The number of jobs in Baltimore’s core district increased by 10,000 in 2012, a report by the Downtown Partnership said Wednesday.

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Pride of Baltimore Inc., the nonprofit owner of Pride of Baltimore II, the city’s goodwill ambassador, announced it has hired Rick Scott as CEO.

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Trash fees and storm-water credits are among the solutions for Baltimore's budget problems.

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A campus police trainee accidentally shot in the head during a training exercise remained in critical condition Wednesday while the Baltimore police commissioner suspended training officials and ordered an investigation into how a supervisor came to discharge a round of ...

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Newly hired city employees would contribute toward retirement through a 401(k)-style investment plan to help the city rein in spiraling pension costs, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Monday.

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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday she will use her annual State of the City address on Monday to announce steps aimed at averting a $745 million budget shortfall over the next 10 years.

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Loved in Baltimore long after he ended his Hall of Fame career, Earl Weaver remained an Oriole to the end. The notoriously peppery Hall of Fame manager died at age 82 on a Caribbean cruise associated with the Orioles, his ...

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Baltimore police say there have been 24 shootings in the city so far this year, double the number there had been this time in 2012. The most recent shootings occurred just before 11 a.m. Tuesday. A 17-year-old girl was fatally ...

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A fire at a dorm building on the Johns Hopkins Hospital campus was contained before causing any injuries. WBAL-AM reportsthe fire happened mid-morning Wednesday in the building’s rooftop air ventilation unit. Baltimore City Fire Department spokesman Chief Kevin Cartwright said ...

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Developers of the Superblock project downtown are set to purchase the property from the city Wednesday for $12.2 million — less a credit of nearly $9.3 million.

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