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January 8, 2018

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Hogan announces $2.5M for heating Baltimore schools, proposes 'corruption' investigator for public schools

Monday, Jan 8

Republican Gov. Larry Hogan offered to help pay to fix heating in Baltimore schools, and proposed a new statewide investigator general to probe allegations of grade fixing, corruption and mismanagement in public schools across Maryland.

8 Baltimore City schools closed Monday as new heat, facility problems develop after weekend repairs

Eight Baltimore City schools were closed as of 10 a.m. Monday despite intense efforts over the weekend to fix broken pipes and non-functioning heating systems to ensure classrooms were heated after numerous schools were closed last week because of heating and plumbing problems.

Maryland weather: Things you need to know about what could be a slick evening on the highways

Baltimore commuters could encounter sleet and freezing rain — making for a potentially slick evening commute Monday. Here's what you may need to know.

Amid region's cold snap, DNR deploys ice breakers in Annapolis and around Chesapeake waterways

Maryland’s four ice-breaking vessels have been active everywhere from Tangier Sound to Kent Narrows to the South River over the past week, and the U.S. Coast Guard has also sent cutters to help clear paths amid the region's cold snap.

Oprah Winfrey's former colleagues at WJZ in Baltimore thinks she would make a fine president

If Oprah Winfrey does indeed run for president, Richard Sher, her former talk-show partner at Baltimore’s WJZ, is all in.

Zurawik: Oprah Winfrey Golden Globes speech a moving jolt of moral authority

Oprah Winfrey's Golden Globes speech was a shot of moral authority for a culture desperately feeling the need for some righteous leadership.

Trump to end Temporary Protected Status status for Salvadorans

Tens of thousands of Marylanders from El Salvador living in the country under a Temporary Protected Status designation will have that protection revoked next year, the Trump administration will announce Monday.

Lombard Street sniper of 1976 strikes plea deal for new prison sentence of 85 years

The aged Lombard Street sniper struck a plea deal Monday in Baltimore Circuit Court to avoid a new prosecution for his murderous ambush of city police officers nearly 42 years ago. Under the deal, John Earl Williams, 60, could be released from prison in about 15 years, attorneys said.

Roof fire at Bar Vasquez extinguished Monday morning, Baltimore officials say

A fire broke out on the roof of Bar Vasquez in Fells Point on Monday morning.

Mike Preston hands out this season's final grades for the Ravens

Ravens failed to make playoffs despite gradual improvement.