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October 4, 2018

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Buck Showalter was ahead of the game early in Orioles tenure, before the rest of baseball caught up

Thursday, Oct 4

Orioles manager Buck Showalter led the Orioles to success as part of a wave taking over the game that emphasize bullpen usage and defense. That the rest of the league caught up and passed them on that front doesn't take away from the success it brought.

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Baltimore police officer fired, charged with DUI after being found slumped over in patrol car

Baltimore City police officer Aaron Heilman, working and in full uniform, was found slumped over behind the wheel of his marked patrol vehicle in the 700 block of Washington Blvd. on Tuesday around 1:40 p.m.  He has been fired.

Dan Duquette out as Orioles executive vice president as club announces leadership changes

Dan Duquette won't be offered a new contract to return as Orioles executive vice president.

In Buck they trusted, and now Orioles fans lament Showalter's leaving

It's a rare manager to inspire tee shirts and garden gnomes, much less to arrive in town already made it in New York and on Seinfeld even. But that was Buck Showalter, and now Orioles fans are left to mourn his passing.

Buck Showalter leaves with lofty place among Orioles managers despite dismal final season

When he arrived in August 2010, the Orioles were the worst team in baseball. As he leaves, they’re no better. Somewhere in between rests Buck Showalter’s legacy as Orioles manager, an 8 1/2-year term that roused the club from a 14-year losing skein unprecedented in franchise history.

After summer of delays, MARC Penn Line service is improving but still below goals

MARC Penn Line service has improved this fall, as Amtrak has completed some track work and addressed repeated flooding in the 145-year-old B&P Tunnel. But one of the tracks remains out of service, and the trains still are not meeting goals for on-time service.

Baltimore City school board revives the question: Should school police officers be armed?

Should Baltimore school police officers be allowed to carry guns while on campus? The city school board is bringing the issue back into the forefront, hosting a forum next week to gauge public support for the idea.

Slain woman is at least fourth body found in vacant house in Baltimore this year

Police are investigating a woman’s death as a homicide after her body was found in a vacant home in Sandtown-Winchester on Wednesday.

Virginia official apologizes for 'stupid tweet' about shooting protesters at Rep. Andy Harris' office

Goochland County (Virginia) Supervisor Manuel Alvarez Jr. apologized for his "stupid tweet' about shooting protesters who were arrested Tuesday outside the Capitol Hill office of Baltimore County Republican Rep. Andy Harris.

'We were loaded, bro': Before the rise of Baker Mayfield and two Ravens, they were scout team stars

Tight end Mark Andrews and Orlando Brown Jr., now Ravens rookies, know it’s best not to doubt Mayfield.

As picture of man squatting to change son's diaper spreads online, Baltimore City Council set to take action

Weeks before pictures of a dad squatting to change his son’s diaper spread across the internet, a Baltimore City Councilman was tackling the same issue on his Facebook page. Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer, ran a poll in September after eating out at a restaurant without a changing table in the men's room.