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Jaylen Carter, 6, left, selects a toy in exchange for his Halloween candy from Carla Henderson, right, office manager of Kool Smiles Dentistry.

Candy swap saves young teeth and buoys troops

August 19, 2019 at 2:05 a.m.

Shavon Carter arrived at the dentist's office Thursday morning with her five young sons and an orange bucket full of Halloween candy. Before their appointments, the East Baltimore family traded...

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake gives the thumbs up from a cherry-picker after releasing a banner on the front of City Hall wishing the Baltimore Orioles "Good Luck" in their remaining American League Division Series games.

Hundreds rally for the Orioles at City Hall

August 19, 2019 at 4:55 a.m.

Hundreds of Baltimore Orioles fans rallied in front of City Hall on Wednesday, hoping their joyful noise would reach the team preparing to take on the Yankees in New York...

Harford and Cecil tourism projects benefit from heritage grants

August 23, 2019 at 10:33 a.m.

Five tourism projects along the Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway in Harford and Cecil counties have secured nearly $198,000 in matching grants from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority. The town of...

Vi Ripken abducted at gunpoint, quietly returned

August 19, 2019 at 4:47 a.m.

Bound and abducted in her own vehicle, Violet Ripken was gone for 12 hours before her disappearance was reported to authorities. And amid an intensive search, she was quietly dropped...

Ashley Cochran, left, and Victor Mendez, both 22, from Baltimore City, wait with their children, Vincent, left, 10 months old, and Victor Jr., 20 months old, for their turn to take their wedding vows.

Valentine’s Day busiest of year for Md. courthouse marriages

August 23, 2019 at 9:10 a.m.

Holly Atwood, 18, chose a sequined, strapless wedding gown and train with a shoulder-length veil for her wedding to Steven Joseph, 21. He wore a tuxedo with a red vest...

Balto. Co. to give hiring preference to returning veterans

August 19, 2019 at 1:40 a.m.

Baltimore County will begin giving priority to veterans when making local government hiring decisions, officials announced Tuesday, a policy focused particularly on those returning from conflicts overseas. County Executive Kevin...

Student scores high in helping others

August 19, 2019 at 1:28 a.m.

Meredith Good-Cohn celebrates her 19th birthday today, knowing she is already a woman of tomorrow, a community activist, a scholar, a filmmaker, a volunteer in numerous capacities and the state's...

Left to right: Jim Costigan, Ed Carnes, Kit Roache, Kevin O'Brien, Scott Cheseldine and Bob Fasulo have all worked to make the Support Our Heroes Ball happen. They are holding a handmade quilt that was to be auctioned off at the ball.

BRAC brings fundraiser ball to Aberdeen

August 19, 2019 at 1:26 a.m.

A dance under a circus-sized tent at Aberdeen Proving Ground has raised more than $300,000 for a network of houses that offer free lodging to the families of wounded warriors....

This is the men's dormitory at The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Housing and Resource Center.

Baltimore homeless shelter along Fallsway to sleep 275

August 19, 2019 at 1:26 a.m.

An aging transportation building and garage in Baltimore has been restored into the $8 million Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Housing and Resource Center, adding to the growing complex of services...

Baltimore County conducts its annual homeless census

August 19, 2019 at 1:17 a.m.

Baltimore County's homeless survey first asks for a name, but it makes that answer optional. The second question is, "Where did you spend last night?" Replies, which often came in...

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