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January 3, 2019

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Kentucky freshman, John Carroll grad Immanuel Quickley continuing to find footing

Wednesday, Jan 2

Havre de Grace resident Immanuel Quickley has gone from being The Baltimore Sun’s All-Metro Player of the Year, a top-five point guard by several national scouting services and a McDonald’s All American to coming off the bench for the No. 13 Wildcats.

State says hundreds more Marylanders have applied for unemployment insurance related to federal government shutdown

Hundreds more Marylanders are seeking unemployment insurance benefits related to the federal government shutdown. As the funding impasse reached its 12th day Wednesday, the state said it's received 462 such benefit applications from Dec. 22 through Dec. 31.

Maryland Board of Public Works approves deal to share with outside lawyers any money recovered from opioid industry

Maryland’s Board of Public Works has approved a deal in which outside lawyers will help the state investigate the opioid industry for potential litigation — and share in a percentage of whatever money they help recover. The state spending panel approved a deal with three law firms.

A look at Maryland's congressional delegation members entering a new session

The new Congress assembles Thursday in Washington. Here is a look at Maryland congressional delegation members entering the 116th U.S. Congress.

Maryland Board of Public Works votes down 'fracked gas' pipeline through Western Maryland

Maryland’s Board of Public Works has unanimously voted down a proposal to approve a pipeline carrying fracked gas through three miles of Western Maryland — after years of environmentalists and concerned neighbors fighting the project. Board members cited concern for the environment.

Ravens looking healthy for Sunday’s AFC wild-card game vs. Chargers

Right guard Marshal Yanda and slot cornerback Tavon Young were the only players to miss Wednesday’s practice, and Yanda was given the day off as a veteran.

Orioles hire Koby Perez as senior director of international scouting

The Orioles named Koby Perez their senior director of international scouting Wednesday, adding a head to a department new general manager Mike Elias hopes will be an area of growth for the Orioles.

Snowman-shaped object on edge of solar system may explain how planets formed, finds Hopkins' New Horizons mission

Ultima Thule, the distant object NASA's New Horizons spacecraft explored on New Year's Day, is actually a pair of spheres that have been fused together by gravity, scientists revealed Wednesday. The Johns Hopkins-led mission could already be helping to confirm theories about how the planets formed.