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What you need to know about Maryland's new school star rating system, which comes out Tuesday

Monday, Dec 3

The state will release its first star ratings for schools on Tuesday at noon, giving the public its first quick way to compare school quality.

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Five Things We Learned from the Ravens' 26-16 win over the Atlanta Falcons

From the Ravens achieving their finest defensive hour to resurgent efforts by Terrell Suggs and C.J. Mosley, here are five things we learned from their 26-16 win over the Atlanta Falcons.

Are tax hikes on the table in Baltimore County? New executive Olszewski inherits a sobering financial forecast

As Johnny Olszewski Jr. takes over as Baltimore County executive Monday, he faces an increasingly challenging financial forecast that may force him to consider raising taxes.

Baltimore's Mayor Pugh held $20,000 fundraiser with liquor store owners after linking their businesses to crime

After repeatedly drawing a link between crime and corner liquor stores in some of the city’s most impoverished neighborhoods, Mayor Catherine Pugh held a fundraiser with Korean-American shop owners that netted her campaign more than $20,000.

EPA waiting to clear abandoned Baltimore warehouses of chemicals deemed 'a seven-alarm fire' risk

Hundreds of barrels of toxic chemicals — enough to cause a seven-alarm blaze if they ignited, a fire official told regulators — remain in two abandoned and dilapidated warehouses in East Baltimore as the Environmental Protection Agency waits for permission to access the site.

From Towson to Annapolis to Columbia to Bel Air, new leaders taking office Monday

New leaders will take office in Baltimore's suburban counties on Monday.

Inside Rev. Jamal Bryant's final Sunday at Baltimore's Empowerment Temple: Joy, tears, humor

The influential and controversial pastor the Rev. Jamal H. Bryant delivers his final sermons before leaving Baltimore for Atlanta.

Peter Schmuck's report card after the Ravens' 26-16 win over the Falcons

Columnist Peter Schmuck grades the Ravens' performance in Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

After weeks of quarterback questions, Ravens defense steals the spotlight in win vs. Falcons

Against a high-flying Atlanta Falcons attack, it was the Ravens’ top-ranked defensive unit that again set forth the law of the land.

Schmuck: Joe Flacco might be close to coming back for Ravens, but Lamar Jackson probably isn't going anywhere

Joe Flacco is getting closer to being ready to play, but it's hard to imagine anyone but Lamar Jackson starting next week's game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Kenan Thompson plays Elijah Cummings in 'SNL' sketch parodying MSNBC's 'Morning Joe'

Keenan Thompson played an uncomfortable U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch this weekend lampooning MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, whose wedding the Maryland congressman officiated last month.