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January 2, 2019

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Maryland's federal workers feel sting of lengthy shutdown, scores file for unemployment insurance with state

Wednesday, Jan 2

With no end in sight to the government shutdown, federal workers and contractors say this one feels different than previous shutdowns — more anxiety-provoking. Some workers are weighing seeking unemployment insurance, and scores had already done so with the state as of last week.

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Baltimore City Council report on Texas trip offers conflicting views on police commissioner nominee Joel Fitzgerald

A 216-page Baltimore City Council report released Tuesday offers conflicting views from Fort Worth civic leaders and others on Joel Fitzgerald, Mayor Catherine Pugh's choice to become the next police commissioner.

Lamar Jackson will be the youngest QB to start a playoff game, and that's not a bad thing

While fresh-faced quarterbacks have struggled in postseason play, it hasn’t exactly been a case of the young and the feckless.

Ravens film study: In run to playoffs, defense has made all the necessary stops

Over the second half of the season, driven by smart play and bold calls, there has been perhaps no better closer in football than the Ravens defense.

Two people injured, one critically, in Dundalk apartment fire Tuesday night

Two people were injured, and one of them was in critical condition, after a fire broke out in a Dundalk apartment Tuesday night. The fire started in a first-floor apartment in the 2800 block of Dunlawn Court.

Two men fatally shot in Baltimore's first homicides of 2019

Two men were fatally shot Tuesday in Baltimore's first homicides of 2019. They came amid a spate of violence that brought the city's 2018 homicide total to 309.

2018 was Baltimore's wettest year on record. Here are the final numbers.

Baltimore's record books are drenched as a historically wet year continues to wreak havoc. After downpours Dec. 15, the total for 2018 reached 68.82 inches. More rain is forecast later in the week of Dec. 17.

How can you get rid of your Christmas tree if you live in the Baltimore area?

A guide to disposing of Christmas trees in Baltimore.

Annapolis teen to compete on Food Network's 'Kids Baking Championship'

Misha Jones didn’t think he would end up on the Food Network when he started an Instagram account to showcase his baking skills last year. He didn’t even have cable.

Howard County yoga instructors tailor their teachings for military and veterans

A number of warriors to embrace yoga as a therapeutic tool to treat pain and stress. At Fort Meade, the central Maryland U.S. Army base home to 14,500 military personnel, “yoga is very well respected and often advocated,” says Col. Beverly Maliner, chief of preventive medicine services.

Baltimore's 19 most anticipated events of 2019

We’re going to have a lot of fun in and around Baltimore this year! Don’t believe us? Such skepticism is entirely unwarranted — from Orioles Fanfest in three weeks to the combined Light City and Baltimore Book Festival in early November, Charm City’s arts and entertainment schedule is practically a non-stop run of fun (with even some enlightenment thrown in) for everyone. Mark your calendars now.