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December 8, 2017

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Harford student pages meet and greet with legislators ahead of General Assembly session

Thursday, Dec 7

Harford County student pages, who will serve in the Maryland General Assembly during the upcoming session, and their families participated in a "meet and greet" breakfast with local legislators at Patterson Mill High School Wednesday morning.

Huffington sentenced to time served for 1981 Harford double murder

John Huffington was sentenced to time served for the Memorial Day 1981 murders in Harford County.

Fallston, Patterson Mill girls get first basketball wins; Aberdeen is 2-0

When Fallston visited Havre de Grace Thursday night for a non-division girls basketball team between UCBAC schools, both were looking to get a win after each were beaten in respective season openers on Tuesday.

It's too hot [Editorial]

If Andy Harris can't stand a little constituent heat, he needs to get out of Congress.

Congress passes spending bill to avoid shutdown, set up future funding fight

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers approved a short-term spending bill Thursday to avoid a weekend shutdown of the federal government even as they set up a potentially more stubborn battle that will fall just days before their Christmas recess.

A Maryland paper mill burns a polluting sludge called black liquor. The state calls it clean energy.

Black liquor, a byproduct of the paper-making process that is burned to power paper mills, is Maryland's largest source of "renewable" energy, earning it millions of dollars in ratepayer subsidies.

Terps handle Ohio easily, 87-62, but Bruno Fernanado exits with low right ankle sprain

The freshman sensation goes down in the second half, and is expected to miss Saturday's game and probably Tuesday night's, too.

Top things to do in Baltimore this weekend

Find out what big events are happening in the Baltimore area this weekend: concerts, festivals, family activities and more fun things to do.