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    The Maryland House of Delegates chamber is largely empty on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, as Speaker Adrienne A. Jones leads a pro forma session that lasted two minutes.
    Live coverage: Dem lawmakers seek to double down on commitment to DEI
    The second administration of President Donald Trump will shake up the conversation in Maryland's State House.
    Pete Medhurst, the "Voice of Navy Athletics," began working at the service academy in 1997.
    Kyle Goon: With a boundless love of sports, Pete Medhurst was much more than the ‘Voice of Navy’
    The 55-year-old died this week of cancer, leaving behind a sprawling legacy characterized by an encyclopedic knowledge of sports, a knack for taking on any odd job and respect and enthusiasm for whoever competed between the lines.
    Mark DeLeone’s lone year as the Ravens’ inside linebackers coach produced mixed results.
    Ravens reportedly part ways with assistant coach in offseason’s first staff shakeup
    Mark DeLeone joined the Ravens last offseason after a short stint as a defensive analyst at Kansas.
    Former major league player Tim Federowicz, shown in 2020, will be the manager of the Orioles’ Triple-A affiliate.
    Orioles cultivating ‘fresh feel’ for minor league coaching staffs in 2025
    For 2025, the Orioles’ director of player development said around half of the staff members in his department are in new spots.
    Offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley is projected to sign a two-year contract worth $40 million or more.
    Which 2024 Ravens are free agents? Breaking down the biggest names.
    The Ravens have 21 players whose contracts will expire in March.

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    Traffic travels on the outer loop of I-695 at Falls Road as rain falls on the region.
    Maryland road fatalities decreased in 2024, but number still ‘ridiculously high’
    Maryland’s roads claimed 572 lives last year, preliminary state data shows. That number is 49 fewer than in 2023 but likely to rise.
    MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - AUGUST 10: A tribute to Minnesota Vikings player Khyree Jackson is shown on the screen before the preseason game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Minnesota Vikings  at U.S. Bank Stadium on August 10, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jackson was rookie this year and was killed in a car wreck before the season. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
    Woman indicted in Maryland car crash that killed Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson and 2 others
    A woman has been indicted in the July 6 car crash that killed Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson and two of his former high school teammates.
    Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (89) warms up pregame as the Baltimore Ravens prepare to take on the Buffalo Bills in the AFC divisional round at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday January 19.
    Mark Andrews breaks silence: ‘I’m absolutely gutted by what happened’ in Ravens’ loss to Bills
    “It’s impossible to adequately express how I feel,” Andrews wrote on Instagram.
    STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT - SEPTEMBER 16: The headquarters of Purdue Pharma is shown on September 16, 2019 in Stamford, Connecticut. The pharmaceutical company makes OxyContin, the opioid often cited as starting the opioid crisis.
    Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin
    Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement.
    Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (89) reacts after dropping the game-tying two-point conversion during the second half of an NFL football divisional playoff game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025.
    Bills fans raise more than $96,000 for charitable cause of Ravens’ Andrews after dropped 2-point try
    The Ravens posted a message on X thanking Bills Mafia for their support.

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    Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is a finalist for the AP NFL MVP award.
    Lamar Jackson, Saquon Barkley among AP NFL MVP finalists
    Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson are finalists for The Associated Press 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player award.
    Will the Orioles regret letting Anthony Santander walk? | Banner Baseball Show
    Letting Santander leave is one thing, but having to face him 13 times a season is another.
    Orioles owner David Rubenstein, center, and general manager Mike Elias have raised the team’s payroll during the offseason.
    Jon Meoli: What the Orioles’ payroll increase says about the 2025 team — and beyond.
    The question that will define the Orioles’ season isn’t going to be whether they spent enough, but did they spend it well?
    Twelve Salisbury University students who were initially charged with hate crimes are facing trial on misdemeanor charges in the next week.
    Salisbury University students face trial in attack on man from Grindr
    Three men face trial in Wicomico District Court for misdemeanors.
    Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta, right, and head coach John Harbaugh hold a season review press conference Wednesday at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills.
    7 takeaways from John Harbaugh and Eric DeCosta’s end-of-season news conference
    “I’m very proud of the team this year,” Eric DeCosta said. “It was a successful season. I’m not going to sit up here and say it was not a successful season. It was in just about every way of looking at it.”

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    A yellow street sign that says "SPEED HUMPS AHEAD" in front of a roadway with a speed hump in the background.
    Baltimore installed hundreds of speed humps last year. But the backlog still got bigger.
    The backlog of residents asking the city and its transportation department to do something to curtail dangerous speeding and aggressive driving has grown — by a lot — since right before the pandemic, when such behaviors starting getting worse across the country.
    Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) takes questions from reporters after losing to the Buffalo Bills in a divisional round playoff game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY. on Sunday, January 19, 2025.
    In ‘Hard Knocks’ finale, Lamar Jackson feels the agony of defeat: ‘I ain’t gonna be all right’
    The HBO docuseries’ last episode captured almost 45 minutes of footage from the Ravens' AFC divisional-round loss to Buffalo.
    Anthony Santander hits the Orioles’ first home run of the season and celebrates with Austin Hays.
    Former Oriole Anthony Santander signs with Blue Jays: ‘I’m so thankful for Baltimore’
    The contract is for five years and more than $90 million, according to multiple reports.
    Firefighters with the Middleton Star Fire District work to clear hotspots on January 19, 2025 in Altadena, California.
    Dangerous winds return to Southern California as new wildfires break out
    Dangerous winds returned to Southern California on Tuesday as new wildfires broke out and a pair of major Los Angeles-area blazes burned for a third week.
    Orioles owner David Rubenstein takes in the game from a seat near the team’s dugout.
    Inside the Dugout: It has been a busy offseason in the AL East
    The Orioles’ moves stack up well against their American League East rivals.