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    Martha’s Vineyard is a summer stronghold for Maryland’s Black elite
    When summertime hits Maryland, Black Marylanders don't go to Ocean City, they head to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Some say it's a "Black Utopia."
    From left, Lillian Robinson, her son Connor, and her husband Corey Robinson, during a vacation at Martha's Vineyard.
    Extreme heat advisory, air quality alert issued as Marylanders brace for scorching temps
    Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Fredrick, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s counties are under a heat advisory from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Further, officials issued a Code Orange Alert.
    Much of the Baltimore region will be under a heat advisory and Code Orange Alert on Wednesday.
    Baltimore metalheads celebrate the legacy of rock icon Ozzy Osbourne
    Metalheads from across the Baltimore region gathered at Ottobar’s weekly Metal Monday — this time to pay tribute to the rock icon, who died at age 76 last week in the UK while surrounded by family.
    Jeremy, left, lifts his friend as others cheer during this week’s Ozzy Osbourne-themed Metal Monday at the Ottobar.
    Maryland native Katie Ledecky remains unbeatable in the 1,500 freestyle, taking the title again at the worlds
    It was Ledecky’s second medal in these games after taking bronze in the 400 free behind Canadian Summer McIntosh.
    Katie Ledecky of the United States celebrates after winning gold medal in the women's 1500m freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
    2 teens face charges after possible ‘door kick’ TikTok challenge, police say
    Two teens are facing charges after police said they kicked in the door of a Maryland home in what may be associated with a TikTok challenge.
    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 families ripped apart by ICE detentions, deportations
    Baltimore immigrant families now are coping with the sudden separation from loved ones and navigating both the consequences at home and the uncertainty of what happens next.
    Howard County faculty union members rally to demand progress on contract talks
    Dozens of Howard Community College faculty members were joined by elected officials at a rally to demand progress in contract talks that they say have dragged on for a year and a half.
    HCC faculty member Tim Bruno uses a megaphone to deliver remarks during a rally to support Howard Community College faculty on the school’s quad in Columbia on Monday.
    Southwest Baltimore meat plant reopens after carbon dioxide incident hospitalized employees
    Holly Poultry, the meat processing and distribution plant in Southwest Baltimore where a carbon dioxide incident on Sunday affected 10 employees, returned to normal operations.
    First responders working the scene at a HAZMAT incident at Holly Poultry, a poultry processing plant in Southwest Baltimore on Sunday July 27, 2025. Five people were hospitalized and five more were treated at the scene. A fire department spokesperson said dangerously high levels of carbon dioxide were found inside the plant.
    Imprisoned man’s death at Jessup Correctional Institution under investigation
    Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a man imprisoned at Jessup Correctional Institution that occurred over the weekend.
    The Maryland State Police logo emblazoned on a lectern in front a police vehicle from a separate agency before a press conference, pictured outside the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barracks on 11/10/22.
    Souvlaki is evicted in Hampden just weeks after crowdfunding plea
    Souvlaki Greek Cuisine was evicted Monday despite a recent plea to community members to fundraise and help the beloved Hampden restaurant reopen.
    A Baltimore City Sheriff outside of the now-closed Souvlaki on Monday.
    Former teacher and pastor denied bond after charges of sexually abusing students
    A former teacher and pastor in Anne Arundel County was ordered to be held without bond on Monday after he was charged with sexually abusing students, according to court officials.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    Van with a body inside pulled from Inner Harbor went missing in 2014, police say
    A minivan with a body inside was pulled from the Inner Harbor last week. It had been reported missing more than a decade ago, according to the Baltimore Police Department.
    Baltimore City Fire and the Baltimore City Police Underwater Recovery Team work to pull a Silver Cab from the Inner Harbor on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
    Maryland members of Congress denied tour of Baltimore ICE detention site
    A half-dozen Maryland members of Congress were denied access to a federal immigration field office used to temporarily hold people facing deportation.
    Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation walk up the steps of the George H. Fallon Federal Building in Baltimore on Monday morning.
    Banner Book Club takeaways: Anne Tyler’s ‘Three Days in June’
    What we learned during the first Banner Book Club conversation about Anne Tyler’s “Three Days in June.”
    Baltimore Police land helicopter to rescue man at closed pool
    A Baltimore Police Department helicopter responded to a water rescue at the Walter P. Carter Pool after the pool had closed late Saturday evening, officials said.
    Mayor Brandon Scott praised the flight officers with the Baltimore Police Department for their quick response.
    Woman found dead in back of car along Baltimore Beltway, state troopers say
    A woman was found dead in the back of a vehicle on the shoulder of I-695 in Baltimore County on Sunday morning, according to the Maryland State Police.
    The Maryland State Police logo emblazoned on a lectern in front a police vehicle from a separate agency before a press conference, pictured outside the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barracks on 11/10/22.
    In Baltimore’s hottest new race, ‘experience the suffering of the world we’ve created’
    The unsanctioned footrace loops along a particularly scorched stretch of North Baltimore.
    Nora Frankel runs north on Barclay St. during the inaugural Baltimore Barclay Marathons, in Baltimore, MD on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
    A Baltimore coffee quest: Unique iced drinks to cool you off this summer
    The heat and humidity have me craving iced coffee. Here are some of the more unique drinks I tried around Baltimore.
    The Oatchata Cold Brew at Baby's On Fire.
    Clean energy batteries could save Marylanders big money — but projects are stalling
    Ultility-size clean energy storage batteries could save Maryland ratepayers big money, but projects have stalled partly because the region’s grid operator has been overwhelmed with project requests.
    BGE batteries at their Chesapeake Beach facility. The energy company opened the location in 2023 to offset peak-demand power in southern Maryland.
    Carbon dioxide incident at Baltimore chicken plant hospitalizes 5
    Fire Department spokesperson John Marsh said the five people hospitalized had non-life-threatening injuries.
    First responders working the scene at a HAZMAT incident at Holly Poultry, a poultry processing plant in Southwest Baltimore on Sunday July 27, 2025. Five people were hospitalized and five more were treated at the scene. A fire department spokesperson said dangerously high levels of carbon dioxide were found inside the plant.
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