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A Washington, D.C., man faces 259 years in prison for firing into a crowded area and injuring five people during Morgan State's 2023 homecoming festivities. bit.ly/3RulRmB

Baltimore County Council members Julian Jones, Izzy Patoka and Pat Young, attorney Nick Stewart and Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks outreach officer Mansoor Shams — found some common ground. bit.ly/4tGhGBH

No. 1 Calvert Hall lacrosse celebrates beating No. 2 McDonogh to win the MIAA A Conference championship. 🎥: Glenn Graham

Truck driver James Conway captured footage of Maryland State Police escorting a family of geese across I-695 at Wilkens Avenue on Friday morning. 🎥: James Conway

The Orioles rallied for two runs in the ninth but couldn't push the tying run across in a 3-2 loss to the Washington Nationals on Friday. bit.ly/4tIixl7

Hit Zero's owner Justin Horowitz does not question the horse’s training and development before its death after a race at Laurel Park. bit.ly/4dNNek8

Hit Zero was named for a perfect routine in his owner’s daughter’s cheerleading life. His debut ended in heartbreak. After Hit Zero’s death at Laurel Park, Justin Horowitz shared a tribute to the beloved horse his family waited 19 months to see run and the people who cared for him along the way. Read: baltimoresun.com/2026/05/15/pre…

Too little, too late for @Orioles in Washington D.C.

Black-Eyed Susan Day kicked off the Preakness weekend at Laurel Park. Read more: bit.ly/43bWTek 📸: Kenneth K. Lam, The Baltimore Sun

The Orioles’ racing hot dogs made an appearance in the Nationals’ Presidents Race… and Mustard sold at the finish line once again.

Hit Zero, trained by Brittany Russell and owned by ItsTheJHo LLC and Evan Trommer, died after Race 1 at Laurel Park on Preakness weekend. Race officials said veterinary personnel responded immediately but could not save the horse, which was jockeyed by Russell’s husband, Sheldon. A necropsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death, according to Maryland racing officials. Read more: bit.ly/494PX6l 📸: Kenneth Lam

My Miss Mo won the Black-Eyed Susan on Friday at Laurel Park, holding off a spirited effort from Jumping the Gun. bit.ly/4tA3XvZ

Orioles outfield prospect Nate George won’t be suiting up for High-A Frederick for some time while he recovers from a medical issue. bit.ly/4969tPM

Two former employees at the Lush Cosmetics location in the Annapolis Mall said they were fired for attempting to start a union at the store. Theo Boswell and Jesse Epling said they filed unfair labor practice charges against Lush after they were terminated in early April. “It was so out of the blue. I was like, flash-banged. I had … a clean record with Lush,” Boswell told the Capital Gazette. “I had just been offered the opportunity to move to full time.” Talk of potentially unionizing the Annapolis Mall location came around the same time that workers unionized in mid-March at the Harbor East Lush in Baltimore. Boswell and Epling said they got involved in February, with the goal of pursuing a livable wage. They said antiunion flyers appeared in the store’s back room around that period. Read more: bit.ly/4dcpAhb 📸: Jeffrey F. Bill, @capgaznews

Orioles third baseman Jordan Westburg will miss the rest of the 2026 season because of an elbow injury that required UCL surgery. bit.ly/4uUYrFC

Jordan Westburg’s elbow surgery was Tommy John, Mike Elias announced. The Orioles don’t feel his timeline for a 2027 return was delayed by his decision to try the PRP injection route first. The expectation is that Westburg will come back as a full-time infielder again. 🎥: Matt Weyrich

The Howard County crash prompted some calls for greater restrictions on the use of unmarked vehicles for traffic enforcement. bit.ly/4nHklcT

Should we just allow kids to name all the NFL teams going forward? The Ravens’ schedule is OUT, and the kids of Baltimore joined in on the announcement.

Coby Mayo made a game-ending throwing error that resulted in an Orioles loss against the Marlins. Four days later, he came through in the clutch with the biggest hit of his nascent big league career — a go-ahead three-run homer against the Yankees to deliver Baltimore one of its best wins of the season. Mayo was asked how he mentally overcame the error, and he credited his support system, including his family and his girlfriend. But it was his dog, Fin, who got the biggest shoutout. “My dog doesn’t know I made an error. He doesn’t know I struck out four straight at-bats,” he said with a smile. “This game does a lot to the mentals and can have a lot on our minds going to sleep at night, putting our head on the pillow. As much as guys want to flush it sometimes, it’s tough to when you leave the field. So I think sometimes you need the people in your corner. “My dog loves me, so it doesn’t matter what happens. He’s always going to be there for me, too.” Read more: bit.ly/42DAypT 📸: Courtesy of Coby Mayo

A revival of "La traviata" at the Music Center at Strathmore will be the Washington National Opera's sole Maryland production in the 2026-27 season. bit.ly/439pO2D