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Michael H.C. McDowell and Susan M. Flanigan of Chestertown write that Sen. Chris Van Hollen is a “workhorse” for his service, but lament Rep. Andy Harris as a “show horse.”

Kamau Campbell, the 16-year-old shot near Lansdowne High School last month, is remembered as a fun-loving son and brother who stood up for what was right.

A day after a deadly police-involved shooting unfolded in an Arbutus, new details emerged about the man reportedly wearing a ski mask and firing arrows at passing cars who was fatally shot.

It was the third homicide of the year in Annapolis.

Aberdeen Mayor Patrick McGrady says the IronBirds will likely leave his city’s Ripken Stadium amid a long-simmering battle over costs.

The Social Security Administration could lose thousands of employees under President Donald Trump's revived reclassification policy.

Tradepoint Atlantic, the company behind the redevelopment of the former Bethlehem Steel site at Sparrows Point, is expanding into Howard County that is expected to create 500 jobs.

Today’s Catch, a longtime destination for fresh seafood in Howard County, has closed its Columbia storefront after 47 years in business.

The board's ruling is likely not the last word on a saga nearly four years in the making.

From a talk on Maryland’s mythical beasts to free jazz music at Merriweather’s Chrysalis stage, here are seven things to do in Howard County for April 24 through May 1.

Ten years ago, I wrote a column for a Florida paper about what I was seeing during the Freddie Gray uprising. I didn’t get it all right.

A dentist was under investigation for installing a hidden camera in an employee bathroom when he died, locking his victims into a legal battle.

The Dundalk Heritage Fair is back on for July 4–6, organizers announced Wednesday.

Baltimore County Police fatally shot a man Wednesday morning after officers responded to reports that he was armed with a bow and arrow in a residential neighborhood in Arbutus, officials said.

Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee chain, is searching for 10 locations to open in Maryland, according to a news release.

The Carroll County Sheriff’s office said it would not “force” a landowner to comply with a civil access order.

Maryland is seeking bids to construct a towering five-story, approximately $200 million building in Annapolis to relocate the state’s two appeals courts.

A 63-year-old man died after he fell into the street and was struck by a Charm City Circulator bus Tuesday evening in downtown Baltimore, according to police.

The Waterfront Partnership wasn't involved in the Newport Beach trash wheel, but said they’re very excited to see it.

Junior Dunkley, 67, of Owings Mills, was changing a flat tire when he was struck by another vehicle on I-695 in Baltimore County.