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Teen found guilty of killing classmate at Maryland high school sentenced
Jaylen Prince, a teenager who was found guilty of shooting and killing a classmate inside a Maryland high school in 2024, was sentenced on Tuesday in a Harford County courtroom. Prince was sentenced to life in prison with all but 75 years...

Maryland football explains players-only meetings: ‘Nobody’s panicking’
COLLEGE PARK — Whether members of the Maryland football team engaged in a players-only meeting on Monday depends on whom you ask. Three days after freshman quarterback Malik Washington said the Terps would convene such a gathering, there was...

Nebraska soccer earns on-brand win against Maryland on senior day
Nebraska soccer sent out its seniors in style, beating Maryland 2-0 on Sunday for the Huskers’ senior day. “Everything about this program has suited me and helped me grow as a person and a player,” senior defender Lauryn Anglim said. “Just the...

Baltimore County has erected a wall of secrecy around its $100,000 payment to a former Olszewski aide
In 47 years of working in and writing about local government in Maryland, I’ve never seen a more brazen assault on fundamental principles of transparency and accountability than the efforts by the administrations of former Baltimore County...

Thinking About a Vacation Property? What Maryland Travelers Should Know Before Signing a Timeshare
Many Maryland travelers dream of owning a vacation spot that they can return to year after year. Whether it’s a quiet cabin in the mountains or a sunlit condo by the coast, the appeal of having a home away from home is undeniable. Among the many...

American Cancer Society's Artist of the Year has ties to Baltimore and Ravens
The American Cancer Society has named its first-ever 2025 Artist of the Year, and they just so happen to have ties to Baltimore through Maryland Institute College of Art and the Ravens.The award-winning piece of art was created almost two and a...

Church leader accused of secretly recording people in Virginia Beach bathrooms
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A local church leader faces charges for allegedly recording people in public bathrooms throughout Virginia Beach, with officials saying there may be many more victims who have not yet been identified. Aloysius Albritton was...

Reports: Ravens releasing well-traveled S C.J. Gardner-Johnson
Veteran safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson’s stay with the Baltimore Ravens lasted only a week with multiple reports on Tuesday of his release from their practice squad. The move was an amicable mutual decision, per the reports, after the Ravens did not...

Audit Finds Questionable Spending, Lax Oversight At Maryland Tax Agency
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A state audit released this month found that a former employee at the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation (DAT) made tens of thousands of dollars in questionable purchases using a state-issued corporate purchasing...

Who Is Baltimore Ravens Quarterback Tyler Huntley’s Wife?
Notable People Get to know a little more about the woman married to NFL player Tyler Huntley. After playing his college football at the University of Utah, quarterback Tyler Huntley signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in...

Tourist sues SeaWorld’s parent company for ‘bait-and-switch’ in hidden ticket prices
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Trunk-Or-Treats Across Southern Maryland 2025
SOUTHERN MARYLAND — Grab your costumes and candy buckets — Halloween fun is popping up all over Southern Maryland! Parking lots across Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties are turning into festive “trunk-or-treat” wonderlands, offering...

Maryland Transit to expand, modernize MARC train yard in Baltimore
Rail News Home Passenger Rail 10/13/2025 Rail News: Passenger Rail The yard and shop improvements are needed to support the Maryland Transit Administration's future commitment to operate electrified trainsets on the Penn Line following the...

Maryland Parkway bus rapid transit project passes 1-year mark
Work on the $378 million Maryland Parkway bus rapid transit project rolls on across multiple portions of the Las Vegas Valley. Crews are just over one year into the project, with orange cones lining portions of Maryland Parkway and surrounding...

Retro Baltimore: Halloween in Baltimore was filled with more tricks than treats
Long ago, before traditional Halloween customs like trick-or-treating, visiting commercial haunts and watching scary films, Baltimoreans celebrated in less conventional ways — like pelting each other with flour. At the turn of the century, All...

Maryland man injured after Freightliner overturns on Highway 36
A Maryland man was injured early Sunday morning when his Freightliner truck overturned on Highway 36 two miles west of Osborn in DeKalb County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 3:37 a.m. on October 12, 2025....

Teen found guilty of killing classmate at Maryland high school sentenced
Jaylen Prince, a teenager who was found guilty of shooting and killing a classmate inside a Maryland high school in 2024, was sentenced on Tuesday in a Harford County courtroom. Prince was sentenced to life in prison with all but 75 years...

'A Tribe Called Run' running group prepares for the Baltimore Running Festival
Whether an avid runner or one with no experience at all, this Baltimore running group could be a perfect fit."A Tribe Called Run" is participating again in this year's Baltimore Running Festival, and members said their group is a great way to meet...

Baltimore Braces for Wind and Rain as Nor’easter Approaches
BALTIMORE, Md. — The Baltimore region is preparing for a significant weather event this Sunday as a nor’easter is expected to bring strong wind gusts and rain throughout the day. Weather officials are predicting widespread showers, with some...