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December 22, 2018

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Police arrest 'person of interest' in Mount Vernon car fires

Saturday, Dec 22

Multiple calls were set on fire overnight in Mount Vernon, Baltimore fire officials said Friday.

Government shutdown begins as standoff persists over Trump's border wall

A partial federal shutdown took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet Trump's demands for $5 billion for a Mexican border wall.

John Harbaugh to return as Ravens head coach in 2019, working on extension with team

John Harbaugh will return as Ravens head coach for the 2019 season, and is working on an extension to his existing contract, which expires after the 2019 season, the team announced Friday night.

Mike Preston: Timing of Ravens' John Harbaugh announcement curious with huge game looming Saturday

The announcement that John Harbaugh will be back as Ravens head coach came at 7 p.m. and apparently caught a number of coaches and team officials off guard. Maybe it would have been better if owner Steve Bisciotti would have tweeted it out.

How might Marylanders be affected by the looming partial government shutdown?

What would be open or closed if the government partially shuts down over President Trump's refusal to sign funding legislation unless it includes money for a wall between the U.S. and Mexico?

Three people shot, one of them killed, in incidents Friday evening in Baltimore

Three people were shot Friday evening in Baltimore — one of them fatally — the latest shooting victims in a year that has crossed the thresholds of 300 homicides and more than 900 shootings overall.

Portion of Federal Hill slides onto street; residents say they've been noticing problems for years

Mud and grass from the iconic hill was slipping onto the 900 block of Covington Street, near the American Visionary Art Museum.

The Ravens decided to keep John Harbaugh as coach. But what about their offense?

The Ravens’ decision to keep John Harbaugh answers the team’s most important offseason question. The offense he returns with will be just as revealing.

Severe storms developing Friday evening as Baltimore's precipitation total nears 70-inch mark for 2018

Severe thunderstorm warnings were posted for parts of Carroll, Howard and Baltimore counties through 5:30 p.m., and meteorologists said more storms were possible around the region.

Baltimore Police: $163,000 spent on gun buyback that yielded over 1,000 firearms — and a rocket launcher

The firearms collected so far include 509 handguns, 273 rifles, 245 shotguns — and a rocket launcher. Tuggle said the department has reached out to military and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to trace the rocket launcher’s origin. The city paid $500 for it.

No. 2 Mount Saint Joseph upends No. 1 St. Frances, 74-63, in basketball

All-Metro senior guard James Bishop scored a game-high 29 points and the Gaels closed out the win with 14 straight free throws.