COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Writer Tim Kurkjian and the late Jack Graney, the first former major league player to transfer to the broadcast booth, were honored Saturday by the Baseball Hall of Fame for their contributions to the game.Kurkjian was presented with the Baseball Writers' Association of America's Career Excellence Award. He began his career in 1979 at the Washington … [Read more...] about Former Baltimore Sun sports reporter honored by Baseball Hall of Fame
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Man honored for heroism during 2018 Ellicott City flood with tree dedication ceremony
People gathered at a tree dedication ceremony in Howard County on Saturday to honor a man who died trying to rescue someone from the flood waters that ravaged Ellicott City in 2018. … [Read more...] about Man honored for heroism during 2018 Ellicott City flood with tree dedication ceremony
Man honored for heroism during 2018 Ellicott City flood with tree dedication ceremony
BALTIMORE -- People attended a tree dedication ceremony in Howard County on Saturday to honor a man who died trying to rescue someone from the flood waters that ravaged Ellicott City in 2018.Eddison Hermond died while trying to help rescue a woman and her cat behind La Palapa Grill & Cantina while churning, brown waters ripped through Ellicott City's flood-prone downtown. … [Read more...] about Man honored for heroism during 2018 Ellicott City flood with tree dedication ceremony
Gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore says GOP challenger Dan Cox "dangerous" for Maryland
BALTIMORE, Md. (AP) -- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore said at a press conference on Saturday that his Republican opponent, Dan Cox, "would be dangerous" as Maryland's governor.Moore won the Democratic primary for Maryland governor on Friday. He defeated a long list of other high-profile Democrats, including Tom Perez, the former U.S. labor secretary and … [Read more...] about Gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore says GOP challenger Dan Cox "dangerous" for Maryland
Baltimore hits 200 homicide milestone as city violence increases in 2022
BALTIMORE -- A spate of deadly shootings overnight increases the total number of homicides in Baltimore this year to over 200.The shootings happened in the hours leading up to an event that Mayor Brandon Scott's office and Safe Streets put together to push for safer neighborhoods.The math equates to nearly one person per day losing their lives to gun violence in Baltimore in … [Read more...] about Baltimore hits 200 homicide milestone as city violence increases in 2022