University of Maryland students struggle to cancel housing leases
Students struggling during the pandemic say it’s unfair for the University of Maryland to charge them normal prices even though the coronavirus has disrupted the university’s usual offerings.
View ArticleCOVID-19 testing at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen postponed until Aug. 11 due to...
A drive-thru coronavirus testing event at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed one week, due to Tropical Storm Isaias, state and local officials said.
View ArticleLexington Market reopens without some vendors as business suffers due to...
Lexington Market has reopened, but without some of its usual vendors, officials from the public market said.
View ArticleLegislative panel approves Lasix ban for 2-year-old thoroughbreds in Maryland
Two-year-old thoroughbreds will no longer be allowed to run on Lasix in Maryland after a state legislative panel approved regulatory changes negotiated by the Maryland Jockey Club and the Maryland...
View ArticleMaryland reports 870 newly confirmed coronavirus cases; testing suspended...
Maryland has confirmed 870 new cases of the coronavirus and eight more deaths as the state announced it would temporarily close testing sites Tuesday in preparation for Tropical Storm Isaias.
View ArticleGiant Food nears completion on Jessup warehouse expansion
Giant Food, the Baltimore area’s largest grocer, plans to complete an expansion this month of its distribution warehouse, in part to supply products for home delivery.
View ArticleMaryland Microbrewery Festival latest event in Carroll County to be canceled...
The cancellation of the Maryland Microbrewery Festival is just the latest in a constantly growing lists of events traditionally held in Carroll County that have become casualties of the coronavirus...
View ArticleGeorge Floyd mural in Susan Campbell Park vandalized, now repaired, Annapolis...
A mural of George Floyd in Susan Campbell Park was moved from the area’s dock into a parking lot and vandalized July 31, according to a report from Annapolis police.
View ArticleBaltimore lays off 48 employees as city budget feels effects of coronavirus
Forty-eight workers received a layoff notice last month, a city spokesman said Monday. Eliminating those jobs saves about $2 million.Affected jobs include laborers, traffic enforcement officers, call...
View ArticleGlen Burnie man charged with attempted murder after alleged Harford County...
A Glen Burnie man charged with shooting at another person in Edgewood as part of an alleged road-rage incident was prohibited from possessing a gun, according to documents filed in Harford County...
View ArticleRavens sign Jerell Adams, who’s expected to compete for third tight end spot
The Ravens have signed tight end Jerell Adams, team officials confirmed, adding more competition for its third tight end spot.
View ArticleTwo arrested in Parkville after several assaults in White Marsh, police say:...
Two juveniles were arrested for a string of assaults Sunday morning after crashing a car in Parkville in an attempt to evade Baltimore County police, according to law enforcement.
View Article‘Hopefully, this has been a wake-up call’: Orioles, Marlins set for...
The Orioles and Marlins will play a doubleheader Wednesday at 5 p.m. and night games Tuesday and Thursday as Miami returns from the COVID-19 outbreak that paused its schedule for a week.
View ArticleRobert Eades, lifelong Annapolis resident and Black community advocate, dies...
Robert Eades, a lifelong Annapolis resident known for his fiery comments and advocacy for the city’s Black community, died on Monday, his brother confirmed.
View ArticleBaltimore police ask state commission to help make it easier and quicker to...
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison is proposing an expansion of his ability to terminate officers so that he can fire officers who are charged with crimes or "likely" to be charged.
View ArticleNew order by Maryland Gov. Hogan says county officials can’t stop schools...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday stripped local governments' authority to issue blanket closures of schools, following his disagreement with a Montgomery County decision to shutter private as well...
View ArticleCarroll County Health Dept. announces 36 community COVID-19 cases, one death,...
Of the 36 new cases, 18 of them were reported Friday or Saturday, contributing to the 109 community cases for the week beginning July 27. That broke the record of 97 set the previous week. No other...
View Article‘We got the Super Bowl to go to': How Ravens RB Mark Ingram II plans to defy...
Ravens running back Mark Ingram II’s age makes his excellence all the more extraordinary — and his offseason rehabilitation all the more important.
View ArticleHoward County police, Muslim group offer $5,000 rewards for information about...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Howard County Police Department are offering separate $5,000 rewards for information about the killing of a pregnant Columbia woman last week.
View ArticleCarroll County considering community sharing solar project in New Windsor
By this time next year, 2,100 solar panels outside the Town of New Windsor could be helping power local homes and businesses, according to a solar energy company official.
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