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    Chesapeake Bay blue crab numbers down slightly this year
    The number of crabs is an improvement from an all-time low in 2022, but still below average. The decline is less than 2%.
    A Maryland Blue crab before it is steamed.
    Hogan, Alsobrooks differ on abortion limits in first skirmish of Senate campaign
    A key difference between the two candidates emerged on Thursday, with Hogan saying he’d support legal abortions up to 26 weeks of a pregnancy while Alsobrooks opposed a firm cutoff.
    Former Governor Larry Hogan faces Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, who would be Maryland’s first Black senator.  Hogan is bidding to flip a reliably blue U.S. Senate seat red. The matchup is one of a few nationally expected to determine the balance of power in the chamber.
    Maryland nursing home residents allege years of neglect. Now they’re suing the state.
    About 80% of Maryland’s nursing homes have not had annual inspections, and fewer than half of complaints have been investigated, the lawsuit alleges.
    Collage of photograph of elderly woman supporting herself with walker flanked by figures that have been cut out of the photograph. Red scribbles fill the background behind the photo and a red spray obscures the elderly woman's face.
    How to train a racehorse: Five Towns runs ‘her race’ in the Gallorette on Preakness Day
    The Baltimore Banner followed trainer Graham Motion as he prepared for the biggest day in Maryland racing, and was there as a promising filly took on a new challenge.
    Jockey Jorge Ruiz rides Five Towns in the Gallorette Stakes on Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course.
    Letters: The case for renaming a new Key Bridge the William Donald Schaefer Memorial Bridge
    Honoring William Donald Schaefer by renaming the Key Bridge replacement after him would make perfect sense, says a Baltimore resident who cites Schaefer's “do it now” approach as Maryland’s governor and Baltimore’s mayor.
    Baltimore Mayor William Donald Schaefer and developer James Rouse stand at the center of a celebration for the opening of Harborplace.
    Shark Tank U: Maryland students compete for $2M in private equity to reduce school shootings
    A class of students at UMD, would-be entrepreneurs, have been given an opportunity to compete for $2 million in private equity seed funding. All they have to do to win it? Come up with a way to help detect and prevent school shooters.
    Illustration shows three college students with notebooks standing on either side of a credit card machine that is blowing a protective bubble around a younger student sitting at a desk. Small bullets ricochet off the bubble.
    Ravens will hold joint practices vs. Packers in August before preseason finale
    The Ravens and Packers will practice together ahead of their Aug. 24 preseason finale in Green Bay, Packers coach Matt LaFleur said.
    Under coach John Harbaugh, the Ravens have also practiced away from Baltimore against the Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts and Washington Commanders.
    Former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder donates Maryland mansion
    The American Cancer Society is selling a Montgomery County mansion donated by former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder and his wife Tanya Snyder.
    An exterior view of the home, taken from the vantage point of the Potomac River.
    They filed complaints about Ocean City Police. Then they were criminally prosecuted.
    In Maryland’s coastal tourist hub, the top prosecutor is accused of trying to chill citizen complaints about police.
    Months after settlement, worries remain about impact of sewage overflows on Bay, rivers
    A viral video sounded the alarm about the effect of the city's sewage overflows on the Chesapeake Bay. The city has until 2030 to prevent them from occurring.
    Baltimore crabber and social media influencer Luke McFadden with his hook, which he uses to fish items from rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. (Screen shot from TikTok)
    Remembering Pvt. Parker, 80 years after his secret death in WWII
    Ralph Parker’s story is unlike any others you’ll hear as we approach Memorial Day. It is about secrets and secret families, and a man who otherwise won’t be celebrated.
    Ralph Parker died on May 21, 1944 in an accident at Pearl Harbor that killed hundreds of soldiers.  His named is carved into the Maryland World War II Memorial near Annapolis.
    3 City Council races still undecided as Baltimore officials resume vote counting
    Counting will continue through Friday with provisional ballots and late-arriving mail ballots that were postmarked in time — potentially making for a long and stressful week for candidates who are uncertain of their fates.
    Baltimore City Board of Elections workers open mail-in ballots at the board's West Baltimore warehouse on Thursday, May 16.
    The Dali cargo ship is back at port. Its crew remains at sea.
    Almost two months after leaving port, the crew of the Dali remain onboard, back where they started, as their longest voyage continues.
    The Dali cargo ship was removed from the Key Bridge collapse site Monday morning, nearly two months after it hit the bridge.
    Who got to watch Preakness in the state government tent?
    For years, the state government has sponsored a trackside tent, where the invited crowd includes past and present politicians, state officials and business leaders — and the 149th Preakness was no different.
    Seize The Grey, ridden by jockey Jaime Torres, takes an early lead in the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 18, 2024.
    Seize the Grey wins Preakness Stakes for legendary trainer D. Wayne Lukas
    It’s Lukas’ 15th win in American racing’s premier series and seventh at Pimlico Race Course, the most recent prior to Saturday being Oxbow in 2013.
    Seize The Grey, ridden by jockey Jaime Torres, wins the 149th Preakness Stakes.
    Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban
    The Supreme Court on Monday declined, for now, to hear a challenge to a Maryland law banning certain semiautomatic firearms commonly referred to as assault weapons.
    It would have been unusual for the Supreme Court to take up a case at this point, since the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals is still weighing it.
    Dali cargo ship docks in Baltimore after being moved from Key Bridge wreckage
    The Dali on Monday made its way to a nearby marine terminal nearly eight weeks after it struck the Key Bridge.
    The Dali cargo ship begins to move on Monday morning from the Key Bridge wreckage site.
    Commentary: Long emergency room wait times point to health system failures
    Rethinking approaches to health care and adopting a new nursing initiative would help alleviate long emergency care wait times that put Marylanders at risk, leaders of health care and nursing programs at Johns Hopkins and Morgan State universities say.
    From left: Sarah Stanton, Kim Dobson Sydnor and Maija Anderson.
    As Ravens kick off OTAs, the next step arrives for Lamar Jackson, offensive line and so much more
    The Ravens have 10 days of organized team activities over the next three weeks as the team ramps up for next month’s mandatory minicamp.
    Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, center, works out during organized team activities Wednesday, May 24, 2023 in Owings Mills.
    Towson alum Mike Flanagan talks horror and wanting to film in Maryland
    Mike Flanagan, the filmmaker known for his horror works such as “The Haunting of Bly Manor,” “Midnight Mass” and “The Fall of the House of Usher,” is returning to his home.
    Mike Flanagan, who grew up in Maryland, is returning to share his stories with Towson University graduates.
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