Get your evening news in your e-mail inbox. Get all the top news and sports from the baltimoresun.com.

Baltimore Sun

View In Browser

August 23, 2018

baltimoresun.com

The Evening Sun

Ambitious Ellicott City flood prevention plan will tear down 19 buildings in historic downtown

Thursday, Aug 23

Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman and County Councilman Jon Weinstein announced a “master five-year plan,” to mitigate future flooding in Ellicott City at the Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum Plaza located on Main Street Thursday morning.

'This is why people hate police,' Baltimore prosecutor tells officer after crash

Baltimore County Police body camera footage captured the 2017 drunk driving arrest of a city prosecutor, Andrea Mason.

Democrat Ben Jealous' Twitter account 'liked' anti-police tweet that mocked #BlueLivesMatter

The Twitter account of Ben Jealous, the Democratic candidate for Maryland governor, "liked" a vulgar tweet that criticized police and mocked #BlueLivesMatter. The campaign reversed the "like" and said Jealous had nothing to do with it.

PETA put up a billboard urging Baltimore to stop eating crabs. It didn't exactly go over well.

Bold move, PETA.

Ravens safety Eric Weddle finds Jimmy Smith suspension 'hard to fathom'

Ravens players and coach John Harbaugh shared their reactions to Jimmy Smith's coming four-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy.

Baltimore police find truck linked to Brooklyn woman's abduction

Police recovered a black Ford truck believed to be used in the abduction of 29-year-old Tiffany Jones.

10 things you need to know about Baltimore's partnership with Bird and Lime

Baltimore approved agreements with Bird and Lime this week, allowing them to operate a six-month pilot program in the city while the transportation department studies how, and whether, to regulate them. Here are 10 takeaways.

Doggie don't: Annapolis condo turns to DNA testing to police doggie doo

Fed up with messes left here and there by dogs, Park Place is laying down new rules — and relying on DNA samples to identify the perpetrators.

What Ellicott City businesses are in the buildings slated to be razed under flood plan?

Under a plan announced Thursday, 10 buildings along Ellicott City's historic Main Street will be torn down. Here is a look at which ones will go.

Hopkins invests $100 million in institute to focus on basic science

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is investing $100 million in an institute to focus on the role of basic science in medicine.