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  • City school board approves $1.1B budget

    Baltimore City's school board approved a $1.1 billion budget Monday night for the 2014 academic year, and officials said a big drop in federal funding made for some tough ...

  • Okla. tornado death toll revised down to at least 24

    A massive, howling tornado pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, chewing up homes and businesses, and severely damaging a hospital and two elementary ...

  • Preakness Winning Jockey Gary Stevens Talks About His Win

    Hall of Fame and Preakness winning jockey Gary Stevens joined the Norris & Davis show to talk about his win at the 138th Preakness Stakes. Stevens went wire to wire on 15-1 long shot Oxbow to claim his third Preakness win. Steve started off by asking what kind of chance would he have given Oxbow had he been an analyst. Gary said that he loved Orb and that he thought everyone was fighting ...

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  • Beretta has no plans to leave yet

    Despite Beretta's threats that the company would leave Maryland if new gun laws were passed and signed by Gov. Martin O'Malley, Beretta USA has no current plans to abandon its headquarters in Prince George's County. In a statement sent to The Baltimore Sun Monday, Beretta USA board member and general counsel Jeffrey K. Reh said the company would not let the new law interfere with ...


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Movie Review

Sandra Bernhard: I'm Still Here ... Damn It! [DVD]

Sandra Bernhard: I'm Still Here ... Damn It! [DVD]

There is something refreshingly offensive about Sandra Bernhard. As a sort of anti-Diva with a sneer that could melt even the most hardened stoic, Bernhard has made her career in verbal provocation. In today's politically correct climate, she is a desperately needed antidote to the kind of stuffy liberalism that wishes to repress anything that might offend anyone. Bernhard is a self-stylized, equ ... ...

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  • Patuxent Valley Middle celebrates literature at Readers Cafe

    At first blush, a jazz band, a vulture and a rapper may not seem to have much in common, let alone be tied to one school subject area. But all were on hand at Patuxent Valley Middle School's first-ever Reader's Cafe - a night to celebrate the written word at the Jessup school. "With the whole infusion of literacy into the content area, we thought it would be nice to have one ...

  • Red Cross in Md. ready for Oklahoma if needed

    The American Red Cross immediately took action opening shelters after devastating tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma on Monday, and as volunteers nationwide pack up to head out and help, those here in Maryland said they're ...

  • 20 Children Among At Least 51 Left Dead By Okla. Tornado

    MOORE, Okla. A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph Monday. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise. Some 236 people were ...

  • Tuesday traffic Crash on Beltway at York Road

    Fox 43 MaryEllen Pann says your Tuesday commute could see some patchy fog in the morning, then a chance of isolated showers for the drive home. (WPMT ...

  • F-35 fighter jet program reaches milestone with vertical takeoff

    The F-35 fighter jet, a nearly $400-billion weapons program under development for more than a decade, hit a major milestone when it completed its first-ever vertical takeoff. On Monday, aircraft ...

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