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City officials and their lawyers claim global beverage giants PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, along with six other companies, used deceptive business practices and created a public nuisance, while causing harm to people’s health and the environment, according to a lawsuit filed late last week.

The category? National monuments. The star-spangled clue? “From its ramparts, you can see the mouth of the Patapsco River as it flows into Chesapeake Bay.” Now, it's your turn.

New furniture and a coat of paint made the inside look refreshed, and this was combined with trenching the floors to add electricity so an individual workspace could be created rather than a long computer bank.

The seizure of dozens of dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, parakeets and fish from an Essex home has led to crowded conditions in Baltimore County's only open-admission shelter, officials say.

The Maryland Democratic Party said it removed Michael Knaapen from his volunteer leadership role with the party after learning about the video and accusations.

The earthquake was centered in Montgomery County, Maryland, in Spencerville, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Baltimore City fire officials said the cause of the blaze, which broke out in the 3000 block of Hudson Street, is under investigation.

In a season of change, the new owners of Baltimore Sun Media stopped publishing the Maryland Gazette, which carried news of the Declaration of Independence on July 11, 1776. The Big Glen Burnie Carnival ended a summer run that started in 1908. And down in Ocean City, the city is phasing out a century-old seasonal police officer program.

A work zone along I-695 where six construction workers were killed by a high-speed crash last year has sat dormant ever since. Not for much longer.

A Maryland couple was among the more than 1,300 people who died during extreme heat at the Hajj pilgrimage in the Middle East.

Federal and Maryland authorities are setting ample safety precautions for the Dali’s voyage Monday from the Port of Baltimore to Norfolk, Virginia.

I joined more than 150 people Sunday as part of the inaugural Harbor Splash organized by the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore.

Anne Arundel County installs first-ever speed cameras to increase roadway safety and reduce traffic fatalities and injuries.

Baltimore's Waterfront Partnership is trying to make the Inner Harbor swimmable. More than 150 people jumped in Sunday morning to prove it's possible.

Newly passed legislation will force current members of the Maryland Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention to reapply to the commission. Attorney General Anthony Brown said he is eagerly looking forward to the application process that will populate the new commission.

Baltimore Police and firefighters were called to the 2600 block of Port Covington Drive at around 5:50 p.m. Saturday to a report of multiple people in the water, said Lindsey Eldridge, a spokesperson for the Baltimore Police Department.

Marcel Traoren was last seen in Dundalk early Friday around 5 a.m., police said. The child was reported missing, and a search was launched around 7 a.m.

The settlement comes ahead of a jury trial scheduled to take place in the U.S. District Court for Maryland on July 15. The settlement must be approved by U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett.

If the sun is shining in Annapolis, there’s a good chance Darim Traore is selling flowers at his stand outside Reynolds Tavern with a huge smile on his face.

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