The record July rainfall has washed millions of gallons of sewage and other pollution into the Chesapeake Bay, raising concerns of a setback in cleaning up the estuary. But environmentalists hope improvements in bay ecology will help waterways bounce back more quickly than they have from historic...
Flooding causes sewage overflows, raises other pollution concerns for Chesapeake Bay
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Annapolis joins together to honor Capital Gazette victims, freedom of the press
About 3,000 people are expected to crowd onto the closed off Calvert Street on Saturday for Annapolis Rising, a benefit concert and freedom of the press event for the Capital Gazette Families Fund.
The city of Annapolis and Mayor Gavin Buckley are hosting the event on the one-month anniversary...
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Orioles' Jonathan Schoop surging since trade of double-play partner Manny Machado
When Jonathan Schoop saw that his fifth-inning homer in Friday’s 15-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays was the longest hit by an Orioles player this season — it was estimated at 446 feet — he chuckled as he went to his phone, saying he was going to text Manny Machado to tell him he hit one longer than...
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As Ray Lewis enters Hall of Fame, family in 2000 killings still mourns
CANTON, Ohio — A lighted glass platform at the Pro Football Hall of Fame awaits the bronze bust of Ray Lewis, the Baltimore Ravens icon to be inducted next week, capping a career among the sport’s most remarkable: a Super Bowl ring for each hand, a collection of Pro Bowl appearances and the love...
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Man found shot in foot in Baltimore's Charles North neighborhood
Baltimore police are investigating a Friday night shooting that left a 47-year-old man with a wound to the foot.
Police were called at about 11:20 p.m. to the unit block of W. 21st Street where they found the man.
He was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
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Ravens notes: Terrell Suggs, Tony Jefferson given day off from practice Saturday
While the absence of outside linebacker Terrell Suggs and strong safety Tony Jefferson from Saturday’s practice would seem alarming, Ravens coach John Harbaugh confirmed they were both given the day off.
“A number of guys had a day off, and then the other guys, a few other guys have — as I said...
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Rabid fox found in Jessup
Anne Arundel County health officials are looking for anyone who may have come in contact with a rabid fox found in Jessup recently.
The fox was found near the intersection of Old Jessup Road and MD Route 175, according to a press release issued Saturday by the Anne Arundel County Health Department.
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'Koch brothers' rebrand underway as they continue to pump money into politics
The conservative Koch brothers are no more — even if they remain a political powerhouse.
The Democrats' super villains for much of the last decade have quietly launched a rebranding effort that may vanquish the "Koch brothers" moniker from American politics. The catalyst came earlier in the year...
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Howard County Council approves development moratorium around Ellicott City
The Howard County Council on Friday unanimously approved a one-year freeze on development in the Tiber River and Plumtree Branch stream watersheds surrounding Ellicott City, where the low-elevation historic district was hit by intense flooding in May for the second time in less than two years.
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Delaney Marie 'Laney' Gaddis, 5, loved reading, swimming and family
Delaney Marie “Laney” Gaddis, who enjoyed swimming, dressing up as a princess and drawing pictures to give to family and friends, died Monday at age 5.
She was the daughter of Brian Gaddis, a Baltimore County police officer, and Jennifer Gaddis, a nursery school educator.
She had attended Berry...
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Man shot in buttocks in Glenham-Belford neighborhood
A man was shot in the buttocks Saturday night in the Glenham-Belford neighborhood in Northeast Baltimore.
Officers were called to the 3300 block of Echodale Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting.
The victim was transported to an area hospital.
Police are investigating the incident.
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Success without splitter another marker for Kevin Gausman's progress in Orioles' win over Rays
Frustrating as Kevin Gausman’s struggle to turn his top-of-the-rotation stuff into top-of-the-rotation results might be, Saturday’s 11-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays might be the greatest piece of evidence yet that the Orioles’ former top draft pick has made tremendous strides in his major league...
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The Ravens hardly used the run-pass-option in 2017. Expect that to change, even if the QB doesn't.
When the Ravens drafted Lamar Jackson in the first round of April’s NFL draft, eulogies were all but written for the Ravens offense as we knew it. Out would go the underperforming Joe Flacco and the team’s predictable attack, a mix of short passes and power running. In would come Jackson and an...
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At least 10 dead, 40 hurt as 6.4 quake hits Indonesia island
A shallow, magnitude 6.4 earthquake early Sunday killed at least 10 people and injured 40 on Indonesia's Lombok Island, a popular tourist destination next to Bali, officials said.
The quake damaged dozens of single-story houses and taller buildings and was felt in a wider area, including in Bali,...
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Pope accepts resignation of D.C.-area Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after sex abuse claims
In a move seen as unprecedented, Pope Francis has effectively stripped U.S. prelate Theodore McCarrick of his cardinal's title following allegations of sexual abuse, including one involving an 11-year-old boy. The Vatican announced Saturday that Francis ordered McCarrick to conduct a "life of prayer...
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Baltimore police searching for suspect in Leakin Park who shot at officer
Baltimore police were searching for a suspect Saturday night who ran into Leakin Park after shooting at an officer.
The officer was not injured, said police spokesman Det. Jeremy Silbert.
The incident happened in the 1600 block of Lorman Court at around 8:20 p.m.
Police shut down several roads...
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Valor outrun, outsmart Brigade to claim first ArenaBowl title, 69-55
After pounding the two-time defending champion Philadelphia Soul last week, ArenaBowl XXXI was the Brigade’s battle to lose — and they sure lost it.
The Washington Valor were supposed to be an easy meal — the team went 2-10 in the regular season, the kind of mark that, had there been more than...
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Seven-year-old shooting victim Taylor Hayes is mourned at her funeral
The mourners for Taylor Hayes filed by her satin-lined coffin embroidered with a single word, “Princess.”
They dressed in white and black funeral attire, though a number wore purple, the color her family said was the seven-year-old’s favorite. Hayes, who would have been a second-grader at Robert...
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One man killed, three others injured in overnight shootings, Baltimore police say
One man died and three others were injured in overnight shootings across the city, Baltimore police said Sunday.
A 28-year-old man was shot and killed shortly before 5:15 a.m. Sunday in the 2100 block of Presbury St. in West Baltimore. He was taken to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries,...
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At his funeral, fellow firefighters and his widow remember Nathan Flynn as an 'all-in kind of guy'
Their voices breaking and sometimes halting, men who served beside Nathan Flynn gathered for his funeral Saturday and described the 34-year-old Howard County firefighter as a consummate professional and a “student of the fire service” who always wanted to train more and master everything he did,...
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