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October 20, 2018

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Mega Millions jackpot hits $1.6 billion after no winning ticket was sold for Friday drawing

Saturday, Oct 20

If it seems as though lottery jackpots are getting larger, it’s because they are. The next Mega Millions drawing is Tuesday.

Larry Hogan: Pragmatic Republican wants four more years as Maryland's governor, but critics call for change

For nearly four years, Gov. Larry Hogan has done something almost unthinkable for a Republican in Maryland: maintain sky-high job approval ratings. Hogan consistently polls as one of the most popular governors in the country. Hogan, 62, has achieved popularity through a blend of factors.

Ben Jealous: Democrat has ambitious plans for Maryland as he runs for governor, but some fault cost

Democratic nominee Ben Jealous has released more than a dozen detailed proposals in his quest to unseat Republican Gov. Larry Hogan: Medicare for all. Free college tuition. Universal prekindergarten. Ending what Jealous calls mass incarceration. Cutting the state sales tax.

Jacques Kelly: Turning a 19th-century school into a 21st-century resource for Baltimore's Reservoir Hill

Baltimore City's new Dorothy I. Height Elementary is named for a past president of the National Council of Negro Women, who died in 2010. The $33 million school was ready for occupancy this past spring and opened as soon as the paint was dry.

7-year-old struck and killed by vehicle in Essex remembered as a smart, loving girl

NaTasha Newman was 7, in second grade and walking with her brothers to a grandmother’s house in Essex on Thursday. She never made it to the house.

How a tweet led the Fort Worth mayor to set off Baltimore Police commissioner 'news'

It all began with a Tweet from a Baltimore-area Twitter account. The next morning, media in Fort Worth and Baltimore were reporting that Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh had selected Joel Fitzgerald as the city's next police chief.

Critics slam Baltimore police commissioner search, saying secrecy spurs confusion

Many in Baltimore were left confused Friday morning as to where the city stood in its search for a new police commissioner, after reports in Texas suggested a police chief there had gotten the job, but Mayor Catherine Pugh refuted that. The confusion was sadly nothing new, critics said.

Goucher College president to step down in 2019

Jose Bowen, president of Goucher College, will leave his post at the end of the 2018-2019 academic year.

Police: Chase from BWI to Annapolis ends on dead-end street near the Naval Academy

For the second time in less than a month, Maryland State Police had to pursue a vehicle through Anne Arundel County before stopping and arresting the driver near the Naval Academy in Annapolis.

Tradepoint Atlantic to scale back request for gov't financing in redevelopment of steel mill site in Baltimore County

Executives with Tradepoint Atlantic say they plan to pare down their request for millions of dollars in government-assisted financing.