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A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
Fetus found on MTA bus seat in Baltimore
The driver made the discovery around 12:39 p.m. in the 2500 block of Kirk Avenue, and Maryland Transit Administration Police and Baltimore Police responded.
Matthew Scott Banks Schlegel was a third grade teacher at Severna Park Elementary School.
Severna Park teacher held without bond in child sex abuse case
The judge said he was “extremely disturbed” by what he read in court documents outlining the allegations.
Gov. Wes Moore passes a bill to Senate President Bill Ferguson after signing it into law at a signing ceremony following the conclusion of the 2024 Maryland General Assembly at the Maryland State House on Tuesday, April 9, in Annapolis.
Gov. Wes Moore signs budget, public safety and juvenile justice bills
The new laws will expedite resources to crime victims, help retain and recruit cops, and create a first-in-the-nation center to study gun violence as a public health issue.
Maryland state Sen. Sarah Elfreth speaks to a crowd of supporters and campaign volunteers after taking a significant lead in the Democratic primary race for the 3rd Congressional District.
Maryland state Sen. Sarah Elfreth wins 3rd District Democratic primary
Elfreth defeated 21 other candidates for a chance at an open U.S. House seat.
A controlled explosion to break apart a heavy truss resting on the cargo ship Dali was rescheduled for Monday.
Key Bridge demolition rescheduled for Monday after lightning spotted
Crews plan to make precision cuts using small charges to break up the steel structure into pieces more easily removed by equipment.
Johns Hopkins University pro-Palestine encampment
Pro-Palestinian Hopkins protesters ending encampment after deal with administration
Pro-Palestinian protesters camped out at Johns Hopkins University for nearly two weeks said Sunday morning that they have reached an agreement with university administration and will break down their encampment.
7/7/22—Voting booths inside Annapolis Middle School on the first day of early voting in Maryland’s Primary Election.
Federal judge throws out lawsuit seeking to halt state election results
The Maryland lawsuit was the first of a planned nationwide legal push against local election officials.
The campaign donations of former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and state Sens. Sarah Elfreth and Clarence Lam have drowned out the competition in the Democractic primary race for Maryland's 3rd Congressional District.
Congressional race offers Anne Arundel, Howard voters a contrast in political styles
Harry Dunn has brought national attention to the race, but other candidates in the crowded primary are finding messages that break through with voters.
Gov. Wes Moore, center left, and Mayor Brandon Scott, center right, walk through the Four by Four neighborhood on May 7, 2024.
‘Non-endorsement’ endorsements appear in Democratic primaries
In this year’s Democratic primary election season, some officials have pledged support, showcased their attendance at political events and heaped praise on their favorites without making official endorsements.
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and state Sen. Sarah Elfreth (D-Anne Arundel) speak about flood risks to the waterfront area outside of the Annapolis Market House on Monday, May 6, 2024 in Annapolis.
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin lends support to Elfreth in 3rd Congressional District
“She has all that you would want in someone to represent you in Congress,” Cardin said during a stop in Annapolis Monday.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Banner political notes: Dixon and Scott endorsements; tax sale update; the governor’s gifts
Mayor Brandon Scott, for the fourth consecutive year, has removed owner-occupied properties from the annual tax sale list, his office said Wednesday.
Harry Dunn, a retired U.S. Capitol Police officer, talks with potential voters who turned out on March 12, 2024 for the opening of his campaign headquarters in Ellicott City. Dunn is one of more than 20 candidates for Congress in the 3rd District.
Race for Maryland House seat turns negative with new ad
A leading candidate in the Democratic primary for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District released an ad this week negatively targeting his top opponent.
Chain link fence with barbed wire and razor wire.
How a Maryland prisoner’s 15-month quest for eye surgery ended in blindness
The state is paying a small portion of the $200,000 settlement.
Gov. Wes Moore listens during a meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works at the State House in Annapolis on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
Gov. Wes Moore apologizes to man who spent decades in prison in 1986 killing
Gary Washington, now 63, of Baltimore, spent more than 31 years incarcerated on charges of first-degree murder and use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence in the deadly shooting of Faheem “Bobo” Ali, which happened on Barclay Street between East 23rd and East 24th streets in Barclay, on Dec. 27, 1986.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Political notes: AFRO goes for Alsobrooks, Scott; Elections board member dies; Moore pops up in Senate race
Baltimore’s historic Black newspaper endorses Scott, Alsobrooks and others
A composite photo of candidates for the 3rd Congressional District in Maryland (from left): Mark S. Chang, Harry Dunn, Sarah Elfreth and Clarence Lam.
Former cop Harry Dunn leads fundraising in Central Maryland congressional race
The district includes all of Howard County, the central and northern parts of Anne Arundel County and a small portion of Carroll County.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Banner political notes: Legislative housing updates; Key Bridge aftermath assistance
Local governments will soon be able to set higher tax rates for homes deemed vacant.
Wallace Lane carries his gun in a holster on Friday, March 29, 2024.
Maryland bill will allow lawsuits against gun industry, but gun tax hike fails
Here’s a roundup of this year’s changes that made it through and one that began the session with strong momentum then fizzled out in the final days.
From back left, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Del. Luke Clippinger and Sen. Johnny Ray Salling stand and shake hands with Senate President Bill Ferguson, Gov. Wes Moore and House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones during the signing of the PORT Act at the Maryland State House on Tuesday, April 9, in Annapolis, Maryland.
Moore signs first bills after legislative session, including Key Bridge-related measures
With the 2024 Maryland General Assembly in the books, Gov. Wes Moore signed the first of hundreds of bills into law, including an act that would temper the economic impact of a devastating bridge collapse.
Del. C.T. Wilson (left) fist bumps Del. David Fraser-Hidalgo in the Maryland State House during sine die, the final day of the 2024 General Assembly session in Annapolis, on April 8, 2024. Any bill that doesn’t get passed by midnight on sine die is dead and lawmakers will need to address it next year.
Here’s what your Maryland lawmakers did this year
The last bills have been considered, the last amendments have been offered and the final votes have been taken. Here’s what Maryland lawmakers did — and did not — do during their 90-day General Assembly session this year.
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