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Letters to the editor of The Aegis....

A new report on sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore details the horrors of life in some of the hardest-hit parishes and schools....

Nick Anderson / Tribune Content Agency...

A 31-game improvement propelled the Orioles to the cusp of last year's postseason, and as they return to Baltimore for their first homestand of 2023 — set to begin Friday against the Yankees — their expectation is to break into this season...

Michael Desmond Quinn, a banker who founded the Wye Group, a mortgage firm, died of heart disease at his Towson home. He was 86....

Baltimore County will have a Black police chief for the first time in its history if the county council approves County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.'s nominee, retired county police Col. Robert McCullough....

Like most things she's encountered in America, lacrosse is new to Florence Maerklin, a Perryville High School exchange student from Switzerland. She's caught on fast....

Friday is shaping up to be one of the busiest days downtown since before the COVID-19 pandemic....

Changes are coming to a long-standing game day haunt for Orioles fans in Baltimore....

Baltimore's top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez was promoted to the Orioles and will make his major league debut Wednesday in his home state of Texas against the Rangers, the team announced....

Ryan Mountcastle hit a three-run homer and veteran starter Kyle Gibson delivered seven strong innings to propel the Orioles to a 7-2 win over the Rangers....

Here's a roundup of high school varsity action from Tuesday, April 4....

An ongoing brush fire at Soldiers Delight Park in Owings Mills on Tuesday is mostly contained, but still not under control, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department....

A roundup of Baltimore Sun coverage on Roy McGrath, an embattled Hogan aide who died after evading a trial for about a month....

The spate of mass shootings in schools suggests that they have become magnets for the unhinged with high-powered weapons....

Latest school shooting points to a growing problem with mental health worsened by social media....

A 29-year-old man died Monday evening after being shot in the Carrollton Ridge neighborhood in Southwest Baltimore hours after another man was injured in a shooting blocks away....

Here's a roundup of high school varsity action from Monday, March 27....

Loyola Blakefield got strong pitching from senior left-handers Dylan Bryan and Wyatt Mummert and pounded out 11 hits in opening Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference play with a 4-1 win over Mount Saint Joseph....

Wilde Lake softball earned a 5-3 win over River Hill Monday afternoon, led by Justyce Richard's eight strikeouts and ability to work out of jam....

A supplemental budget released Monday by Gov. Wes Moore included $2 million for the planning and design of a women's prerelease facility under the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services....

Lt. Col. Roland Butler told a state Senate panel he is ready to move the Maryland State Police into a "new era" as superintendent....

Maryland legislators are scrambling to halt the impending treatment of chemical waste from East Palestine, Ohio, at a troubled Baltimore wastewater facility after receiving the news Friday afternoon....

The Orioles on Sunday afternoon optioned left-hander DL Hall, the club's No. 2 pitching prospect, to minor league camp. Hall will continue to build up as a starting pitcher in Triple-A rather than in Baltimore's bullpen....

From Rule 5 pick Andrew Politi's roster case to Jorge Mateo playing center field to Keegan Akin's versatility in the bullpen, here's the latest from Orioles spring training as it nears an end....

The Maryland Attorney General's Office is investigating a pursuit that ended Saturday night when a vehicle crashed in North Baltimore, killing a 74-year-old woman riding in the passenger seat....

Walt Handelsman...

When police interviewed Brooks' 24-year-old roommate, he gave a full confession including the location of Brooks' remains....

The hysteria over how often city residents have their recycling picked up seems ugly and overflowing....

Shyanne Sellers and Diamond Miller combined for 30 points in the second half to propel Maryland women's basketball to a 76-59 win over Notre Dame and send the Terps to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015....

David Horsey/ Tribune Content Agency...

A Baltimore-area wastewater management company has informed city and county officials it plans to treat wastewater shipped by rail from East Palestine, Ohio, the site of a train derailment last month....

Unconvincing arguments against electric vehicles are running out of gas: Time for state and federal governments to follow California's lead and mandate EVs....

Twenty years after the U.S. invaded Iraq under the false claim that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, a measure of justice should be sought....

Nick Anderson/ Tribune Content Agency...

The threat posed by climate change is too great to allow the human race to be paralyzed by uncertainty....

James McCann, the 32-year-old catcher the Orioles brought in to back up Adley Rutschman, knows what it takes for a pitcher of Grayson Rodriguez's talent to make it in the big leagues....

Now in the homestretch of the annual 90-day General Assembly session in Annapolis, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's first year is likely to show progress on his legislative priorities — just not at all the levels he wanted....

Carroll County's director of management and budget on Thursday presented a recommended $525.3 million county operating budget for fiscal 2024, which starts July 1....

Has Baltimore's archbishop ever asked, "What would Jesus do?" Or, does he just ask "What would our Accountants and Lawyers do?"...

Bill Bramhall/ Tribune Content Agency...

Sixteen lieutenants started working in Carroll County's new Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services earlier this month, following an extensive hiring process that involved combing through 92 applicants....

One man died and five others were injured, including a 15-year-old boy, in a shooting early Thursday morning in West Baltimore's Mosher neighborhood, police said....

Giant Food will open Nalley Fresh in its Ellicott City store on Friday, marking the first time the Landover-based grocer has added a fast-casual in-store restaurant to one of its supermarkets....

After 29 years with Janine Tucker at the helm, the Johns Hopkins women's lacrosse program is writing the next chapter with former Arizona State coach Tim McCormack....

Maryland State Police identified six contracted highway workers who were killed Wednesday when two cars collided on Interstate 695, causing one vehicle to flip into a construction area. Footage shows how the cars collided and one vehicle entered a small g...

Senate president's lack of support for legislation to allow aid in dying under strict conditions in Maryland is deeply disappointing....

Kim English, a Baltimore native and former Randallstown High School star, was named Providence men's basketball coach Thursday after leading George Mason to a 20-13 record this past season....

Catonsville boys lacrosse squad reloads after going 28-2 the past two seasons...

Overcrowding in Baltimore County Public Schools leads to frequent boundary studies and frustrations among parents and teachers....