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‘Deliberate indifference’: Civil rights coalition sues Harford sheriff over jail suicides

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January 22, 2024 - Photo of common area with tables and stools inside prison. Blue doors lead to cells off the ground floor and off a second floor walkway above.

Gov. Wes Moore and lawmakers unveil legislation to limit "dynamic pricing" in grocery stores at an event at BD Provisions in Severna Park on January 20, 2026.

Grocery prices changing by the minute? Maryland lawmakers want to ban that.

The Governor's Redistricting Advisory Commission has voted to recommend new congressional district boundaries.

Maryland commission recommends new congressional boundaries favoring Democrats

Ouzo Bay in Harbor East, which announced Tuesday it would be closing.

Atlas is rebranding Ouzo Bay, one of its oldest restaurants

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Baltimoreans to join nationwide protests against the Trump administration, ICE

New Giants coach John Harbaugh is looking to Baltimore to fill his staff, plus more takeaways

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Marta is coming to Harbor Point ... with a caviar and martini cart

Mount Vernon’s long wait for a revived Eddie’s grocery store continues

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Will Maryland see heavy snow this weekend? ‘Impactful’ storm could be on the way.

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Towson landlords face new limits as student rentals reshape neighborhoods

Baltimore favorite Chaps Pit Beef closed temporarily due to fire

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Top EU official questions Trump’s trustworthiness over Greenland tariff threat

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen talks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Maryland lawmakers talk immigration enforcement, budget goals at Banner event

Senate President Bill Ferguson, right, and Speaker of The Maryland House Of Delegates Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk with Pamela Wood, Banner Politics reporter, during the Inside the Legislative Session event at The Graduate in Annapolis on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

Democrats and Republicans wrestle over 2026’s hottest topic: Affordability

Jan 19, 2026

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Kyle Goon: Roman Hemby didn’t want to leave the Terps. But at Indiana he has outgrown them.

Jan 19, 2026

Roman Hemby of Indiana goes out of bounds just short of the end zone during the Hoosiers’ win over Oregon in the national semifinals.

13 people sent to hospital after fire at Towson apartment building

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Embattled Baltimore County councilman won’t seek a 4th term

Updated Jan 19, 2026

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Updated Jan 19, 2026

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Gov. Moore has $8M in the bank heading into reelection campaign

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Civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr delivers a speech at UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza, Berkeley, California, May 17, 1967. Approximately 7,000 people attended the event. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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