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Abby Mann, groundwater outreach coordinator for the Montgomery Countryside Alliance, says the decision to install synthetic turf for school athletic fields requires a more comprehensive review that takes into account the environment and youth safety.

Kilmar Ábrego García was released from immigration detention on Thursday, hours after a federal judge ordered for him to be freed, his attorney said.

Baltimore authorities have issued an emergency notice to condemn and demolish a Mount Vernon apartment building in real estate developer Brandon Chasen’s portfolio.

The land is part of Charles Carroll’s once nearly 13,000-acre estate, which was established in 1702. It included a plantation and grand residence called Doughoregan Manor, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971.

A new MDH report details delays and hurdles officials are facing as they attempt to overhaul Maryland’s faulty drug and mental health addiction treatment system and root out fraud.

Maryland's Attorney General announced guilty pleas and a $100,000 fine against Skyline Tower Painting and its president, holding them accountable for a 2022 tower-washing project that showered Baltimore with hazardous lead paint.

Howard County officials plan to reopen the Savage library branch, saying tests and inspections found no confirmed sources of carbon monoxide in the building after several employees reported exposure to the gas last month.

A California man faces multiples rape charges linked to a sexual assault last year in Gaithersburg, according to Montgomery County Police.

Maroney House will be the first property considered for landmark status under a new law passed in October after the surprise demolition of Choate House.

Western Maryland is under a blizzard warning, but chances of snow in the Baltimore area remain slim for much of the week.

Waterfront Partnership, the nonprofit that upkeeps and represents the aquatic trash interceptor, launched a website on Sunday where fans of Mr. Trash Wheel can browse and buy outerwear, shirts, accessories, stickers and home goods.

The Rev. Rickey Nelson Jones, interim president and organizer for the Anne Arundel County chapter of the National Action Network, writes that County Executive Steuart Pittman should apologize for his family’s involvement with slavery.

The state won’t prosecute a Baltimore County police officer who fatally shot a Dundalk man experiencing a mental health crisis in May, the Maryland Office of the Attorney General announced.

The Maryland Zoo recently revealed the names of two of its new African penguin chicks: Cayenne and Kiwi.

Critics for The New York Times called the shrimp and corn patties at The Duchess in Hampden one of the best dishes they ate this year.

Takoma Park will begin ticketing drivers who speed past stop signs in school zones next month in a four-year pilot program that utilizes artificial intelligence.

A 19-year-old was arrested in connection with an attempted kidnapping investigation in Baltimore County last week, police said.

The flaunting of Confederate flags in a small Cecil County town’s holiday parade over the weekend has riled up community members and left some wondering how they were permitted to participate.

The state on Monday said it’s taking steps to resolve a heating issue at a youth detention center in Baltimore after the system malfunctioned. But advocates described it as a “delayed response.”

The Navy is “taking over” the ride-sharing app Lyft for a day as part of a marketing and recruitment push.