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    Lansdowne High student dies after being ‘targeted’ in shooting near the school
    A Lansdowne High School student died on Tuesday after being “targeted” in a shooting that happened outside a shopping center near the school, police said.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    No charges for Baltimore Police officers who fatally shot a man last October
    Three Baltimore Police Department officers will not face charges for fatally shooting a man in October 2024, the Maryland attorney general announced Monday.
    Woodlawn in Baltimore County is home to the Social Security Administration’s headquarters.
    DOGE overhauls Social Security Administration with employee, office lease cuts
    The Social Security Administration plans to cut its workforce by more than 7,000 by offering employees early retirement and buyouts and through expected resignations.
    Meghan Lewis' life is honored with a candle lit memorial in Bel Air, MD on Jan 2, 2024.
    Delivery driver who fatally shot Bel Air trans woman is sentenced to prison
    Brian Delen, 48, was convicted last November of second-degree assault and use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence.
    Councilman David Marks speaks during a meeting at the Old Courthouse in Towson last year.
    There’s a push to make rural Baltimore County even more untouchable — despite housing crisis
    A Baltimore County councilman wants to make it harder for developers to build in parts of the county outside of the Urban-Rural Demarcation Line.
    The Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center in Jessup, Md. is seen on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
    Record number of people with mental illness languishing in Maryland jails waiting for hospital beds
    Never before had more people accused of crimes in Maryland, but deemed too mentally ill to participate in their own cases, been left languishing in jail than in February.
    The Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is a major hub for Southwest Airlines.
    Power restored at BWI after outage causes over 100 flight delays, long lines
    A power outage disrupted flights at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Monday morning.
    BALTIMORE, MD - March 1, 2025: Visitors unravel a large American flag during the morning flag change at Fort McHenry during the 100th anniversary celebration on March 1, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.
    Fired worker returns to Fort McHenry to protest Trump cuts, mark 100th anniversary
    As Fort McHenry celebrated its 100th anniversary of being a national park, visitors and workers felt the effects of a reduced staff due to DOGE’s cuts.
    Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson talks about energy legislation during a news conference on Lawyers Mall in Annapolis on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.
    Letter: Natural gas plant proposal misses mark on costs, environment
    Christine Pendzich, a 350MoCo steering committee member, says lawmakers should stop promoting outdated natural gas technology and instead focus on lower-cost and healthier renewable solutions.
    2nd teenager dies after double shooting near the Mall in Columbia, police say
    A 15-year-old who was shot near the Mall in Columbia has been pronounced dead, per Howard County Police.
    First responders attempt to rescue trapped construction workers on Academy Road in Catonsville on Friday.
    IDs released of 2 construction workers killed in Catonsville partial home collapse
    Baltimore County Police identified the two construction workers killed on Friday after a partial home collapse in Catonsville.
    Cows eating at Prigel Family Creamery in Glen Arm, Friday, February 14, 2025.
    Letter: Raw milk isn’t controversial — it’s dangerous
    A recent Baltimore Banner story about raw milk was highly irresponsible in its failure to provide sufficient factual information alongside the opinions of raw milk proponents, writes Baltimore resident Caitlin O’Donnell.
    Timur Karimkulov, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Russia.
    White immigrants express few worries despite Trump crackdown
    While immigrants from Latin America, Africa and Asia have expressed anxiety, fear and uncertainty — regardless of citizenship, white immigrants say their experience has been very different during the current Donald Trump administration.
    Morgan State University’s acrobatics and tumbling team.
    Morgan State’s acrobatics and tumbling team lands another first
    The Baltimore-based historically Black college is one of 13 schools in the country to offer acrobatics and tumbling at the Division I level.
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    First responders attempt to rescue trapped construction workers on Academy Road in Catonsville on Friday.
    2 workers killed after partial collapse of Catonsville home that sounded ‘like a small earthquake’
    Two construction workers who are trapped in a trench at a Catonsville home died from their injuries on Friday, the Baltimore County Fire Department said.
    John Murphy, right, who lives in Western Maryland and works in Baltimore, flew with his son Josiah and daughter Cheyenne on their small airplane to Vermont to go skiing Wednesday. Their voyage ended with a crash landing atop a snowy summit.
    Pilot and son recall harrowing plane crash in Vermont mountains: ‘We’re gonna die!’
    John Murphy and his kids survived a plane crash in the Vermont mountains Wednesday.
    Zeke Cohen, Baltimore City Council President, speaks during a press conference addressing rising BGE costs and legislation aimed at lower heating costs and improving public safety held outside of Baltimore City Hall on February 4, 2025 in Baltimore, MD.
    Maryland’s federal lawmakers want an end to BGE’s rate hikes
    Three of Maryland's congressional representatives join the chorus of voices calling for an end to Baltimore Gas and Electric rate hikes.
    BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Honoree, BMAC Social Impact Award Kevin Liles speaks onstage during the Black Music Action Coalition Second Annual Music in Action Awards Gala at The Beverly Hilton on September 22, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Black Music Action Coalition )
    Baltimore native Kevin Liles sued for alleged sexual assault of Def Jam employee
    In the suit, filed in New York Supreme Court, a woman identified only as Jane Doe alleged that Kevin Liles sexually assaulted her while they both worked at Def Jam.
    The Mall in Columbia shopping mall on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
    Man sentenced to 7 years for secretly filming, stealing intimate photos and videos from 37 women
    A Howard County court sentenced Delano G. Draine, 44, to 24 years in prison with all but seven years suspended after he pleaded guilty to secretly recording and stealing intimate media from 37 women.
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