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May 13, 2018

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The Morning Sun

As he graduates from Wharton, former Ellicott City resident thinks of mom and reflects on overcoming tragedy

Saturday, May 12

On Sunday, when former Ellicott City resident Kayvon Asemani walks across the stage to pick up his business degree from the prestigious Wharton School, he's certain he'll feel the spirit of his mother, who has been in a coma for 13 years as a result of domestic violence.

Mother's Day in the midst of the opioid crisis

Last Mother’s Day was hell for Patt Selway-Eckenrode. Instead of brunch or a spa day, the Glen Burnie resident got a call from police. Her granddaughter, Tori Wagener, had overdosed in a Dollar Tree parking lot in Brooklyn.

For Baltimore County during Kevin Kamenetz years, much change

Kevin Kamenetz's political career spanned 24 years and much change in Baltimore County. It grew in population, urbanized and diversified, and saw Sparrows Point go from making steel to, soon, welcoming an Amazon distribution center a hydroponic greenhouse.

Fifty years later, Catonsville Nine draft protest inspires activists, angers opponents

Fifty years after the Catonsville Nine burned the draft cards, supporters are honoring their protest. But not everyone is celebrating. In Catonsville and beyond, the action remains divisive.

Orioles' Dylan Bundy feels he's found the fix to get out of the roughest run of his career

Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy believes he has identified what contributed to the roughest stretch of his big league career as he returns to the mound Sunday against the Rays.

Orioles wait out rain, but split doubleheader with 10-3 loss to Rays in second game

The Orioles waited out the rain in the second half of Saturday's doubleheader and saw the bad brand of baseball they had been playing return.

Volunteers plant 'guerrilla' gardens as Ceasefire tribute to shooting victims

Volunteers planted "guerrilla" gardens Saturday in Abell and other Baltimore neighborhoods as part of the weekend's Ceasefire, an ongoing campaign to stop the killing.

Photos: 2018 Baltimore-area high school proms

 

Cal Ripken Jr.'s Reisterstown estate sells at auction

Cal Ripken Jr.'s 24-acre Reisterstown estate sold at auction Saturday. Eight bidders registered to participate in the auction.

Preakness will return to Baltimore's Pimlico in 2019. After that, the race's home is uncertain

The Preakness — Maryland’s largest and splashiest sporting event — will return in 2019 to the faded Baltimore horse track for one more year.

Ocean City: Top attractions for kids of all ages

Ocean City is the ultimate family destination. From the Inlet to the Delaware state line, the town has plenty to offer kids of all ages – and their parents. Check out some of our favorite ways...