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    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.
    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.
    “In Bloom” is one of the comics Atomic Books in Hampden gets exclusively through Diamond Comic Distributors. Photographed on Friday, January 17, 2025.
    Diamond Comic Distributors’ sale canceled as would-be buyer alleges fraud
    Diamond, however, said Saturday that it has new buyers, which will be soon be announced.
    STONE RIDGE, VIRGINIA - JULY 17:  In an aerial view, an Amazon Web Services data center is shown situated near single-family homes on July 17, 2024 in Stone Ridge, Virginia. Northern Virginia is the largest data center market in the world, according to a report this year cited in published accounts, but is facing headwinds from availability of land and electric power.
    Marylanders could pay $800M to power Virginia data centers
    Electric utility customers could soon be on the hook for $800 million in transmission upgrades to power Northern Virginia data centers.
    Last month, Baltimore’s Department of Transportation said it would start enforcing parking rules on a 24-hour basis.
    New Fells Point parking restrictions spark pushback: ‘Already difficult enough’
    Residents and business owners in a Baltimore neighborhood said new late-night parking restrictions could drive away customers in the popular nightlife area.
    Sunken boats are seen at Essex Yacht Harbor Marina near Cox Point.
    Where old boats go to die: Essex marina once home to 110 derelict vessels
    An Essex marina has become a dumping ground for dozens of derelict boats. Baltimore County has begun imposing fines in an effort to get the property owner to clean up the site.
    A failed measure to change the zoning of Cromwell Station potentially risks state investment for a reimagined Light Rail Link parking lot in Glen Burnie.
    Is Anne Arundel County risking losing state dollars for reimagined Cromwell Station?
    A failed measure to change the zoning of Cromwell Station potentially risks state investment for a reimagined Light Rail Link parking lot in Glen Burnie.
    4 BPD officers hospitalized after trying to arrest 29-year-old man
    Four Baltimore Police officers were hospitalized after trying to take a 29-year-old man into custody Tuesday morning, officials said.
    A black snake, apparently an eastern hognose, on the beach in Ocean City on April 26, 2025.
    Sss-surf’s up: Snake gives Ocean City beachgoers a jump
    A family’s trip this weekend took a highly unusual — and now semi-viral — turn.
    A hawk lands on a transmission tower near Brandon and Marie Hill’s farmland in Parkton, MD on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.
    Renewable energy company ordered to issue $6.5 million in refunds to 32,000 Marylanders
    The Maryland Public Service Commission concluded that SmartEnergy misled customers and violated the law.
    Firefighters spray water on the smoldering wood piles as fire continues to burn at the Camp Small city wood recycling facility in December.
    Camp Small was warned of fire, environmental hazards ahead of massive blaze
    The facility was faulted for blocked fire lanes and combustible mulch, but those don't appear to have contributed to the fire.
    New research shows that a quarter of residents in Baltimore and Baltimore County describe themselves as entrepreneurs.
    An unusually high number of Black Baltimoreans identify as entrepreneurs
    New research shows a quarter of residents in Baltimore and Baltimore County describe themselves as entrepreneurs.
    Both speed cameras in the 2300 block of West Patapsco Ave. were stolen on Aug. 26. City police have charged a suspect and say he may be responsible for more than a dozen such thefts.
    Anne Arundel Police add automated speed cameras near six schools
    The addition brings the number of school zones in the county with automated speed enforcement to 31.
    Rosetta Sands.
    Rosetta Sands, trailblazing nursing educator, could make the best of any situation
    Rosetta Sands, who improved nursing education for students across Maryland and inspired future generations of Black nurses, died April 8.
    Trump’s first 100 days in office: How Maryland has been affected
    Here’s a look at some of the ways President Donald Trump’s moves have impacted Maryland during his first 100 days.
    A still from surveillance footage released by The Harford County Sheriff's Office showing who they say is Raja Zahid Maqsood leaving a store.
    Police search for man they say stabbed 5 people, including 2 children, in Harford County
    Raja Zahid Maqsood is wanted on an arrest warrant for attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and assault charges.
    The intersection of Pratt Street and the Light Street spur in 2024.
    Three Inner Harbor intersections are finally getting pedestrian-safe makeovers
    The section of Pratt Street, smack in the center of the city, is one of Baltimore’s most heavily-trafficked by cars, bikes and people alike.
    A Johns Hopkins University bus crashed into a building on N. Charles Street at 25th Street in Baltimore after a multi-vehicle accident on Saturday, April 19, 2025.
    Report: Mercedes-Benz driver at fault in crash that pushed bus into building
    The multicar collision hospitalized the driver of the Mercedes-Benz, the bus driver and eight bus passengers.
    Howard County Council member Deb Jung.
    Council member Deb Jung launches campaign for Howard County executive in 2026
    Jung’s announcement comes early in the election cycle, giving the Democrat more than a year to campaign leading up to the primary election in June 2026.
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott delivers his 2025 State of the City address earlier this month.
    Letter: Mayor Scott must protect Baltimore homeowners from tax sale
    Megan Good, an Equal Justice Works Fellow with Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, says Mayor Brandon Scott should remove owner-occupied homes from the upcoming tax sale.
    A screenshot from the Chesapeake Conservancy's peregrine falcon webcam, which is watching a nest on a skyscraper in Baltimore.
    Falcons on the 33rd floor: Webcams let you get up close with nature around Maryland
    Chesapeake Conservancy, along with explore.org, launched the webcam in 2015.
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