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The Western Maryland drought watch is based on lower-than-normal stream flows and groundwater levels for this time of year, state officials said.

Biologists with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center found evidence that sanctuaries in tributaries of the bay have higher populations of oysters and other marine life, including two common parasites.

As the climate warms and the oceans rise, the story of Annapolis is the story of many coastal places with proximity to the sea becoming more and more of a liability.

Then-Sen. Kamala Harris based her first run for president in Baltimore. As of now, it does not appear the vice president will move the campaign apparatus from Wilmington, Delaware, to Charm City.

If you want to get a whiff or catch a glimpse of the endangered corpse flower, now is your chance.

”The party can test it at their own peril,” said Democratic fundraiser Karen Miller

How Maryland state Sen. Mike McKay befriended infamous attempted assassin Arthur Bremer.

A plea agreement for Nicholas John Roske, who is accused of plotting to kill Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, fell through.

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The workers at Bethesda Game Studios now represent the first wall-to-wall union at a Microsoft video game studio, according to the union.

Marylanders awoke Friday to widespread reports of a global technology outage disrupting transportation, courts, tolls, some of the state’s hospital systems and local governments.

Carroll J. “Fitz” Fitzgerald, a former Baltimore City Council member who survived a 1976 shooting rampage at a temporary City Hall office, has died. He was 89. Fitzgerald died July 8.

A still-unsolved double homicide earlier this month in Middle River has left a family without three generations of women in just three years.

Starting Monday, owners of vehicles stored at the Pulaski Highway or Fallsway facilities will be charged a storage fee of $15 a day for two-axle vehicles, such as cars, SUVs and pickup trucks, after the initial 48 hours.

Here’s a roundup of hot spots that show Maryland has not only mastered the orange crush, but branched off and created a slew of innovative flavors — and even an unexpected alternative.

The city says “flushing” the water onto the street helps keep clean water flowing to Baltimore homes while it works to revamp its underground water system.

Assistant Public Defender Jason Rodriguez, Jason Billingsley's attorney, unsuccessfully argued that Baltimore Police did not properly read the Miranda warnings to his client and failed to promptly take him to a district court commissioner.

Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan found that 24 county employees were drawing pensions while collecting paychecks, and that some had done so for eight or nine years. The County Council often isn’t notified of such cases.

Set to occur from Sept. 26-29 at the Baltimore Convention Center, VidCon was meant to be an opportunity to bring the content community together, giving influencers an opportunity to network with each other and brands, as well as interact with fans.

The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, which runs Baltimore jails, confirmed on Wednesday that one of its facilities has been without air conditioning since Friday after a blower motor malfunctioned on a housing unit tier.