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November 20, 2018

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For Ellicott City businesses, Shop Small Saturday is a study in resilience

Monday, Nov 19

As the unofficial kickoff of the holiday shopping season approaches, retail business owners in historic Ellicott City are gearing up for Shop Small Saturday on Nov. 24.

Hearing in Glenelg High hate crimes case pushed back

An attorney for one of the four former Glenelg High School students charged with hate crimes after racial epithets and swastikas were found scrawled on the school’s grounds in May told a judge Monday he needs more time to study new information.

Citizen's concern over identity theft triggered charges against Howard register of wills

Byron Macfarlane was charged with a misdemeanor for giving out his courthouse access ID card the same day he was re-elected.

Glenelg volleyball falls to Williamsport in 2A state championship

The Glenelg Gladiators varsity volleyball team lost, 3-0, to the Williamsport Wildcats in the MPSSAA Class 2A state championship game at University of Maryland's Ritchie Coliseum on Monday, November 19, 2018.

New Orioles GM Mike Elias' emphasis will be on building 'an elite talent pipeline'

The Orioles introduced their new general manager, Mike Elias, on Monday. Elias emphasized that "the plan is simple. We're going to build an elite talent pipeline."

Baltimore Police whistleblower flagged Gun Trace officer, helped launch racketeering case, documents show

A whistleblower within the Baltimore Police Department flagged investigators to corrupt members of the Gun Trace Task Force years ago — crucial information that later helped launch the federal racketeering case that took down an entire squad of crooked officers, new documents show.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh emphatically defends Lamar Jackson's throwing ability

Ravens coach John Harbaugh emphatically defended quarterback Lamar Jackson’s throwing ability Monday, saying he had no use for questions about the rookie’s acumen on that side of the job.

Durkin told panel Loh didn't want Maryland players talking to football investigator

Former University of Maryland football coach DJ Durkin told a task force that president Wallace Loh resisted his call to make players widely available for interviews by a consultant examining the heatstroke death of teammate Jordan McNair, according to multiple sources.