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  • Anne Arundel school employees to get raise

    $1 billion budget , paving the way for small salary increases from the central office to the classroom. Top administrators have said a pay hike of any sort is hard to come by, but school officials said they hope it's a small gesture in midst of tough economic ...

  • Group seeks to save garden land put up for sale

    An independent group advocating local healthy foods might lose some of their land to developers as Baltimore City takes bids on a portion of garden land in ...

  • Orioles Hit Justin Verlander Hard In 5-2 Win Over Tigers

    DETROIT (AP) — After homering off Justin Verlander for the third time this month, Baltimore’s J.J. Hardy was at a loss for words. ';Speechless,'; he said. ';I couldn’t tell you how it happened or what happened. I feel like I just kind of blacked out — and I’m happy about it.'; Hardy and Adam Jones went deep against the Detroit ace, and Manny ...

  • Downtown Towson Gets Green Light On Harbor East-Like District

    TOWSON, Md. (WJZ)--Downtown Towson gets the green light on a new district much like Baltimore City's Harbor East. Jessica Kartalija will have more on what to expect from Towson Row on WJZ-TV at 6 p.m. Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz unveiled the concept for Towson Row on ...

  • Roberts runs hopes to go on rehab assignment soon

    Email DETROIT -- Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts ran short, speedy bursts on the field prior to Tuesday's game, the last remaining step as he progresses back from right hamstring surgery, with the goal of going out on rehab assignment next week. "[He] did pretty well with it," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "I asked Brian, I said, 'What's the difference ...


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Live Free or Die Hard

Live Free or Die Hard

The toughest thing about Die Hard sequels must be coming up with the new titles. Having eschewed the simplicity of just adding a numeral to the end of the title after Die Hard 2 (1990), which carried the it-has-to-be-a-joke subtitle Die Harder, the film ... ...

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  • Davis the DH for first time in 13 Ishikawa at first

    Email DETROIT -- Chris Davis was the Orioles' designated hitter on Wednesday afternoon against the Tigers for the first time this season, with manager Buck Showalter inserting Travis Ishikawa at first base in his place. "I'd like to do it with more guys, but there's only one DH spot," Showalter said. "It's one of the assets that Trav brings, it gives us some ...

  • Jail corruption task force begins next week

    The team of state lawmakers empaneled to look at corruption in Maryland prisons will begin its work next week. State legislative leaders convened the task force in wake of federal indictments in April that alleged Baltimore City Detention Center guards allowed the Black Family Guerrilla gang to effectively take over the state-run jail. Twenty-five people, including 13 female guards, were ...

  • New $300M Towson Row development announced

    A new, $300 million, mixed-use development called Towson Row was announced Wednesday by County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Caves Valley, the developers of the project. (Jon Sham/Baltimore Sun ...

  • Details of Super Pond deaths expected at hearing | VIDEO

    Aberdeen Proving Ground that left two members of an elite Navy dive unit dead in February will be aired in public for the first time Wednesday, when military lawyers hold a preliminary hearing into possible criminal charges. Two senior enlisted leaders face charges of involuntary manslaughter and dereliction of duty in the deaths of Diver 1st Class James Reyher and Diver 2nd Class Ryan Harris ...

  • Home bakers becoming decorating aces with Charm City Cakes

    Decorating class at Charm City CakesDuff Goldman, chef/owner of Charm City Cakes, talks with Louise Windsor, Millersville, as he teaches a cake decorating ...

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