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April 23, 2018

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The Morning Sun

Violent April breaks brief peace in Baltimore, with 29 killings in past three weeks

Monday, Apr 23

Baltimore police counted 17 killings last month, but 29 within the past three weeks. For Baltimoreans and for the officials charged with keeping them safe, a familiar dread is returning.

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Gas prices are up 'considerably' in Maryland and nationwide. What's going on?

Gas cost an average of $2.72 per gallon in Maryland on Sunday, 31 cents more than this time last year and the highest it’s been since 2014, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.

Manny Machado's sizzling bat unable to light an offensive fire for Orioles

Manny Machado hit two more home runs Sunday and the Orioles lost for the eighth time in their past nine games. How long can this go on?

Baltimore City Council bill would tighten restrictions on lobbyists, require forms go online

Baltimore City Councilman Zeke Cohen plans to introduce legislation Monday that would tighten restrictions on lobbyists in Baltimore and require the ethics board post lobbying disclosure forms online for the public to view. 

Peter Schmuck's Orioles grades for the week of April 16-22

Every week of the regular season, columnist Peter Schmuck will grade the performance of the Orioles in five categories: hitting, defense, rotation, bullpen and all things considered.

Kate Middleton, Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, in labor with 3rd child

The baby, whose gender has not been announced, will be Queen Elizabeth II's sixth great-grandchild and fifth in line to the throne.

With little bravado, Maryland's DJ Moore moving toward the top of 2018 receiver class

Maryland wide receiver DJ Moore went from having no scholarship offers from FBS schools as a high school junior to being the Big Ten's leading wide receiver as a college junior last season.

The Mohawks who made Maryland's lacrosse sticks

Marylanders think of our state as the spiritual homeland of lacrosse. But without the Mohawk Indians, the sport might never have come here.

Ravens position-by-position draft preview: Defensive line

Through Wednesday, the day before the start of the three-day NFL draft, The Baltimore Sun will break down what the Ravens have at each position, the chance that they will add to it and what prospects could possibly be targeted with those picks. Today we’ll look at defensive linemen.

Newly acquired letters illuminate the lives of Maryland's 'Old Line' soldiers

Eight months after the founders signed the Declaration of Independence, Maryland sent its most battle-hardened fighting unit to the Eastern Shore to deal with a nest of British sympathizers.

Three killed in Arundel Lodge group home fire in Severn

Two residents and an employee at the Arundel Lodge group home in Severn are dead after a fire Saturday night, county fire officials said.