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Maryland Film Festival will lean into diverse communities with offerings that include a film selected by John Waters, a Luther Vandross documentary, a showing of a silent movie from the late-Black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, and an offering of trans short films curated by one of the creators of “The Matrix Trilogy.”

A 50-person committee chose the location of West Read Street for “Mt. Vernon Pride.” A majority of Baltimore Pride events had been held in Mount Vernon up until 2017 when it moved further north to the Old Goucher neighborhood.

Four models are suing a Baltimore County swingers’ club, alleging the club improperly used their images for promotion.

Drivers may encounter some delays in downtown Baltimore as crews continue to investigate the source of elevated carbon monoxide levels in the area.

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The U.S. Coast Guard is asking for assistance in identifying an alleged Baltimore hoax caller.

A total solar eclipse will pass over the United States in early April. Maryland is close to, but not quite in, the path of totality. If you want to see it, you should start planning now.

A group of 12 organizations has written a letter of support for Sherita Golden, a respected chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer who resigned after her definition of “privilege” caught the ire of high-profile conservatives. The letter includes several demands.

Howard County has identified the person killed in a Columbia townhouse fire Wednesday night.

All five Bojangles locations in Maryland have been shut down.

Remnants of a brush fire in Baltimore County halted motorists on the I-83 highway.

Howard County Police have not released many new details about the recent Ellicott City fatal crash.

Firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at a warehouse in downtown Wednesday afternoon, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department.

Howard County Police have arrested a 41-year-old man in the Feb. 8 fatal shooting of 67-year-old Perry Comeau inside his home on the 9500 block of Half Dollar Court in Columbia.

A cold front moving across the Baltimore-Washington region is expected to bring gusty winds Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Workers at the Shipley's Grant Starbucks in Ellicott City voted to unionize on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

Here’s where you can find cherry trees in Baltimore this spring.

MacKenzie Scott’s latest round giving went to several Baltimore organizations, including Marian House and Wide Angle Youth Media.

Clean Harbors, a waste management company, paid $15.5 million for about 6 acres of land and an about 110,000-square-foot light manufacturing building located at 1700 Ridgely St.

Rey Eugenio and Clavel chef Carlos Raba's collaboration is personal for co-owner Lane Harlan, who discovered more about her Filipino heritage through the Mexican hotspot.