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May 10, 2019

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'We've had our strength tested lately': Jack Young sworn in as mayor as Baltimore seeks to move on from scandal

Bernard C. “Jack” Young formally took an oath of office as Baltimore’s 51st mayor. He became mayor last week when fellow Democrat Catherine Pugh resigned.

'What we've done is nothing wrong': Former UMMS board member defends deals amid scandal

Robert L. Pevenstein, one of a handful of University of Maryland Medical System board members who have resigned in the wake of a self-dealing scandal related to lucrative contracts their companies held with the system, said he and his former colleagues have done “nothing wrong.”

Maryland health department reports fifth measles case in the Baltimore area

The case case has been confirmed in a person in the Northwest Baltimore region.

Maryland's small colleges saw the future, and it was bleak. Now, they're selling liberal arts with a twist.

With their existence threatened, small private colleges are moving to cut and add classes and appeal to a student body worried about debt and finding a job.

'Poor conditions' at Howard animal shelter prompt more than 100 animals to be removed

Howard County Animal Control officers removed more than 100 animals from the Animal Welfare Society of Howard County.

No deal: Trade talks with China break up after U.S. raises tariffs

Trade talks between the U.S. and China broke up Friday with no apparent agreement. President Donald Trump asserted that there was "no need to rush."

Erasing Baltimore's stop snitching culture

If Baltimore is ever going to clean up its crime problem, it needs to figure out a way once and for all to erase the stop snitching culture.

These advocates have a plan to keep Preakness in Baltimore: Build a more temporary Pimlico

Pimlico Race Course advocates, eager to preserve the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, say rebuilding could cost far less than $424 million.

Preakness 2019: Five storylines to watch

The Kentucky Derby champion won't run in the Preakness for the first time since 1996, but here are five storylines to watch for the 144th running of the race.

When the transcontinental railroad was completed, Baltimore, curiously, didn't make a fuss

Today, marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad when the ceremonial golden spike was driven into a polished cypress crosstie at Promontory Point, Utah.