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January 7, 2018

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After widespread heating issues, officials say nearly all Baltimore schools expected to reopen Monday

Sunday, Jan 7

Nearly all Baltimore public schools are expected to reopen to classes Monday, officials said, after the school district, the city and private contractors spent the weekend addressing heating outages that left students in freezing classrooms and prompted a districtwide closure Friday.

Taxes, health, homicides top General Assembly session agenda

Maryland's state lawmakers will convene in Annapolis next week with the daunting task of re-writing the state's tax code in an election year, stabilizing a health insurance market with skyrocketing premiums and reducing violent crime in Baltimore.

Five storylines as Ravens enter one of most important offseasons in franchise history

Fan discontent, an absence of playmakers and very little salary-cap space are all issues the Ravens front office will have to confront this offseason.

Scientists say 'dead zones' like those in Chesapeake have grown four-fold across oceans, threaten marine life

Oxygen depletion has been a scourge for decades in the Chesapeake Bay, where excessive nutrient pollution creates "dead zones." Similar problems are spreading rapidly around the world, according to a new paper in the journal Science, threatening ecosystems.

Meteorologists warn of wintry mix, slippery conditions Monday afternoon in Maryland

A winter weather advisory is in effect across Central Maryland on Monday. Meteorologists are warning that a wintry mix of precipitation will make for slippery conditions on frigid pavement around Baltimore.

Baltimore hit 1 degree early Sunday morning, breaking 4-year-old record low

Temperatures hit 1 degree early Saturday morning at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, breaking a four-year-old record low.

Pitching minicamp begins Monday as Orioles’ land of opportunity

The Orioles claim they out-opportunity teams with their pitching staff, and this year, their minicamp might ensure that's truer than ever.

4 injured in shootings in Baltimore Saturday night

A woman was shot in the back and a man suffered glass injuries to his eye following a shooting late Saturday in Wilhelm Park.

'State of Black Women' explores more prominent roles in Baltimore

Overworked. Underappreciated. Underestimated. But not for long. That was the collective answer Saturday to the question: What is the state of black women in Baltimore?

Jacques Kelly: A new history book explores 'wet' Baltimore

Jacques Kelly's take on "Baltimore Prohibition," a new book by Michael T. Walsh.