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May 3, 2019

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Howard County firefighter to play taps at annual 'Fallen Heroes' ceremony Friday

Howard County firefighter Lt. Jeff Shilling is playing taps for the fifth consecutive year at the Fallen Heroes Day ceremony Friday at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium.

'Fallen Heroes Day' will honor Howard County firefighter who died in blaze, Baltimore County officer Caprio

Members of Susquehanna Hose Company in Havre de Grace will join in the ceremony Friday to remember Nathan Flynn, a Howard County firefighter who died in the line of duty last summer.

Columbia Pro Cantare, guests mine the 'Great American Songbook'

It is safe to assume that most of the audience will be able to name that tune during the Columbia Pro Cantare’s “Salute to George Gershwin and Jerome Kern” on Saturday at 8 p.m. at Jim Rouse Theatre.

Baltimore Mayor Pugh resigns after month on leave amid investigation into her business deals

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigned Thursday, apologizing for the harm she has caused to the city’s image amid a growing scandal over her sales of a self-published children’s book series.

Good Jekyll, bad Hyde, great show at Laurel Mill Playhouse

Laurel Mill Playhouse is ushering in spring with a winning production of “Jekyll & Hyde,” a musical horror-drama loosely based on the Robert Louis Stevenson novella that has thrilled readers since “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” sprang to life in the late 19th century.

'Why would we even try?' Parents of disabled students almost never win in fights against Maryland districts

It’s rare for the parents of students with disabilities to prevail in legal battles against Maryland school districts. In the past five years, they’ve lost more than 85% of the time, state education department documents show.

PHOTOS: Holocaust Day of Remembrance

Howard County faith leaders gathered at Beth Shalom Congregation on Wednesday evening to take part in the Interfaith Holocaust Day of Remembrance.

PHOTOS: 2019 high school proms from around the Baltimore region