 Maryland will likely soon be the test case for whether an entire state can eradicate polystyrene foam pollution. The General Assembly approved a ban on containers made of what is commonly known as Styrofoam. Even if Gov. Larry Hogan vetoes it, the legislation is likely to go into effect in 2020. MORE: Read today's eNewspaper | Listen to the news now |   | |
 Democratic Mayor Catherine Pugh of Baltimore is on paid leave, as are some of her highest-ranking and closest associates. Overall, their annual salaries add up to at least $622,000. | | | |
 The Ravens will play in three prime-time games and face five teams that advanced to the playoffs last season. | | | |
 Baltimore lost 7,346 people, or 1.2% of its population, during the 12 months that ended July 1, 2018, according to census figures released Thursday. The decline puts Baltimore’s estimated population as of July 1, 2018 at 602,495. | | | |
 At 22 years old, Tyrique Hudson accomplishments surpassed those of his peers where he grew up in Wilson, North Carolina. By most measures, Hudson was ahead of peers. He didn’t outlive them. Anne Arundel County police said Hudson was shot dead Monday morning in Glen Burnie. | | | |
 The Ravens' 2019 schedule starts off relatively easy. Then it gets difficult, and fast. | | | |
 Ex officio Mayor Jack Young called on residents to cooperate with police more as he and Baltimore police officers toured the Broadway East neighborhood where two people were shot and killed last week. | | | |
 Ruben Jackson Jr., 27, of Baltimore, is charged with killing his father, Ruben Jackson Sr., and then hiding his body under a blanket Sunday in the basement of his home. | | | |
 Gov. Larry Hogan is scheduled to sign about 200 bills, including measures the General Assembly passed to reform the University of Maryland Medical System board of directors, allow the private Johns Hopkins University to create a police force, and establish a Maryland Freedom of the Press Day. | | | |
 Governor Larry Hogan is expected to sign a bill granting an additional $3.2 million to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for the next two years — a potentially crucial step towards resolving a contentious labor dispute and allowing the the organization to remain a 52-week ensemble. | | | |
 Pimlico Race Course is struggling to handle the number of phone calls it is receiving from Preakness ticket holders trying to exchange the seats they purchased that are located among the nearly 7,000 that the Maryland Jockey Club said were no longer safe. | | | |
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