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    The beach at Sandy Point State Park is popular, and the park regularly fills up on weekends during the summer.
    These Maryland parks will require reservations this summer
    Greenbrier State Park and Sandy Point State Park, both popular destinations during warm seasons because of their water access, will require passes beginning May 24.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown addresses legal action taken by his office related to federal funding cuts by the Trump administration.
    Maryland AG praises order to restore funding for education programs after Trump administration cuts
    A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Education to resume pandemic recovery funding that had been abruptly cut off for several states.
    For 20 years, Lashelle Bynum has photographed Baltimore’s ghost signs.
    Baltimore woman joyfully haunted by hunt for ‘ghost signs’
    Ghost signs are the faded, hand-painted signs of the past. Once one sign is found, others seem to follow for Lashelle Bynum.
    Kingsley Mooney.
    Kingsley Mooney, former mortgage banker and expert gardener, was the ‘glue’ of her family
    Kingsley Mooney, a former mortgage banker, expert gardener and talented athlete, died April 7 of complications from a stroke. She was 64.
    A ghost sign is seen at the top of the former Stafford Hotel, now The Stafford Apartments. When the building was constructed in 1894, it was the tallest building on Mount Vernon Place.
    Check out these favorites from Baltimore’s premier ghost-sign hunter
    The city’s fading collection of commercial signs painted on buildings can be found all over Charm City.
    A judge barred Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess, shown here on election night in November, from prosecuting a prominent murder case for several missteps.
    Judge removes state’s attorney from high-profile murder case involving polyamorous couple
    Circuit Judge Mark W. Crooks said the information that had been withheld was evidence that could be considered exculpatory.
    Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, center left, and Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, center right, announced a partnership to expand Montgomery‘s Flash bus rapid transit service along Route 29 in mid-2026.
    Montgomery County’s rapid bus line will expand up Route 29 to Howard County in 2026
    Montgomery County's rapid bus network Flash is expanding service into Howard County along the Route 29 corridor in 2026.
    The Baltimore City Department of Transportation said long-term lane closures will be implemented along a portion of Harford Road for CSX to reconstruct the Harford Road Bridge.
    Long-term lane closures come to Harford Road for bridge reconstruction work
    A stretch of Harford Road will face long-term lane reductions as part of an effort to speed up a CSX bridge reconstruction project.
    The Anne Arundel County Courthouse is located on Church Circle in Annapolis. It is home to the Circuit Court, the Clerk of the Court, the State Attorney's Office and other agencies.
    Prosecutors drop charges against Anne Arundel Orphans’ Court Judge Marc Knapp
    State prosecutors dismissed charges Tuesday against Anne Arundel County Orphans’ Court Judge Marc Knapp, who they had accused of illegally recording his probate court colleagues.
    Parking options in Fells Point are limited.
    Late-night parking restrictions in Fells Point put on hold after community discussions
    The no-parking signs, which would have banned parking on weekends from 10 p.m. until 3 a.m., have been removed, with no plans to reinstate the restrictions.
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 09: Mother (2nd R) of Kilmar Abrego Garcia holds a picture of her son and his family during a news conference to discuss his son's arrest and deportation at Cannon House Office Building on April 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus held a news conference to discuss the deportation of Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the maximum security prison Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in El Salvador, an incident the Trump administration claims as “an administrative error,” but refuses to bring Abrego Garcia back to the United States.
    Maryland’s Salvadoran community roiled by Abrego Garcia deportation
    The Kilmar Abrego Garcia case has roiled Maryland’s Salvadoran population, which is one of the largest immigrant groups in the state.
    Prospective job seekers speak with recruiters during a federal workers career fair hosted at Howard Community College in Columbia last month.
    Where federal workers searching for new jobs should look in Maryland
    Local leaders and state officials are trying to help federal workers find stability and chart a new path forward in Maryland.
    Patty Morin, center, mother of Rachel Morin, during a press conference outside the circuit court for Harford County in Bel Air last month.
    Rachel Morin’s children file new lawsuit against their grandmother and aunt
    The five children of Rachel Morin, the Bel Air woman slain on a hiking trail in 2023, have again filed a lawsuit against their grandmother and aunt.
    Lake Kittamaqundi and downtown Columbia.
    Bill Ackman’s hedge fund just got closer to buying up downtown Columbia developer
    Billionaire Bill Ackman has increased his control of the real estate development company that owns much of Columbia, further tethering the Maryland town’s interests to one of the richest people in the world.
    Reporter Alissa Zhu, center left, and photojournalist Jessica Gallagher, center right, celebrate with the Baltimore Banner newsroom as they find out they've won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting on Monday, May 5, 2025.
    Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of overdose crisis
    The Baltimore Banner was awarded the Pulitzer Prize on Monday for groundbreaking local journalism that exposed Baltimore as the deadliest large city in the nation for drug overdoses.
    Baltimore Police officers respond to the scene after a child was shot in the 800 block of Vine Street on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
    6-year-old boy found dead with gunshot wound inside Baltimore home, police say
    A 6-year-old boy was found dead with a gunshot wound inside a Southwest Baltimore home, Police Commissioner Richard Worley said Saturday.
    All of the students on the bus attend Millersville Elementary School, according to officials.
    School bus crashes into tree in Anne Arundel County, with minor injuries to students
    All of the students attend Millersville Elementary School, an official said.
    The Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail wants to bring a Superconducting Maglev to the Northeast, connecting Baltimore to Washington D.C. and eventually New York.
    Letter: Maglev president says environmental review needed to embrace high-speed rail
    Bill Scott, president of Northeast Maglev, says a quick finish to the project’s environmental review is necessary to give Marylanders the transportation upgrade they need.
    Letter: Private-school voucher programs should be preserved
    A letter writer defends private-school vouchers, saying public schools have underperformed and harmed special education students like his brother.
    FiFi the Poodle, center, the race’s heaviest sculpture, makes her way down Key Highway to kick off the Kinetic Sculpture Race on Saturday.
    While Kentucky had horse races, Baltimore had its own annual race with crocodiles, poodles and more
    Celebrating its 25th year, Baltimore’s favorite spectator sport, the Kinetic Sculpture Race, took to the streets Saturday.
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