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December 28, 2018

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The Morning Sun

Two men, one heart: Transplant links Baltimore homicide to Western Maryland retiree

Friday, Dec 28

This holiday season, Charles McAtee holds dear a Baltimore County woman responsible for the best gift he ever received: her son’s heart.

Detained immigrants seeking asylum at border get help from Baltimore attorneys, law students

Michelle McGeogh and Alyssa Domzal are among the lawyers in Baltimore who have volunteered time to travel to remote detention centers and help immigrants seeking asylum in the United States.

Year two of Baltimore Police consent decree will focus on training: stops, searches, use of force and more

After a year of largely rewriting polices, the Baltimore Police Department will begin retraining officers next year, which some observers hope will result in noticeable reforms.

Mike Preston: The Browns are better than a year ago, but so are the Ravens

The Cleveland Browns are a different team compared to a year ago. But so are the Ravens, compared to the team that was eliminated from the 2017 playoff race with a season-ending loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Wearing two hats, Michael Locksley prepares for big game for Alabama, second chance at Maryland

New Maryland football coach Michael Locksley is finishing three-year run at Alabama while he gets prepared for return to College Park.

Baltimore Symphony donors form committee to 'Save Our BSO,' fight musician pay cuts

Donors and supporters of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra have formed a committee called “Save Our BSO” in response to management’s proposal to reduce its musical season by weeks and cut musicians’ pay.

Flooding possible again Friday, meteorologists warn, with one more rainstorm forecast in a record year

Flooding is possible in Baltimore and along the Interstate 95 corridor Friday, meteorologists warned, as one more rainstorm adds to a record 2018 precipitation total. An inch or two of rain is expected to fall during the day Friday. A flood watch is in effect along I-95.

No aliens: New York transformer explosion lights up sky, knocks out power

A transformer exploded Thursday night at a Con Edison facility in Queens, causing scattered power outages and sending a spectacular light across the New York

Baltimore archdiocese changes name of fundraising drive to reassure donors, as Catholics worry about costs of sex abuse scandal

The Archdiocese of Baltimore changes the names of its annual fund-raising drive to reassure faithful that their donations go toward ministries, not sex-abuse cases. Long titled the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, the drive will be renamed the Annual Appeal for Catholic Ministries starting in January.

Schmuck: The Orioles still have an uncertain future, but there's no sense looking back

The challenge facing the new Orioles front office is daunting and there are no guarantees, but anything will be better than last season.

The 2018 A-Z of alternative facts

We come up with an alternative fact for every letter of the alphabet in 2018.