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Maryland hospitals took money from poor patients. Why haven’t they paid them back?
Refunds are coming — as much as eight years after the first patients paid their bills.
Hospital and state officials have to figure out how to find the patients owed refunds without violating the privacy laws that protect their health and income data.
The Colgate Creek Bridge is taking years to replace. Now it’s hampering traffic near the port.
The replacement of the Colgate Creek Bridge near the Port of Baltimore was supposed to be finished years ago. City officials now say it won’t be finished until December 2025.
This photo shows a roadway partially closed down with orange construction cones. A truck is driving toward the camera underneath street signs indicating where to turn into a Port of Baltimore terminal.
Former Frederick County PTA president hit with almost 200 charges of theft and forgery
In total, the former PTA president is accused of taking $23,134.58 from multiple bank accounts and forging signatures 46 times to do so.
In total, the former PTA president is accused of taking $23,134.58 from multiple bank accounts and forging signatures 46 times to do so.
Commentary: How Peabody honors Duke Ellington’s musical, cultural impact
The 125th anniversary of Duke Ellington’s birth presents an opportunity for the Peabody Conservatory to ensure that another generation of musicians appreciates the meaning and significance of his work, says trumpeter and composer Sean Jones, who chairs Peabody’s jazz program.
LOS ANGELES - 1943: Composer Duke Ellington, singer Ivie Anderson and drummer Sonny Greer pose for a portrait with their orchestra in 1943 in Los Angeles, California.
K-12 school leaders reject allegations that they let antisemitism run rampant
Montgomery County Public Schools featured prominently in a Congressional hearing on antisemitism in public schools on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
From left, David Banks, chancellor of New York Public schools, speaks next to Karla Silvestre, president of the Montgomery County Board of Education, Emerson Sykes, staff attorney with the ACLU, and Enikia Ford Morthel, superintendent of the Berkeley United School District, during a hearing on antisemitism in K-12 public schools, at the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Johns Hopkins protest continues after talks with school officials falter: What we know
The pro-Palestinian encampment on the Johns Hopkins University campus has stretched on for about a week, despite rainy weather.
A protester waves a Palestinian flag amid a protest on Monday at Johns Hopkins University.
NAACP calls on President Biden to pardon former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby
“The only thing Marilyn Mosby is guilty of is the desire to provide her family with a better life," NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson said in a statement.
The NAACP and more than a dozen organizations on Tuesday sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling on him to pardon former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who's scheduled to be sentenced on two counts of perjury and one count of making a false statement on a loan application.
They shared a name — but not a future. How 2 kids fought to escape poverty in Baltimore.
Two kids named Antonio grew up together in the streets of east Baltimore surrounded by poverty and gun violence. But only one would make it out alive.
Antonio Lee’s mother is comforted while mourning her son at a vigil, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, in Baltimore. Lee, 19, was shot and killed while squeegeeing in Baltimore. Lee and childhood friend Antonio Moore grew up together in the streets of east Baltimore, surrounded by poverty and gun violence. But only one would make it out alive. Moore is a successful real estate investor and marketing consultant. Lee was shot and killed last summer, four months before his 20th birthday.
Advocates urge Anne Arundel County to revive affordable housing bill
Anne Arundel Connecting Together, a nonpartisan alliance of 18 faith congregations and community groups, wants to see county action on a moderately priced dwelling unit bill after an earlier proposal was narrowly defeated last year.
Anne Arundel County Council members Allison Pickard, Lisa Rodvien and Pete Smith (right) are shown meeting with Anne Arundel Connecting Together members about an affordable housing bill on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
Commentary: Shopping for clothes is hard. When you’re pregnant, it’s even worse.
Affordability, comfort and good quality hardly seem to coexist in clothes for pregnant bodies.
Illustration of pregnant Black woman standing on a tiny island with a shopping basket, looking through binoculars at clothing racks on islands that surround her.
Search for missing construction workers on Key Bridge ends after sixth body found
The sixth construction worker on the Key Bridge when it collapsed has been recovered.
A memorial site to honor the construction workers who lost their lives in the collapse of the Key Bridge sits on the side of the road right before the blockade to Fort Armistead Park.
One killed, 23 injured in I-95 bus crash in Harford County
Police: Bus was traveling northbound when it lost control and struck a guardrail.
Breaking News alert
Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
Maryland voters also will be asked this year to enshrine the right to abortion in the state’s constitution. The state already protects the right to abortion under state law and Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1.
A “WE’RE VOTING YES” sign is seen on a bench outside the Maryland State House following a reproductive rights presser on Lawyers Mall on Jan. 22, 2024. Voters will decide if abortion is a right that will be included in the state constitution.
Essex man charged with arson, animal cruelty in house explosion
A 52-year-old man was charged with first-degree arson, animal cruelty and related offenses in connection to a Baltimore County house explosion.
Baltimore County fire officials said they arrived in the Essex community late Saturday night and found a home engulfed by fire.
Hilton Grows Best: How to be a sustainable plant parent
From propagation to poop, some of the best ways to be a sustainable plant parent.
Baltimore-area native Angel Reese stuns in seafoam frock at Met Gala
Angel Reese, the Randallstown native turned WNBA player, left her Chicago Sky practice early and stunned during the Met Gala, which is one of fashion’s most iconic events.
Angel Reese departs The Mark Hotel for 2024 Met Gala.
It’s never too late to write your mom for Mother’s Day, even when it is.
Maybe the best I can do on this or any Mother’s Day is to write a little note to her. I know she won’t read it, but it feels good to write it as if she would.
My mom never liked swimming, but have it a go during a camping trip to her mother's home in New York.
Grieving my brother and the Key Bridge
Kerry Graham on taking the time to grieve, even when others have moved on.
Illustration shows black geometric fragments falling from the sky, partially obscuring the faint outline of Key Bridge central span. In the background a sunrise starts to illuminate the darkness.
Former Stevenson lacrosse player Callum Robinson was shot in robbery attempt of tires, authorities said
Robinson, his brother and a friend were shot in the head during a camping and surfing trip in Mexico
Callum Robinson, an alum of Stevenson University in Baltimore County, was one of three people found killed near the township of Santo Tomás in Mexico on Friday.
Joanne Rund, Baltimore County’s first female fire chief, retiring in July
Joanne Rund, who has served as Baltimore County's fire chief since 2019, is retiring effective July 2024. She is the county's first permanent fire chief and survived a no-confidence vote last June.
Chief Joanne Rund recently appointed Fire Chief of Baltimore County Fire Department in Maryland (BACOFD) began her career in 1987 in Howard County Maryland.
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