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With Maryland facing a $3.3 billion shortfall for transportation over six years, state lawmakers in Annapolis are looking at ways to raise money, including levying a 50-cent fee on most online purchases and home-delivery transactions.

Five years after he was the best player in college lacrosse, Pat Spencer has made his NBA debut. But for the 27-year-old, known well for his competitive fire, it's not the end goal but just another milestone.

Being quiet after a miscarriage often helps evade questions from others that make one relive it. But many go through the experience and more of us should share our stories when we are ready.

The 2021 first-round draft pick has worked on the spacing between his hands and his body this winter after last season's travails in the big leagues.

The contrasting styles of Angela Alsobrooks and David Trone, who are seeking the Democratic nomination for Maryland's open U.S. Senate seat, were on display during separate appearances before the same Annapolis club.

Men downplay the skills of women on reality shows because they do so in real life, too. Sometimes to their peril.

Each year, Armbruester shows up to spring training with a new pitch in his repertoire. He’ll focus on learning how to use them effectively in Norfolk this year and could be on the cusp of a big-league call-up.

The younger players and older players in the Orioles’ clubhouse broadly consider the first baseman one of their own.

Basketball may be strong at the rec and high school levels, but above that the city is somewhat starved.

Judgment over the use of 24-hour day care ignores the realities of parenthood — and personhood.

The Baltimore hockey community is trying to make good out of the death of Phil Tupper, a 40-year-old amateur player who died last month.

The No. 1 prospect will play a ton in Grapefruit League action, which begins Saturday, and have a chance to make an impression with every ground ball, at-bat or dugout conversation he has.

Nineteen months after a fire destroyed Sailor Oyster Bar in Annapolis, it’s a safe bet that a lot of old friends and well-wishers will return to the little bar that burned when it reopens for the public on Tuesday.

To better understand the perseverance of so-called “cancel culture” when it comes to people like Kid Rock and Beyoncé, I talked to those on the frontlines of cancellation controversies: radio personalities.

If the Ravens can’t make tough calls when it involves a high-performing player ahead of a big game, what meaning does a “zero-tolerance policy” actually have?

Smelly chicken plant leftovers, some of it trucked across state lines to be stored in pits until it can be spread as fertilizer on farm fields, is stinking up parts of Maryland now.

Lutherville. Timonium. Cockeysville. I never thought that I'd move back to the 'burbs where I grew up, but then I did-- and discovered the area is full of hidden gems.

We can celebrate the triumphs of the men who built this country while never forgetting the evils they excused.

Lefty Driesell, who died Saturday at 92, was a creator and innovator who put Maryland basketball on an upward trajectory and had a hand in making college basketball what it is today.

My experience as a juror in Baltimore Circuit Court included courthouse employees paying me in three $10 bills and explaining how not to get run over on North Calvert Street as well as watching parts of the 2016 reboot of "Ghostbusters" and 2014 version of "Annie."