ANAHEIM, Calif. — Now batting, Heston Kjerstad. After infielder Jordan Westburg earned an everyday role in spring training, outfielder Colton Cowser forced his way into the lineup early this season and second baseman Jackson Holliday got his call to the majors two weeks ago, Kjerstad is getting his chance to join them on the Orioles roster. “They’re great talents and they’re just scratching ...

An oil recycling facility will pay a $230,000 penalty for pollution violations in South Baltimore, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. Petroleum Recovery and Remediation Management, Inc. broke federal clean air and water laws while processing, recycling and disposing of waste oil material at its Curtis Bay location, according to a news release from the agency. The company ...

Take the stroll down the grass back to North Harford’s softball field behind its school building where scarlet red overpowered both the Hawks’ green and yellow, and visiting Bel Air blue. A closer inspection revealed both teams sporting purple pins tied to their caps and jerseys. In color and in spirit, this was an afternoon for coalescence. Tuesday’s “Fill the Field” game between the Bel Air ...

Earlier this month, Carroll County school board members discussed the county’s Maryland Report Card school performance data, which was released in December and showed that Piney Ridge Elementary School in Eldersburg is now the county’s lone five-star public school. Half of Carroll County schools – 19 out of 38 – lost a star in the most recent data from the Maryland Report Card school ...

Archbishop Curley has named Bobby Jones its new football coach. A Lynchburg, Virginia, native, Jones brings extensive college coaching experience. He last served as the associate head coach and offensive coordinator at his alma mater, Washington and Lee University, which competes in NCAA Division III. Jones replaces Demonya Womack, a 2011 Curley graduate who guided the Friars to a 6-5 mark and ...

The Harford County Council voted last week to settle a claim to avoid a possible lawsuit regarding first responders. But when they discussed the issue, members did not offer specific details of the claim. Council members would not comment after the vote and referred questions to County Attorney Jefferson Blomquist who didn’t respond to questions. Afterward, a spokesman said the county would ...

At least three times, people have gone to court to try to pin the blame for violent acts against police officers on DeRay Mckesson, the Baltimore-born civil rights activist and outspoken leader in the Black Lives Matter movement. Mckesson was named in a lawsuit that sought to hold him and 16 other people, including President Barack Obama, responsible for the deaths of five Dallas police ...

Silver Diner is opening its first Baltimore County restaurant on The Avenue at White Marsh next week. The restaurant, which opens May 1, will serve breakfast seven days a week in an 8,000-square-foot space previously held by Barnes & Noble. A spokesperson for The Avenue said Barnes & Noble elected to operate in a smaller space in the retail development, which counts over a dozen eateries and ...

The project to demolish four historic buildings and reshape Ellicott City’s Main Street is nearly complete. Buildings that once housed Bean Hollow, Discoveries, Great Panes and The Phoenix Emporium have been removed as a part of the county’s Ellicott City Safe and Sound Plan, a mitigation project developed following the floods of 2011, 2016 and 2018 that killed three people and left behind ...

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