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A child uses a laptop.
Baltimore County won’t give some students laptops anymore, and won’t say why
The policy marks a significant shift from the school system’s approach to technology being widely available and equitable, even at home.
The Texas Rangers’ dugout is decorated with a rainbow as the Baltimore Orioles play the Texas Rangers at Orioles Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore during Pride Night on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Inside the Dugout: A disorienting June in Birdland
The offense that frustratingly has been nearly no-hit so often was good in June. Really good, in some ways.
Prosecutors concluded after a thorough review that there was “not a path forward at a second trial” for Matthew Schlegel.
Prosecutors won’t retry Severna Park Elementary teacher in sex abuse case
Prosecutors in the case against Matthew Schlegel, 45, of Severna Park, concluded there was “not a path forward at a second trial.”
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington.
US judge says HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. eliminated more than 10,000 employees in late March and consolidated 28 agencies to just 15.
Howard County double shooting investigated as possible murder-suicide
Police in Howard County are investigating the shooting deaths of a man and a woman as a murder-suicide.
Baltimore County fire officials are investigating an explosion and fire that leveled a home in Rosedale on Tuesday, July 1 2025.
Explosion under investigation after house is destroyed in Rosedale
Baltimore County officials are investigating an explosion and fire that leveled a home in Rosedale early Tuesday morning.
From left, Maryland Assistant Public Defender Erica Suter, Maryland Public Defender Natasha Dartigue, and Rachel Bennett, who most recently worked as a senior attorney at the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, who is taking over for Suter as director of the Innocence Project Clinic at the University of Baltimore School of Law.
Maryland law schools double down on efforts to exonerate the innocent
The Maryland Office of the Public Defender, in partnership with the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, has launched a second Innocence Project Clinic.
Shortstop Gunnar Henderson (2) watches his teammates from the dugout during a game against the Detroit Tigers.
Orioles roundtable: 4 key questions as July begins and the trade deadline looms
The July 31 trade deadline is the point of no return when it comes to the 2025 season: either sell and wave the white flag, or stand pat and strive to pull off the unlikely.
Richard Davis, owner of American Bullion Center, inspects jewelry brought in by a first-time customer.
New tax on gold and silver poses existential threat to Maryland bullion shops
As Annapolis faced a budget deficit, officials opted to tax gold and silver purchases. Bullion store owners say that decision could prompt stores to close down.
Second baseman Jackson Holliday (7) puts his glove on to return to the field against the Texas Rangers.
Jackson Holliday’s advice to brother Ethan ahead of MLB draft
Holliday hopes his brother finds in his new organization the same bonds that he did with the Orioles.
A rendering shows Homes for American's plan for Red Maple Place, an apartment building on Joppa Road that would have 50 affordably priced units and six market-rent units. A Circuit Court judge has given a green light to the controversial proposal.
Contentious affordable housing project in Towson faces another test
The team behind Red Maple Place is asking a reluctant Baltimore County Council for more money.
Everything we thought we knew about the Orioles rotation is wrong | Banner Baseball Show
Zach Eflin and Tomoyuki Sugano were carrying the O's pitching staff two months ago. Now they're dragging it down.
Maryland’s new 3% tech services tax starts Tuesday. Here’s what to know.
Maryland businesses and individuals will now pay a 3% tax on certain technology and data services.
St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, a non-profit dedicated to combatting homelessness, opens a 236-bed shelter at the Eastern Family Resource Center on the Medstar Franklin Medical Center campus in eastern Baltimore County on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore opens new 236-bed shelter in Eastern Baltimore County
In a news release, St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore said the new Eastside Shelter will offer emergency shelter and essential resources for families, men and women.
A crowd watches fireworks for the Fourth of July from Federal Hill Park on Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
Where to watch the most dazzling 4th of July fireworks
To help you decide where to spend your 4th of July, we’re rounding up some of the best spots to see fireworks in spots across Maryland.
A cleaning crew works on a house in Annapolis that is set up for short-term rentals on I-Day, when parents come to visit their children at the Naval Academy — a popular time for bookings.
Airbnbs are taking over historic Annapolis streets. The city wants to rein them in.
Jurisdictions across the country, particularly those like Maryland’s capital that attract tourists, have been grappling with how to rein in the industry.
Donnell Rochester died after being shot by Baltimore Police Officer Connor Murray on February 19, 2022. His body camera caught the moment before he fired the fatal shots. Another officer is on the sidewalk ahead of Murray.
Maryland’s police shooting reports reveal pain, and a path forward
What if Maryland’s new level of scrutiny in police shootings could do more than provide a second look at right or wrong? What if they could prevent more police shootings?
A rendering of the University of Maryland Medical Center's Regional Medical Center project. A former patient donated $25 million to the project under construction in Easton.
Former patient pledges $25 million to help open a new Eastern Shore hospital
A former patient of an Eastern Shore hospital made a major gift to help the University of Maryland Medical System build a new hospital in Easton.
Gunnar Henderson watches his two-run home run during the 10th inning.
Orioles win a wild, wild game out west in Texas
It was a much-needed win — they all are for the Orioles at this point.
State Trooper Police Car from the Maryland State Police on parking lot.
Two Howard County men arrested for fatal I-70 shooting in Frederick County
Francisco Javier Sanchez-Juarez, 28, and Jeffrey Josue Diaz, 24, both of Howard County, were charged with first-degree murder and related firearms charges, police said.
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