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July 27, 2018

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Rainy week causing concern, but not flight, from Ellicott City's Main Street

Friday, Jul 27

Days of rain and flood warnings, and forecasts of more to come, are complicating the decisions of homeowners, residents and businesses in Downtown Ellicott City. The district, built on the Patapsco and Tiber rivers, has been hit by two catastrophic floods in less than two years.

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In life after the NFL, Ray Lewis expands his ambitions — TV, philanthropy, bourbon — if not his popularity

“Life now, I don’t think it’s about what I did,” Ray Lewis said recently. “I think it’s about where I’m going."

Hogan, local officials monitor flooding risk near Conowingo Dam

Officials in Cecil and Harford counties are monitoring conditions at Conowingo Dam as dam operators open spill gates to handle rising river flow.

Cummings, Sen. Elizabeth Warren to meet with Baltimore leaders on opioid crisis

Baltimore Rep. Elijah E. Cummings and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren will meet with Baltimore officials and community leaders Friday to strategize on how to combat the opioid addiction problem.

Night of firsts with new clubs for former Orioles Manny Machado, Zach Britton

Manny Machado hit his first home run with the Dodgers, while Zach Britton recorded his first strikeout in a perfect eighth inning in his debut with the Yankees.

Naval Academy to remove midshipman convicted of a child sex crime

The Naval Academy is going through the administrative process of separating a midshipman who earlier this year was convicted of abusing a minor and sentenced to 12 to 24 years in prison.

Baltimore has most distressed home sales in nation, report says

20.7 percent of homes sold in Baltimore, Towson and Columbia during the second quarter of 2018 were distressed, a greater portion than in any of 51 other metropolitan areas surveyed.

Baltimore school system breaks ground on five more buildings, set to open by 2020

Baltimore City school officials broke ground on the next five schools that will undergo renovations or replacements as part of the 21st Century School Buildings Program.

Baltimore Eagle bar closes amid internal disputes; owner pledges to reopen

The operators of Charles North’s Baltimore Eagle, a landmark gay bar that reopened in January 2017 after being shuttered for almost five years, have closed their business, citing an ongoing feud with the owner that they said pushed them to the brink of bankruptcy.

Facing uncertainty on Orioles team in transition, Adam Jones has future in his own hands

With franchise cornerstones having already been traded, Adam Jones is another pending free agent that could be moved. However, the veteran center fielder can decide whether to approve a deal.

The number of people in Maryland prisons continues to drop

Maryland’s prison population — which has been decreasing at a faster rate than anywhere else in the country — continues to shrink.