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The long-vacant Baltimore Traction Co. Car Barn has been cleared and is awaiting its next phase. Developers aim to transform the 43,000-square-foot space to offer improved access to amenities and bring jobs to nearby neighborhoods.

Harbor East added luxury activewear Alo to its long list of 12 blocks of shopping retailers and dining options on Nov. 15, 2024.

The 19-member Howard County flag commission narrowed down 184 flag designs to their top 10 choices. Now, residents can rank their favorite designs in an online poll.

Howard County Police recovered 18,600 stolen construction tools. This weekend, more than 10,000 of the tools will be sold at an auction in West Friendship to help the county liquidate them.

Maryland state’s attorneys and Maryland State Police are taking steps to crack down on the troubling trend of violent road rage.

Cameran Holt, a Pasadena teenager who cared for her siblings and loved animals, died 11 days after she was shot near Federal Hill. She was 19.

Salisbury University condemned any acts of hate and suspended the students and the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity chapter.

A 32-year-old new mother died after being ejected from a golf cart, Anne Arundel County police reported.

Pedestrians and drivers in Baltimore County are urged to be cautious on the road, especially in the evening hours, after police reported four fatal pedestrian crashes within five days.

Richard “Dick” Deasy, a former Maryland assistant state superintendent and the founding director of the National Arts Education Partnership, died on Oct. 24 of dementia. He was 84.

An information and feedback session in Baltimore County on the Piedmont Reliability Project hit a boiling point Tuesday night.

Glenard Middleton Sr., a respected Maryland labor leader and civil rights activist, died on Nov. 7 from complications of diabetes. He was 76.

In the aftermath of the July 2, 2023 tragedy, the city’s flagship anti-violence program Safe Streets ramped up its work in the area, and officials say the efforts have paid off.

One person died in a truck fire that shut down I-95 North for several hours on Tuesday, according to Harford County fire and EMS officials.

Kenneth Oliver was elected in 2002 and represented the 4th District for more than a decade in Baltimore County.

Hyundai and Kia thefts are down, but not eliminated, in Baltimore County.

The driver of the garbage truck backed into the sanitation worker, pinning him against a wooden light pole, the sources said.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon expelled the Salisbury University students who are accused of being involved in an alleged hate crime, the organization said.

Small-town charm meets big-city attention as Cumberland’s relocation program goes viral.