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Icing and imitation bacon bits among McCormick products affected by red dye ban
McCormick & Co. makes 16 products that use a red food dye the FDA has banned starting in January 2027.
Diamond Comic Distributors seeking buyer to avoid layoffs, Hunt Valley closure
Diamond Comic Distributors’ bankruptcy filing last week could mean layoffs and the closure of its Hunt Valley headquarters if it doesn’t find a buyer by April 1.
Maryland’s Diamond Comic Distributors had a monopoly. How did it go bankrupt?
Hunt Valley’s Diamond Comic Distributors had a monopoly in the industry, yet slip-ups during the pandemic and delayed deliveries pushed it into bankruptcy last week.
The NFL is lobbying Congress to change drone laws in effort to avoid threats like the one at Ravens game
The league wants to be able to take "counterdrone measures" in the airspace above games.
Not so permanent: Ravens fans lament loss of treasured seats to suite construction
The Ravens’ M&T Bank Stadium is in the midst of a three-year renovation. Changes ahead of the 2025 season will remove some seats in the west end zone, frustrating some season ticket holders.
Like watching Lightning McQueen: Derrick Henry leads potent Ravens running game
Playing without injured receiver Zay Flowers, the Ravens’ won the day with their rushing attack. They racked up 299 yards, including a 13-play touchdown drive that featured nothing but rushes.
Ravens-Steelers playoff game paused in 3rd quarter due to drone over seating bowl
The interruption marked the third time since the 2023 season that a Ravens game at M&T Bank Stadium has been interrupted by drone activity.
No strike at Port of Baltimore and other East Coast locations
After months of anxiety that mid-January could bring a longshoremen strike, a dockworkers union and the operators of port terminals reached an agreement Wednesday that would avert a work stoppage.
Oriole Park to receive new video board and sound system in 2026
A temporary sound system upgrade is coming this season, according to Orioles spokesperson Jennifer Grondahl.
State selects engineering consultant to oversee Kiewit’s Key Bridge rebuild
A group of firms were awarded a $75 million contract to manage the Key Bridge builder “by auditing their processes, reviewing submittals and confirming the design criteria is met.”
After New Orleans attack, M&T Bank Stadium to see increased police presence for Ravens playoff game
After a terrorist attack in New Orleans last week that killed 15 people, officials in Baltimore will beef up security for the Ravens’ playoff game Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Cal Ripken Jr. broke up with his hometown baseball team. Now the IronBirds’ future is uncertain.
The ‘Iron Man’ moved a minor league club to Aberdeen in 2002, but after years of tension, Cal Ripken Jr. sold his namesake team.
Think your BGE bill is high? Rates are rising
Maryland’s BGE customers will see even higher bills in January as rates rise for gas and electricity.
Trump tariffs loom over Port of Baltimore’s car imports from Mexico
President-elect Donald Trump has specifically named China, Mexico and Canada, three of the Port of Baltimore’s top four importers, as countries he’d like to tariff. If imposed, those tariffs could slow activity at the port.
Maryland to build horse training center at Carroll County farm founded by Art Rooney
Shamrock Farm was established in 1948 by Art Rooney, who founded the Pittsburgh Steelers, and it remains in the the Rooney family.
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