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    Horse dies after first race on Friday ahead of Preakness
    Preakness weekend got off to a grim start as the horse, Hit Zero, collapsed and died at Laurel Park.
    An equine ambulance works on the dirt track after a horse suddenly collapsed after the first race of Preakness Friday ahead of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Laurel Park racetrack.
    Maryland will reissue 400,000 mail ballots after voters reported errors
    Some Maryland residents received ballots for the wrong party. The vendor will pay to replace ballots ahead of the June 23 primary.
    A board of elections worker prepares to feed mail-in ballots into a machine for counting during canvassing at the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections.
    ‘Enough? I know it’s not’: Montgomery County Council signs off on budget plan
    The council endorsed a progressive income tax plan, but cuts are still coming to MCPS.
    Council President Natali Fani-González speaks at a press conference in Rockville in earlier this year.
    Montgomery County unions demand investigation into alleged discrimination in human resources department
    A former county program director alleges “systemic discrimination against employees with disabilities, particularly disabled veterans and employees seeking reasonable accommodations” during his time with the county’s HR department.
    Two unions representing Montgomery County government employees want the state to investigate allegations of discrimination within the human resources department.
    15 new and upcoming books by Maryland authors to read this summer
    Fill your summer reading list with new works from Maryland authors, whether you’re a history buff, romance lover, home cook, parent or comedy fan.
    Maryland students made one of the fastest pandemic recoveries
    The state ranks third for improvement in reading and fifth in math.
    2 dead after Friday shooting in Southwest Baltimore
    A man and a woman are dead after a shooting in Southwest Baltimore early Friday morning, police said.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    Police called as Columbia board meeting erupts in chaos over decision to remove 3 members
    One resident likened the situation to a “civil war,” while others called it “taxation without representation.”
    The May 14 Columbia Association Board of Directors meeting was standing room only as residents packed the room to speak out against a recent decision to remove three board members.
    DMV Empanadas pleads for return to Baltimore Farmers’ Market after rejection
    DMV Empanadas, a seven-year veteran of the Baltimore Farmers’ Market, was denied a stall ahead of a restaurant opening.
    Empanadas from DMV Empanadas.
    Baltimore County Police investigate fatal shooting of 21-year-old woman in Catonsville
    While investigating the woman's death, officers learned a man who was in a relationship with her had shot himself in Columbia. The man is being treated at an area hospital, police said.
    A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
    US Congressional District 3
    See who’s running for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District. Read candidate profiles and their responses to The Banner’s 2026 voter questionnaire.
    2026 Voter Guide: Congress
    Suspect in Potomac senior home homicide found incompetent to stand trial
    The suspect in the Valentine's Day slaying of a resident at an upscale Potomac senior home was found incompetent to stand trial.
    Cogir Potomac Senior Living
    The rise and stagnation of Mike Elias’ Orioles
    From the top of the baseball world to a middle-of-the-road club, the Orioles are at a critical juncture. Patience around Baltimore is wearing thin.
    President of baseball operations Mike Elias’ Orioles are 20-24, nine games behind the Rays in the American League East.
    Going to Preakness at Laurel Park? Here are traffic and parking tips.
    Here’s what you need to know about traffic and transportation ahead of Preakness.
    Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 — Laurel Park will host the 2026 Preakness as Pimlico Race Course is being rebuilt.
    Prince George’s planning chair Darryl Barnes faces a slew of misconduct allegations
    The complaint, filed in February, states that Darryl Barnes threatened to fire the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s general counsel and engaged in misconduct.
    A complaint filed in February states that Darryl Barnes threatened the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s general counsel and engaged in misconduct.
    Brittany and Sheldon Russell, Maryland racing’s power couple, prepare to take on the Preakness
    Jockey Sheldon Russell, riding Mizner, is greeted by the team, including Russell’s wife and Mizner’s trainer, Brittany Russell, and their son.
    TV dubbed a homeless mom ‘Maryland’s most wanted.’ To her friend, she was in crisis.
    At least one in four police shootings in the country involves a person with symptoms of mental illness, research has shown. Could this woman prevent her friend from a similar fate in Baltimore?
    Diana Scott talks on the phone after canvassing homeless encampments and other areas of Baltimore to search for her friend Felicia Anderson, who she says has been experiencing a mental health crisis.
    Grieving families hoped Maryland’s review of deaths in police custody would bring justice. It hasn’t.
    One year after the release of the audit sparked a reckoning over deaths in police custody in Maryland, no one has faced criminal charges in the mislabeled cases. And the medical examiner’s office has not changed any of its determinations.
    One year after the release of the audit sparked a reckoning over deaths in police custody in Maryland, no one has faced criminal charges in the mislabeled cases.
    For sale: Strikingly modern home in Bethesda
    The award-winning Bethesda home, known as the NaCl house, was designed by architect David Jameson.
    NBC News correspondent helps rescue teen driver from burning car on Capital Beltway
    A veteran NBC News correspondent helped rescue a teenager from a burning car after a high-speed crash on the Capital Beltway in Montgomery County.
    Locals helped rescue a teenager from a burning car on the Capital Beltway in Montgomery County.
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