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Baltimore Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run that happened early Wednesday in West Baltimore.

Earlier this year, the Baltimore County Council passed a measure that leaves the future of the URDL up to the voters.

Anne Blumenberg, the founder of the nonprofit Community Law Center, which offers pro bono legal services to help improve quality of life in Baltimore, died last month at age 79.

This week’s lineup of Baltimore County events includes a Johnny Appleseed Festival as well as other fall-themed excursions.

Catholic Charities has big plans to renovate a nearly 55,000 square foot building into a center useful to all ages.

Jonathan Hugendubler, the most recent “Jeopardy!” champion and a fixture in Baltimore trivia, was dethroned on the second episode of season 42.

Towson University is partnering with the Baltimore Ravens in a deal aimed at expanding the university’s visibility and student programming and the team’s community engagement.

Baltimore County Councilman Izzy Patoka will introduce an amendment on Tuesday night that would increase minority representation within the County Council’s current redistricting plan.

The deadline to apply for up to $5,000 in relief for the Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit for the 2025 tax season is Monday.

Salisbury Police are investigating after a man’s body was found floating in the Wicomico River days after he was reported missing.

State police are investigating the death of a prisoner at the North Branch Correctional Institution in Allegany County over the weekend, officials announced Monday.

William Vanzela, 40, of Reisterstown, was the goalie for the Baltimore Blast for close to 10 years. He won four championships with the professional indoor soccer team.

Mary Jane Lupton, a longtime professor at Morgan State University and feminist scholar, died last month at age 86.

The Trump administration has said its strategy for third-country deportation is meant to be an inconvenience.

As the 144th annual Maryland State Fair closes, we look at how the institution has changed since its early days.

Cayla Harris shares what she’s learned since becoming The Banner’s first obituary writer in October: Obits aren’t inherently sad, we all have more in common than we think, and everyone experiences grief differently.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched across Washington, D.C., on Saturday in one of the largest demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of policing in the nation’s capital.

It's the first year for the women to ride in the Maryland Cycling Classic, which entails several loops all within the city.

Saturday started warm and muggy, but that late-summer humidity is expected to act as fuel for storms that will develop Saturday afternoon and evening amid a plethora of events in Baltimore.

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