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    Four Red Lobsters closed in Maryland. Here’s how to buy the fish tanks.
    Red Lobster restaurants in Gaithersburg, Columbia, Silver Spring and Laurel have officially closed — but the equipment and furniture inside the Maryland locations is up for grabs.
    Red Lobster fans in Howard County may have to find a new seafood destination.
    1,000 cars, headed up I-97 for a banger. What could go wrong?
    The rally came out of Prince George’s County just after midnight when police were alerted it was on the move. Anne Arundel County Police say the drivers were headed for the Giant Food parking lot in Gambrills, where they planned to set up an exhibition of wildness behind the wheel.
    Light traffic on Interstate 97 in Glen Burnie flows north. Police say they herded a 1,000 car caravan out of the county on the  highway in March.
    How a Hopkins lab that began in an auto shop became Howard County’s largest private employer
    The Pentagon has awarded the Applied Physics Laboratory $12 billion over the past decade, making Hopkins the largest university recipient of Defense Department money.
    The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory’s Intelligent Systems Center, pictured, is one of many buildings on the 461-acre property in Laurel.
    Black women have lifted candidates before. How will they impact the Senate primary race?
    Angela Alsobrooks would make state history if elected to be the first Black woman to become a U.S. Senator. But will Black women support her?
    U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks is the current Prince George’s County Executive. She’s hoping to make history as the first Black woman to hold the position in the history of the state.
    Maryland to hire 5 law firms to assist with Key Bridge lawsuits
    The firms would be paid between 2% and 18% of any money recovered for the state, depending on how much money is won and at which point in the legal process an award is made.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown plans to hire five private law firms to assist with litigation arising from the crash of the Dali cargo ship into the Key Bridge.
    How to train a racehorse: Meet Five Towns, a filly set to step up on Preakness weekend
    The Baltimore Banner has embeded with Maryland-based trainer H. Graham Motion as he prepares for the state’s most important race days.
    Five Towns gallops on the dirt track at the Fair Hill Training Center on May 10.
    Ravens will face Chiefs in NFL season opener
    Baltimore will face the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 5 at Arrowhead Stadium.
    Ravens QB Lamar Jackson reacts after catching his own tipped pass in the AFC Championship game as Kansas City’s George Karlaftis looks on.
    A bike lane on the rebuilt Key Bridge? It’s being discussed.
    Compared with our neighboring states, Maryland has been slow to adapt to the growing demand for safe cycling lanes, particularly over bridges.
    Rona Kobell stands on the Ben Franklin Bridge, overlooking New Jersey, with her friend Chuck Quirmbach, who is a radio reporter from Milwaukee. The two were on a Society of Environmental Journalists' 12-mile bike ride through Philadelphia to see street connectivity.
    Election day is Tuesday. Here’s when you can expect to know who won.
    Once the ballots are cast in Tuesday’s primary elections in Maryland, voters may have to sit tight for a bit to learn who the likely winners are — especially in tight contests.
    Voters get "I Voted" stickers after casting their ballots at the early voting location in the ballroom of the Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Station.
    Key Bridge demolition rescheduled for Monday after lightning spotted
    Crews plan to make precision cuts using small charges to break up the steel structure into pieces more easily removed by equipment.
    A controlled explosion to break apart a heavy truss resting on the cargo ship Dali was rescheduled for Monday.
    Pro-Palestinian Hopkins protesters ending encampment after deal with administration
    Pro-Palestinian protesters camped out at Johns Hopkins University for nearly two weeks said Sunday morning that they have reached an agreement with university administration and will break down their encampment.
    Johns Hopkins University pro-Palestine encampment
    Callum Robinson arrived in America like a legend. Then his adventures began.
    Callum Robinson was a standout lacrosse player at Stevenson University, a hulking figure who was hard to miss. But friends remember the former Locust Point resident, who was found fatally shot in Mexico last month in a robbery attempt, for his big hugs, big heart and zest for life.
    Callum Robinson (right) is shown with his college lacrosse coach, Paul Cantabene, in October 2023. He had returned to Stevenson University to mark the induction of the 2013 lacrosse team into the school's sports hall of fame.
    Money can’t buy me love, but it might get David Trone into the Senate
    Democratic voters — early voting is over and election day is Tuesday — have to decide not just who is better for the job, David Trone or Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. They have to decide if his spending so much of his own money to win an election is, well, right.
    How much of your own money should you put into your campaign? David Trone is figuring that out in his bid to be the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate.
    Fat is back: why dairy farmers are curdling more cheese
    Maryland was once one of the largest dairy-producing states in the country. But the number of dairy farms has fallen sharply over the years, especially in the past three decades. There were 297 dairy farms still in existence as of March, down from 1,400 in 1991, according to the Maryland Departments of Health and Agriculture.
    Cows graze at Palmyra Farm in Hagerstown, Maryland.
    Sheila Dixon
    Learn about Sheila Dixon, Democratic candidate in the Baltimore mayoral race.
    Northern lights could be visible in parts of Maryland this weekend. Here’s why.
    The timing isn't certain, but there is a possibility of seeing the brilliant northern lights much further south than normal this weekend.
    Solar activity means the northern lights could be visible across large parts of the United States. There is some risk to satellites, but the forecast geomagnetic storm does not pose safety risks to most people.
    Feds indict Hagerstown teen for swatting Delaware school, Alabama trailer park
    A Maryland teen is part of a group facing federal charges for calling in hoax threats to an airport, a school, a casino and people’s homes across the country, according to a newly unsealed indictment.
    BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 08:  A sign stands outside the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse, where a man accused of plotting to bomb an armed forces recruiting station will appear on December 8, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland. A 21-year-old man was arrested and will appear in court in Baltimore this afternoon.
    Lamar Jackson hasn’t been 205 pounds since he was a college sophomore. Can that work in the NFL?
    The last time Jackson played at 205 pounds was his sophomore year at Louisville. Will he go back to that weight for the Ravens in 2024?
    Playing at a reduced weight could help Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson use his speed to avoid defenders but make him more susceptible to injury when they catch him.
    Campus protesters want Johns Hopkins to divest. This lab is what they mean.
    The Pentagon has awarded a university lab $12 billion over past decade. Pro-Palestinian protesters want that to end.
    As pro-Palestine demonstrations at Johns Hopkins University stretch into their second week, protesters are demanding the school cut ties with the Department of Defense, which awards billions to a Hopkins research lab.
    Pimlico redevelopment plan primed for summer start with governor’s signature
    Ahead of the 149th Preakness Stakes, state officials are preparing take ownership of Pimlico Race Course, renovate it and run races there — an ambitious plan to revive the thoroughbred horse racing industry.
    Pimlico Race Course is so dilapidated that a stretch of seating is closed off to fans, even during the Preakness. Plans are moving forward for the state to take ownership of the track and renovate it.
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