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Bullpen coach Dom Chiti leaving Orioles to join Braves, reuniting with Dave Wallace

The Orioles will not only be searching for a new pitching coach this offseason, but also a new bullpen coach.

James Webb Space Telescope poised for final tests at NASA Goddard before long journey to space

Twenty years ago, scientists laid out a wish list for a successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, envisioning a device that could deepen knowledge of the origins of the universe. Today, an instrument befitting that description is poised for its final tests at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center....

Co-workers remember Baltimore bus crash victim Gerald Holloway as warm and kind

Gerald Holloway had been a maintenance employee at Forest Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation in Catonsville for about four years. Holloway always took the bus to work, nursing home administrator Ron Colbert said, and he was always on time. So when he didn't show up Tuesday, staff members became concerned....

Tree trimming program reduces Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. power outages

Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. said it has reduced the number of power outages customers experience by 35 percent during the past four years compared to the previous four, an improvement it credited to a new tree trimming protocol. While more than 60 percent of BGE's electric lines are underground,...

Crash victim Terrance Casey recalled as joyful and deeply religious

Dorisell Casey sat at her kitchen table Wednesday with an open Bible in front of her so she'd be ready when God sent her the inspiration for a passage to preach on at her husband's funeral. Terrance Casey, 52, was killed in the bus crash Tuesday morning. His wife saw news of the crash and suspected...

Ukazoo Books plans to relocate to Parkville from Towson

Ukazoo Books, a literary fixture in Towson since 2007, plans to move to a new location in Parkville, closing its store off Dulaney Valley Road next month. The relocation follows notification from the landlord that the business would have to leave its 10,000-square-foot space, said Edward Whitfill,...

Trial begins for man who ran over woman in Fells Point

Prosecutors said Wednesday that a man who ran over and badly injured a woman on a sidewalk in Fells Point while trying to flee a fight in February had initiated the altercation. Assistant State's Attorney Jennifer Brady told jurors that Orlando Redd, 39, had opportunities to leave the scene after...

10 most expensive Baltimore-area new home listings in October 2016

These were the 10 priciest homes to hit the market in the Baltimore area last month. 

Bacterial outbreak closes Prince George's hospital neonatal intensive care unit

Prince George's Hospital Center said Wednesday it is temporarily closing its neonatal intensive care unit and transferring five babies to other hospitals because of a bacterial outbreak The decision was made after two babies tested positive for the bacterium Pseudomonas. The bacterium is found...

Allovue opens bigger office in Remington

Jess Gartner's growing education technology company has a new home in Remington, but the offices come with a familiar landlord. Allovue, which has created software to help schools with budgeting, said Wednesday it has leased about 6,500 square feet at R. House, the latest Remington venture by Seawall...

Four-star Mount Saint Joseph guard Darryl Morsell commits to Maryland

Four-star guard Darryl Morsell orally committed to join the Maryland men's basketball program Wednesday at a news conference at Mount Saint Joseph High in Baltimore.

School bus company in deadly Baltimore bus crash was suspended from providing charter rides in Md.

The West Baltimore company at the center of the bus crash that killed six people Tuesday has been suspended from providing charter bus rides in Maryland since last year. The driver of the school bus had convictions for assault, violating protective orders and vehicle registration violations, according...

Maryland public works board approves contested Kent Island sewer line

A hotly contested plan to extend sewer lines to southern Kent Island to replace failing septic systems got a green light Wednesday from the Maryland Board of Public Works. The board voted 2-1 to approve the $34 million project to connect 1,518 existing homes and eight commercial properties to Queen...

Auction of Helen Bentley's art, antique collection to begin this week

The first auction of items that belonged to Helen Delich Bentley, the former congresswoman from Maryland who died in August, will take place this week at Alex Cooper Auctioneers in Towson.  Bentley, who died Aug. 6 at age 92 from brain cancer, left behind thousands of art pieces and antiques. Her...

Maryland board approves $82 million in cuts to state budget

The Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved $82 million in budget cuts proposed by Gov. Larry Hogan to help close a gap left by revenues that have fallen as much as $225 million short of expectations. The three-member board, which has the power to make cuts midway through the budget year, voted...

Omega Healthcare Investors enters joint venture for 64-property acquisition

Omega Healthcare Investors said Wednesday it has invested $50 million in a joint venture with a private investment firm to make a $1.1 billion acquisition of 64 facilities. The venture, Second Spring Healthcare Investments, will be 85 percent owned by affiliates of New York-based Lindsay Goldberg,...

Residents of Maryland apartment sue over explosion that killed 7

WASHINGTON (AP) — Residents of a Maryland apartment complex where an explosion and fire killed seven people in August are suing the gas company and apartment management. Investigators have said that a buildup of natural gas caused the Aug. 10 explosion at the Flower Branch apartments in Silver Spring....

Who were the victims of the fatal Baltimore bus crash?

Cherry Yarborough, bus crash victim, a devoted daughter

Cherry Yarborough called her 70-year-old widowed mother in North Baltimore every day. In the morning: "Hi, mom. I'm at work." In the evening: "Mom, remember your medicine." When the phone didn't ring Tuesday in Minnie Yarbough's home, she knew something was wrong. Yarbough would learn that her devoted...

Amazon holding Baltimore hiring events in November

Amazon will hold hiring events in Baltimore during the first two weeks of November to staff up for the holiday season. Amazon announced in October plans to hire 120,000 seasonal positions at its customer service sites, and sorting and fulfillment centers across the country. At its fulfillment center...

