We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our . Please also read our and , which became effective December 20, 2019.By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.I Accept☰×How Microsoft is placing its bets on a transformative decadeIf you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our .As Microsoft prepares to launch its...…We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our . Please also read our and , which became effective December 20, 2019.By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.I Accept☰×How Microsoft is placing its bets on a transformative decadeIf you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our .As Microsoft prepares to launch its...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunApr 20, 2021 at 5:38 pmA 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 3 p.m. to the storage shed behind the waterfront refinery at 1100 Key Highway East, where flames could be seen from a distance and thick smoke with an odor of burnt sugar billowed across the harbor.AdvertisementThe blaze originated in the area of the shed, and the flames traveled midway into the refinery building via a nearby conveyor belt,...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunApr 20, 2021 at 5:38 pmA 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 3 p.m. to the storage shed behind the waterfront refinery at 1100 Key Highway East, where flames could be seen from a distance and thick smoke with an odor of burnt sugar billowed across the harbor.AdvertisementThe blaze originated in the area of the shed, and the flames traveled midway into the refinery building via a nearby conveyor belt,...WW…

This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareBALTIMORE — The closure of O'Donnell Square Park in Canton without warning last week set off an immediate flurry of emails, texts and phone calls among one group of neighbors in particular.The 50 members of the Canton Anti-Racism Alliance dared to wonder: Had their plan worked? They’d spent the past eight months doing historical research and community outreach, writing letters to state lawmakers and successive mayors, and collecting more than 900 signatures on a petition.“This may be it! I’m headed there now!” read the...…This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareBALTIMORE — The closure of O'Donnell Square Park in Canton without warning last week set off an immediate flurry of emails, texts and phone calls among one group of neighbors in particular.The 50 members of the Canton Anti-Racism Alliance dared to wonder: Had their plan worked? They’d spent the past eight months doing historical research and community outreach, writing letters to state lawmakers and successive mayors, and collecting more than 900 signatures on a petition.“This may be it! I’m headed there now!” read the...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunFeb 26, 2021 at 12:40 pmWhite Marylanders have received more than four times as many doses of coronavirus vaccine as Black residents, state data shows — a stark racial gap that has persisted even as more doses have arrived in the state and more people have become eligible to receive them.Early discrepancies could reflect the state’s early prioritization of medical professionals and first responders, according to experts and state officials. Some cite distrustful of the medical community. But as eligibility expanded to include older Marylanders and essential...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunFeb 26, 2021 at 12:40 pmWhite Marylanders have received more than four times as many doses of coronavirus vaccine as Black residents, state data shows — a stark racial gap that has persisted even as more doses have arrived in the state and more people have become eligible to receive them.Early discrepancies could reflect the state’s early prioritization of medical professionals and first responders, according to experts and state officials. Some cite distrustful of the medical community. But as eligibility expanded to include older Marylanders and essential...WW…

