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Joey Rickard and Trey Mancini lead Orioles to another lopsided victory, 11-2 over Rays

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The Orioles have been waiting a long time for an offensive roll like the one they’ve been on since the All-Star break.

The Tampa Bay Rays can’t wait to get out of Baltimore.

Outfielder Joey Rickard drove in a career-high-tying five runs as the Orioles delivered a second straight double-digit scoring...


Fight over light rail in Anne Arundel takes to the streets in rallies

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Supporters and opponents of northern Anne Arundel’s light rail stops gathered for three separate rallies Saturday and pledged further action at the state and local level.

A rally organized by the Greater FernGlen Community Association at the Cromwell station from 8 a.m. to noon drew around 75 people...

Joshua McKerrow: Dear Josh, welcome to the club of gun violence

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In the month since five of my friends and colleagues were murdered in The Capital newsroom, those of us close to the crime have experienced an emotional avalanche. Grief, for sure, anger (more and more as the days pass), regret, guilt, doubt.

For me there has been another, unexpected experience.

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Thousands attend Annapolis Rising concert to honor victims of Capital shooting and first responders

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Thousands of people gathered Saturday afternoon along Calvert Street in downtown Annapolis beneath the long-missing sun for the “Annapolis Rising” music festival.

The all-day event honored the five victims of last month’s shooting at The Capital Gazette newsroom, freedom of the press and first...

Abderdeen police identify officer who shot a man wielding a comb

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Abderdeen police on Sunday identified an officer who on Friday shot and injured a man who wielded comb police believed was a knife.

Police said Cpl. James Evans fired at Tyler Winkler, striking him several times, after Winkler charged officers with what they believed was a “shank-”style weapon,...

Pair of studies criticize Maryland renewable energy policy as 'cleanwashing' pollution

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Two new studies criticize a Maryland program designed to promote renewable energy projects, saying it also boosts fossil fuels and other sources of air pollution.

In its study, the environmental group Food and Water Watch accuses the state of "cleanwashing" dirty sources of energy. Maryland was...

With Brent Urban and Alex Lewis back from injuries, Ravens know they must keep lines healthy

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Two years and four picks separate Ravens teammates Brent Urban and Alex Lewis. Each was drafted in the fourth round — Urban in 2014 and Lewis in 2016 — with the idea that they could develop into solid NFL players.

Before injuries got in the way, Urban and Lewis had gone from being considered long-term...

Familiar faces in crowd a factor as Orioles' Trey Mancini breaks out on bobblehead night

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One of the more indelible moments of Trey Mancini’s major league career was the first, when he homered in his first major league start and his mother went wild in the stands.

It should be no surprise that as Mancini created another Saturday with a home run and a career-high four hits on his bobblehead...


Restaurant Week: A way to reconnect to Baltimore's pleasures, and to change stubborn attitudes

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Another Baltimore Restaurant Week is here and Steven Rivelis, co-owner of The Elephant (once upon a time the Brass Elephant) could not be happier about that. In the two years since he opened The Elephant, these promotional weeks of prix-fixe menus have been great for business.

But Rivelis was far...

New York Times publisher says he warned Trump about anti-media rhetoric

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The publisher of The New York Times said Sunday he "implored" President Donald Trump at a private White House meeting this month to reconsider his broad attacks on journalists, calling the president's anti-press rhetoric "not just divisive but increasingly dangerous."

In a statement, A.G. Sulzberger...

'Marijuana is a gift from God.' A battle over pot pits the Mormon Church against an unlikely group: other Mormons

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Brian Stoll faced a dilemma as his wedding day approached. For more than a year, he had been smoking marijuana to treat severe back pain, but to remain in good standing with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and get married in the temple, he had to stop using pot.

Since marijuana...

Orioles notes: Showalter prepared for possibility Sunday could be Adam Jones' final game with club

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Orioles manager Buck Showalter went into Sunday's game with the realization that this could be the final home game for not just franchise cornerstone Adam Jones, but other key players.

Trump willing to shut down government over border security

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President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would consider shutting down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals, including a U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Republicans, trying to protect their majority in Congress, are playing down the chance of a shutdown as the November...

After creating ArenaBowl XXXI finalists, owner Ted Leonsis focused on what's next for AFL

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As Washington Valor players rejoiced around the Arena Football League’s Foster Trophy on the field at Royal Farms Arena on Saturday night, the owner of the team, Ted Leonsis, was grinning — even while his other team, the Baltimore Brigade, walked back to its locker room empty-handed.

“Both [Baltimore...

Victim's wife makes public appeal as police investigate Beechfield shooting

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It was supposed to be their fourth wedding anniversary.

Sheb Eversley and her husband, John Eversley, were married on the beach at Ocean City on July 26, 2014. For past anniversaries, she took him to Las Vegas; he took her to a resort in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania.

This year, Sheb Eversley...


Joyce Lyons Terhes, longtime Maryland Republican Party leader, dies

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Joyce Lyons Terhes, a “trailblazer” who was the first Republican woman elected to the Calvert County Board of Commissioners and later dedicated herself to strengthening Maryland’s Republican Party, died Wednesday.

The Silver Spring resident was 78. A cause of death was not publicly available.

Mrs....

Orioles stay on a roll, take three of four in series with 11-5 victory over Rays

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The Orioles didn't stop hitting all weekend and came away with three victories in the four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Nikolai Volkoff, WWE Hall of Famer with Maryland ties, dies at 70

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Nikolai Volkoff, a WWE Hall of Famer and Maryland resident, died at the age of 70 on Sunday morning, the WWE announced.

His wife Lynn Peruzovic confirmed his death to the Associated Press. She said he has had heart problems, and that when she went to give him medicine, he was not responsive.

Born...

Baltimore area's most underrated neighborhoods: Lesser-known places to call home

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Of the 250 or so Baltimore neighborhoods, just a few are well known – nearly everyone has heard of places like Fells Point and Federal Hill. But there’s a reason to keep an eye on those with a lower profile.

The city and surrounding counties are full of underrated places to call home, where the...

California wildfires claim more lives; crews make progress

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Thousands more fled their homes after wildfires surged near a small lake town in Northern California while a deadly blaze farther north slowed slightly as crews stretched to their limits across the state fight flames that have claimed the lives of both firefighters and civilians.

Residents of the...

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