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A propane tank blew up while vendors were setting up for Laurel’s annual Main Street Festival.

E. Betty Deacon, a longtime Baltimore political organizer and progressive activist who spent nearly a decade as former U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski’s projects director, died May 1 of complications related to lymphoma.

Public media outlets, including those that serve Marylanders, are bracing for a future void in federal funding they’ve come to depend on.

A letter writer says the owner of The Walrus Oyster & Ale House at Mall in Columbia should take a look at his business practices as to why he had to close his eateries.

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There have been multiple incidents of students in Prince George’s County sticking objects into their school-issued or personal electronic devices, causing fires and smoke.

Carla Hayden, the nation’s first female and first Black Librarian of Congress, fired Thursday by Trump, "will remain a Maryland treasure," her fellow Maryland librarians say.

In seven lawsuits filed last week, the former Scouts said the alleged abusers used their “power, authority and trust” to coerce them to engage in sexual acts.

Fines for parking violations in residential areas will be moving to a tiered system, with higher fines for more offenses in a 12-month period.

The victims are grieving together, sharing information and trying to find other people who may have fake pet remains from Catonsville Loving Care Pet Cremations.

Maryland lawmakers and AmeriCorps partners are asking the community to step in to save their organizations and programs as the Trump administration moves to significantly cut the federal agency.

Robert Anthony Harley, of Harwood, has been charged with fatally shooting his neighbor’s dog in southern Anne Arundel County.

The names and information of victims of sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore may have been compromised by a cybersecurity breach, according to court documents filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Bestselling author Laurie Frankel returns to her hometown of Columbia for the ninth annual Books in Bloom on Saturday.

As the Trump administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion, one of Baltimore's workforce development organizations loses funding.

This week, treat your mom to a Mother’s Day activity, attend several literary-themed events or enjoy some trivia.

A letter writer laments the cuts to AmeriCorps, saying the organization is a “quiet force for good” that builds stronger communities, empowers leaders, and provides life-changing service opportunities.

The biggest political conversations in Howard County often happen at the Wilde Lake Village Starbucks.

Howard County police are investigating a fatal wreck into a Columbia building Wednesday afternoon in what witnesses say was a speed-related crash.

Experts are predicting 2025 could see an above-average number of hurricanes and other named storms.