Under pressure, Montgomery County reverses course, allows private schools to...
Under pressure from Republican politicians and a pending lawsuit, Montgomery County on Friday agreed to allow private schools to offer in-person classes, despite health threats from the coronavirus...
View ArticleNationals’ Stephen Strasburg to make season debut Sunday vs. Orioles
World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg is scheduled to make his season debut for the Washington Nationals on Sunday against the Orioles after being sidelined by a nerve problem in his pitching hand.
View ArticleU.S. Surgeon General says Baltimore still has time to ‘turn things around’ on...
Even as the White House cautions that Baltimore could turn into a hotspot for the coronavirus, the U.S. Surgeon General struck an optimistic tone while visiting one of the city’s testing sites Friday.
View ArticleBaltimore police officer charged with misconduct over protecting former...
A Baltimore Police officer has been criminally charged with misleading an assistant state’s attorney to prevent an ex-police officer - his former partner - from being prosecuted.
View ArticleMaryland QB Taulia Tagovailoa immediately eligible for 2020 season after...
The NCAA has approved Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa’s transfer waiver and he will be immediately eligible to play in the 2020 season, the team announced Friday.
View ArticleMaryland QB Josh Jackson among six Terps opting out of 2020 season
Maryland senior quarterback Josh Jackson is among six players who have opted-out of the 2020 college football season, head coach Mike Locksley said Friday.
View ArticleMaryland State Police trooper involved in crash on I-95 near Havre de Grace...
A Maryland State Police trooper was involved in a crash on I-95 Friday near Havre de Grace.
View ArticleWith 10 new COVID-19 cases, weekly pace in Carroll County still slower than...
Carroll County’s slower pace of COVID-19 cases this week — relative to exceptionally high case totals the previous two weeks — continued Friday, with 10 more residents confirmed to have tested positive...
View ArticleMaryland Election Board proposes opening just 360 voting centers statewide on...
The State Board of Elections is recommending that Maryland dramatically reduce the number of polling places for November’s election, opening just 360 voting centers statewide on Election Day, mostly in...
View ArticleDelegate, rec sports community push back on Carroll County decision to nix...
County Commissioner Stephen Wantz, R-District 1, said during Thursday’s Board of Commissioners meeting he asked for the health department, and the department of rec and parks, to come back next week...
View ArticleArnold man dies in Pasadena attempted murder-suicide, police say
An Arnold man shot himself after attempting to kill a woman in Pasadena, Anne Arundel County Police said.
View ArticleFrederick County’s Matthew Semelsberger signs contract with UFC, realizing...
The Ijamsville resident took a risk dropping out of Marist College just 10 credits shy of a bachelor’s degree, but will fight Aug. 22 in Las Vegas as part of the undercard for UFC Fight Night.
View ArticleAnnapolis Rotary beats coronavirus blues with ‘Crabs To Go’ instead of annual...
The Rotary Club of Annapolis purchased more than 220 bushels of steamed crabs and 4,000 ears of corn from Chesapeake Seafood Caterers for its first ever “Rotary Crabs To Go” fundraiser. The pandemic...
View ArticleNaval Academy midshipmen will return to Annapolis in the fall for hybrid...
U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen will return to campus this fall, though much of their education will likely still be conducted online due to the coronavirus pandemic, the academy announced Friday evening.
View ArticleLoss of $600 federal benefit adds to the struggles of Maryland’s unemployed
As efforts to renew the extra $600 a week in enhanced unemployment benefits passed as part of federal coronavirus relief stalled Friday in Congress, Marylanders who've come to rely on it fear for how...
View ArticleSt. John’s announces remote learning for fall semester, Annapolis campus...
St. John’s will not resume in-person instruction for the fall semester, instead students and faculty will use online learning, according to an announcement sent out late July.
View ArticleWashington releases RB Derrius Guice after arrest on domestic violence charges
The Washington Football Team released running back Derrius Guice on Friday after he was charged in multiple domestic violence incidents.
View ArticleAllowed to resume limited indoor dining, some Fells Point restaurants say not...
Given the OK to resume limited indoor dining on Friday night, a group of Fells Point restaurants said thanks, but no thanks.
View ArticleOrioles record 19 hits, rout Nationals, 11-0, to end four-game losing streak
The Orioles quickly erased the shame of their four-game sweep at the hands of the patchwork Marlins with a comprehensive 11-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday.
View ArticleMan shot in Northwest Baltimore Friday night
A 34-year-old man was shot in Northwest Baltimore Friday evening, police said, and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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