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    Maryland liquor stores push back on beer, wine in grocery aisles
    A group of liquor retailers denounced Gov. Wes Moore’s support of beer and wine sales at Maryland grocery stores.
    Bottles of Coors beer are displayed on a shelf at a liquor store on May 2, 2018 in Fairfax, California.
    Baltimore residents fend off ‘porch pirates’ as holiday packages pour in
    With more than 120 million packages stolen last year, Baltimoreans try to outsmart thieves with security cameras and package drop boxes.
    Amazon packages on the front steps of a Baltimore home, Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
    Media executive Robert Ingram Jr. was a champion for diversity and inclusion
    Robert “Bob” Ingram Jr., an esteemed media executive who worked across disciplines to champion diversity, equity and inclusion, died on Dec. 10 of a subdural hemorrhage. He was 69.
    Robert Ingram Jr.
    Key Bridge food pantry may close despite demand among undocumented families
    A program to help port workers after the Key Bridge collapse is now on the front lines of aiding Baltimore County’s growing number of undocumented families. But will the funding last?
    CAN, Community Assistance Network, is a program built to help port workers, but over time it found an even larger Baltimore County population in need of aid: undocumented families. They distribute food boxes weekly that include fresh produce, meats, dairy, bread, and non-perishables.
    Maryland tribe’s first female chief fights for identity, equality and preservation
    Chief Donna Wolf Mother Abbott is the first woman chief of a Maryland tribe in known recorded history.
    CAMBRIDGE, Md. - Nause-Waiwash Chief Donna Wolf Mother Abbott stands in front of the Dorchester County Visitor Center and the Cambridge land acknowledgment sign.
    H. Furlong Baldwin, who led Mercantile banks, was a man of ‘uncommon integrity’
    H. Furlong Baldwin, who led Baltimore’s Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Co. for more than two decades, died Dec. 7 from complications of multiple myeloma. He was 92.
    H. Furlong Baldwin in 1991 in Lower Chesapeake.
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    The Peale’s new leader plans to bring innovation to the historic museum
    The Peale, the first purpose-built museum in America, announced a new executive director ready to take the storied museum into the future.
    The Peale Center is located on Holliday Street and operates from 3-7 on Thursday and Friday and 10-4 on Saturday and Sunday.
    2 million Marylanders traveling for holidays: Here’s when it’ll be the worst
    Over 2.3 million Marylanders are expected to travel during the holiday season with many heading out this weekend, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.
    Over 2.3 million Marylanders are expected to travel during the holiday season with many hitting the road this weekend, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.
    Vacant for years, an old school in East Baltimore may finally come down
    After sitting vacant for nearly two decades, the old East Baltimore Community School building is expected to be demolished next year.
    Elmer A. Henderson school, located at 1101 N. Wolfe St. will soon be demolished. The building has become a public safety problem for vagrancy and drug activity.
    ‘There was something cinematic’ about theater director David Schweizer
    David Schweizer, a Maryland native who directed shows at Baltimore Center Stage and in Los Angeles and New York, died on Dec. 5 of a heart attack. He was 74.
    David Schweizer.
    Big Lots closing stores nationwide: 5 Baltimore-area locations to shutter
    American discount retailer Big Lots announced Thursday it's closing all stores across the nation, including 21 locations in Maryland.
    AUSTIN, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 09: The sign for Big Lots is displayed outside its store on September 09, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Big Lots has filed for bankruptcy after consecutively reporting quarterly losses since 2022. The retail chain has agreed to sell its businesses to an affiliate of private-equity firm Nexus Capital Management.  (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
    Anne Arundel man learns fate for dumping 250,000 tires in Allegany County
    An Anne Arundel County man was sentenced to five years behind bars for dumping and abandoning over 250,000 scrap tires in Allegany, the state attorney general announced Wednesday.
    More than 250,000 tires were left abandoned at an industrial site in Allegany County, Maryland.
    Baltimore Catholics gather for last chance to see skull of St. Thomas Aquinas
    Hundreds gathered at Saints Philip and James Church on North Charles Street for the final chance to see the relics of a revered theologian in the U.S.
    Hundreds gathered at Sts. Philip and James Church on North Charles Street for the final chance to see the relics of St. Thomas Aquinas for the last time in the U.S.
    Essex residents protest gun shop opening across from church day care
    Over a dozen Essex residents held a demonstration Tuesday afternoon against a gun shop that opened across a Church day care.
    Essex residents protest a gun shop that opened across from a church, day care and school.
    Howard County jury awards a record $7.25 million verdict in medical malpractice suit
    The trial in Howard County Circuit Court ended with what is believed to be the largest medical malpractice verdict in county history.
    Zion Lewis, 22, was on break from college in December 2021 when he a suffered a fatal blood clot at his mom's house in Howard County.
    7 things to do in Baltimore County this week: Get into the holiday spirit
    It’s the week before the holidays, and Baltimore County is offering plenty of ways to celebrate, from a holiday light festival to a Hanukkah bash.
    The Maryland Holiday Light Spectacular is helping to ring in the holiday season with festive displays in Baltimore County.
    Former Maryland Del. James Malone Jr., a dedicated public servant, was ‘larger than life’
    Malone, a Democrat, represented Baltimore and Howard counties from 1995 to 2014. He died on Monday of brain cancer at age 67.
    James E. Malone, Jr., Democrat, District 12A, Baltimore County & Howard County
    2 people fatally struck by Amtrak train in Baltimore while trespassing on tracks, police say
    Two people died after they were hit by an Amtrak train while trespassing on the tracks Monday night in Baltimore’s Midtown-Edmondson neighborhood, according to company officials.
    A silver and blue Amtrak train emerges from a tunnel. In the background trees and a small piece of the Baltimore skyline are visible.
    Those drones spotted from Maryland to New Jersey? No big deal, say feds.
    The drones are not a national security threat, federal officials say, but they are ramping up efforts to mitigate the issue in New Jersey and other states.
    Christopher Stadulis, of Clinton Township, New Jersey, shows a video he took of what he believes to be drones.
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