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July 17, 2018

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Baltimore County officer out, and another officer suspended in Gun Trace Task Force probe

Tuesday, Jul 17

A Baltimore County police officer has been suspended and another officer is no longer with the department after an investigation into claims made against them in the city police Gun Trace Task Force corruption scandal, the department confirmed Tuesday.

Former Maryland Senator Oaks sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for corruption charges

U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett also ordered Oaks to pay a $30,000 fine. The lawmaker pleaded guilty in March to accepting bribes from an undercover FBI informant.

Baltimore's Northeast Market closes after video shows rats inside, days after same problem at Lexington Market

Northeast Market closed Tuesday after a video surfaced showing a pair of rats scampering through one of its aisles.

Orioles likely to trade Manny Machado shortly after All-Star Game; top Dodgers prospect targeted

Manny Machado will likely be wearing an Orioles uniform for the final time in Tuesday's All-Star Game.

Therapist who captured viral patient dumping video involving Baltimore hospital dies

Imamu Baraka, the man who captured a disoriented woman on video after being put out of a Baltimore hospital in just a hospital gown, has died from cancer.

Maryland weather: Flood warnings issued as thunderstorms drench Baltimore area

Thunderstorms were causing some flooding Tuesday, and could present hazards around the Baltimore region through the evening hours.

Has MASN dispute affected Baltimore's chances of hosting All-Star Game? Rob Manfred says no

Baseball's commissioner said Tuesday that "I have not made one decision in my entire time as commissioner related to the Baltimore Orioles that was based on whether or not the MASN litigation was ongoing."

Rodricks: Oaks leaves his mark in the annals of Maryland corruption

Twice caught red-handed, former delegate and senator makes history — or, at least, trivia.

Halfway to cleanup deadline, Chesapeake Bay hits goals for phosphorus, sediment, but misses nitrogen target

Halfway to a 2025 deadline to restore the Chesapeake Bay's health, watershed states have hit goals for reducing phosphorus and sediment pollution, but missed a target for nitrogen contamination.

Editorial: $24 billion for single payer in Maryland sounds like a lot — until you consider how much we spend now

The kind of single-payer health care plan Ben Jealous is proposing would be expensive, but so is the status quo.