Get your morning news in your e-mail inbox. Get all the top news and sports from the baltimoresun.com.

Baltimore Sun

View In Browser

December 27, 2018

baltimoresun.com

The Morning Sun

As Maryland's opioid crisis rages on, so does the grief of the families left behind to mourn

Thursday, Dec 27

Maryland is expected to end 2018 with yet another record number of deaths from opioid overdoses.

More: Read today's eNewspaper | Listen to the news now

Marylanders of the Year: The Annapolis Capital Gazette staff

The staff of the Annapolis Capital and Gazette are the 2018 Marylanders of the Year.

Ravens' top-ranked defense is on verge of history, both good and bad

Only one Ravens team has finished No. 1 in scoring defense and total defense. And only one NFL team hasn't made the playoffs with both top-ranked units.

Who will fight discrimination in housing? Advocates rally after Maryland's oldest fair housing group folds

When Baltimore Neighborhoods Inc. abruptly ceased operating in August after 60 years of exposing housing discrimination, several nonprofit organizations quickly got to work to revive the state's only group dedicated solely to enforcing fair housing rules.

How one Baltimore comic writer brings James Baldwin's Parisian experience to life

An interview with Baltimore-based comic book writer Jordan Clark. Clark's latest short comic, "Still Not Equal," is based the James Baldwin essay, "Equal in Paris," which details Baldwin's experience with law enforcement as a black American in Paris.

Bowl game, NFL loom for Baltimore native, Iowa State wide receiver Hakeem Butler

Hakeem Butler, a redshirt junior receiver at Iowa State, ranks second in the Football Bowl Subdivision with a 22.1 yards-per-catch average, and his 6-foot-6, 219-pound frame has attracted attention from NFL draft experts.

Center City Coalition, a new property owners group, to seek more attention, resources for downtown Baltimore

Property owners in downtown Baltimore, concerned about crime and delayed maintenance, plan to add their voices, and possibly their resources, to improving the downtown area that has been getting an influx of residents and office workers.

David Hess says the young Orioles have something to prove over next couple of years

Orioles pitcher David Hess took some lumps during his first season at the major league level, but he's looking foward to taking part in the club's rebuilding effort and says his young teammates have a lot to prove.

Rock climber from Baltimore dies in fall on New York's Shawangunk Ridge

New York State Police say Timothy Wibisono, 41, of Baltimore has died from a fall while rock climbing on the Shawangunk Ridge.

Heavy rains caused sewer overflows in Baltimore last week

Officials say heavy rains sent about 9.6 million gallons of a mix of stormwater and sewer water into Baltimore streams last week.

Louis R. Harper Jr., first African-American Baltimore Fire Department captain, dies at 89

Louis R. Harper Jr., the Baltimore City Fire Department’s first African-American captain, whose landmark 1971 lawsuit forced the city to end discriminatory practices in the hiring and promotion of firefighters and police, died of symptoms related to dementia in hospice on Dec. 8 at age 89.