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December 7, 2018

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Two decades after deregulation meant to drive down prices, many Marylanders unwittingly pay more for energy

Friday, Dec 7

Almost two decades after Maryland deregulated its energy market, residents who buy gas and electricity from retail suppliers are paying millions of dollars more each year than if they bought that energy from utilities like Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., a pair of new reports show.

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Another detainee dies at Baltimore Central Booking; facility shut down temporarily for investigation

Another detainee died at the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center facility Thursday night, causing the facility to be shut down while authorities investigate, according to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

'We have reached rock bottom': Vigil held for woman who was stabbed in East Baltimore while helping panhandler

Baltimoreans condemn the city's violence at a vigil for Jacquelyn Smith, 54, who was fatally stabbed Saturday while giving money to a panhandler.

Baltimore police release no new details nearly a week after death of woman who helped panhandler

Baltimore police continue to ask for information that will lead to an arrest in the death of Jacquelyn Smith, who was stabbed by a man in her car after giving money to a panhandler.

Maryland commission considers $4.4B increase to school funding, but advocates worry its work is too slow

A state commission debating a recommendation to increase spending in Maryland’s public schools by $4.4 billion annually is running up against a tight deadline: the start of next month’s General Assembly session. Advocates for public school students are pushing the commission to finish by Jan. 9.

Baltimore Mayor Pugh's former campaign treasurer briefly put forward for seat on troubled pension board

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh's former campaign treasurer was named on a City Council agenda to fill a board position at the troubled city employee's pension system. But a spokesman for Pugh said his inclusion on the agenda was an oversight and that the mayor had withdrawn his name.

Model home homicide in Hanover: What we know so far

After receiving a 911 call in Hanover Wednesday afternoon, police found a startling scene when they found Steve Bernard Wilson, 33, of Annapolis dead inside a model home.

Baltimore's earliest sunset of the year arrives Friday at 4:43 p.m.

The days are still getting “shorter” as we approach the winter solstice Dec. 21, but after Friday, sunsets begin arriving later in Baltimore for the first time since late June. The sun will set at 4:43 p.m. Friday night.

Scouting report for Sunday's Ravens-Chiefs game

Find out who has the advantage ahead of the Ravens-Chiefs game.

Preston: Can the Ravens make a statement against Kansas City now that they're back on center stage?

The Ravens-Chiefs game will give us a true barometer of where the Ravens are, writes Mike Preston.

Hot start, cold finish leaves No. 23 Maryland with 62-60 loss to Purdue for first Big Ten defeat

Maryland led by as many as eight points in the first half, but Purdue turned up its defense and the No. 23 Terps lost to the Boilermakers, 62-60, at Mackey Arena in their Big Ten road opener Thursday night.