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The small but heavy package arrived in Baton Rouge on Tuesday and was delivered around lunchtime. Cam Cameron ripped open the package and gazed at his championship ring from Super Bowl XLVII, the one the Ravens went on to win after relieving him of his duties in December. The dazzling ring weighed 380 grams, was encrusted with 243 round-cut diamonds and crafted in 10-karat white gold with yellow highlights. Without a hint of resentment, the team's former offensive coordinator who was at times the most-scrutinized man in the Baltimore area, said he appreciated the gesture from the Ravens and their owner, Steve Bisciotti.

A man who died after being cut by an assailant several times Saturday marked Baltimore's 100th homicide of 2013, police said Sunday. Police said they were called to the unit block of North Rosedale Street in the city's South Hilton neighborhood about 11:45 p.m. and found a man, later identified as Jamal Diggs, 33, suffering from several cuts to his extremities. He was taken to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries. No additional information was immediately available, and police did not identify the weapon used.

If you're a big fan, you already knew what was coming in the season finale. But it didn't make it any easier -- or less heartbreaking -- to watch. The majority of the Season 3 "Downton" finale, or the "Christmas special" as its called in the U.K., took place in Scotland, where the whole family (minus Branson) visits the Highlands home of the Dowager's niece, Susan, and her husband, Shrimpy. Most of the trip included bagpipes, hunting, more bagpipes and Scottish reel dancing. But more on that later (and more on O'Brien meeting her Scottish lady's maid doppelganger)

Baltimore police said Sunday they are continuing to investigate the death of an adult male who was shot in the head Saturday in Northwest Baltimore. The shooting took place in the 2300 block of Riggs Ave. at around 4:15 p.m., according to Sgt. J Eric Kowalczyk. Police said the man, identified only as a black male, was taken to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries. As of Sunday afternoon, police had not identified the victim, and no additional information was available.

They don't make many power couples like this: He's a self-proclaimed whistle blower, the focus of international headlines and Obama administration ire. She describes herself as a "world-traveling, pole-dancing super hero. " Edward Snowden and Lindsay Mills lived in a modest blue clapboard house with white trim here in a Honolulu suburb until about six weeks ago. Their former neighbors described them as quiet and private. On Sunday, Snowden announced that he was responsible for leaking secrets about America's telephone and Internet surveillance pograms to the media, reviving a global debate about Big Brother-style government surveillance of private citizens.

Maryland State Police say an officer with the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey has been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of a Lansdowne man after an alleged road rage incident Saturday night in Anne Arundel County. Police say Joseph Walker, 40, of East Ampton, N.J. is being held at the Anne Arundel County Detention Center on a $1 million bond after the shooting, which took place along Interstate 97. Shortly after 8:30 p.m., troopers were called for the report of a shooting along the shoulder of the ramp from northbound Route 3 to I-97.

Baltimore County fire officials have temporarily suspended a search that failed to turn up a 26-year-old man reported missing Saturday afternoon after falling from his kayak in Gunpowder Falls. The 26-year-old man was reported missing around 4:30 p.m. by a friend who was kayaking with him in the river near Belair Road, in Kingsville, according to Lt. Jay Ringgold, a spokesman for the Baltimore County Fire Department. Several crews were still on the scene at 8 p.m., but had not been able to locate the man, he said.

Matt Fortese came 75 miles from Hagerstown to meet Taylor Queen at Camden Yards. She drove more than three hours from Virginia. Their second date was going well, Queen said, until an hour of taunting from two fans boiled over into an altercation that left Fortese fighting for his life. Fortese, a lifelong Yankees fan who wore his team's cap to Wednesday's game, suffered severe head trauma and a skull fracture. He was listed in serious condition at Maryland Shock Trauma Center Saturday.

Police said a 21-year-old man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon in southern Baltimore's Westport neighborhood. Few details were available, but police said they were called to the 2200 block of Annapolis Rd. at about 2:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting. The man was pronounced dead a short time later. He has not been identified pending notification of his next of kin. The shooting occurred not far from the Lakeland community, where a 24-year-old active duty member of the U.S. Navy was shot and killed Wednesday night.  Police said suspected drugs were found at the scene of the Westport shooting, but they were investigating whether they were connected to the victim.  Five people were shot in Baltimore in less than 24 hours between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

A 38-year-old man was shot in the upper torso early Wednesday in Southwest Baltimore, according to city police. Officers were called to the 3100 block of Savoy St. at about 12:45 a.m. and found the man suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was taken to an area hospital. His condition was unknown. Police have no suspects and no motives.