New banners hang over RavensWalk and on the side of M&T Bank Stadium. A check-in tent has replaced the metal detectors. And when you take the escalator or elevator up to the club level, pharmacists, not bartenders, staff the bar in the middle. The Ravens stadium, Maryland’s third state-run mass COVID-19 vaccination site, opened Thursday, offering just 250 doses by appointment at 74 club-level vaccination stations. The site has 500 doses a day scheduled for this weekend, could begin offering as many as 2,000 a day next week, and has the capacity to give 10,000 per day as Maryland’s...…New banners hang over RavensWalk and on the side of M&T Bank Stadium. A check-in tent has replaced the metal detectors. And when you take the escalator or elevator up to the club level, pharmacists, not bartenders, staff the bar in the middle. The Ravens stadium, Maryland’s third state-run mass COVID-19 vaccination site, opened Thursday, offering just 250 doses by appointment at 74 club-level vaccination stations. The site has 500 doses a day scheduled for this weekend, could begin offering as many as 2,000 a day next week, and has the capacity to give 10,000 per day as Maryland’s...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunJan 16, 2021 at 6:00 amThe Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services is no longer testing all incarcerated defendants for the coronavirus before bringing them to in-person court hearings, raising alarm among correctional officers, attorneys and others who interact with them in court.More than two dozen inmates have been brought to court hearings from the Baltimore Pretrial Complex without receiving COVID-19 rapid tests beforehand, DPSCS acknowledged in response to questions from The Sun. The change occurred in December, as .Advertisement“The...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunJan 16, 2021 at 6:00 amThe Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services is no longer testing all incarcerated defendants for the coronavirus before bringing them to in-person court hearings, raising alarm among correctional officers, attorneys and others who interact with them in court.More than two dozen inmates have been brought to court hearings from the Baltimore Pretrial Complex without receiving COVID-19 rapid tests beforehand, DPSCS acknowledged in response to questions from The Sun. The change occurred in December, as .Advertisement“The...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunJan 12, 2021 at 8:30 pmThe Maryland State Police is preparing for the possibility of violence at the State House in Annapolis next week, after officials received an FBI bulletin that warned of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and in Washington in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.Annapolis is among the state capitals across the country stepping up security in response to threats of armed demonstrations, at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump who sought to overturn the results of the presidential...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunJan 12, 2021 at 8:30 pmThe Maryland State Police is preparing for the possibility of violence at the State House in Annapolis next week, after officials received an FBI bulletin that warned of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and in Washington in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.Annapolis is among the state capitals across the country stepping up security in response to threats of armed demonstrations, at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump who sought to overturn the results of the presidential...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunDec 02, 2020 at 7:06 pmGov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday that Maryland’s initial batch of coronavirus vaccines will only be enough for half of the state’s front-line health care workers, but he is hoping production will ramp up after “a little bit of a slow takeoff.”The state’s first supply of 155,000 vaccines from drug companies Moderna and Pfizer “doesn’t get to anywhere near what we need in Phase One,” the Republican governor said at a State House news conference.Advertisement“That’s the bad news,” Hogan said. “The good news is they have great vaccines and...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunDec 02, 2020 at 7:06 pmGov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday that Maryland’s initial batch of coronavirus vaccines will only be enough for half of the state’s front-line health care workers, but he is hoping production will ramp up after “a little bit of a slow takeoff.”The state’s first supply of 155,000 vaccines from drug companies Moderna and Pfizer “doesn’t get to anywhere near what we need in Phase One,” the Republican governor said at a State House news conference.Advertisement“That’s the bad news,” Hogan said. “The good news is they have great vaccines and...WW…

A 56-year-old woman was killed in a training incident at McCormick & Co. in Hunt Valley Thursday morning, according to Baltimore County police. The woman, whose name has not been released pending next-of-kin notification, was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead after being pinned underneath the loader of the machine she was training on about 7:30 a.m. Thursday, county police spokeswoman D.J. Moore said. Advertisement The employee’s trainer, who was at a nearby computer when the incident happened, turned off the machine and freed the woman, Moore said. An investigation of the...…A 56-year-old woman was killed in a training incident at McCormick & Co. in Hunt Valley Thursday morning, according to Baltimore County police. The woman, whose name has not been released pending next-of-kin notification, was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead after being pinned underneath the loader of the machine she was training on about 7:30 a.m. Thursday, county police spokeswoman D.J. Moore said. Advertisement The employee’s trainer, who was at a nearby computer when the incident happened, turned off the machine and freed the woman, Moore said. An investigation of the...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunOct 29, 2020 at 4:05 pmKim Henson didn’t know one of her colleagues at the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration in Glen Burnie had contracted the coronavirus until she saw her post about it on Facebook.Then, last week, Henson, 55, who works in quality control and records, tested positive for COVID-19. In a phone interview from quarantine, she criticized the state agency for failing to protect workers and communicate outbreaks to them and the public.Advertisement“I want people to know that the MVA is not protecting safety of the employees,” said Henson, who has...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunOct 29, 2020 at 4:05 pmKim Henson didn’t know one of her colleagues at the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration in Glen Burnie had contracted the coronavirus until she saw her post about it on Facebook.Then, last week, Henson, 55, who works in quality control and records, tested positive for COVID-19. In a phone interview from quarantine, she criticized the state agency for failing to protect workers and communicate outbreaks to them and the public.Advertisement“I want people to know that the MVA is not protecting safety of the employees,” said Henson, who has...WW…