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September 25, 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.

Sheriff's office top official says Maryland Rite Aid shooter had schizophrenia, criticizes state gun laws

Maj. William Davis of the Harford County Sheriff's Office briefs Aberdeen leaders on last week's workplace shooting at the Rite Aid distribution center, revealing that the shooter had been diagnosed with acute schizophrenia, and critiquing weaknesses in state law that allowed her to buy a gun.

Maryland Rite Aid shooting survivor, still in hospital, recounts day of attack

On Monday night, Purna Acharya lay on a hospital bed inside Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He still had serious pain in his stomach, where he had been shot Thursday while on the job at a Rite Aid warehouse in Aberdeen.

13 indicted on gang charges, including 2017 killing of bartender Sebastian Dvorak in Canton

Thirteen people were indicted on gang charges--including the June 2017 killing of Sebastian Dvorak, a 27-year-old bartender, in Canton--following a yearlong investigation into a Bloods gang subset in East Baltimore, prosecutors announced Monday.

Baltimore Police identify officers and victim in shootout that killed man, injured cop

Police identified the man who died as 29-year-old Nathaniel Sassafras of Baltimore. The officers who shot Sassafras were Phillip Lippe, a three-year member of the agency and Steven Foster, a five-year member of the agency.

What's with the mold at some Maryland schools? 30 in Baltimore have been treated for spores since August

Record rainfall and warm weather have allowed mold to thrive in schools in Maryland and beyond.

State workers eligible soon for new parental paid leave

Starting Monday, state employees who become parents can take 60 paid days off. The General Assembly passed the bill sponsored by Democratic Sen. Bill Ferguson of Baltimore, and Republican Gov. Larry Hogan signed it. The 60 days can be taken anytime in the six months after a birth or adoption.

Maryland governor's debate: Hogan and Jealous' most heated exchanges

The first and only debate of the 2018 Maryland gubernatorial race was a fiery one, as Republican Gov. Larry Hogan and his Democratic challenger Ben Jealous repeatedly ignored time limits to interrupt and hurl accusations at each other.

'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.

Orioles-Red Sox game postponed Tuesday, will be played as day-night doubleheader Wednesday

A full day of rain in the forecast means the Orioles and Boston Red Sox will play a day-night doubleheader beginning at 1:05 p.m. Wednesday instead of trying to play Tuesday night.