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    Better Block in a Box, at right, is a shipping container that can serve as a bar, bookstore or art studio, at the Glen Burnie Town Center on Friday.
    Anne Arundel’s transformation of Glen Burnie Town Center: ‘Colorful, vibrant, inviting’
    Reimagining the plaza is central to the county’s revitalization of the Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard Corridor in Glen Burnie.
    Baltimore and Baltimore County share water and some sewer systems, which are managed by the city. 
    Baltimore County residents to see water rate hike starting in July
    The Board of Estimates approved a 4.9% rate increase to water utility costs for Baltimore County residents beginning in July. 
    Local bakeries and national chains are offering deals for those with a sweet tooth on National Doughnut Day.
    Where to get free doughnuts around Baltimore on National Doughnut Day, June 6
    The first Friday in June marks a day for all those with sweet tooth: National Doughnut Day.
    Alphonso “Al” Lingis.
    Lutherville resident and philosopher Alphonso Lingis found beauty in the different and strange
    Alphonso "Al" Lingis, a prominent philosopher and phenomenologist who lived in Lutherville, died May 8 of meningitis and a brain abscess. He was 91.
    A Howard County man built a go-kart track on his property in Highland for his son.
    Controversial Howard County go-kart track may get the green flag after all
    A controversial go-kart track built on a Western Howard County property inched closer to the starting line Thursday afternoon.
    The Annapolis Police Department, Prince George’s County Police Department and the US Marshals Service arrested William Hairston, 33, on Thursday for the April murder of Gregory Wells.
    Annapolis murder suspect captured weeks after 37-year-old man fatally shot
    The Annapolis Police Department, Prince George’s County Police Department and the US Marshals Service arrested William Hairston, 33, on Thursday for the murder of Gregory Wells.
    President Donald Trump stands before greeting Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz before his arrival at the White House, Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Washington.
    Marylanders react to Trump’s announced travel ban, restrictions
    Hundreds of Maryland college students could be affected by the travel ban on 12 countries and restrictions on seven more.
    The exterior of the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal building, home of the Maryland Supreme Court, in Annapolis, MD on September 10, 2024.
    Murder case of ex-Navy doctor frozen as prosecution appeals state’s attorney’s removal
    In court Wednesday and in a appellate court brief Thursday, Houston’s attorneys described the state’s appeal as a delay tactic.
    A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
    Police identify woman killed after being struck by school bus in Baltimore County
    Baltimore County Police are investigating the death of a 55-year-old woman who was struck by a school bus Wednesday afternoon in Rossville.
    Crews work to lay down absorbent sheets to clean up a diesel spill at an inlet at South Caroline and Lancaster streets.
    Baltimore races to clean fuel spill that turned portion of harbor red
    Efforts to clean up the spill could cause traffic problems in the Harbor East area on Thursday.
    Hilton area of Patapsco Valley State Park on May 11, 2024
    Trails reopen after human remains found at Patapsco Valley State Park
    Maryland National Resources Police are investigating after a hiker found human remains at Patapsco Valley State Park on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
    Runners raised money for cancer research and patient care in the 2024 Maryland Half Marathon & 5K in Maple Lawn, an annual event that has contributed more than $6 million to date to the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center.
    7 things to do in Howard County, from a half-marathon for cancer research to OEC Pride
    Seven things to do in Howard County, from a half-marathon for cancer research to Pride festivities.
    Tatyana Padro Miguel, right, speaks with Davonne Ross, a representative with A Homemade Plan, during a Healthcare Employer career fair at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold.
    A former federal contractor from Maryland searches for work in a flooded market: ‘It’s scary’
    Many former federal workers find themselves thrust into a job market suddenly inundated with experienced candidates even as employment opportunities are in free fall under federal spending cuts, particularly around the nation’s capital.
    Ofc. Brian Onwezi walks through the Mall in Columbia in Columbia, Md. on Monday, May 19, 2025.
    Is crime a problem at The Mall in Columbia? Depends on who you ask
    Mall management and law enforcement say The Mall in Columbia is safe. Howard County Police logged fewer calls for service for shoplifting, theft and assault in 2024 than before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Artist Akio Evans created the Baltimore Wu Bird design.
    The Baltimore Wu Bird flies again as Wu-Tang kicks off final tour in Charm City
    Just before the legendary hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan is set to launch its final tour at CFG Bank Arena on Friday, Akio Evans’ Baltimore Wu Bird design has returned to the spotlight.
    2 killed in Baltimore crash under I-95 overpass after high-speed pursuit with MDTA officer
    Two people died in a crash after a pursuit with a Maryland Transportation Authority officer in Baltimore early Wednesday, according to the Maryland Office of the Attorney General.
    Maryland's State Attorney Anne Colt Leitess speaks during a news conference following the sentencing verdict of Jarrod W. Ramos, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Annapolis, Md.  Ramos was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five life terms without the possibility of parole, according to prosecutors.
    Appeals court declines Anne Arundel State’s Attorney’s return to high-profile murder case
    Last month, a judge threw Leitess off the case for withholding evidence favorable to the defense.
    Baltimore County's Inspector General has found that another county corrections officer committed fraud.
    Baltimore County IG finds another corrections officer involved in a fraud scheme
    Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan has found that another county corrections officer committed fraud, in this case by receiving an $18,125 federal COVID loan for a business that did not exist.
    Furrow Street in the Carrollton Ridge neighborhood, where in 2022, 35-year-old Miguel Soto-Diaz was taken after being kidnapped, tortured and ultimately killed in a ransom plot gone awry.
    Family grapples with murder case in Baltimore, ‘where violence is louder than love’
    Ziyon Thompson was sentenced for taking part in a fatal kidnapping-for-ransom in 2022, when he was 21 years old.
    Exterior of Princeton Sports as seen on February 1, 2025 in Baltimore, MD.
    Longtime home of Baltimore County’s Princeton Sports gets a new owner
    Crosby Jenkins, a Mount Vernon interior design firm, purchased the longtime location of Princeton Sports in Baltimore County.
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