Officers were near enough to hear the gunshots and run toward a man who had just been shot in the parking lot of a Baltimore County 7-Eleven early Sunday, and arrested the suspected attacker, police said. The officers were in the 1100 block of Ingleside Avenue in Woodlawn about 1:45 a.m. Sunday when they heard the shots, police said. In the 7-Eleven parking lot, police saw a man shooting at two other men, one of whom was injured. The suspect then dropped his gun and tried to run off but was apprehended by police, who identified him as Dominic R. Dillard, 25, of Baltimore.

Baltimore County fire officials have temporarily suspended a search that failed to turn up a 26-year-old man reported missing Saturday afternoon after falling from his kayak in Gunpowder Falls. The 26-year-old man was reported missing around 4:30 p.m. by a friend who was kayaking with him in the river near Belair Road, in Kingsville, according to Lt. Jay Ringgold, a spokesman for the Baltimore County Fire Department. Several crews were still on the scene at 8 p.m., but had not been able to locate the man, he said.

A man was shot and critically wounded early Friday in Baltimore's Old Goucher neighborhood, and police arrested a suspect in a separate shooting in East Baltimore. Police said the Old Goucher shooting occurred at about 4 a.m. in the 2100 block of N. Charles St. The victim, an unidentified 22-year-old, was standing in the block when an older model vehicle pulled up and a group of males got out and surrounded him, said Det. Angela Carter-Watson, a police spokeswoman. He was shot once in the chest.

One man and three teenage boys have been arrested by police in Sykesville after patrons dining outdoors at a restaurant had a homemade explosive device thrown in their direction from a moving vehicle Wednesday night, the Maryland State Fire Marshal announced Friday. The "soda bottle bomb," a device that explodes after pressure builds up from chemicals placed in an ordinary plastic soda bottle, was launched from the Ford Escape about 9:30 p.m., landing within feet of two diners eating on the outdoor patio of E.W. Beck's restaurant in the 7500 block of the town's Main Street, the fire marshal said.

Two men and a woman from Baltimore were all stabbed in Ocean City early Friday morning, and a Thurmont man has been arrested in the incident, according to Ocean City Police. Officers responded to a report of a stabbing in the area of 119th Street and Assawoman Drive about 12:25 a.m. and found an 18-year-old woman, a 19-year-old man and a 20-year-old man all suffering from stab wounds, police said. A description of the suspect's vehicle was obtained and shared among police agencies, and a Maryland State Trooper patrolling in the beach town soon stopped the car near 31st Street and Baltimore Avenue, police said.

After witnessing a couple get into a physical fight, a driver pulled over at a 7-Eleven parking lot in Idlewylde, and stabbed the man early Friday, Baltimore County police said. Police have not identified the driver, but said at 2:30 a.m. officers were called to the convenience store on Sherwood Road, where a man and a woman fighting and the man was physically assaulting the woman. Police said another man, who witnessed the assault, stopped his vehicle and told the man to stop when they began to argue.

An adult male was taken to an area hospital after he was stabbed Sunday morning in Northwest Baltimore, according to police. The man was found at the 2900 block of Woodlawn Ave. just after 8 a.m., according to Detective Nicole Monroe, a police spokeswoman. It is unknown how many times the man was stabbed or his current medical condition. Police do not have a motive or suspect at this time.

Baltimore police were called to the scene of a fatal shooting shortly before noon Sunday. A man was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in a vehicle in the 5400 block of Narcissus Avenue in the Northwest area of the city, according to a police spokesman. No additional information was immediately available. Andrea F. Siegel

Investigators from the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit have charged an acquaintance of a 10-year-old Cecil County girl in connection with her death earlier this week. Richard Madden, 29, of the 100 block of Waibel Road in Port Deposit was arrested by State Police and charged with first and second degree murder, first degree assault and first degree rape in the death of 10-year-old Kami Ring of Charlestown, according to a new release from State Police. Madden was being processed at the North East Barrack at the time his arrest was announced early Thursday evening.