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Scott laments Kamala Harris’ loss: ‘This country does not deserve Black women’
A video of Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott lamenting the loss of Vice President Kamala Harris — and America’s treatment of Black women in general — has gone viral.
8 Catholic churches got a reprieve from the archdiocese. 3 weren’t so lucky.
The blueprint released Wednesday closely tracks the draft plan that the archdiocese put out in April, reducing the number of parishes — or Catholic communities — from 61 to 23. The number of actual churches would shrink from 59 to 30. But Archbishop William Lori did spare eight churches initially, while delivering some late bad news to others.
Archdiocese of Baltimore to close half of Catholic churches in city, nearby suburbs
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori on Wednesday announced a final church consolidation plan that would reduce the number of worship sites from 59 to 30. Many churches would get folded into merged parishes.
Annapolis charter school delays opening until 2025, citing halt in lease negotiations
Organizers of New Village Academy planned to open a charter high school this fall, but they have encountered difficulty finalizing a lease at Westfield Annapolis mall.
Annapolis, Baltimore police jointly investigate shooting death of man who was reported kidnapped
The mother of a Baltimore man called police early Thursday to report that men had broken into her home and demanded money for her son, whom they claimed to be holding. They fled without the money, and hours later the man was found dead in a wooded area of Annapolis.
Is it spring yet? Gusty winds, flurries have Baltimoreans bundling up
Spring is just around the corner, but high gusts coupled with temperatures in the 40s are making it feel much colder.
How a walk through Locust Point can teach you Baltimore history
Here are seven places I’ve enjoyed checking out since moving to this South Baltimore community that includes Fort McHenry and the former arrival point for more than a million immigrants.
Commentary: ‘I’ve got a wife and kids in Baltimore, Jack’: Bruce Springsteen cements relationship with city at arena show
I caught two Springsteen shows 11 days apart, in Baltimore and D.C. The Baltimore show was better, and a reminder that live music is back at the old arena.
Maryland attorney general’s office investigates fatal crash that followed Baltimore police pursuit
An elderly female passenger was killed in the crash in the city’s Roland Park neighborhood.
Maryland Park Service official charged with raping and sexually assaulting employee at Gunpowder Falls State Park
Michael Browning met the woman when she was a teenager participating in a 4-H Club program led by his wife at their Baldwin home, according to charging documents.
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