Visitors to Maryland's Assateague Island National Seashore expect to see the romantic wild horses they read about in the children's novel "Misty of Chincoteague," but the reality is that the animals have no problem showing visitors that they are the boss, especially when campground food is involved.

Challenger Sam Cogen has a 2,473 vote lead over incumbent John W. Anderson in the Baltimore sheriff's race. Cogen continues to maintain a strong lead in write-in ballots, making it likely that he will best Anderson, who has served as sheriff since 1989.

The race for Baltimore sheriff remains in a dead heat with just several hundred votes separating incumbent Sheriff John W. Anderson and challenger Sam Cogen. The final results will not be known until all mail-in ballots have been counted, which could take weeks.

The casket of Mathilda Lorenz departed in a pickup truck Thursday morning, a little over a week after it appeared.

Cogen putting up a formidable challenge to former boss.

Hosts for Humanity, a small nonprofit that assists people traveling to Baltimore for healthcare, is relaunching next month and broadening its scope to welcome those coming here for abortions. Already, 15 new families have signed up to be hosts.

The musician is collaborating with the aquarium on a program that's being described as a blend of biology lecture, animal sounds, vocalizations and pulsating images.

Who was Mathilda Lorenz? An empty coffin found by the Stony Run in Wyman Park has residents and amateur genealogists trying to crack the case.

Dr. Emily Taylor, an Owings Mills audiologist, has amassed more than a million followers on social media with viral videos of earwax extractions.

Friday's Supreme Court ruling striking down Roe v. Wade drew strong reactions from Maryland leaders.

As one of 13 states with strong laws that protect the right to an abortion, Maryland will play a key role for those looking to end a pregnancy.

Here are some local and national organizations working to ensure people will still be able to end unwanted pregnancies.

Baltimore City Sheriff John W. Anderson is seeking a ninth term in the July 19 Democratic primary. But his challenger, Sam Cogen, a former top deputy, would like to change that. Cogen believes that the sheriff’s office could and should take a more active role in reducing violent crime in the city, in part by adopting modern technology to make the office more efficient.

A recent poll commissioned for The Baltimore Banner found that despite the city’s struggles, there is an affinity among city residents for their hometown. For some, it is the diversity of the city, or the exuberant arts scene. For others, it is stately architecture, a vibrant patch of forest or the waterways rippling through the city. And yet others are indifferent about Baltimore or worried about a crime problem that they say seems to be getting worse.

The scent of the Inner Harbor, H&S Bakery, The Pratt Library and so many other places arouse many old stories for this reporter.

Foraging, the ancient practice of looking for edible plants — an activity that consumed the days of our distant ancestors — suddenly seems revolutionary.