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May 02, 2012 -
Dr. Dolan Hubbard, professor and chairperson of the Department of English and Language Arts at Morgan State University is gearing up to cap off an amazing opportunity.
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May 02, 2012 -
Police departments across Maryland were ordered to stop collecting DNA from suspects of certain crimes last week, the result of a ruling in the state’s highest court, the Maryland Court of Appeals.more
May 02, 2012 -
The search for new and better paying jobs for Baltimoreans could lead straight to the same place where 17,000 area residents are already directly employed: The Port of Baltimore. In a study completed by the Brookings Institution, a Washington D.C. based nonprofit public policy organization, Baltimore’s next economic growth spurt could come, with some key investments, from the transportation industry.
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May 02, 2012 -
Most seemed stunned to hear of the unexpected retirement of Fred Bealefeld after 31years with the Baltimore City Police Department, the last five as commissioner.more
April 26, 2012 -
Corey Ausby, the 16-year-old Baltimore youth allegedly beaten by a former community watch member and his brother, testified in court April 25 that he did not want to press charges against the two. more
April 26, 2012 -
Michael Cryor will be granted an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Montclair State University at the institution’s May commencement exercises and will also deliver the commencement address. more
April 26, 2012 -
A year after the body of North Carolina teen Phylicia Barnes was discovered in a Maryland river, a Baltimore grand jury has indicted a man on a first-degree murder charge in connection with her death. more
April 25, 2012 -
Avi and Eliyahu Werdesheim, two brothers allegedly responsible for the beating of a 15-year-old African American male walking in an Orthodox Jewish community, were able to hold off facing a judge in court April 23. more
April 25, 2012 -
Fire department captains of companies facing closure are calling on community support in hopes that citizen outcries will help their life-saving services from the chopping block. more
April 23, 2012 -
Friends and foes alike met at Baltimore’s Power Plant Live’s Comedy Factory last week to “Roast and Toast” former Mayor Sheila Dixon.more
April 22, 2012 -
Delaware Secretary of Education Lillian M. Lowery, who led that state's successful efforts to win two ‘Race to the Top’ grants, is coming to Maryland to lead the nation’s No 1 ranked state school system, Maryland State officials announced April 20.
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April 18, 2012 -
Every year 4,500 teens are counted among the fatalities reported to the CDC as a result of drinking and driving. more
April 18, 2012 -
Driven by the need to be in the running for best dressed, hundreds of thousands of teen girls and boys flock to shopping malls, boutiques, and tuxedo shops every Spring for prom gear. more
April 16, 2012 -
Baltimore County Police are asking for the public’s help in finding 17-year-old John C. Wood of the Parkville area of Baltimore County.more
April 12, 2012 -
AME Churches in the Second Episcopal District shared in the hospitality of the Empowerment Temple, where the Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant is pastor, as their 196th Annual Conference was held from April 9-14.more
April 12, 2012 -
Maryland is now the first state in the nation to officially ban Roxarsone, a product added to chicken feed to prevent disease and produce fatter chickens. more
April 11, 2012 -
Over 400 middle and high school students embarked on the campus of the New Psalmist Baptist church in anticipation of discovery and adventure in the world of STEM. more
April 11, 2012 -
The 1960’s was a decade of firsts: the first heart transplant surgery was performed and the science fiction series Star Trek made its TV premiere.more
April 11, 2012 -
The perplexing Maryland Mega Millions conundrum was solved on Tuesday when the agency announced the true winners of the hefty cash prize.
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April 11, 2012 -
The Maryland General Assembly’s budget impasse could have a devastating impact for the state’s jurisdictions if a special session is not called.
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April 09, 2012 -
BALTIMORE (AP) — The holder of a winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Maryland claimed a share of the record-breaking $656 million prize on Monday, but will remain anonymous, state lottery officials announced.more
April 04, 2012 -
It looked like business as usual at the Liberty Road McDonald’s and the workers there couldn’t comment one way or the other, but everyone wants to know the skinny on the outcome of the “storied” lottery ticket that supposedly garnered a third of last week’s Mega Millions game.
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April 04, 2012 -
Voters straggled to the voting booths for the 2012 primary election all day on Tuesday. No lines. No waiting. more
April 04, 2012 -
A new gambling bill that would bolster the state’s casino industry and create a revenue windfall for parts of Maryland, including the city of Baltimore, is making its way through the Maryland General Assembly.
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April 04, 2012 -
“History will recognize them as leaders in the community and in education,” Ralph Moore, director of the St. Frances Academy Community Center, said about Drs. Bill and Camille Cosby. more
March 31, 2012 -
WASHINGTON - Candidate C. Anthony Muse, running to unseat Sen. Ben Cardin, defended his campaign literature, which singled out Jews in the upper chamber, as "educational tools" designed to emphasize the low numbers of Blacks in Congress.
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March 30, 2012 -
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is decrying the arrest March 29 of four elementary school children in a Baltimore school, calling the act inexcusable. more
March 28, 2012 -
City officials released the financial plan to run the city for the 2013 Fiscal Year and close the deficit of $46 million looming over the city last week. more
March 24, 2012 -
For nine consecutive years, Heal a Woman to Heal a Nation Inc.’s annual conference has been enriching the lives of those in the community by empowering women.more
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