This year’s Chesapeake Bay ‘dead zone’ was the smallest on record, going back...
This summer’s oxygen-poor “dead zone” in the Chesapeake Bay was the smallest since scientists started monitoring it in 1985, according to estimates by researchers in Maryland and Virginia.
View ArticleMental health hotline to launch at five Baltimore County middle schools later...
Students at five Baltimore County middle schools will soon be able to call a hotline for mental health services, Superintendent Myriam Rogers said at a news conference Tuesday.
View ArticleBaltimore Mayor Brandon Scott endorses Angela Alsobrooks for US Senate
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has endorsed Democratic Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks in the race to replace U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin when he retires at the end of his term.
View ArticleMemo detailing Baltimore-BGE conduit deal should not be kept from the public,...
Maryland’s utility regulation commission has denied an effort to shield from the public a memo detailing an agreement between Baltimore and Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
View ArticleAbuse lawsuits against Key School in Annapolis accumulate as challenge...
The Key School in Annapolis faces four new lawsuits alleging child sex abuse committed by faculty more than 50 years ago, attorneys for the plaintiffs say.
View ArticleUniversity of Maryland to launch antisemitism and Islamophobia task force...
The University of Maryland, College Park plans to launch a task force aimed at addressing antisemitism and Islamophobia, President Darryll J. Pines said in a campuswide email.
View ArticleSenate panel approves former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to lead Social...
The Senate Finance Committee voted 17-10 on Tuesday to approve Martin O’Malley to lead the Social Security Administration, sending the nomination to the full Senate.
View ArticleHigh school sports roundup (Nov. 28)
Here’s a roundup of high school varsity action on Tuesday, Nov. 28.
View ArticleDelaware moving up to Football Bowl Subdivision, joining Conference USA as a...
The University of Delaware is joining Conference USA as a full member starting in 2025, the league’s latest expansion with a school moving up from Division I college football’s second tier to the Bowl...
View ArticlePigtown’s Suspended Brewing will move to North Baltimore
The start of the new year will also be the start of a new chapter for the nearly 7-year-old craft brewery.
View ArticleMaryland men’s basketball extends home winning streak to 15, scores most...
Julian Reese and Jahmir Young each scored 22 points for Maryland, which scored its most points since Nov. 23, 2018, and made its most free throws (29) since 2003 in a 103-76 win over Rider in College...
View ArticleMark Cuban working on $3.5 billion sale of Dallas Mavericks to Sands casino...
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is working on a deal to sell a majority stake in the NBA franchise to the family that runs the Las Vegas Sands casino company, a person with knowledge of the talks...
View ArticlePatricia ‘Pat’ Warren, former WJZ-TV weekend anchor and political reporter, dies
Patricia “Pat” Warren, who covered politics for WJZ-TV and had been a weekend anchor, has died, the station said. She was 70 and lived in Federal Hill.
View ArticleThe Ravens’ unusual approach that’s helped them lead the NFL in sacks: ‘Being...
Unlike many teams around the league whose defensive line and linebackers meet separately, the Ravens' defensive line and linebacker groups gather in the same room every day in Baltimore.
View ArticleFallout continues in wake of Supreme Court’s ‘Bruen’ ruling, most recently in...
Bruen continues the court's questionable pro-gun opinions, but it deserves special treatment because of the damage it does.
View ArticleNFL power rankings, Week 13: Ravens enter bye looking like the class of the AFC
It hasn’t often felt that way, but the Ravens have been the most dominant team in the league this season. Here are The Baltimore Sun's NFL power rankings entering Week 13.
View ArticleTouring Baltimore’s big trees in an ‘oasis of beauty’ | GUEST COMMENTARY
Cylburn Arboretum is a leader in promoting and preserving biodiversity and home to many of Maryland's champion trees.
View ArticleMichelle Deal-Zimmerman: On juvenile justice in Baltimore, believe the...
Fears that young people are being left to run amok without consequences threatens a juvenile justice reform law passed last year.
View ArticleAfter tearing ankle ligaments, Ammaarah Williams returned in time to help...
Despite tearing ligaments in her ankle in September, Ammaarah Williams’ commitment to rehabilitation and Coppin State allowed the outside hitter to return in time to help the Eagles win their first...
View ArticleThe Orioles will soon reach at least $1.3 billion in public benefits since...
Maryland officials are negotiating a new lease with the Orioles. Economists question the public benefit of such investments.
View ArticleMaryland Gov. Wes Moore appoints judges to Anne Arundel Circuit Court,...
Gov. Wes Moore made one appointment to the Anne Arundel Circuit Court and one to the Anne Arundel District Court to replace two retiring judges.
View ArticlePlease touch the artwork: Baltimore Museum of Art opens expanded education...
The 5,000-square-foot center initially debuted in 2015, funded by a $3 million gift from Baltimore philanthropists Mark and Patricia Joseph.
View ArticleBits & Bites: Harford Road is becoming a Baltimore dining hot spot with...
A new wave of culinary arrivals will soon add even more dining options to the menu in Northeast Baltimore.
View ArticleNew effort to eliminate contraception deserts launches in Maryland
As Maryland continues its push to expand access to reproductive health care, a new collaboration will look to improve contraception services in areas where people don’t have access to all of their...
View ArticleSnow falls in Western Maryland, predicted in Baltimore area; Code Blue in...
Snow has appeared in Maryland on Tuesday with some isolated snow showers potentially arriving in the afternoon in the Baltimore area, according to the National Weather Service.
View ArticleThe lesson for Baltimore of inclusionary housing: Location matters (a lot) |...
One of Baltimore's best hopes to bridge historic divides of race and class is to pursue inclusionary housing.
