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When Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, Seymour Clarke could only watch from afar — glued to his phone as videos of flooding and destruction filled his screen and messages from family back home trickled in.

Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday that he was confident in Maryland Human Services Secretary Rafael López, despite the many challenges the embattled state agency has faced.

Restaurants, museums and theaters in Maryland are offering freebies or reduced-price deals to federal workers during the government shutdown.

A Baltimore Police officer has been suspended and is under investigation after a video that appears to show him attempting to hit someone with his cruiser was shared across social media platforms.

Howard Community College traced a “substantial” water main breach on its main campus to the magnitude 2.5 earthquake near Columbia.

The Maryland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has stopped its intake of dogs until the end of November after canine influenza sickened a dog in its care.

The Maryland Food Bank plans to spend over $3 million in the next month to help food-insecure Marylanders.

Leading golf retailer PGA Tour Superstore is eyeing a spring or early summer 2026 opening in Timonium.

The Baltimore Museum of Art drew an influx of new members after announcing it’d host Amy Sherald’s mid-career retrospective.

The Baltimore region will see some rain this week, but the weather is expected to dry up in time for trick-or-treating on Friday.

With towering 300-foot sails — which need to be lowered to fit under the Bay Bridge — the Neoliner Origin will regularly unload automobiles, bottles of Hennessy and even cruising passengers at the Dundalk Marine Terminal.

Bryson Butterfly was an up-and-coming jockey at Laurel Park. Then he was arrested and charged in the murder of a Parkville High School student during an arranged robbery. Butterfly pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge and agreed to testify against two others.

As Halloween nears, here’s a list of fun things to do in Baltimore County for the week ending Wednesday, Nov. 5.

For an “abnormally dry Maryland,” rain will soon come as meteorologists predict 1-2 inches could fall across the region between Wednesday and Thursday.

On Oct. 22, Human Services Secretary Rafael López issued a policy directing social services providers to “immediately stop facilitating stays in unlicensed settings.”

Maybe you missed the Columbia earthquake Monday. The magnitude 2.5 quake that jostled Howard County and surrounding areas around 5:17 p.m. was relatively gentle as far as seismic activity goes. Here’s what you should know about Maryland’s shaky ground.

Some of the money gifted to the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital will go to expanding surgical capacity, launching a comprehensive pediatric gene therapy program, researching cellular therapy and treatment for sickle cell disease.

Brandon Grimes, who is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the murder of a Baltimore City police detective nearly 18 years ago, faces new charges in a scheme to get out of prison. 

This past summer, 34 people died from heat in Maryland, according to data from the state Department of Health.

The Annapolis Dragon Boat Club is a safe place for those who have or had breast cancer to work on their health.