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    These are Anne Arundel County’s newest 5-star schools
    The annual Maryland School Report Card ratings allow parents and community members to compare how their local schools are performing.
    Student holding pencil.
    Maryland’s best schools: See new state ratings for 2025
    Search our database to compare Maryland schools and their ratings.
    Constellation pitches new nuclear reactors and batteries in Maryland
    As Maryland lawmakers push for additional in-state power sources, Constellation Energy is providing them a range of options. Among them: generating natural gas, creating battery storage and more.
    The Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, Constellation’s nuclear power plant is located on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Lusby, Maryland.
    They risk their lives on every shift. Here’s why Wheaton’s rescue squad works for free.
    Over 100 members volunteer their nights and weekends to emergency response in the Wheaton area, from fighting fires and assisting births, to cutting up cars and administering CPR. With over 11,000 calls annually, the Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad is considered to be one of the busiest in Montgomery County. And it's all volunteer.
    From left, firefighters Zach Fergusson, Rick Allen and Teddy Schrenk tear apart a donated mini van during a training at the Wheaton Volunteer Rescue station in Wheaton.
    It’s sunny-side up for the Perry Hall Denny’s
    It may not be a grand slam for the Perry Hall Denny’s, but the restaurant chain can take the win.
    An empty lot is seen along Belair Road near Honeygo Boulevard in Perry Hall where a proposed Denny’s restaurant is to be built.
    Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents, dies at 84
    Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.
    Vice President Dick Cheney addresses a campaign rally for Gus Bilirakis, a Republican who is running for the Tampa Bay area congressional seat his father is vacating in Tampa, Fla. July 21, 2006. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius, File)
    Maryland schools get new star ratings today — maybe for the last time
    For the sixth year, the Maryland State Department of Education will rate each school on a scale of one to five stars.
    Need a sink unclogged? Federal workers turn to side hustles for cash.
    Federal workers haven’t been paid since September. Some of them are looking for odd jobs, while others are fully leaning into their side hustles.
    From left, Sean Pumphrey, Brittany Veney and Courtney Coulter.
    Why rent is up more in Anne Arundel than anywhere in Maryland
    The cost of rent in Anne Arundel County has increased more over the last decade than in any other jurisdiction in Maryland, a Banner analysis of recently released U.S. Census Bureau data found. Learn why.
    Rent is soaring in Anne Arundel County more than elsewhere in Maryland, due in part to the difficulty of new development, such as this subdivision in a Glen Burnie neighborhood.
    For descendants of those buried in this Black cemetery, long-sought answers may lie under a parking lot
    Church leaders, community members and descendants of those once buried at Mt. Zion cemetery on Wednesday will test their belief that not all remains were relocated when the site was developed.
    Church leaders, community members and descendants of those once buried at Mt. Zion cemetery will test their belief that not all remains were relocated when the site was developed into a shopping plaza.
    Gervonta Davis-Jake Paul bout is off and Paul will seek another fight in 2025
    Most Valuable Promotions, Paul’s promotional organization, said Saturday it was looking into the matter after a civil lawsuit was filed against Davis in Miami-Dade County last week.
    Lamont Roach, left, punches Gervonta Davis during the second round of a WBA lightweight championship boxing bout on March 1.
    Ravens trading for OLB Dre’Mont Jones, sending 5th-round pick to Titans
    Dre’Mont Jones has 4.5 sacks in the past four games and 19 pressures this season, according to PFF, more than any Ravens defender.
    Dre’Mont Jones lines up against the Arizona Cardinals on Oct. 5.
    Payne, Adams lead all-new Maryland squad past Coppin State 83-61 in season opener
    Maryland led 47-32 at halftime, but a 6-minute stretch without a basket to start the second half allowed Coppin State to get within 50-42 with 16:51 left.
    Maryland Terrapins forward Pharrel Payne shoots the ball over Coppin State Eagles forward Tyler Koenig during the second half of Monday's game.
    Moore: Maryland will ensure full SNAP benefits in November
    More than 680,000 Marylanders — nearly 40% of them children — receive SNAP benefits each month to help keep food on the table. The average benefit is $180.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, who visited the Anne Arundel County Food Bank last week, said Monday the state will commit enough funding to ensure that SNAP participants receive their full benefits in November.
    Tyler O’Neill opts in for remainder of contract with Orioles
    As part of the three-year, $49.5-million deal O’Neill signed with the Orioles, he could have exercised an opt-out clause following the 2025 season.
    Baltimore Orioles outfielder Tyler O'Neill (9) homers in the first inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. on Friday, July 25, 2025.
    A steak and cheese in Rockville has been more than 40 years in the making
    Z&Z Manoushe Bakery will serve the sandwich on Tuesday, Nov. 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The owners’ father, grandfather and uncle served the sub in shops around Montgomery County from the 1980s to the early 2000s.
    Dubbaneh's grandfather Fayez Khawaja and his uncle, David, owned and operated Chicken Tonight at 1111 Nelson St. in Rockville from 1982-2006.
    Dalya Attar says she’s the real victim in new statement
    According to the state senator, the consultant she’s been charged with extorting was a “disgruntled woman” whom she fired from her first campaign in 2018 “for cause.” Attar does not state why.
    Sen. Dalya Attar, a Baltimore City Democrat, attends Gov. Wes Moore’s State of the State address in the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
    Alleged Montgomery County Peeping Tom was accused of the same crime in Prince George’s
    A Takoma Park man faces multiple misdemeanor Peeping Tom charges after being accused of dressing like a woman to gain access to gym locker rooms.
    Police shooting in Baltimore County sends man to hospital, closes portion of MD 43
    A police shooting in Baltimore County sent one person to the hospital and closed a section of Maryland Route 43.
    Police responded to calls of an armed man in Baltimore County, though it’s unclear what kind of weapon he allegedly possessed.
    Heads up, Key Highway closed in Federal Hill for emergency repairs
    A portion of Key Highway is closed Monday while crews make emergency repairs, according to the Baltimore City Department of Transportation.
    The Department of Public Works responds to a potential sinkhole on Key Highway in Baltimore, near the American Visionary Art Museum.
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