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May 21, 2019

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Baltimore County schools scaling back ambitious laptop program that has met criticism

Baltimore County public schools are scaling back an ambitious program that supplied laptops to every student.

Anton Black case: Activists say Greensboro is silencing debate, file Open Meetings complaint

An activist community coalition has complained to a state oversight board that the Greensboro Town Council is trying to silence debate on Anton Black death.

Former Baltimore Police Commissioner nominee Joel Fitzgerald fired from Fort Worth chief job

Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald, a former nominee in Baltimore, was fired amid questions of his “judgment and leadership,” Texas officials announced.

This new Harriet Tubman mural in Maryland is drawing powerful responses

A mural depicting Harriet Tubman extending a hand to visitors has been unveiled on the side of the Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center in Cambridge

Orioles’ Mychal Givens candid after blown save vs. Yankees: ‘Just didn’t get the job done’

Right-hander Mychal Givens shouldered the blame for another Orioles collapse against the New York Yankees, pointing to his own mistakes.

Preston: With recent free-agent signings, Ravens are hunting bargains

Some of the players the Ravens signed aren’t just rehabilitating injuries, but careers as well.

Six Maryland rallies planned to oppose bans and restrictions on abortions

Supporters of abortion rights are holding rallies Tuesday in Maryland as part of a national movement against abortion bans.

Maryland General Assembly data: Percentage of bills passed, least successful lawmaker, freshman of the year

The 2019 Maryland General Assembly saw 188 legislators introduced 2,497 bills. Capital News Service broke down some of the most interesting statistics.

Former Anne Arundel drug rehab employee sentenced in Baltimore to 10 years in prison for selling heroin

A former employee at Gaudenzia, a drug rehab clinic in Crownsville, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to selling heroin.

Howard Community College students give Ellicott City businesses hurt by floods a new life online

In the fall following the July 2016 Ellicott City flood, a volunteer team of Howard Community College students helped some businesses during the difficult time

'They ordered it, they want it, they got it': Amazon offers tours of Baltimore warehouse to show you how it gets you your stuff

E-commerce giant Amazon is opening the doors to its warehouses to show the public how packages get to consumers.