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February 21, 2019

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Who's in control of the Orioles? MLB wants answer as owner Peter Angelos ails

Thursday, Feb 21

With owner Peter Angelos ailing, Major League Baseball wants to know by June who "controls" the Orioles. The request is the strongest signal yet that the Orioles are transitioning from the leadership of Angelos, 89, who is no longer able to run the team.

MICA president apologizes for school's history of racist admission policies

Maryland Institute College of Art president Samuel Hoi apologized publicly Thursday for the school’s history of racist admission policies, a move prompted by a student’s recent exhibit on the often hidden experience of black artists at the college.

'Ministry has prepared me': Baltimore's new police commissioner describes religious 'calling' to take job, asks for clergy's help

Standing before a crowd of more than 75 religious leaders at a meet-and-greet for clergy, acting Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison described his recent arrival in the city as a “calling” from God — and one for which his experience as a church elder in New Orleans prepared him well.

Comptroller Franchot, Maryland lawmakers tangle over how to best enforce state's alcohol laws

An ongoing dispute over regulating the alcohol industry in Maryland is bubbling up, with the state’s comptroller and lawmakers offering dueling views of a bill that would change how liquor laws are enforced. Maryland is one of three states that has an elected official overseeing alcohol enforcement.

Baltimore man convicted in 2017 shooting barrage headed to prison after jury finds him sane

A Northwest Baltimore man is headed for prison — not a mental hospital — after jurors found him sane while he drove through the city blasting an assault rifle from his Lexus.

Baltimore County Police identify officers who fatally shot man in Randallstown grocery

Baltimore County Police said Thursday that Officers First Class Sands and Waugh shot and killed 24-year-old Emanuel David Oates on Tuesday afternoon at the Aldi grocery store in the 8600 block of Liberty Road in Randallstown.

Two women say R. Kelly sexually assaulted them in Baltimore in the 1990s

Two women say singer R. Kelly picked them out of a crowd at a Baltimore after-party in the mid-1990s when they were underage and had sex with one of the teens although she was under the influence of marijuana and alcohol and could not consent.

David Zurawik: Jussie Smollett and the price we pay for chasing clicks and ditching verification

How many page views is it worth for a writer to lose her or his credibility? How many clicks for a news platform to lose its readers’ trust?

It looks like a video game, but it's not. It's a 3D map of the buildings, roads and land in 1815 Baltimore, created by UMBC

UMBC researchers have made a 3D model of early 1800s Baltimore, including its terrain, land use and buildings. The 2.5-billion-pixel image, available at earlybaltimore.org, took two years to research and a computer a month to render. The next step is converting the drawing into a GIS database.

Father's relationship with Locksley was large part of QB Josh Jackson's decision to transfer to Maryland

Fred Jackson's long relationship with new Maryland football coach Michael Locksley played a significant role in his son Josh's decision to play for the Terps as a graduate transfer.