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David Hearn, a 67-year-old Bethesda man who stopped by the pool while on a 64-mile bike ride, said authorities arrested him and held him for five hours on Friday after he reached down into the pool.

Sunday is the solstice, marking the start of astronomical summer north of the equator.

World Cup fans have flooded social media with complaints about tickets that never arrived, orders that were canceled at the last minute and hours they spent trying to sort out problems between FIFA’s ticketing system and outside resale platforms.

Emails obtained by The Baltimore Banner offer a new window into Gov. Wes Moore’s approach to an emerging data center industry. His decision to back a controversial development in southern Maryland raises questions about how his administration can foster data centers without trodding on communities or sacrificing climate goals.

Festivalgoers at AFRAM 50 shared the stories, inspiration and cultural pride behind their outfits as Baltimore celebrated a half-century of the festival.

Nationals hitters started quickly but fizzled.

The U.S. national soccer team advanced to the knockout round at the World Cup despite the absence of injured forward Christian Pulisic, beating Australia 2-0 on Friday.

Health advisories were issued for Bayside Beach, Upper Magothy Beach and Carrollton Manor after routine water quality testing showed elevated levels of enterococci bacteria that are unsafe for water contact.

Beavers did not record a hit in his first action since mid-May

A Howard County Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of allowing the eggplant and peach statues to remain on Main Street in Old Ellicott City.

The agreement struck between the United States and Iran aims to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ease sanctions on the Islamic Republic and relaunch nuclear talks with a 60-day deadline. But the brief document signed by U.S. President Donald Trump at Versailles on Wednesday — which has not been officially released — is vague on some of the major questions left by the three-month conflict.

These AFRAM attendees remember their experiences, both personal and professional, at the annual Baltimore festival.

The chaotic way two Baltimore parents were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside their daughter’s school stands in stark contrast to what their neighbors describe as their normally quiet lives.

An independent minor league baseball team says it is forfeiting a game because some of its players refused to wear a special Pride Night jersey.

The National Aquarium released nine formerly cold-stunned turtles named after Baltimore neighborhoods into the sea in Ocean City on Thursday.

Former President Barack Obama formally opened his presidential center in Chicago on Thursday with a call to defend democracy as three former presidents joined him on stage in an extraordinary event featuring politicians, A-list celebrities, athletes and other internationally known figures.

In a stunning reversal, Luigi Mangione ‘s lawyers told a judge Thursday that he will no longer be asserting a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Gov. Wes Moore said in a statement that his administration has made “historic investments” to ensure the future of Maryland’s racing industry and the $85 million decision will secure a “vital asset for our state.”

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights.

Thanks to an unconventional coaching summit, the Commanders and Dan Quinn feel on schedule as minicamp ends.