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April 15, 2019

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Maryland weather: Tornado watch expires, but high winds up to 50 mph expected Monday

An overnight tornado warning and tornado watch had been lifted for most of Maryland on Monday morning as severe storms made their way out of the area, though high winds — with gusts up to 50 mph — were expected to continue.

How to pay final respects to Maryland House Speaker Michael E. Busch

Hoping to pay final respects to Maryland House Speaker Michael E. Busch, who died Sunday while undergoing treatment for pneumonia? Here are the details.

Pimlico Race Course to close nearly 7,000 seats a month before thousands arrive for Preakness Stakes

The Old Grandstand — the last remaining historic section of Pimlico Race Course — is being shut down a month before the upcoming Preakness Stakes after an engineering firm determined that 6,670 seats in the open-air seating area “is no longer suitable to sustain that level of load bearing weight.”

After record year for rain, advocates and lawmakers point to mold problems for low-income renters in Baltimore

After Baltimore’s wettest year on record, housing advocates are seeking more protections for low-income tenants battling mold in their rental homes — and a city councilman is calling for a hearing on the problem.

As McIntosh leads, GOP could play key role in behind-the-scenes campaign for Maryland House speaker

Del. Maggie McIntosh, the Baltimore Democrat who chairs the powerful House Appropriations Committee, is close to shoring up enough votes to become speaker, several sources with knowledge of the vote-counting said over the weekend.

Latest court ruling shows new wrinkles in MASN dispute between Orioles, Nationals

The latest court ruling shows new wrinkles in the MASN dispute between Orioles and the Washington Nationals. Tuesday’s order by a New York justice concluded that Major League Baseball might have had a financial interest in the Nationals, making it “a potentially conflicted party.”

9 shot, 1 fatally, in Baltimore over weekend

A man was shot to death and a woman was injured in Baltimore Sunday, following three nonfatal shootings in the city Saturday night, police said.

Researchers at University of Maryland School of Medicine are testing ultrasound to treat neuropathic pain

A clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is the first of its kind in the U.S. to use focused ultrasound to treat neuropathic pain.

New Orioles starter Dan Straily knows what he needs to fix before Monday's start against Red Sox

"His biggest advice to me was don't look at your stat line for a little while," new Orioles starter Dan Straily said of what he learned from rotation-mate Alex Cobb, who also signed late in the spring last season.

'Game of Thrones' recap: 5 thoughts on prepping for the big fight in the final season premiere

Steve Johnson recaps the Season 8 premiere of "Game of Thrones."

Photos: 2019 high school proms from around the Baltimore region