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A TikTok video asked women whether they would rather be trapped in the woods with a man or a bear. Even the experts seemed firmly in one camp.

Compared with our neighboring states, Maryland has been slow to adapt to the growing demand for safe cycling lanes, particularly over bridges.

Democratic voters — early voting is over and election day is Tuesday — have to decide not just who is better for the job, David Trone or Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. They have to decide if his spending so much of his own money to win an election is, well, right.

Anthony Edwards' incredible playoff performances and irrepressible charisma are striking early comparisons to some of the most iconic, entertaining players of all time. It's easy to buy in.

Montgomery County is the beast that beats them among Maryland’s local governments. Its budget proposal is a whopping $7.1 billion, more than the combined spending plans for Anne Arundel, Howard and Frederick — plus seven of the state’s 16 smaller counties. Why should you care? What happens there affects the rest of us.

“The Office” reboot will focus on volunteer reporters, but there’s nothing funny about the sad decline of news.

The AL-leading Orioles have seen the fourth-largest increase in per game attendance this season. If you're on the fence about going to Camden Yards this weekend, here's a few reasons to get out there.

The Orioles made him their highest pitching draft pick under Mike Elias, signing him for an above-slot $1.605 million as the 63rd overall pick in 2023.

For Mother's Day, give the gift of kindness, clean rooms and not tripping over shoes for eternity.

The 24-year-old left-hander earned both the Orioles’ and the International League’s pitcher of the month awards for an April in which he had a 1.03 ERA with 40 strikeouts and a 0.76 WHIP.

Maybe the best I can do on this or any Mother’s Day is to write a little note to her. I know she won’t read it, but it feels good to write it as if she would.

“The Deceived Ones,” a new novel from Judith Krummeck, a longtime DJ on Baltimore classical radio station WBJC, turns Shakespeare’s “The Twelfth Night” into a very modern and very personal story.

There is a lot of intrigue surrounding these pitchers with the Baysox.

A man taking photos of students at an Annapolis school Tuesday afternoon was approached by staff members. He told them he was me.

Ranked choice voting could flip the narrative in Maryland elections. Voters would rank candidates as their first, second and third choices. The number could be greater, but let’s keep the example simple.

In this Yankees series, the Orioles held a lineup that scored 30 runs combined in the two games preceding their arrival in Baltimore to six in four games.

The 18-year-old center fielder for the Knights has risen to team captain in high school in a sport she loves. The next step is finding a path to keep competing.

The new podcast “Homicide: Life On The Set” explores Baltimore’s classic cop show with the people who helped create it.

Over the last year, Keagan Gillies has become a dark horse candidate to help the Orioles’ bullpen sooner rather than later. Here’s how a refined splitter is helping his chances.

When Maryland and the feds begin building a new crossing of the outer Baltimore Harbor where the Key Bridge once stood, engineers, bureaucrats and bigwigs would be wise to remember the symbolism. A bridge is always more than it seems.