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    ‘Barn in the USA’: One of Maryland’s largest county fairs returns
    The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair, Maryland's largest county fair, returns Aug. 14-22 in Gaithersburg. Here’s everything you need to know about tickets, schedules, food, entertainment and more before you go.
    Menu highlights this year include crabby fries, Krispy Kreme burgers and the return of a New Orleans-style food booth.
    Streeter: It’s difficult to raise a cool, hard Baltimore kid, knowing it’ll be held against him
    COLUMN | I’m trying to raise a friendly, confident Black child who is solid in any identity he comes to have. But I’m afraid it will be used against him.
    A student walks past lockers in the hallway outside Damien Ford’s Baltimore School for The Arts classroom on Dec. 21, 2022. Ford teaches an African American Literature class where shows his students comparisons between Lauryn Hill lyrics and the work of Zora Neal Hurston.
    Want the best ice cream in Prince George’s County? I ranked these 6 shops.
    Some of the best soft-serve and hard-serve ice cream options in Prince George’s County are in roadside stands and on a college campus.
    La Neveria Michoacana in Bladensburg is a Mexican-inspired ice cream shop that also serves ice pops and mangonanda.
    He helped build a North Baltimore community. Now his neighbors want to honor him.
    Joe Nathan Page has lived in his Northeast Baltimore home for over 60 years. He’s one of at least 129,000 Baltimoreans who have lived in their homes for 20 or more years.
    Joe Nathan Page has been in his home in Woodbourne-McCabe for 61 years. He discusses the changes in his neighborhood over the decades.
    Visitors say safety improvements at Monkton trail crossing fall short
    Despite new measures the intersection of the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail and Route 138, visitors report continued dangers from limited parking and speeding traffic.
    Cyclists cross Monkton Road on the NCR trail. Visitors to the trail say a lack of parking and general speeding in the area makes the crossing dangerous.
    Developer plans nearly 2,000 homes in northern Anne Arundel with a coal plant next door
    A prolific developer plans to build a sprawling residential community in northern Anne Arundel County on land once identified for conservation, in the shadow of a coal-fired power plant.
    A developer is looking to turn 324 acres in the shadow of the Brandon Shores coal plant into a residential community with commercial amenities.
    Nationals lose key clubhouse presence in trading Luis García Jr.
    García’s tenure with the Nationals began in 2016, when he signed as a 16-year-old international free agent.
    Luis García Jr. was known for taking pressure off Nationals teammates because of his upbeat attitude.
    Orioles fall to Phillies in rain-shortened game, dropping series before trade deadline
    The game turned over to the bullpens after a rain delay, and it immediately fell apart for the Orioles. Philadelphia scored in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings.
    Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz, third from left, talks with umpires as Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies is delayed for the second time due to rain.
    Nationals dealing Luis García Jr. to Yankees for 4 pitchers
    The Nationals will receive four right-handed pitchers.
    Washington Nationals infielder Luis García Jr., bats in the third inning against the Atlanta Braves on July 30.
    One man dies, another arrested in separate Baltimore water rescues
    Two men were pulled from Baltimore waters in unrelated incidents Sunday afternoon. A 37-year-old man died after being rescued from the Patapsco River in Harbor East.
    Khalilah Yancey, a spokeswoman for the Baltimore City Fire Department said crews were shortly called to the 1300 block of Lancaster Street in Fells Point after 3 p.m. for two people in the water on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026.
    Storms sweep into Maryland, bringing flood risk and Orioles rain delays
    Storms have begun moving across Maryland, delaying the Orioles game at Camden Yards and raising concerns about flash flooding, damaging winds and dangerous evening conditions across much of the state.
    It's been raining since the first pitch of the Orioles-Phillies game on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, at Camden Yards. The weather forced a rain delay at 2:28 pm.
    2 Maryland tickets win $1M as Powerball jackpot climbs to $748M
    The next Powerball drawing Monday will be for $748 million, an estimated cash value of $325.1 million.
    A lottery screen at Triple Fam Mart in Mount Vernon shows the next Powerball jackpot at $748 million. The next drawing is Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.
    These blind student filmmakers make magic on both sides of the camera
    Six students at the Maryland School for the Blind wanted to make a film about pizza. They ended up making one about themselves.
    Keith Lamar Jackson, 21, said filmmaking was new to him before this experience.
    Who paid the price in Maryland’s redistricting clash?
    Redistricting has damaged relationships and consumed time and energy in Annapolis this year. Monday’s special session is a compromise to take a step forward.
    Lawmakers will lay the groundwork for future congressional redistricting in a special session starting Monday.
    DeVance Walker Jr. fought for diversity and economic development in Montgomery County
    Walker, a former military police officer and professor who was a champion for diversity and economic development, died June 24 at age 79.
    DeVance Walker Jr.
    Maryland Democrats settle for less after bitter redistricting fight
    Lawmakers are holding a special session on redistricting, but it’s too late to affect Trump’s agenda.
    From left, Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk, Gov. Wes Moore and Senate President Bill Ferguson all took different views of congressional redistricting over the past year, but they all ultimately ended up at the same place: revising the state constitution to make map-drawing easier going forward.
    Orioles strand bases loaded twice, bullpen falters in loss to Phillies
    Baltimore (54-57) struggled to break through against left-hander Cristopher Sánchez despite twice loading the bases, and Philadelphia pulled away with four eighth-inning runs against the bullpen.
    Shane Baz allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings against the Phillies on Saturday night.
    Nationals going through a funk before trade deadline: ‘Guys are frustrated’
    The Nationals seem to be pressing with the trade deadline looming and knowing where they are in the National League wild-card hunt.
    Nationals first baseman Luis García Jr. watches the Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. round the bases on his home run in the first inning.
    What we know about Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman’s trade market
    According to three sources teams remain interested in Rutschman, and two say the Orioles are listening to offers.
    Adley Rutschman is on the injured list but could begin a rehab assignment next week.
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    How many players will the Orioles deal in the next two days?
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