Anne Arundel school board shortens spring, winter break for 2017-18 calendar

Hogan's spokesman says final decision was made by 'out of touch bureaucrats'

R. House fried chicken concept BRD to pop up at Sugarvale on Thursday

BRD, the fried chicken stand coming to the R. House food hall, will offer a preview to curious diners during a Thursday night pop-up at Sugarvale.  From 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, patrons will have a chance to sample test recipes fromBRD at the Mount Vernon bar. BRD owner AlexJanian and chef Alex...

Glenn Chappell, school bus driver in deadly Baltimore bus crash, remembered as 'a good man'

Every morning, school bus driver Glenn Chappell would stop in the corner store, Tony's and Mary's Gethsemane, for coffee with cream and sugar. "He was punctual," owner Tony Lawrence said. "I could set my watch to it." And Chappell — the 67-year-old school bus driver who was killed Tuesday morning...

Cordish subsidiary produces documentary about Seminole leader

A subsidiary of Baltimore-based Cordish Cos. has produced a documentary about the longtime, but recently ousted chairman of Florida's Seminole Tribe. The film, called "Wrestling Alligators," is about James Billie, the former tribal chairman who championed tribal gaming and was known for wrestling...

Police identify five of six people killed in Southwest Baltimore bus crash

Baltimore police have identified five of the six people killed in Tuesday's bus crash. The passengers killed were Terance Lee Casey, 52, of the Pleasant View Gardens neighborhood, Gerald Holloway, 51, of the Pen Lucy neighborhood and Cherry Denise Yarborough, 51, of the Park Heights neighborhood,...

Ebonee Baker, MTA driver killed in bus crash, loved her job and family, friends said

When Ebonee Baker was hired as a fare inspector for the Maryland Transit Administration 11 years ago, her friends said, she hoped it would be a stepping stone to becoming a bus driver. The dream eventually came true. "She was very dedicated to her job," said Sahkia Johnson, a longtime friend. "On...

Sinclair CEO David Smith steps aside as broadcaster reports rising profit

Sinclair Broadcast Group said Wednesday its longtime CEO will step back from the company's day-to-day operation, in a reshuffling of the executive suite designed to position the broadcaster to weather changes in the industry. The news came as Hunt Valley-based Sinclair reported a profit of $50.8...

Woman grazed by bullet in Charles Village early Wednesday

A woman was grazed by a bullet in Charles Village early Wednesday morning, according to Baltimore Police. Officers responded to the 2700 block of Saint Paul Street about 1:30 a.m. and found the woman with a graze wound to the leg, police said. The location is south of the Homewood Campus of the...

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Poke stand opening at R. House food hall

The newest addition to R. House will bring raw fish and rice bowls to the mix at the Remington food hall. Hilo, a poke stand, will open at the emporium at 301 W. 29th St. as one of a dozen chef-driven concepts serving unique foods. Poke is a popular Hawaiian dish of cubed raw fish, seasoned and...

Mahler and Radiohead featured in today's Sun Lobby Concert

Catch a mini-concert from the Sun's Facebook page starting at 12:30 pm

Election could shake up Howard's school board

Unhappy parents, teachers and education activists are pushing to put new faces on the Howard County school board in Tuesday's election. Howard's schools have long enjoyed a reputation as among Maryland's best, but critics say board members and the superintendent too often act without public input...

Bystanders recount horrific scene of fatal Baltimore bus crash

He remembers an eerie silence, smoke rising from the wreckage, then screams. At first, Matthew Feldman said, he didn't know what to do. The 30-year-old carpenter had been driving along Frederick Avenue when he saw the immediate aftermath of Tuesday morning's deadly bus crash in Southwest Baltimore....

Cubs show no mercy in 9-3 win over Indians, force a deciding Game 7 of World Series

The pendulum of pressure, that great equalizer of anxiety, swung in the favor of the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday evening when a fly ball floated into the nexus between center and right field. The ball was harmless. It looked destined to land in an outfielder’s glove, not upset the balance of composure...

2 men shot in East Baltimore

Two men were injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in East Baltimore, police said. A 57-year-old man was shot in the hand in the 900 block of N. Eden St., Oldtown, police said. He was taken to a hospital. Officers arrived at the scene around 3:20 p.m. Police later learned that a 24-year-old man...

Evergreen Health plans listed but not for sale on health exchange

Marylanders hoping to buy health insurance from Evergreen Health through the state's online insurance exchange, which opened Tuesday, will have to wait. In a bid to stay in business, Evergreen announced plans in October to be acquired by a group of investors and convert from a nonprofit to a for-profit...

Anything can happen, and anything can change everything

When she first told me the story, I thought, with dark irony suppressed, that Esther Heymann was one of the lucky ones. Her 27-year-old stepdaughter, Elizabeth Wainio, had died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but at least the two women got to say goodbye. At least they had that. On...

Johns Hopkins to study how to better diagnose disease

Johns Hopkins Medicine has opened a research center that will look at ways to improve how doctors diagnose disease. The new Armstrong Institute Center for Diagnostic Excellence will be led by Dr. David Newman-Toker, an associate professor of neurology and otolaryngology–head and neck surgery, and...

Hamilton Bancorp reports second quarter profit

Hamilton Bancorp Inc. reported a second fiscal quarter profit of $323,000, compared to a loss of $201,000 the same July-to-September period last year. The Towson parent company of Hamilton Bank reported Tuesday that it earned 10 cents per share, reversing a loss of 6 cents per share in the year-ago...

Baltimore City Community College chief opposes putting school under University System of Maryland

The president of Baltimore City Community College told lawmakers Tuesday that he opposes a recommendation that the school join into the University System of Maryland. Gordon May, who has led BCCC for the past two years, said the school is making progress in the face of recent enrollment declines...