Baltimore City Council takes on calls to ‘defund the police’ as part of...
City Council President Brandon Scott said the cuts are a start at rethinking the role of the police and what priorities Baltimore should back with money.
View ArticleThe other cannabis crop: Carroll County farmers test out growing logistics,...
Carroll County farmers once lead the world in the production of the oily, medicinal wormseed plant. Can newly legal industrial hemp play a similar role for local agriculture in the 21st century?
View ArticleLothian church considers moving Confederate statue spray-painted with word...
The statue of Private Benjamin Welch Owens, who fought for a Confederate Maryland artillery unit during the Civil War, is owned by Mt. Calvary Anglican Church and sits on private property.
View ArticleAnne Arundel schools superintendent presents summer reopening plan to...
In a virtual meeting with Anne Arundel County delegates, the superintendent of schools talked about expanding school programs as a way to address issues of racism.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Maryland: Five takeaways from the week
To keep Marylanders up to date with the week’s most pressing takeaways, here are five key points from The Baltimore Sun’s coronavirus coverage.
View Article'Humanly impossible’: Ravens coach John Harbaugh has problems with NFL’s...
"You can tell by my voice, I’m a little frustrated with what I’m hearing there," Harbaugh said in an interview Thursday on WJZ-FM.
View ArticleBaltimore-area streets are starting to close for outdoor dining during...
In recent months, the idea of creating outdoor dining areas in public spaces has been embraced in places as far flung as Vilnius, Lithuania and Berkeley, California. Now, it’s gaining steam in Maryland.
View ArticleFive things we learned from the Orioles’ 2020 draft
From the Heston Kjerstad pick causing some surprise unrest to their bat-first strategy, here are five things we learned about the Orioles' picks and strategy for the 2020 MLB draft.
View ArticleHarford school board addresses race relations, student member seeking answers...
Christian Walker, the outgoing student representative on the Harford County Board of Education, made a pledge this week that he and his successor will “confront racism in Harford County Public...
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter protests continue with youth-led rally in Towson
More than 150 students gathered in Towson’s Patriot Square Tuesday afternoon as the Baltimore region continues its second week of protests calling for police reform and policy change after the death of...
View ArticleAnnapolis police charge second man with murder in Bay Ridge Gardens shooting
A second man in connection to the killing of Leslie “Les” Saunders was arrested Thursday.
View ArticleOdette Ramos está cerca de convertirse en la primera concejal latina del...
Odette Ramos ha declarado la victoria en la carrera demócrata primaria para el Distrito 14 del Concejo Municipal, convirtiéndola posiblemente en la primera concejal latina de Baltimore si gana en las...
View ArticleCarroll County Government offices reopening to public, with restrictions in...
Starting Friday, members of the public can schedule appointments to meet with Carroll County Government employees face-to-face, or at least, mask-to-mask.
View ArticleCecilia Januszkiewicz, attorney and state budget official, dies
Cecilia Januszkiewicz, a retired attorney, state budget official and Columbia activist, has died at 70.
View ArticleMaryland laws that have long protected police face scrutiny as public demands...
When video of a Baltimore police officer appearing to cough on a woman went viral in April as coronvirus cases spiked across the state, the head of Baltimore’s police oversight board had another...
View ArticleCCPS alums start petitions to address race and representation in school...
Alumni of Carroll County Public Schools are calling on the system to include more black voices in curriculum and provide resources for schools to teach and talk about race.
View ArticleManchester takes first steps in Chesapeake Bay-friendly wastewater plant upgrade
The town of Manchester is in the planning stages of an upgrade to their wastewater treatment plant, intended to reduce pollution that can harm life in the Chesapeake Bay.
View ArticleHoward County school system announces 20 administrative promotions, transfers...
Howard schools Superintendent Michael Martirano announced Thursday that 20 county school system administrators are receiving promotions or transfers for the 2020-21 academic year.
View ArticleHarford real estate agent under fire for racially insensitive comments posted...
A Harford County real estate agent, and the county’s association of Realtors, has come under fire after he posted racially insensitive comments to Instagram.
View ArticleCivil War plaque could be removed from Maryland State House, following House...
Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones is renewing her push to remove a plaque from the State House that honors those who fought on both sides of the Civil War.
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