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15 people shot, four fatally, in Baltimore since Friday night, police say
Fourteen people were shot and four of them were killed in shootings across Baltimore since Friday night, police said. A teenage boy and a 20-year-old man were among the injured.
The killing of another Baltimore teenager puts young people, opportunity and gun violence front and center
The shooting of two Baltimore teenagers on a city street in broad daylight Wednesday, leaving one of them dead, continues a deadly and disturbing month in which teenagers have increasingly become victims of the gun violence.
The Baltimore Museum of Art made a bold decision to sell three important paintings. The blowback has gone national.
The Baltimore Museum of Art has decided to sell three major paintings for $65 million later this month, including a Warhol, in support of its diversity goals. The decision has caused a local and national firestorm.
Washington state discovers first nest of ‘murder hornets’ in the United States
Scientists plan to wipe out the nest to protect native honeybees, officials said.
‘An apple over an orange’: Change in Hopkins' positivity rate for Maryland underscores nationwide inconsistency, expert says
Over the weekend, Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus positivity rate for Maryland vastly dropped, but not because the state’s percentage of positive cases declined. In a nearly 30-minute conversation with The Baltimore Sun, Nuzzo detailed the...
Two years in, Maryland leads most other states in use of ‘red flag’ gun law
Between when the law was implemented Oct. 1, 2018 and Sept. 30, Maryland has granted 989 extreme risk protective orders, an average of about 8 orders per year per 100,000 residents. Only Florida has used it more, by just about 13%.
More than 70 inmates and 16 workers at Cecil County jail test positive for COVID-19, a sharp increase, state says
Over 70 cases of COVID-19 have been reported inside of Cecil County jail, according to the state health department.
Looking for a lift to the polls? Baltimore funeral homes are offering free limo rides to boost voter turnout
Older voters worried about safely getting to the polls next month while dodging the coronavirus will have a stylish, unconventional transportation option: A free limo ride, courtesy of funeral home owners in Baltimore and around the country.
Meet some of the Baltimore women driving the national response to the coronavirus pandemic
Baltimore is home to not only some of the country's leading medical and research institutions but also many of the women heading the response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Baltimore Sun’s Women to Watch 2020: Best in health
The Baltimore Sun is rolling out its 2020 list of 25 Women to Watch over three days. These are the leaders in health.
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Announcing the first seven of this year's 25 Women to Watch. Today we focus on health, honoring leaders in the fight against COVID-19, a young cancer survivor uplifting other children, and an entrepreneur who helped develop a smart stethoscope. bsun.md/w2w2020 pic.twitter.com/LnecSIhupc
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At nearly 100 years old, Lord Baltimore hotel finds new life as city’s free coronavirus quarantine center
Beneath three grand chandeliers, city employees and workers from the University of Maryland Medical System take calls from coronavirus-positive residents who need a place to quarantine or health care facilities with patients, some of them homeless,...
Eight people shot in Baltimore Thursday night, police say
Eight people were shot across Baltimore city Thursday night, according to police.
Theresa Felder named Harford Community College’s next president, the first Black president in school history
Theresa B. Felder has been appointed the 10th president in Harford Community College’s history, the institution's board of trustees announced Friday.
Maryland House work group recommends ditching state’s Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights
A group of state lawmakers endorsed repealing the Maryland Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights on Thursday, a tentative first step toward jettisoning a law that many believe protects police officers from being held accountable for bad acts.
Baltimore Teachers Union says schools aren’t safe to send students and teachers back, urges parents to boycott
The Baltimore Teachers Union president urged parents not to send students back when city schools reopen in November, saying the schools are not going to be safe for teachers and students.
Baltimore's oldest black cemetery finally restored, with help of inmates
Mount Auburn Cemetery, one of the oldest African-American burial grounds in the country, was overcome with stickerbushes, weeds and garbage but has been cleaned up by state prison inmates.
Johns Hopkins public health faculty, community members lobby officials for more eviction oversight
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health faculty, students and community members penned a letter on Tuesday to state officials, including Gov. Larry Hogan, urging them to provide more resources to people who may face eviction due to the...
IRS places $45,000 lien against Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby, Del. Nick Mosby for unpaid back taxes
The IRS has placed a $45,000 lien against Marilyn and Nick Mosby — Baltimore’s top prosecutor and its Democratic nominee for City Council president — for three years worth of unpaid federal taxes, records show.
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Baltimore’s top prosecutor and its Democratic nominee for City Council president owe back taxes from three years, records show.
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COVID-19 contact-tracing apps: choose the technology wisely | COMMENTARY
Pressure to ease lockdowns has led to a mad dash to develop and use apps to track COVID-19, resulting in a wildly different array of options. As public health departments are pushed to follow suit, we must be careful about which technologies we...
A cure for COVID-19 learning loss: tutoring | COMMENTARY
The surest bet in education is that most students who fall behind early in learning to read will never catch up. We can mitigate this during the pandemic with tutoring.