 Thursday, Jan 31 University of Maryland President Wallace Loh will remain at the helm of the state flagship through June 2020, a reversal that comes three months after he announced plans to retire at the end of this school year. |   | |
| Gov. Larry Hogan delivered his fifth State of the State speech, declaring that “the state of our state has never been stronger.” Here are some key takeaways from Hogan’s speech. |
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| The effects of the polar vortex, such as brutal cold, across Maryland included closing of public school systems, and many private schools, in Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Harford and Howard counties. |
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| Temperatures were forecast to plummet to around 4 degrees around Baltimore early Thursday morning — frigid, for sure, but still more than 10 degrees away from the region's coldest weather on record. |
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| The Johns Hopkins University has released its own draft of a proposed state law that would allow it to establish a campus police force, including measures to address concerns about transparency and accountability by the private institution. |
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| People who grew up in Turner Station, an African-American enclave in Baltimore County, recall a place where "everybody knew everybody" and church and family ruled. Many went on to great success, despite racial challenges. Now some are working to revive the neighborhood. |
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| A new LendingTree study finds that homeownership is more common among single women in Baltimore than single men. Baltimore is the ninth largest metropolitan area with a higher percentage of single women owning homes than single men. |
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| “I think sometimes people would think that maybe I’d be embarrassed that I started off as an intern now that I’m a GM, that I want to forget that,” Eric DeCosta said. “To be honest with you, I cherish that." |
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| From the Ravens' aggressive plans to clear salary-cap space to their hopes of re-signing C.J. Mosley, here are five things we learned from general manager Eric DeCosta's introductory news conference. |
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| The head of Baltimore's school system recently zeroed in on a school with an achievement gap larger than any she had ever seen. While 75 percent of white students at The Green School of Baltimore scored as proficient in math on last year’s standardized tests, only 2.6 percent of black students did. |
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| Over the years, Howard County has become a safe space for interracial couples. |
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