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    The saucy, smoky, slow-cooked stars of Maryland barbecue

    Wagyu beef rib and sides from 2Fifty BBQ in Riverdale Park.
    African American remains were uprooted by development. This woman wants to find them a final resting spot.
    A state effort aims to find final resting spots for African American remains that were found in most cases by accident because of things like contruction projects and coastal erostion.
    Janice Curtis Greene is part of an effort aimed at identifying and interring the remains of close to 100 people currently stored at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory.
    Bay Bridge Airport closed Wednesday after plane ends up on shoreline during landing
    The Bay Bridge Airport is closed after a single-occupant plane ended up on the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay.
    Maryland State police are investigating a report of a small plane ending up in the water on the shoreline near the Bay Bridge Airport on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
    Maryland’s second case of bird flu discovered on another chicken farm
    The Maryland Department of Agriculture found a second case of bird flu Tuesday on a commercial chicken farm in Queen Anne’s County.
    The state’s second case of bird flu in 2025 was detected in Queen Anne’s County Tuesday evening.
    Give your giblets! Raptors at Tuckahoe State Park seek Thanksgiving treats
    Staff at Tuckahoe State Park want to give their six birds of prey your unused and uncooked turkey giblets.
    Eagles and other similar raptors at the Tuckahoe State Park in Queen Anne’s County want your unused and uncooked turkey necks and giblets.
    Congressional races: Elfreth wins open seat, incumbents reelected
    Democrat Sarah Elfreth won the race for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District, a heavily Democratic area that includes swaths of Howard and Anne Arundel counties.
    Newly-elected U.S. Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth delivers a victory speech at her election night party in Annapolis, Md.

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    We all like a taste of rockfish. Regulators are taking steps to make sure everyone gets a bite.
    The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will hold a special meeting in December to change the season for catching rockfish, catch limits and size restrictions, or some combination of all three.
    Mason Hallock, a commercial fisherman from Edgewater, wears his passion for rockfish on his arm. He came to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission meeting on Oct. 23, 2024 in Annapolis hoping to get a feel for what's ahead.
    When someone goes missing in Baltimore, these moms go looking
    When the Baltimore Police wouldn't help find her missing daughter, Tammy turned to Bonnie, who had created a Facebook group years earlier for her own missing daughter.
    Bonnie Marquez shows a missing persons poster to a passerby, in Baltimore, July 26, 2024.
    Rare brown boobies bewitch Baltimore birders
    Brown boobies, rare birds native to the tropics, are getting comfortable on buoys in the Chesapeake.
    Brown Boobies sit on a port hand navigation buoy in the Chesapeake Bay near Rock Hall. A colony of more than a dozen boobies, which are normally found in the tropics, has been drawing birders onto the bay for much of the summer.
    Woman faces criminal charges after 23-car crash on the Bay Bridge in January
    A woman was arrested Wednesday on charges associated with a Bay Bridge crash in January.
    A multivehicle crash Saturday, Jan. 27, closed the Bay Bridge’s westbound lanes as police sorted out what happened and if anyone was injured.
    TikTok waterman Luke McFadden bought his dream boat. Hours later, vandals destroyed it.
    He shared details of the vandalism with his 1.7 million TikTok followers and has seen an outpouring of support.
    Luke McFadden stands by his roadside crab shack, Bodkin Point Seafood, Sunday in Glen Burnie.

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    First baby eagles hatch on reborn Chesapeake island
    A veteran U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scientist found a pair of newly hatched eaglets at Poplar Island, located in Maryland’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay, that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Maryland Port Authority have been rebuilding over the last 25 years.
    Two eaglets are shown in a nest in May 2024 on Poplar Island in Maryland’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay. They are believed to be the first bald eagles to successfully hatch on the reconstructed island.
    The Key Bridge butterfly effect lands on the Bay Bridge first. Where will it go next?
    Jim Moran is worried about the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Moran is a Queen Anne’s County commissioner, though, and his vantage point across the Chesapeake puts the Bay Bridge at the forefront of his “what-ifs.”
    A U.S. Coast Guard boat heads toward the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage seen from Ft. McHenry on March 26, 2024. The bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning when a cargo ship collided with it.
    MTA proposes eliminating 8 commuter bus routes, reducing service on others
    The Maryland Transit Administration has proposed eliminating eight commuter bus routes and reducing service on 26 others to help close a budget gap facing the state Department of Transportation.
    File photo of Main Street in Annapolis, Maryland, on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. The MTA has proposed eliminating commuter bus service between Annapolis and Washington, D.C., and on seven other routes as a cost-cutting move.
    More than 40 vehicles crash on Bay Bridge, span shut down for about 6 hours
    The crash Saturday morning closed the Bay Bridge’s westbound lanes as police sorted out what happened.
    A multivehicle crash Saturday morning closed the Bay Bridge’s westbound lanes as police sorted out what happened.
    This is the best strategy to save money shopping for Thanksgiving dinner
    Simply put, if you’re willing to do a little extra legwork, there is money to be saved on Thanksgiving dinner.
    Turkey on a scale with money.

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    This is the best strategy to save money shopping for Thanksgiving dinner
    Simply put, if you’re willing to do a little extra legwork, there is money to be saved on Thanksgiving dinner.
    Turkey on a scale with money.
    2022-23 Baltimore Banner/VSN Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Amourie Porter, Glen Burnie
    Gophers’ star spurned private school offers to lead Glen Burnie to a state championship, a goal she achieved earlier this month
    Glen Burnie's Amourie Porter, right, and Churchill's Chelsea Calkins vie for a loose ball during the Class 4A state girls basketball final in College Park on Friday, March 10, 2023.
    Class 4A-3A state wrestling notebook
    Broadneck qualifies eight for next weekend’s state championships; Perry Hall freshman Marks-Jenkins moves to 46-0
    Broadneck's 160-pound Liam DeBaugh (top) earned the Anne Arundel County title with a 5-3 decision over junior Jacob Speed (bottom) of Crofton on Saturday. DeBaugh was among two champions for the host and tournament champion Bruins.
    Class 2A-1A state wrestling notebook
    South Carroll shine at North Regions; Northeast’s Schmidt claim 132-pound crown
    South Carroll's 120-pound freshman JoJo Gigliotti (right) is among the the Cavaliers' eight champions and 13 wrestlers who placed within the top four of their weight classes at Saturday's Class 2A-1A North Region tournament at Milford Mill. The 13   Cavaliers qualified for next weekend's 
state tournament at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro.
    Report critical of state police for man’s Eastern Shore jail cell overdose death, response
    State investigators’ report discusses potential for criminal charges, including reckless endangerment and misconduct in office.
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