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Malone, a Democrat, represented Baltimore and Howard counties from 1995 to 2014. He died on Monday of brain cancer at age 67.

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.

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.

Howard County’s coziest spots for the best cups of coffee.

The Baltimore County Council is poised to select the next county executive from a pool of five candidates.

Leslie Hughan, a nurturing mother of four and a friend who always had a pep talk ready when you needed one, died on Dec. 1 of a pulmonary embolism. She was 41.

Kate Burgin, who previously served in a leadership role at the Walters Art Museum, will succeed Julia Marciari-Alexander as the museum’s CEO and executive director. She’ll start in late January 2025.

Howard County has added 20 more beds to its emergency shelter ahead of the winter months. The expansion comes at a time when advocates say the demand for shelter space is rising in Howard County.

Crews responded to a report of a fire early Monday morning in Mount Vernon and found a one person dead.

Reports of drones or other aircraft flying around at night have spread from New Jersey to Maryland.

Police found a 29-year-old man dead from gunshot wounds in the 200 block of North Payson Street.

Christopher Eddings, the former president of The Daily Record and director of publishing operations for the publication’s owner, BridgeTower Media, died from lung cancer. He was 75.

Santa Wayne has held court at Marley Station Mall in Glen Burnie for 35 years — nearly as long as the mall has been open. But, with much of the mall vacant, Santa Wayne has seen hardly any children this year.

An Anne Arundel County Orphans’ Court judge has been indicted for allegedly recording a conversation with two fellow judges without their consent, according to the Maryland State Prosecutor’s office.

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Baltimore County has issued thousands of citations to motorists for failing to stop for parked school buses since early November.

Summer McKinny is the Howard County doll that was crowned 2025 American Girl of the Year.

One woman died while a man, a dog and a cat were rescued in a Catonsville house fire early Friday morning.

Four years after awarding $50 million to Howard County-based Enterprise Community Partners, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has made a second major donation of $65 million to the nationwide nonprofit focused on affordable housing.

If you’re a Columbia dater who’s endlessly swiping left and going on dates that seem to lead nowhere, there’s probably a reason for that.