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April 6, 2019

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Maryland legislature approves bill to expand use of medicines for addiction treatment in jails

Maryland is poised to embark on a pilot program that would bring addiction treatment with opioid replacement medications into state prisons, where their use has been barred for years. Support to alter the policy was buttressed by success the medications have had stemming overdose deaths elsewhere.

'I'm ashamed of my city': Healthy Holly scandal sends shock waves through Baltimore

As the Healthy Holly continues to unfold, with seemingly daily revelations of another institution ensnared in what some see as a pay-to-play scheme by author and Mayor Catherine Pugh, residents and businesses say it is them rather than politicians who will pull the city through the crisis.

Maryland horse farm owner convicted of animal cruelty after horses found dead

A 75-year-old woman who owns a horse farm on Maryland's Eastern Shore has been convicted of more than 30 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty.

Carroll police: 38 dogs, some dead, discovered in empty house near Hampstead

After a welfare check, Carroll County animal control workers discovered dozens of dogs, about a third of which had died, inside a residence near Hampstead on Friday.

Maryland reports first case of measles amid national outbreak; possible exposure in Pikesville

Maryland health officials confirmed Friday that the state has logged its first case of measles, a highly contagious viral infection that has been spreading in several other states in numbers not seen in decades. 

Baltimore police: In separate incidents, two men arrive at hospital after being shot

Two men were shot in Baltimore in separate incidents during the early hours of Saturday morning, police said.

Federal judge in Maryland is third to block citizenship question on 2020 Census

A third federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, ruling Friday that it poses a "substantial risk" of undercounting Hispanics and non-citizens.

Dylan Bundy adjusting to life as veteran on young Orioles team ahead of Saturday's start vs. Yankees

Despite being about the same age as most of the new young faces in the Orioles clubhouse, right-hander Dylan Bundy is trying to get used to being looked at as a veteran.

Towson quarterback Tom Flacco taking swing at baseball this spring

The Colonial Athletic Association’s 2018 Offensive Player of the Year in football, Flacco has started 19 games for the Tigers baseball team and has nine runs and five RBIs in a round of competitive baseball for the first time in five years.

Rodricks: Ferries won't replace the Bay Bridge we have — but they could replace one we don't have yet

Following up on four columns from the last eight months