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March 18, 2018

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Johns Hopkins University wants its own police department. What would that mean for Baltimore?

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The Johns Hopkins University wants its own police department to address rising concerns about crime around its campuses. It would become the first private school in the state to have such a force and the idea is meeting with opposition.

UMBC bookstore online merchandise sales surpass yearly sales in just one night. Next: new T-shirts.

The UMBC Bookstore has surpassed their yearly online merchandise sales in just days, and with the surge related to Friday's win, they've created two new T-shirts.

Why UMBC game will be on truTV, not CBS-owned WJZ, in Baltimore

Some Baltimore area viewers who don’t have cable might be wondering why the telecast of the NCAA matchup between UMBC and Kansas State is going to to be on truTV Sunday night instead of CBS-owned WJZ.

Brainy UMBC vaults to sports fame with NCAA tournament upset

Then the men’s basketball team at University of Maryland, Baltimore County stunned top-ranked Virginia and overnight this suburban research campus – a place where “brainiac” is a term of endearment – vaulted in the annals of college sports.

UMBC's 'social media guy' wins Twitter as basketball team busts brackets

As the person behind the Twitter account of UMBC Athletics, Zach Seidel’s quick-witted sass garnered scores of admirers during the Friday night basketball game when he shot back at those who doubted the team’s chances in the NCAA men’s tournament.

Retrievers bring home pizza: UMBC's 'crazy' win unlocks deal

If you’re a UMBC Athletics fan — or a Maryland native bending over backwards to bask in the Retrievers’ glow — it probably doesn’t get any better than Friday night. Except maybe if you add free pizza.

NCAA tournament: UMBC opens as — what else? — heavy underdog vs. Kansas State

UMBC could be a double-digit underdog for the third straight game as it faces Kansas State in the Round of 32.

As Maryland scouts locations for new Chesapeake Bay Bridge, hope and opposition emerge

Marylanders on both sides of the bay are already lining up in support or opposition of a potential third crossing — despite the fact that the results of Gov. Larry Hogan’s $5 million environmental impact study are still years away. 

A man's body was found floating in the Inner Harbor Saturday

A man’s body was found floating near the Harbor East Marina Saturday evening, according to Baltimore Fire Department spokeswoman Blair Skinner.

Maryland House sets goals for State Center project renewal, including Baltimore community input

Legislation advancing in the House of Delegates would require neighborhood participation in any effort to revive the now-stalled redevelopment project at State Center in midtown Baltimore.

Baltimore student dance crew convey feelings, experiences with gun violence through hip-hop at BMA

Dance and mentorship nonprofit Baltimore Dance Crews Project performed a hip-hop dance routine at the Baltimore Museum of Art Saturday to express their feelings on gun violence.