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A Lothian man faces animal abuse charges after authorities say they found a dead beagle puppy, guinea fowl chick and an emaciated horse amongst dozens of neglected animals on a farm in south Anne Arundel County.

In Ocean City, jellyfish “blooms” typically happen later in the summer. Maybe the abundance of these clear and flowy friends — or foes — are nature’s way of telling us to pack up our beach chairs and get back to our responsibilities.

Montgomery County Police arrested Amir Jalil Ali, formerly known as Kenneth Burnell Wonsom, on Tuesday in Laurel for the 1995 fatal shooting of his then-girlfriend, Denna Fredericka Campbell.

For the next 10 days, Baltimore County residents can access the pool inside CCBC Essex’s Wellness and Athletic Center.

As Baltimore County Councilman Todd Crandell faces alarming revelations about a drunken encounter with police last year, some constituents have concerns about his accessibility as an elected official.

Jules Smith, president of the Maryland Renaissance Festival, said they sold more than 135,000 single-day tickets on Monday.

Ellicott City’s Main Street Music Fest is canceled this year, but organizers promise the event will return in 2026.

Howard Community College has reached a settlement agreement with its faculty union over a winter incident where the college accessed professor's offices and removed union signage.

Here are some things to do in Baltimore County for the week ending Wednesday Aug. 13.

President Trump is increasing tariffs on products imported from Brazil. Here's how that will affect Maryland.

The Montgomery County Police Department in Maryland did not immediately identify the person arrested in the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Denna Fredericka Campbell, an officer for the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington.

The 16-year-old horse was known as Gizmo.

After painter Amy Sherald pulled her National Portrait Gallery exhibit, the MICA alum’s work — "Trans Forming Liberty’ — is on the cover of the New Yorker.

Redlining destroyed the Black family in Baltimore, and the city is in the position and has the obligation to restore it through housing policy, says Antoine Lovell, an assistant professor at Morgan State University.

Volunteers with the Gunpowder Riverkeepers are uncovering dangerously high E. coli levels in parts of Baltimore’s beloved river, raising concerns about water safety, pollution and what’s at stake for 1.8 million residents who rely on it for drinking water and recreation.

The owners of the Dali, the ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024, are suing the builders of the vessel for defective design.

The Baltimore County Council was to vote Monday night on the nomination of former EPA program manager Khadija Walker to be inspector general. County Executive Kathy Klausmeier tapped Walker to replace IG Kelly Madigan, who has ruffled feathers in the suburban county.

Officials on Monday unveiled Anne Arundel County's new Nonprofit Center, a renovated building on the old Crownsville Hospital campus.

As Maryland rebuilds Pimlico, demolition is underway, including the historic Stall 40, once home to Derby champions.

A survivor of the July 10 mass overdose incident in West Baltimore struggled at first to find an open treatment center.