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Hailing the Redskins and Ravens (plus Nats and O's, too)

Hailing the Redskins and Ravens (plus the Nats and Orioles, too)

Forgive Keith Parsons for being a tad blissed out. The 35-year-old salesman, born in Redskins country, married into a Ravens clan and carrying a lifelong torch for the Orioles, is pretty sure he's having the best sports year of his life. As the Ravens and the Redskins head into playoff games this weekend, even after Washington and Baltimore tasted similar glory in baseball, for the region's fans, chests are puffed, hearts swelling, eyes shining.

10-year-old struck in New Year's celebratory shooting dies

After two days on life support, Aaliyah Boyer was pronounced dead Thursday at a Delaware hospital. The 10-year-old (inset) was struck in the head by a falling bullet someone apparently fired into the air while celebrating the New Year. The Cecil County death prompted Aaliyah's family, including her mother Crystal Blackburn (pictured) to urge people to consider the consequences of firing into the air.

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Sun coverage: Speed cameras

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An investigation into the proliferation of speed cameras in the Baltimore region over the past three years.

CEO compensation: Sometimes pay and performance go in opposite directions

CEO compensation

Sometimes pay and performance for Baltimore-area chief executives go in opposite directions.

City schools criticized in financial audit

City schools audit

A legislative audit found millions in uncollected debts, unjustified payouts and conflicts of interest.

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Family honors War of 1812 hero with headstone

Family honors War of 1812 hero with headstone

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Charlotte speech gives O'Malley a shot at advancement, redemption

Charlotte speech gives O'Malley a shot at advancement, redemption

When Gov. Martin O'Malley takes the stage at the Democratic convention to give the most important speech of his political career, he'll have...

Sun investigation: Taxing Baltimore

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Taxing Baltimore is a series of occasional articles examining Baltimore's highest-in-the-state property tax rate.

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Back Story: Artists transform Winnebago into man cave

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Balto. Co. had 23 homicides in 2012; all but 3 cases solved

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Baltimore County gets FEMA grant for Sandy damage

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will grant Baltimore County disaster aid to help pay for...

Buca di Beppo will open in White Marsh on Monday

Buca di Beppo, a chain of neighborhood-style Italian restaurants, will open its planned White...

New carousel coming to Inner Harbor

Nearly a year after the Inner Harbor's historic carousel was ordered to move over unpaid bills,...

Man, 32, shot in West Baltimore

A 32-year-old man was shot in the arm and torso in West Baltimore on Wednesday, just west and across...

Md. Weather: Quadrantid meteor shower peaks tonight

The Quadrantid meteors, less well known than other meteor showers but a decent show for the Northern...

Howard mediation center resolving conflicts at schools

It began as many confrontations between students do: with a hard stare between two passing...

Elderly man carjacked, robbed in Towson

A 77-year-old Towson man was stalked, carjacked and robbed after buying coffee at a Royal Farms...

Delaney, state's newest congressman, starts term

Maryland's newest member of the House of Representatives, Democrat John Delaney, was sworn into...

Md. Senate President Miller would assure death penalty vote

Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said Wednesday he'll make sure that legisation to repeal...

City restaurant owner charged with raping patron

Police have charged a Federal Hill restaurant owner with rape after a patron said he sexually...

Man wounded, dog killed in police-involved shootings

A Baltimore police officer shot a man during a foot chase Wednesday, marking the second time in...

Baltimore fire deaths reached historic low in 2012

Fires killed fewer people in Baltimore in 2012 than in any previous year since such deaths have been...

What weather will 2013 bring Maryland? More warmth forecast

What weather will 2013 bring in Maryland? It's impossible to know, but that doesn't stop forecasters...

A few spots left for Baltimore weather spotting class

There is still some room in a Jan. 9 class in Baltimore for those who want to learn how to spot...

Man stabbed at Timonium hotel after New Year's Eve party

A 23-year-old man suffered serious injuries when he was stabbed at a Timonium hotel following a...

Search continues for man reported missing around Conowingo Dam

Divers and rescue personnel searched in the waters around Conowingo Dam Wednesday night for a 56-...

Chesapeake Bay improving, green group says

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Fire breaks out atop Hopkins Hospital campus building

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Edgewood man flown to trauma center after shooting in Belcamp

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