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    The Woodlawn Vase is awarded to the winner of each Preakness Stakes. This year’s 150th running of Preakness will be its last at the original “Old Hilltop.”
    Derby runner-up Journalism is 8-5 favorite for Preakness
    Derby winner Sovereignty, who outdueled Journalism to win the Run for the Roses by 1 1/2 lengths, is not making the trip to Baltimore for the final Preakness at historic Pimlico.
    Seventeen months after the knee injury that ended his rookie season, Keaton Mitchell could be ready to make an impact in the Ravens’ backfield.
    Ravens stock report: Eric DeCosta keeps building one of NFL’s best rosters, position by position
    In late March, John Harbaugh said the Ravens had a “really good” roster. After the NFL draft, it looks even better.
    Facing uncertainty at work? Here’s how you can prepare your finances
    If you’re not sure what your job will look like in six months, or whether you will have one, the time to start planning is now, personal finance experts say.
    Artwork on the walls of the Women’s Health Center in Western Maryland includes a variety of positive quotes and affirmations.
    Letter: I am a mother and an abortion provider
    A mother and abortion provider says Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate moms and fight for reproductive choice.
    Capt. Tyrone Meredith, a fifth generation waterman, sorts through oysters being pulled from Broad Creek on his last oyster harvest of the season.
    Oystering isn’t what it used to be, but a vulnerable industry hopes it has found stability
    Oysters occupy a special place in Maryland. Dubbed a keystone species, oysters sit at the intersection of environmental concerns, political wrangling, and a legacy economy that basically built Baltimore.

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    The National Thoroughbred League kicked off the 2025 season with the Pimlico Cup.
    With horse racing investment, Ravens’ Lamar Jackson sees ‘the power of the industry’ in Baltimore
    Lamar Jackson’s path to the Pimlico Cup started almost a year ago.
    Kentucky Derby entrant Sandman works out at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
    Enter Sandman! Arkansas Derby champion to race in 150th Preakness
    The Tapit colt and Arkansas Derby champion Sandman will enter to race in the 150th Preakness Stakes on May 17.
    President Donald Trump listens during a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington.
    Maryland public media outlets brace for federal funding cuts after Trump executive order
    Public media outlets, including those that serve Marylanders, are bracing for a future void in federal funding they’ve come to depend on.
    Close up photo of adult female deer tick crawling on piece of straw.
    It’s tick season and there is a new bugger catching a ride in Baltimore
    There have always been a few cases of babesiosis in Maryland every year, but now researcher says the Baltimore region has become a hotspot for cases tied to parasites found on ticks.
     Walrus Oyster & Ale House at The Mall in Columbia.
    Letter: Columbia restaurateur unfairly blames crime for demise of his eateries
    A letter writer says the owner of The Walrus Oyster & Ale House at Mall in Columbia should take a look at his business practices as to why he had to close his eateries.

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    There have been “upwards of 10″ incidents of students in Prince George’s County sticking objects into their school-issued or personal electronic devices, causing fires and smoke, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
    TikTok ‘challenge’ has sparked fires in Maryland classrooms, officials warn
    There have been multiple incidents of students in Prince George’s County sticking objects into their school-issued or personal electronic devices, causing fires and smoke.
    Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks during a discussion with historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jon Meacham on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, on how "to establish and preserve the narrative of January 6th." The event marked the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, the violent attack by Trump supporters that has fundamentally changed the Congress and raised global concerns about the future of American democracy.
    Carla Hayden let Lizzo play a Founding Father’s flute. Is that why Trump fired her?
    Carla Hayden, the nation’s first female and first Black Librarian of Congress, fired Thursday by Trump, "will remain a Maryland treasure," her fellow Maryland librarians say.
    Merit badges and a rainbow-colored neckerchief slider are affixed on a Boy Scout uniform outside the headquarters of Amazon in Seattle on Jul 23, 2021.
    More than 170 former Boy Scouts sue Maryland local councils over alleged sex abuse
    In seven lawsuits filed last week, the former Scouts said the alleged abusers used their “power, authority and trust” to coerce them to engage in sexual acts.
    Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
    ‘Exactly what our church needs’: Marylanders react to Pope Leo XIV becoming 1st American pontiff
    After the white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and the world learned that Pope Leo XIV would lead the church, Catholics across the world and Maryland were quick to celebrate.
    Alexandria Warrick Adams, executive director of Elev8 Baltimore, said at a Thursday press conference that Maryland communities and children will feel the effects of AmeriCorps cuts.
    Maryland loses 550 AmeriCorps positions to Trump administration cuts
    Maryland lawmakers and AmeriCorps partners are asking the community to step in to save their organizations and programs as the Trump administration moves to significantly cut the federal agency.

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    Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's wife Jennifer, supported by CASA, spoke at a press conference and rally to demand his return back home in Maryland on April 4, 2025.
    Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case
    The Trump administration is invoking the “state secrets privilege” in an apparent attempt to avoid answering a judge’s questions.
    Jennifer Dewees, president of MCCEI, speaks at the first Annual Maryland Tradeswomen Summit in March.
    Local workforce development organization falls victim to Trump cuts
    As the Trump administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion, one of Baltimore's workforce development organizations loses funding.
    FILE - As President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton mark the 20th anniversary of the AmeriCorps national service program, hundreds of new volunteers are sworn in for duty at a ceremony, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
    Letter: Cutting AmeriCorps weakens future leaders we depend on
    A letter writer laments the cuts to AmeriCorps, saying the organization is a “quiet force for good” that builds stronger communities, empowers leaders, and provides life-changing service opportunities.
    Kicker Justin Tucker takes the field for warmups before the Ravens’ playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in January, Tucker’s last game in Baltimore.
    For women who love the Ravens, the end of the Justin Tucker era is fraught
    Tucker’s sudden departure has become a Rorschach test for Ravens fans, who before his miserable 2024 knew him mostly as the most accurate kicker in NFL history and a minor folk hero in Baltimore.
    Frank Schindler of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) at a press conference at the Garmatz U.S. District Courthouse about the looming deadline for survivors to file lawsuits to preserve higher payouts in light of changes coming to the Child Victims Act of 2023.
    Church abuse survivors must file lawsuits as Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy case drags on
    A judge recently issued an order allowing survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy to file lawsuits outside of the case.
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