium late Friday afternoon.
    Divers with the Baltimore City Fire Department pulled a person from the Inner Harbor on Friday.
    Baltimore-based tour company’s group among missing in Nepal-China floods
    A Virginia family with four relatives missing in the flash floods along the Nepal-China border is calling for more resources to help with rescue efforts.
    Rescuers carry a victim of flash flooding to safety along the Trishuli River in Nepal's Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
    Maryland redistricting ballot question blocked by second judge
    A second judge has ruled against a ballot question proposing changes to Maryland’s congressional redistricting rules. But the legal battles are far from over.
    A redistricting ballot question approved in a special legislative session this summer is getting shot down by courts.
    Cockeysville native Reid Wiseman, Artemis II crew receive nation’s highest space honor
    The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year have received the nation's highest space honor. President Donald Trump awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the three Americans and one Canadian on Friday.
    President Donald Trump applauds during a Congressional Space Medal of Honor ceremony at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Houston, after putting a medal on Artemis II Astronaut and Mission Specialist Christina Koch. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
    Ravens move into Commanders country as NFL marketing change sets up Maryland turf war
    As of April, Prince George’s and Montgomery counties — the most populous counties in Maryland and longtime bastions for fans of Washington’s NFL franchise — are now home for the Ravens. Kind of.
    Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) signs autographs for fans during the team's NFL football training camp at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
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