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September 26, 2018

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Bringing a dark chapter to light: Maryland confronts its lynching legacy

Tuesday, Sep 25

While the gruesome practice of lynching is most closely associated with the Southern states of the former Confederacy, hundreds were committed elsewhere in the country — including at least 44 in Maryland.

Poll shows Kittleman leading Ball in Howard County executive's race

Calvin Ball struggles to maintain key Democratic voting blocs while Allan Kittleman struggles most with black voters.

Ellicott City man sentenced to more than 5 years for taking government documents from NSA

An Ellicott City man and former employee of the National Security Agency who pleaded guilty in December of removing classified documents was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.

Poll shows support for ways to mitigate Ellicott City flooding without removing historic buildings

Seventy-four percent would support a plan that does not include removing 10 buildings from lower Main Street, and 51 percent said the county has not acted effectively to mitigating flood risks since 2016.

Howard field hockey shuts out Reservoir to extend winning streak

Howard, fresh off its 2-0 victory over Reservoir on Tuesday, has now won four consecutive county games.

Wilde Lake boys soccer stays undefeated with comeback win over Howard

Scoring three second-half goals, Wilde Lake boys soccer defeats Howard 3-1 on Monday night to improve to 6-0 overall this fall.

'You’ve got to be street-smart': In wake of Kaare Vedvik's incident, Ravens remain on guard

As Kaare Vedvik and the Ravens approach the one-month mark since his apparent assault, the lessons of the incident that likely cost the Norwegian undrafted rookie an NFL kicking job this season still reverberate in the team's locker room.

Allen leads Marriotts Ridge boys golf to key tri-match sweep of River Hill, Centennial

Sophomore Justin Allen scores career-high 24 points to help Marriotts Ridge edge River Hill and Centennial in a battle of undefeated teams at the Timbers at Troy Golf Course on Tuesday.