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    What to know about the Baltimore Running Festival this weekend
    The four races — a 26.2-mile marathon, the CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield half-marathon, the 5K and Pandora 10K races — will begin at different times and locations near the Inner Harbor.
    Half Marathon runners at the start of their event during the Baltimore Running Festival on October 19th, 2024 in Baltimore, MD. Eric Thompson for The Baltimore Banner.
    Idaho CEO found in Baltimore hotel died from methamphetamine, medical examiner says
    The Idaho medical center CEO found dead in a Baltimore hotel over the summer died of methamphetamine intoxication, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    Baltimore County judge denies convicted serial rapist’s appeal to shorten sentence
    The 73-year-old is serving over a century in prison for multiple rapes: Laura Neuman in 1983 in Baltimore, Valerie Pieroni and seven other women in Baltimore County from the late 1970s through 1989, and a 14-year-old girl.
    Exterior of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in Towson, Md. on Monday, May 19, 2025.
    Could a few ‘bad actors’ upend Baltimore’s housing hopes?
    Two LLCs connected to the buyers have declared bankruptcy and many of the homes in the portfolio are entering foreclosure.
    Maryland Housing Secretary Jake Day at Tuesday's meeting of the Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Council.
    What happened to Oella Cemetery? Restoring Maryland’s only company-owned burial ground.
    Oella Cemetery, a Baltimore County burial ground owned by a mill company, never had long-term maintenance. The local community is stepping in to restore it.
    Ann Garvey rests a hand on a gravestone at the Oella Cemetery in Catonsville.
    7 things to do in Baltimore County: a feast of fall fests and a mushroom hike
    There’s no shortage of fall activities in Baltimore County this time of year, including a talk on monsters, a mushroom hike and a craft fair.
    The Pints and Profs series will make its first visit to Heavy Seas Brewing taproom on Thursday evening for a Halloween-themed talk.
    Baltimore lights landmarks pink and blue in memory of pregnancy and infant loss
    Baltimore City landmarks will be awash in pink and blue to honor Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
    Sarah Ernst, a senior research specialist who helped organize an effort to illuminate the dome at the top of Johns Hopkins' Billings Building in pink and blue for a second year.
    Police say 3 suspects are connected to a North Bethesda homicide and kidnapping. Here are the details.
    Akwalabeng Fontava, 29, was found killed in a North Bethesda apartment the morning of Sept. 21. According to court records, two people inside the apartment were then kidnapped, including Fontava’s girlfriend and a relative who was sleeping over.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    Hagerstown nail salon owner freed after 5 months in ICE custody
    Melissa Tran, a Hagerstown mom and nail salon owner, was freed five months after being detained by ICE and jailed in Washington state. A federal judge ruled that U.S. officials had no basis for prolonging her detention.
    Hagerstown resident Mong "Melissa" Tuyen Thi Tran poses for a photo on Oct. 12, 2025, soon after being released from federal immigration detention facility in Tacoma, Washington.
    Gov. Wes Moore talks federal ‘assault’ on Maryland
    “The assault that we’ve now had on the state of Maryland has been aggressive, has been intentional, it’s been petty, it’s been partisan and it’s been punishing,” Gov. Wes Moore said during a conversation with David Rubenstein at Impact Maryland.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in conversation with moderator David Rubenstein at Impact Maryland on Tuesday.
    After months in ICE detention, a Maryland mother holds her children again
    Melissa Tran was freed Sunday after spending the last five months in an ICE detention facility more than 2,700 miles from her family.
    Siblings, Rachel, 18, Jacob, 10, Jackson, 19, and Riley Hoang, 6, spend time together and play with Snapchat filters on their living room couch on June 4, 2025.
    Kitty treadmills aren’t the only luxury in Howard County’s first cat café
    The most luxurious amenities inside Luna Cat Collective, Howard County’s first cat café, aren’t for humans.
    Luna Cat Collective, Howard County’s first cat café, hosts several adoptable cats that guests can interact with and adopt.
    Kurt Schmoke’s bid to save a struggling college
    Kurt Schmoke, president of the University of Baltimore, has a new idea to help stabilize the embattled university: consolidation with Baltimore City Community College.
    University of Baltimore President Kurt Schmoke wants to merge his institution with Baltimore City Community College.
    Baltimore County police chief says $3 parking violation put him on Brady list
    Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough said the only reason he’s included on a Brady list is a 1986 parking violation that cost the county $3.
    Robert O. McCullough, Chief of the Baltimore County Police, speaks to the media about a shooting that occurred on Breslin Court on December 24, 2024.
    More than $80,000 raised for family of child killed by school bus
    A GoFundMe campaign, to cover funeral and other expenses for the family — which includes Summer’s younger sister and brother — collected the sum in two days.
    Items left at a Rockville intersection to honor Summer Lim, an 11-year-old girl killed in a collision with a school bus there last week.
    Former Naval Academy midshipman threatened ‘mass execution,’ feds say
    “Honestly not that surprised I’ll be carrying out the mass execution of my peers in a couple,” Jackson Elliot Fleming wrote from his home in Chesterton, Indiana, according to federal prosecutors.
    U.S. Navy Security officers attend Gate 1 at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis on Sept. 11 as the academy went on lockdown following reports of a shooter on campus.
    Train derails in Baltimore, sending 18 cars off the track, fire officials say
    A train derailment sent 18 cars off the track Sunday night in East Baltimore, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department. No one was injured.
    Freight cars at the CSX Baltimore Yard in Curtis Bay.
    Savannah Bananas’ brand of baseball heads to Bowie, with Oct. 31 lottery cutoff
    Next year, for two summer nights, the Indianapolis Clowns and Loco Beach Coconuts will bring Banana Ball to Prince George’s Stadium. Here’s how to get tickets.
    The Indianapolis Clowns and Loco Beach Coconuts will make a stop in Maryland as part of the Banana Ball Championship League.
    Police identify woman killed in Silver Spring shooting
    Montgomery County police said they have identified the victim of a fatal shooting in Silver Spring over the weekend as Monique Charles, a New York City resident. They allege her ex-boyfriend killed her.
    Baltimore Police crime scene tape sits unused on a police vehicle at the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
    Nor’easter exits Maryland with minor flooding before sunshine returns later this week
    While there was some moderate flooding in Ocean City, the impact of the storm along the Maryland coast was not as strong as initially forecast.
    Parts of Maryland remain under a high surf advisory and a coastal flood warning in low-lying areas.
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