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Experts say several changes could improve an unusual part of the criminal legal system in Maryland — one that allows anyone to seek charges on their own without input from police or prosecutors.

How a bookstore and African cultural center has kept its footprint on North Avenue for decades.

What happened to the Baltimore business owners who sued the city in 2017 after the unrest following Freddie Gray's death.

Maryland’s district court commissioner system allows people to file criminal charges with little oversight, a Banner investigation found. The process can be abused and upend lives.

In Maryland, people can be arrested, thrown in jail and forced to defend themselves against criminal charges without input from police or prosecutors.

The MoCo Pride Center’s new physical space has made it easier for the organization to bring the LGBTQIA+ community together for events, including chosen family dinners.

Maryland State Police are investigating the 12th prisoner death this year and third this month, officials said Monday.

A federal judge on Monday questioned whether government officials could be trusted to follow orders barring them from taking Kilmar Ábrego García into immigration custody or deporting him.

“I told you I have loved you 1000 times before and I know I will love you again,” Jamie McPhee posted on social media.

After a coalition of counties challenged the long-awaited Conowingo Dam settlement last month, Maryland officials have mounted an influence campaign on the Eastern Shore. Now, just one holdout remains.

State government offices will be closed in Maryland on Wednesday, Christmas Eve.

A woman in Western Maryland has obtained criminal charges against two more police officers, an Anne Arundel County police sergeant and a Maryland State Police trooper.

Asked about his job security for the first time this season, John Harbaugh called it a “great question” but stressed that coaching is a “day-to-day job.”

“Nothing beyond a contusion, but I don’t want to minimize the severity and the pain level on that because it’s legit,” coach John Harbaugh said.

Ervin Alfaro-Lopez, 34, of Germantown, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday for sexually abusing his underage students. He is required to register as a sex offender for life.

Nearly 2.4 million Maryland residents are traveling between Dec. 20-Jan. 1 for the holiday season, the third-highest on record, AAA said.

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport suspended security checkpoints temporarily Monday morning due to a law enforcement investigation.

A Ravens spokesperson said nobody was hurt and the team is trying to figure out why it misfired.

The father-in-law of Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes was found dead in Virginia on Saturday, days after he was reported missing, authorities said.

The Ravens squandered an 11-point lead in a 28-24 loss to the New England Patriots. Their playoff hopes are hanging by a thread. Here are five things we learned from the game.