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    The Bengie's Drive-In Theatre sign in Middle River, Maryland, in 2022.
    7 things to do in Baltimore County includes bird talk, new ‘Snow White’ at Bengies
    Whether you’re getting ready to file your taxes or desperately need to get your kids outdoors for a couple of hours, we’ve got you covered with our weekly event roundup.
    Frederica Kolker Saxon.
    Freddie Saxon, Baltimore County trailblazer, made her community a better place
    Frederica “Freddie” Saxon, a dedicated community volunteer who also worked in construction management, died March 7 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. She was 91.
    Customers use the washing machines at Spin Cycle Coin Laundry in Baltimore.
    A $10K BGE bill? Baltimore laundromats struggle amid utility rate hikes
    Rapidly increasing expenses have put a strain on Spin Cycle Coin Laundry, a family-owned laundromat in Charles North.
    Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer gives a television interview at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025.
    Schumer’s book tour stop in Baltimore postponed for ‘security reasons’
    Sen. Chuck Schumer is postponing an event in Baltimore for his upcoming book due to “security reasons,” according to an email from Enoch Pratt Free Library.
    he U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus
    FDA staff return to crowded offices in Maryland, with broken equipment, missing chairs
    The FDA is the latest agency scrambling to meet the Trump administration’s return-to-office mandate.
    T. Rowe Price will be moving its 2,000 Baltimore-based employees from the company’s longtime downtown location to lavish new Harbor Point offices.
    T. Rowe Price begins moving 2,000 employees to Harbor Point offices
    T. Rowe Price, an investment firm based in downtown Baltimore since its founding in 1937, will begin moving employees to new Harbor Point offices this week.
    The Towson skyline in Baltimore County.
    Letter: Rethinking Baltimore County’s urban/rural line to address housing crisis
    Baltimore County government should reconsider its Urban Rural Demarcation Line to address its housing crisis, says Sharonda Dillard-Huffman, a candidate for Baltimore County Council.
    The sidescraper found at Piney Grove.
    Buried under a Reisterstown churchyard: A 13,000-year-old tool
    The fragments uncovered were clearly produced by human hands using the distinctive techniques of the Clovis people.
    Longtime political aide Anthony McCarthy died after a lengthy battle with kidney disease.
    Anthony McCarthy helped shape Baltimore’s political landscape as top aide, adviser
    Longtime political aide Anthony W. McCarthy died Sunday after a lengthy battle with kidney disease. He was 57.
    Scattered severe thunderstorms will move through the region Sunday morning into the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
    Baltimore region braces for wind, rain amid St. Patrick’s Day celebrations
    NWS meteorologist Kyle Pallozzi said Saturday the primary threat in the Baltimore region would be wind.
    Letter: The Baltimore Banner and The Sun both have flaws
    Still, we are lucky to have two competing, if sometimes mediocre, serious news outlets, one reader says.
    Baltimore Fire Department was one of nearly 90 agencies recognized for their response to a deadly mid-air collision in January 2025 in Washington, D.C.
    Maryland first responders honored for their help after DC midair collision: ‘Closure for the families’
    The Metropolitan Washington Council of Government recognized over 130 first responders for their ”heroic efforts” following the DCA crash, a spokesman said.
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    FBI HQ move, Towson Univ. targeted: What Trump’s latest moves could mean for Maryland
    We’re here to help you understand what went down recently and how it may impact Maryland.
    Maryland’s 7th case of bird flu detected in Anne Arundel County
    Maryland’s seventh case of bird flu was detected in a backyard flock in Anne Arundel County, officials announced on Wednesday.
    Police officers gather outside a southwest Baltimore County Police precinct following a shooting in the parking lot on Thursday.
    New details emerge about the shooting in a Baltimore County Police precinct parking lot
    One officer remains hospitalized and two others are on administrative leave following a shooting between police and a male gunman at the Wilkens precinct, officials said Friday.
    Harborview pier in Baltimore on Friday, March 14, 2025.
    Harborview Marina closing abruptly over ‘safety concerns’
    The Harborview Marina is closing at the end of March, according to an email sent to members.
    People celebrating the 67th Baltimore St. Patrick Parade will march through Mt. Vernon and near the Inner Harbor this weekend.
    St. Patrick’s Day weekend comes with road closures, traffic restrictions and more
    See which roads will be closed and where parking will be restricted this weekend.
    Robert Plummer.
    Robert Plummer, revered Woodlawn High School baseball coach, helped boys become men
    Plummer, the longtime coach of Woodlawn High School's baseball team, died March 4 of heart failure. He was 73.
    The George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore where the ICE field office is located.
    ‘It’s scary right now’: ICE holds detainees for days in bedless Baltimore cells
    Immigrants and their attorneys claim there are no beds, little food and medicine at Baltimore’s ICE holding room.
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