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    Drivers should expect delays as I-695 median work begins
    The work will eventually open the median shoulders to traffic during rush hour, helping to unclog congested areas.
    (Courtesy of WJZ-TV)
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    Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former Baltimore Raven Michael Oher and Memphis couple
    Shelby County Probate Court Judge Kathleen Gomes said she is terminating the agreement reached in 2004 that allowed Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy to control Oher’s finances.
    Michael Oher, No. 74 of the Baltimore Ravens, waits in the huddle against the Arizona Cardinals at M&T Bank Stadium on Oct. 30, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Baltimore won 30-27.  (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
    Embattled Maryland schools superintendent to leave the job next week
    Mohammed Choudhury had previously announced he would not seek a new four-year contract.
    Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury, state school board president Clarence Crawford and school board vice president Josh Michael at a press conference in August.
    Before she was killed, Pava LaPere set out to change the world. In 26 years, she was well on her way.
    Remembered for her ambition and kindness, LaPere founded a company dedicated to reducing barriers in notoriously exclusive industries.
    photos of Pava LaPere, courtesy of Kham Owens
    Assaulted and set on fire: Days before LaPere’s killing, the horrific attack that started with a ‘maintenance’ visit
    A man and woman fought to survive a brutal attack police believe is tied to Jason Billingsley, the suspect in the killing of tech CEO Pava LaPere.
    Jonte Gilmore, 26, is being treated for burns at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
    This program helped Native American students graduate. Its future is now uncertain.
    This school year will be the first in decades where there will be no funding dedicated to Native American students.
    A Native American student walks forward, holding two books, with two large floating hands pointing out the way. In the background are check marks and X marks, a star sticker, a sticker that says great job, a medicine wheel, a feather, and a beaded headband.
    Two people extradited, charged in theft of $3 million worth of jewelry, Frederick sheriff says
    The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said two people stole millions of dollars of jewelry, including expensive luxury watches, from a house in Frederick before driving to Las Vegas.
    A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
    What’s in a name? Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, Latine reveal community divides
    When it comes to how Latinos in this country self-identify, it ultimately depends on the person as well as various factors at play, including age, location, class, race and an evolving view of sexual identity.
    Odette Ramos speaks to Digital Harbor High School’s multilingual learners class in the auditorium.
    Photo Gallery: Artscape returns to Baltimore
    Despite a rainy and windy weekend, people came out to Artscape after a four-year hiatus.
    Einaton Amare cheers while the Greater Baltimore Church puts on a musicial performance and dance in the rain at Artscape on September 24, 2023.
    National Cathedral replaces windows honoring Confederacy with stained-glass homage to racial justice
    The cathedral had removed the old windows after Confederate symbols featured prominently in recent racist violence.
    The new windows, titled “Now and Forever," are based on a design by artist Kerry James Marshall. Stained-glass artisan Andrew Goldkuhle crafted the windows.
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    Baltimore honors local treasure André De Shields with a street
    Mayor Scott presided over ceremony to rename the 1800 block of Division Street in the Upton neighborhood after the beloved entertainer.
    Andre De Shields, dressed in a slim cut crimson suit, was in Baltimore Thursday as the 1800 block of Division Street in the Upton neighborhood where he grew up, was renamed in his honor.
    Maryland seeks public input on reducing work zone crashes, fatalities
    The state is surveying residents about their driving behaviors around work zones and the best way to reduce work zone crashes in the wake of a collision on I-695 last spring that left six workers dead.
    Maryland Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller addresses the media at a podium outside surrounded by signs that encourage drivers to take an online safety survey.
    Antisemitic graffiti, white supremacist flyer surface in Baltimore County ahead of Yom Kippur
    A bright red swastika and other graffiti were spray painted on the door at United Hebrew Cemetery in Rosedale.
    A red swastika was painted on a door at United Hebrew Cemetery in Rosedale. Credit: WJZ-TV.
    Base Camp will mix sports, academics and job training to prepare Baltimore teens for life
    Mentoring nonprofit Next One Up marks a new chapter after opening a new facility for young men in Baltimore.
    Next One Up founder Matt Hanna gives a tour of the facilities in Baltimore on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.
    Maryland’s state park service suffered from ‘unhealthy dynamics.’ Here’s how new leaders are seeking to change it
    Maryland Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz explained in a legislative hearing on Sept. 20, 2023 that he has undertaken reforms to change the culture in the state’s troubled park service.
    A sign at the entrance of Gunpowder Falls State Park Sweet Air Area.
    Will modernizing Baltimore’s permit process help event organizers? City leaders say yes
    A vital Baltimore City permit process used by hundreds of street festivals, block parties and races has moved online this year.
    Children play basketball in front of City Hall.
    Worried about rising grocery prices and fewer retail choices? Maryland’s attorney general wants to hear about it
    State regulators warn the merger could affect Marylanders’ access to affordable food options, local job security and the vitality of the agricultural industry.
    Karen Taylor, a resident of Union Square in South Baltimore, attends a food giveaway outside of Old Major bar in Pigtown on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.
    As John Waters gets his star on Hollywood Boulevard, fans in Baltimore toast the ‘Pope of Trash’
    Baltimore director John Waters’ star was unveiled Monday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Back home in Baltimore, friends and fans gathered for a livestream of the event at the Charles and Senator theatres.
    John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including Multiple Maniacs (1970), Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974). He wrote and directed the comedy film Hairspray (1988), which was an international success and was later adapted into a hit Broadway musical.
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