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  • Britton on call for duel with Verlander in Detroit

    After going through a rough patch in May, Justin Verlander appears to be finding his All-Star form. That progress will be tested against a potent offense on Tuesday night, when the Tigers host the Orioles for the second of a three-game series at Comerica Park. Detroit will be looking for its ninth win in 12 games after taking Monday's opener, 5-1. The Orioles are going for their seventh ...

  • Matt Scherzer Detroit Tigers Pitcher Improves To 10-0 Start Tigers Beat Baltimore Orioles 5-1

    Detroit Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer throws against the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Monday, June 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul ...

  • Report criticizes colleges teacher preparation programs

    Teacher preparation programs in the nation and Maryland are part of "an industry of mediocrity" that is failing to give young teachers the skills to succeed in the classroom, according to a long-awaited report by a national research advocacy group. The National Council on Teacher Quality released today the first comprehensive ranking of 608 teacher preparation programs across the ...

  • Officials Advise Staying Out Of The Water At 3 Anne Arundel Beaches

    ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — As the official start to summer nears, Anne Arundel County health leaders are telling swimmers to stay away from three popular ...

  • Marylanders arent shy about complaining about financial services

    Marylanders are big complainers. At least when it comes to the financial services they receive. Maryland ranked No. 2 in the nation in mortgage complaints per capita, second only to New Hampshire, for grievances lodged with ...


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Friends With Kids

Friends With Kids

Have you ever wondered what a remake of When Harry Met Sally (1989) populated almost entirely with unlikeable characters would look like? Neither have I, but that seems to be what writer/director/star Jennifer Westfeldt was going for in Friends With Kids, a roman ... ...

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  • DUIDWI charges dropped against ex-Balto. Co. precinct commander

    Charges were dropped Monday against a Baltimore County police officer who was stopped during a St. Patrick's weekend sobriety checkpoint in Carroll County. Capt. Matthew McElwee, who turned 44 on Monday, previously headed the Franklin Precinct in Reisterstown. He received citations from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office accusing him of driving while intoxicated and driving while ...

  • US waiting seeing with Irans new chief

    The U.S. State Department said Monday it wasn't surprised that Iran's newly elected president, Hassan Rouhani, said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should stay in power until ...

  • Os spectators as Scherzer makes Tigers history

    BAL@DET: Davis crushes Major League-best 24th homer DETROIT -- The red-hot Orioles -- fresh off taking three of four from the Boston Red Sox -- had a hand in making history on Monday night, albeit in a 5-1 loss to the Tigers. The O's left eight men on base in Tigers starter Max Scherzer's six innings, as the right-hander struck out 10 and became the first Tigers pitcher since ...

  • Two men shot in East Baltimore

    Two men were wounded in a shooting in East Baltimore on Monday evening and were expected to survive their injuries, police said. The men were shot in the 2600 block of Grogan Street in the city's Berea neighborhood, said police, who were called shortly before 6 p.m. One man was shot in the arm, while the other man later walked into a hospital with a graze wound to his upper body. In ...

  • Lower property taxes but higher fees for city residents

    Baltimore residents will pay less in property taxes but more in stormwater and taxi fees under a $2.4 billion budget approved by the City Council on Monday.The cut will reduce the property tax payments on a home valued at $200,000 by about $140. But the same resident will pay $40 to $120 for stormwater cleanup and a 25-cent fee on each taxi ride — with another water bill hike on the ...

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