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Who will best represent the viewpoints of loyal Sheila Dixon supporters?

Carlton R. Smith, a fixture in the city who advocated for Black and brown members of the LGBTQ community and was currently fighting to decriminalize HIV in the state, died in his sleep May 29 in his Mount Vernon condominium. He was 61.

Baltimore County and state officials are using a helicopter fly swatter to spray bacteria over a 1,200-acre section of the Back River. The goal is to kill millions of midge larvae so they do not grow up to annoy residents and destroy businesses in the marinas and waterfront homes in and around Essex.

In the first big leadership change since The Baltimore Sun was sold to David Smith, the paper’s longtime managing editor is retiring.

Baltimore County police have charged three unnamed teens in connection to a stabbing in Towson on May 29.

Bel Air Police said Wesley Larry Lyons Jr., 35, shot three times at the Harford Bounce Party Place after a fight. There is a $2,000 reward for any information leading officers to him.

The Maryland medical examiner's office has confirmed two fetuses found on a public bus in East Baltimore Saturday afternoon were stillborn.

The Baltimore County Council next week is poised to sell Perry Hall, as county staff acknowledges it can’t afford to keep the estate in the manner to which it was long accustomed.

The worker-owned business employs a diverse workforce, which has first dibs on every home it rehabs.

In a federal lawsuit, a woman says one of her coworkers “consistently rubbed and pressed his crotch against Plaintiff’s behind when he walked behind her,” several times per shift.

Frederick County has eliminated part of its virtual learning program and Montgomery County is considering completely ending its virtual academy.

Dennis Mattey, the interim CEO and president of Columbia Association, is retiring after a five-decade career with the community’s governing body.

The Maryland Institute College of Art announced they’re permanently hiring Cecilia McCormick to lead the historic Baltimore school as its next president.

Authorities say Emanuel Edward Sewell was arrested in West Virginia.

The driver made the discovery around 12:39 p.m. in the 2500 block of Kirk Avenue, and Maryland Transit Administration Police and Baltimore Police responded.

An inmate’s death at the Eastern Correctional Institute in Princess Anne is being investigated as a homicide and another inmate is the target of the probe, Maryland State Police said Saturday.

Maryland’s Attorney General has signed on to a push for a federal civil rights investigation into a Texas police officer pardoned by that state’s governor after being convicted of killing a social justice protester.

Horseshoe crab blood is a vital part of the pharmaceutical industry — but this nonprofit group says Maryland obfuscates how it regulates their harvest.

Residents in Pasadena in Anne Arundel County said they are concerned after learning Maryland Port Administration is considering putting dredge material in part of the river where they swim, fish and boat.