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January 1, 2019

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Ravens fans scramble to snag tickets for playoff game many didn't foresee for up-and-down team

Monday, Dec 31

After an up-and-down season for the Baltimore Ravens, fans are scrambling to attend a playoff game many didn't think was possible. The Ravens sold out of a batch of playoff tickets they put on sale last week. The team is now selling tickets again for Sunday's home game against the Chargers.

With Ravens' AFC North title, their 2019 opponents are set

The Ravens won’t know when they’ll kick off next season, or against whom, until the spring, but their 2019 opponents are set.

Duck still drops in Havre de Grace tonight, but rain forces fireworks to be cancelled

Because of persistent rain Monday and the threat of additional rain, fireworks at the Duck Drop were cancelled. But the duck still dropped at midnight to usher in the new year.

Orioles rated as worst team in all of sports in 2018

The 115-loss Orioles were not only the worst team in baseball with the fourth-most losses in major league history, but also were rated as the worst team in all of American sports in 2018.

Women, blacks, veterans: Maryland caucus leaders set goals for Maryland's 2019 General Assembly session

Leaders of the Maryland General Assembly's five caucuses are busy planning and organizing their agendas for the upcoming session, including several progressive initiatives on health care and the minimum hourly wage. The caucuses represent legislators of various backgrounds.

Maryland courts will allow immigrant parents who are concerned about deportation to designate guardians for their children

Immigrant mothers and fathers in Maryland may now designate someone a "standby guardian" to care for their children in event the parents are deported. Attorneys behind the effort say it will reassure parents and prevent their children from becoming wards of the state.

Attention stargazers: 2019 brings a 'Super Blood Wolf Moon' and Mercury's transit across the sun

The highlights of 2019 for stargazers include a total lunar eclipse some are calling a “Super Blood Wolf Moon” and a transit of Mercury. And there are plenty of sights to spot in the heavens in between.

Baltimore's 19 most anticipated events of 2019

We’re going to have a lot of fun in and around Baltimore this year! Don’t believe us? Such skepticism is entirely unwarranted — from Orioles Fanfest in three weeks to the combined Light...