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No lack of MLK Day parade sponsors
Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade was made possible by securing sponsorships, a feat that not all of Baltimore‘s parades and events have been able to do. The parade, […]
Why Otis? Why now?
There was no shortage of drama in Charm City last night as two mayoral challengers held a fundraising competition over crab nibbles in plush downtown environs while sleet and snow […]
Mayor Rawlings-Blake orders independent review of shooting
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says she has ordered both internal and external investigations of a shooting by police outside a nightclub that left an officer and a civilian dead. Police […]
Bill Cosby hosts Rolley fundraiser; Cummings speaks for Rawlings-Blake
Bill Cosby came to Baltimore Tuesday night to co-host a fundraiser held for Otis Rolley, candidate for mayor, at the Tremont Grand hotel. Several blocks from there at the Hippodrome, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake held a fundraiser of her own, featuring Rep. Elijah Cummings and Gov. Martin O'Malley.
Officer fatally shot in Baltimore identified
Baltimore police have identified an officer who was fatally shot outside a nightclub. A spokesman says 33-year-old William Torbit Jr., an eight-year veteran, was fatally shot outside a nightclub early […]
Police lawyer knew deal was subject to MPIA
Less than a month before The Daily Record’s Maryland Public Information Act request for documents related to the then-confidential Yakov Shapiro settlement was denied, the lawyer representing the Baltimore Police […]
Baltimore firefighters, police unions say planned pay cut is ‘disrepectful’
Union representatives for Baltimore‘s police and firefighters Friday denounced as “disrespectful” the city’s plan to cut their wages by 2 percent effective Jan. 21. In a 30-minute news conference in […]
State Sen. Pugh coy about possible run for Baltimore mayor
State Sen. Catherine E. Pugh will hold a fundraiser Thursday morning at Gertrude’s at the Baltimore Museum of Art – but the perennial city pol is being coy about dishing […]
Photo of the Day – Mayor helps paint the town purple
Check out a slideshow of our past Photos of the Day from The Daily Record’s staff photographers. We also have a SmugMug page, where you can purchase photos taken by […]
Bernstein’s swearing in well attended
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Gregg Bernstein took his ceremonial oath of office Tuesday evening at a grand courthouse gathering that brimmed with optimism about the new top prosecutor while acknowledging […]
Purple passion invades the halls of local government
Howard County Executive Ken Ulman announced Tuesday afternoon that for the next week, he has banned the use of the word “chief.” For now, the two chiefs on his payroll […]
Ravens logo sprayed onto War Memorial Plaza
In celebration of making it into the playoffs, the Baltimore Ravens' painting crew came out to War Memorial Plaza in front of City Hall Tuesday morning to spray paint the team logo in the grass. Others in attendance were Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Ravens' mascot Poe and team cheerleaders.