View ArticleKal’s View: The Koch network abandons Donald Trump, but does anyone notice? |...
Kal's View: The Koch network abandons Donald Trump, but does anyone notice?
View ArticleTakeaways: Maryland men’s basketball optimistic about perimeter shooting vs....
Maryland enjoyed its best performance from 3-point range and did a better job of protecting the ball Tuesday nigh against Rider. Most importantly with the Big Ten opener looming, it might have a...
View ArticleThe Exchange, multi-vendor retail space, planned for Baltimore Peninsula
The Exchange, a multi-vendor retail and food market, is slated to open at the Rye Street Market building in Baltimore Peninsula in South Baltimore next year.
View ArticleClosure of Babylon Road bridge to get public hearing at Carroll commissioners...
Among the agenda items for the Carroll County commissioners’ weekly meeting Thursday is a public hearing on the suggested closure of the bridge at Babylon Road.
View ArticleMaryland QB Taulia Tagovailoa named second-team All-Big Ten by coaches, media
After becoming the Big Ten’s all-time leading passer, Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa was honored as one of the conference’s top players for the 2023 season.
View ArticleOrioles hiring Braves bullpen coach Drew French as pitching coach
The Orioles will hire Drew French, the Atlanta Braves’ bullpen coach for the past three seasons, as their pitching coach, a source with direct knowledge of the team’s plans confirmed to The Baltimore Sun.
View ArticleFollowing worrying rockfish population data, Maryland looks to cancel spring...
After five straight years of troubling data on the population of young rockfish in the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland officials plan to enact emergency regulations canceling this spring’s trophy season for...
View ArticleAngel Reese returning to LSU women’s basketball after 4-game absence
LSU star forward Angel Reese, who has missed four games for undisclosed reasons, is rejoining the No. 7 Tigers in advance of their matchup with ninth-ranked Virginia Tech on Thursday night.
View ArticleOrioles closer Félix Bautista named AL Reliever of the Year after dominant 2023
Orioles closer Félix Bautista was named the recipient of the AL Reliever of the Year award, named for Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera. Bautista is the second Oriole to win the honor since its...
View ArticleSurvivors object to Archdiocese of Baltimore’s proposed abuse claims cut-off...
Survivors are pushing back against a February deadline proposed by the Archdiocese of Baltimore for potential victims to provide proof of claims of child sex abuse in the church’s bankruptcy case.
View ArticleTwo 21-year-olds injured in separate Baltimore shootings Wednesday
A 21-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man were wounded in separate shootings Wednesday in Baltimore.
View ArticleConfederate monuments, vandalized and missing parts, leave Baltimore to...
The Confederate statues were loaded onto two trucks for the journey from Baltimore to Los Angeles, where they eventually will be included in an art exhibit.
View ArticleBrinae Alexander sets school record, scores 29 points to lead Maryland...
Brinae Alexander hit a school-record 11 consecutive field goals to start the game and scored a career-high 29 points to lead Maryland women’s basketball to a 114-44 victory over Niagara on Wednesday...
View ArticleMaryland weather: Warmer temperatures, rain expected Friday afternoon and Sunday
After a cold Wednesday, rain is expected in the Baltimore metro area for parts of this weekend.
View ArticleMemphis couple to remove references to former Ravens player Michael Oher...
A lawyer for the Memphis couple who took in former Ravens player Michael Oher when he was in high school said Wednesday that references to Oher being their adopted son will be removed from the couple’s...
View Article‘It shouldn’t be this bad’: Pediatricians scramble for RSV shots amid shortage
Parents and pediatricians struggle with shortage of a new drug to inoculate infants against RSV, a common, yet surging respiratory virus that can be deadly for young children and older adults in the...
View ArticleCharles E. Dutton and Margaret Rose Dutton, couple married for nearly 50...
Charles E. Dutton, a high-level National Security Agency cryptologic engineer, and Margaret Rose Dutton, a day care owner, died within hours of each other at a Georgia hospice.
View ArticlePiney Run Park Nature Center in Sykesville going cashless starting Friday
Starting Friday, visitors to the nature center at Piney Run Park in Sykesville will be unable to pay with cash for items in the gift shop. Only debit and credit cards will be accepted, as part of a...
View ArticleFive things we still need to learn about the 2023 Ravens
With the best record and scoring margin in the AFC and a 1 1/2-game lead in their division, the Ravens have aced their season to this point. What do we still need to learn about a Super Bowl aspirant...
View ArticleOrioles roundtable: Four questions heading into MLB winter meetings
Ahead of the MLB winter meetings, Orioles beat reporters Nathan Ruiz and Jacob Calvin Meyer and editor Tim Schwartz give their thoughts about how the next week might progress.
View ArticleInside Ravens rookie WR Zay Flowers’ ‘electrifying’ impact: ‘A guy that wants...
As the Ravens enter their Week 13 bye, it’s become apparent that rookie wide receiver Zay Flowers continues to grow exponentially, both in terms of impact and understanding the offense.
View ArticleThings to do in Baltimore Dec. 1-7
Go behind the scenes with Queen B, enjoy a night of standup, attend a boat parade, see the king of rock ‘n’ roll a hundred times over or see two Christmas classics reinvented.
View ArticleStaff picks for Week 13 of 2023 NFL season: Seahawks vs. Cowboys, Broncos vs....
Baltimore Sun staff writers pick every game of the NFL season. Here’s who they have winning in Week 13.
View ArticleRoy Dunshee’s work ‘nothing short of amazing’ as Washington College men’s...
Roy Dunshee, an Annapolis resident who went from owning and operating a restaurant to guiding Washington College to its first trip to the NCAA Division III men’s soccer tournament semifinals.
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