Orioles’ Slump Takes Steam Out of Light Rail

BALTIMORE – Light rail, which includes a stop at Camden Yards, is falling short of a weekday ridership goal set 16 years ago

Longtime Orioles Vendors Bemoan Sagging Sales With Slumping Team

BALTIMORE – A few fans stop at the tables filled with hats, shirts and small wooden bats

2010 Orioles Are No Lift to City’s Spirits

BALTIMORE – It’s a typical Thursday night at Camden Yards and the Orioles are on their way to a 5-0 loss to Minnesota

Challengers Hope Message, Not Money, Wins in Race Against Sarbanes

COLLEGE PARK – GOP challenger Jim Wilhelm does not believe money is the most important factor in the 3rd District congressional race

Fisher Fights — and Funds — to Make 1st District a Three-Man Race

COLLEGE PARK – It’s not that no one’s told Rob Fisher that Maryland’s 1st District congressional election is a two-man race

1st District Joins Rest of Country in Growing Amount of PAC Funding

COLLEGE PARK – After years of quiet, donations from political action committees are exploding in the current election cycle to candidates in Maryland’s 1st District congressional campaign

Ousted UMCP Associate Provost Considering Virginia Move

COLLEGE PARK – A popular diversity officer at the University of Maryland is considering the presidency at a historically black college in Virginia, nearly six months after the announcement that his position would be terminated amid budget cuts

Sweet Life: Family’s OC Candy Shop Turns 100

OCEAN CITY – Dolle’s is a boardwalk fixture here, serving up homemade treats of saltwater taffy, caramel popcorn and assorted chocolates for what seems like forever

^Regents Sanction 19 Percent University Growth in Next Decade

ADELPHI – The public university system in Maryland will grow by 19 percent over the next decade to more than 176,000 students, according to enrollment projections adopted Friday by the Board of Regents

Regents Likely to Sanction Hike, End Tuition Freeze

WASHINGTON – The University System of Maryland Board of Regents on Friday is primed to end the four-year moratorium on public university tuition increases with a modest hike proposed in January by Gov