Timothy B. Wheeler

Lead-poisoning settlement deals draw scrutiny, calls for reform

June 29, 2019 at 11:39 p.m.

Maryland lawmakers vowed Thursday to investigate and clamp down on companies that "buy" lawsuit settlements after learning that hundreds of lead-poisoning victims in Baltimore had signed away their court-approved rights...

Construction began five years ago on the 1.6 million-square-foot building.

Hopkins reclaims ‘top hospital’ ranking

June 18, 2018 at 11:46 p.m.

Johns Hopkins Hospital is back on top — reclaiming bragging rights and a lucrative marketing chip as the nation's best hospital in the annual ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News...

The Butterfly lounge, one of several lounges on the ship, each with a different motif.

Port officials looking to replace Pride

August 23, 2019 at 3:51 p.m.

Still smarting from news that half of Baltimore's lucrative cruise business is headed south next year, the state's ports chief said Friday that officials are already working on replacing the...

Carnival pulling Pride from Baltimore

August 23, 2019 at 3:51 p.m.

Carnival Cruise Lines announced plans Thursday to leave the port of Baltimore, a move that could cost the region scores of jobs and millions in economic activity generated by big-spending...

The Pride of Baltimore II, lower left, is dwarfed by the Carnival Pride as it turns into the ship channel towards Locust Point.

O’Malley lobbies EPA to ease cruise ship pollution rule

August 23, 2019 at 3:50 p.m.

Gov. Martin O'Malley has interceded with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of Carnival Cruise Lines after the company threatened to pull its business from Baltimore over a pending...

Derailed train carried toxic chemicals

August 21, 2019 at 9:19 p.m.

The freight train that derailed Tuesday in Rosedale carried one chemical classified as hazardous by the U.S. Department of Transportation and another that also posed risks for firefighters and others...

In Annapolis, College Park shooting becomes part of the debate

August 21, 2019 at 9:18 p.m.

The murder-suicide that left two University of Maryland students dead provided fresh fodder in Annapolis Wednesday for lawmakers debating whether to tighten Maryland's gun laws, with supporters saying the tragic...

Ethics panel admonishes Burns over Ravens letter

August 19, 2019 at 10:05 a.m.

Del. Emmett C. Burns Jr. said Tuesday he "accepted" his admonishment by the General Assembly's ethics committee for using legislative stationery last year in trying to silence Baltimore Ravens linebacker...

Maryland child dies from flu

August 19, 2019 at 7:09 a.m.

A Baltimore area child who died in December has tested positive for influenza, state health officials announced Friday, declaring it the first pediatric flu death in Maryland this winter. The...

Murray Korman, a physics professor at the U.S. Naval Academy, shows the football helmets used in a concussion experiment.

Banging helmets to reduce brain injuries

August 19, 2019 at 7:05 a.m.

Once cheered as the sound of a good hit, the loud crack heard on the gridiron when two football helmets collide is more often greeted these days by gasps, as...

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