Colin Campbell

As the world asks how COVID emerged from Wuhan, China pushes back with conspiracy theory about Army post in Maryland

July 22, 2021 at 8:10 p.m.

Over the years, Fort Detrick has housed some of the world's deadliest substances, from the Ebola virus to nerve gas to anthrax. Some have feared, justifiably, that such toxins might...

Three-alarm fire rips through Domino Sugar storage shed, enters Baltimore refinery

April 21, 2021 at 3:17 p.m.

A three-alarm fire tore through Domino Sugar's massive raw sugar storage shed and entered the Baltimore sugar refinery on a conveyor belt Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Firefighters were called about...

Winning Powerball jackpot ticket worth $731.1 million sold in small Maryland town

January 21, 2021 at 10:15 p.m.

In a Western Maryland town of just over 1,000 people, the Coney Market shop, otherwise known for hamburgers and hand-dipped ice cream, sold around 1,200 Powerball tickets last week, according...

Major gas explosion levels Northwest Baltimore homes, killing one and seriously injuring others

August 11, 2020 at 2:20 p.m.

A major gas explosion ripped through multiple homes Monday morning in the Reisterstown Station neighborhood in Northwest Baltimore, killing one woman and seriously injuring at least seven other people. The...

Baltimore’s small business owners hand out valentines to drivers, hoping to put positive spin on city

February 13, 2020 at 7:45 p.m.

When drivers saw Nick Johnson approaching their car windows at a red light on President Street during the Monday morning rush hour in Baltimore, he said, many initially waved him...

Lippman dedicates new novel to victims of newsroom attack

July 26, 2019 at 7:12 p.m.

BALTIMORE — Novelist and former Baltimore Sun reporter Laura Lippman has dedicated her latest book to the five victims of last year's Capital Gazette newsroom attack. "The Lady in the...

3 killed in shooting at Maryland Rite Aid distribution center; suspect in critical condition

August 2, 2019 at 12:29 p.m.

Three people were killed and others were wounded in a shooting at a Rite Aid distribution center near Aberdeen Thursday morning, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the investigation....

Capital Gazette owner sets up fundraiser for shooting victims, families; donations to be matched

August 17, 2019 at 2:36 p.m.

A new fundraiser has been set up for those interested in donating to the families, victims and survivors of the mass shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, the newspaper’s...

Confederate monuments taken down in Baltimore overnight

August 12, 2019 at 2:11 a.m.

Confederate statues in Baltimore were removed from their bases overnight, as crews using heavy machinery loaded them onto flat bed trucks and hauled them away, an end to more than...

Rights, responsibilities of citizenship endure

August 10, 2019 at 1:01 p.m.

My work over the last 50 years has been devoted to three institutions: Wesleyan University, a primarily undergraduate college; the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, a professionally managed family foundation; and the...

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