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    Letter: At Orioles games, let fans decide when to get loud
    Brendan Latimer of Baltimore says Orioles games at Camden Yards are far too loud, and he suggests that fans, not amplified sound systems, should determine the appropriate volume.
    Fans have long bemoaned the audio quality at Camden Yards and the ballpark received improvements to its sound system, but not everyone agrees games should be high volume.
    St. Vincent offers a haven for homeless kids. For one counselor, it’s also a homecoming
    How a camper, Isaiah Magruder, turned counselor hopes to support kids at Camp St. Vincent in Baltimore this summer.
    Camp counselor Isaiah Magruder, center, with his campers during one of Camp St. Vincent’s youth activity sessions at Patterson Park in June.
    Multiple vehicle crash slows July 4 traffic across Chesapeake Bay Bridge
    A crash involving multiple vehicles slowed traffic to a crawl across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge’s westbound lanes during the July 4 holiday.
    An MDOT traffic camera shows that as of 1 p.m. on Friday, July 4, 20205, the left lane has reopened after all lanes were blocked going westbound on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge/US 50 due to a multi-vehicle crash.
    Fourth of July needs these 5 essential workers in Maryland
    The Banner spoke to the people who make Independence Day work while the rest of us are enjoying a leisurely day.
    After the storms died down, customers showed up to The Cow for some ice cream in Reistertown, Md. on July 1, 2025.
    Massive Goodwill store set to open in Laurel in late summer
    A 22,000-square-foot store opening next month in Laurel will be the largest of Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake’s 31 locations in Central Maryland and on the Eastern Shore.
    Goodwill industries of the Chesapeake, a thrift store and donation center, will open a new location in Mid-August in Laurel, MD.
    Mayor says emergency dispatch system failed due to heat during Baltimore Police custody death
    Baltimore’s emergency dispatch system failed due to the heat during a mental health response that ended with a man dying while in police custody, Mayor Brandon Scott confirmed.
    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.
    Another Baltimore County school employee faces sex abuse charges amid wave of similar arrests
    Donovan Michaud, a 30-year-old building service worker at Overlea High School, faces one count each of sex abuse of a minor, displaying obscene material to a minor and second-degree assault.
    Donovan Michaud, a 30-year-old building service worker at Overlea High School, faces one count each of sex abuse of a minor, displaying obscene material to a minor and second-degree assault.
    Son details moments that allegedly led his mom to fatally shoot stepdad in Baltimore County
    Shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday, Xavier Alexander called Baltimore County Police, saying his mom had shot his stepfather at their home in the 3600 block of Tulsa Road.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Another CVS in Baltimore is closing its doors
    The pharmacy at 3300 Belair Road will shut down July 9, shrinking the number of CVS pharmacies in Baltimore to 18, according to an email statement by the company.
    FILE - The CVS Pharmacy logo is displayed on a store on Aug. 3, 2021, in Woburn, Mass. Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, his office secured $152 million over the next decade in a settlement against CVS in opioid claims, the largest sum that the state has brought in by itself in opioid-related litigation.
    BGE rate hikes drive Baltimore leaders’ demand to stop ‘Operation Pipeline’
    City leaders are arguing a program to replace aging gas lines with more durable material is costing city residents.
    City leaders are arguing a BGE program to replace aging gas lines with more durable material is costing city residents.
    WBAL’s Rob Roblin approached reporting with humor and heart
    WBAL’s Rob Roblin was a skilled storyteller — he made sure people knew how he felt, his family said. And people responded to it.
    Rob Roblin.
    Annapolis Fire Department is dangerously understaffed, union says
    The Annapolis Firefighters’ Union says the city fire department is dangerously understaffed.
    The Annapolis Firefighters’ Union says the city fire department is dangerously understaffed
    Headed to Ocean City for July Fourth weekend? Here are 5 things to know
    If you are planning to spend your Fourth of July weekend in Ocean City, be prepared for traffic, limited parking and crowds of people hitting the beach.
    Tourists crowd Ocean City’s boardwalk ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
    For Filipino Americans, the Fourth of July is layered with pride, history and new worries
    Some in the Filipino community in Maryland have mixed feelings about how to celebrate the Fourth of July amid a sweeping immigration crackdown by the Trump administration.
    Photographs of Jon Melegrito and other family members in both the Philippines and the U.S. The family continues to celebrate Philippine Republic Day, even as he says this year feels different.
    Baltimore homicides hit historic low, but leaders say ‘work is far from over’
    There have been 68 homicides and 164 nonfatal shootings in Baltimore the first six months of the year, according to police.
    Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, right, stands at the scene of an officer-involved shooting on Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore on Tuesday.
    MDTA officer’s bodycam, dashboard video show moments after deadly chase ends under I-95 overpass
    Officials released the body-worn and dashboard camera footage of the fatal crash involving Maryland Transportation Authority Police in Baltimore.
    The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General released the body-worn and dashboard camera footage of the fatal police-involved collision involving the Maryland Transportation Authority Police that occurred on June 4, 2025 in Baltimore.
    Anne Arundel County expands speed camera program to two more school zones
    Though the cameras went live Wednesday in Anne Arundel County, the county will not begin issuing citations for speeding in those zones until a 15-day warning period lapses.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    Fire damaged a historic Catholic church in Dundalk during Tuesday’s storms
    St. Rita's Church, a historic Catholic church in Eastern Baltimore County, was damaged in a fire Tuesday, according to fire department officials.
    A bolt of lightning is seen as an afternoon thunderstorm rolls over eastern Baltimore County, Sunday, June 29, 2025.
    Dr. Jeremy Walston, proud dad and nature lover, helped make life more comfortable for older people
    Jeremy Walston, a Bolton Hill doctor who founded the Johns Hopkins Human Aging Project, died June 10 of glioblastoma. He was 64.
    Jeremy Walston.
    From water to weed, here’s what will cost more in Maryland
    Maryland taxes on cannabis, online sports betting, vehicle registration fees and more will be increased on July 1.
    Taxes on cannabis, online sports betting and more increased July 1.
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