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    Art Rewind: Recapping the Banner’s favorite images of July 2022
    Each month, The Baltimore Banner will curate some of our favorite images from the previous four weeks or so; that’ll include photographs and illustrations, from both our team of staffers and our wide pool of freelance contributors.
    The Mammoth Fireworks Show in Catonsville.
    Anton Black’s death during police encounter leads to $5M settlement
    The 19-year-old Eastern Shore man died during a struggle with police officers in 2018. Black's relatives have reached a partial settlement of their wrongful death lawsuit.
    In this Jan. 28, 2019, file photo, Jennell Black, mother of Anton Black, looks at a collection of her son's belongings at her home in Greensboro, Md. Relatives of Anton Black, a 19-year-old Black man who died during a struggle with police officers on Maryland's Eastern Shore, have reached a $5 million partial settlement of their wrongful death lawsuit, an agreement that also requires improvements in police training and policies, family attorneys announced Monday, Aug. 8, 2022.
    SNAP enrollment drops sharply in Maryland; some say staffing shortages, policy shifts partially to blame
    The number of Marylanders receiving SNAP benefits declined by more than 158,000 between March and May — an 18% drop.
    An illustration of a mother looking into an empty refrigerator with children in the background.
    Coupon clipping as a cool new activity? Explaining inflation and saving to kids
    You don’t have to be old enough for a bank account to start to understand money.
    Boy clips a coupon, surrounded by dollar bills and coupons
    Smith Island pulls together after tornado strikes Chesapeake Bay community
    While waterspouts in the Chesapeake Bay aren't unheard of, a tornado touching down and causing damage on Smith Island is a rare occurrence. Neighbors were banding together after one damaged homes and injured at least one person on Thursday evening.
    A water spout turned into a tornado on Smith Island.
    No longer needing a ‘good’ enough reason to wear and carry, more Marylanders are applying for — and getting — handgun permits
    "Wear and carry" applications in Maryland rose more than 600% from June 23 to July 11 compared to the same period last year, according to state police. This follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June striking down New York’s rules for concealed weapons permits, and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's subsequent suspension of a requirement that applicants provide a "good and substantial reason" for possessing a regulated firearm.
    A caucasian man drawing his modern polymer (Glock) .45 caliber pistol from an IWB (inside the waistband) holster under his leather jacket.
    Maryland precinct vote data not available in real-time as counties continue to count mail votes
    The state’s inability to post precinct vote data in real time means outside analysts and enthusiasts are missing a key tool to help verify the accuracy of vote counts.
    A ballot counter runs mailed-in ballots through a machine and gathers them if they get stuck.
    A gang of horses: Assateague visitors experience horses gone wild
    Visitors to Maryland's Assateague Island National Seashore expect to see the romantic wild horses they read about in the children's novel "Misty of Chincoteague," but the reality is that the animals have no problem showing visitors that they are the boss, especially when campground food is involved.
    Assateague's stallion named Phoenix with another pony named Mieke's Noe'lani and her two fillies, one a yearling, and the other just a couple of months old.
    Live election results: Maryland Gubernatorial primary
    Check back after the polls close at 8 p.m. for live results in the Maryland Gubernatorial primary election.
    Live election results: Maryland statewide primary results
    See live results for the races in Maryland's primary election.
    Live election results: All primary races
    Cox victorious in Republican primary for governor; Democratic contest unclear with Moore leading early
    Hundreds of thousands of election day and mail-in ballots were yet to be counted.
    Dan Cox, a candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, greets supporters during a primary election night event on July 19, 2022 in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Voters will choose candidates during the primary for governor and seats in the House of Representatives in the upcoming November election.
    With wastewater pollution increasing in the Chesapeake Bay, new law aims to crack down on treatment plants
    Maryland’s wastewater treatment facilities contributed a 46% increase in nitrogen and phosphorus pollution last year in the Chesapeake Bay. Many were operating in violation of discharge permits.
    Wastewater at Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant near Baltimore.
    Why the Chesapeake Bay’s beloved blue crabs are at an all-time low
    A winter dredge survey released last month put the estimate for the Bay’s prized critter at 227 million — the lowest in the survey’s history.
    JC Hudgins shows a blue crab he caught in the Chesapeake Bay in Mathews, Va., on Friday, June 10, 2022.
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