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Victor Martinez Hernandez has been arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the August murder of Rachel Morin, a Harford County mother of five. Morin was killed after going for a run on Ma & Pa Heritage Trail on a summer evening.

This year’s theme, “Turning Points in History,” asked students to explore ideas or events that sparked change. More than 2,800 finalists reached the national competition after months spent visiting libraries and poring over primary sources. Contestants lined University of Maryland hallways this week as they eagerly waited to present trifold exhibits, documentaries and even theatrical performances.

Officers responded to the 2000 block of North Pulaski Street for a dog bite. When they arrived, they learned that the stray dogs had attacked a woman, who died as a result of her injuries.

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Roads to be closed for events all weekend: Here’s what you need to know.

The tallied vote came in Thursday night as 628 voting for and 19 against. To win union certification, they needed just a simple majority of those who chose to vote.

Ships, planes and people have descended upon the city as part of Maryland Fleet Week and Baltimore Flyover, which officially kicked off this week and runs through Tuesday.

In celebration of Pride Month, The Baltimore Banner asked five members of Maryland’s LGBTQ community a series of questions. Here are their answers.

State agencies and the Morgan Park Improvement Association hosted a dedication ceremony on Wednesday to unveil a new historical marker along East Cold Spring Lane that commemorates the founding of Morgan Park.

The $17.15 minimum hourly wage will be among the highest in the country.

Baltimore Police release video of shooting that left a 39-year-old man dead and one police officer hospitalized.

The families and loved ones of Mario Mireles Ruiz, his father Nicolas Mireles, and their friend Christian Segovia Jr., gathered to honor them on June 11, one year after they were killed in a mass shooting in Annapolis.

Stella the Hawk, who escaped after a tree fell on her enclosure at Oregon Ridge, was safely recaptured in Perry Hall on Sunday. She lost a lot of weight, but is regaining her strength at Phoenix Wildlife Rescue.

The 17-year-old victim was shot multiple times and was declared dead at the scene.

Jewel Crowder, 41, of Baltimore, is charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with first-degree murder, use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence and reckless endangerment in the deadly shooting of Ryan Demby, which happened on South Charles Street near East Cross Street in Federal Hill on Sept. 29, 2023.

Police say the school resource officer at Franklin High School responded to a call about a suspicious person on campus at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday.

According to a press release from the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office, Rodley Balthazar, 30, a Haitian citizen residing in Maryland, worked with others to rent and steal cars from companies such as Avis, Hertz, and others.

A man recovered Sunday evening from the water in Patapsco Valley State Park has died, according to Maryland Natural Resources Police.

Reopening the federal channel will restore normal shipping traffic, boost Baltimore’s economy and help thousands of jobs impacted by the disaster.

The guild said there have been multiple times when the paper’s “ethical standards have been tossed aside under new ownership.”