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Three Maryland universities to revoke Bill Cosby's honorary degrees

Friday, Jun 22

Bill Cosby will be stripped of his honorary degrees from three Maryland schools, University System of Maryland (USM) officials announced Friday in a statement.

Schmuck: Some are whispering about Orioles' future in Baltimore, but would they ever leave?

The Orioles remain mired in the long-running dispute with Major League Baseball and the Washington Nationals over the revenue split from the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, and it is beginning to create some angst over the future of baseball in Baltimore.

Bad-blood feud flares between progressives Valerie Ervin, Ben Jealous as Maryland governor's race nears end

Former gubernatorial candidate Valerie Ervin calls Democrat Ben Jealous a bully. The campaign for Jealous, the former NAACP chief, calls Ervin a liar.

Jury may not hear all evidence against boyfriend accused of killing Howard County teacher

A Maryland jury may never hear two of the more startling details in the murder case against Tyler Tessier, who is accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend, burying her in a shallow grave, and then appealing to the public for help finding her when it was believed she had merely gone missing.

Man accused of Harford workplace shooting sentenced to 40 years in prison in Delaware

A man accused of shooting five co-workers at a granite company in Maryland, killing three, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for attempted manslaughter and other crimes in the later shooting of a man in Delaware.

NIH halts alcohol study involving Johns Hopkins and other researchers

The National Institutes of Health halted funding of a $100 million study involving Johns Hopkins researchers that looked at whether one drink of alcohol a day can decrease the risk of heart disease and diabetes because the lead researcher and some agency employees were too cozy with the industry.

Former 'Public Enemy No. 1' acquitted in 2017 firebombing that killed two teens

A man who was labeled as a Public Enemy No. 1 by city police, and who protested his innocence on Facebook after being charged with killing two teens in a firebombing in East Baltimore last year, was acquitted Friday.

A big-money challenger roils Southeast Baltimore's election with focus on crime, safety

A former Obama adviser raised more than $430,000 to unseat one of the incumbents in Southeast Baltimore's District 46 legislative election.

After Jordan McNair's death, Maryland's DJ Durkin, Damon Evans assure parents they are 'safety first'

Jordan McNair, 19, died June 13, two weeks after the Randallstown resident collapsed during an organized team workout in College Park.

Baltimore County man accused in $30 million dark web pain pill scheme

Federal authorities say Ryan Farace ran a secret online business from homes in Baltimore County peddling millions of dollars worth of fake Xanax pills.