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The Maryland Department of Agriculture, along with the Anne Arundel County Health Department, will enhance mosquito control services in certain areas due to public health concerns about potential mosquito-borne diseases.

Ayman Nassar said he withdrew from Maryland's hate crime commission after an “online harassment and smear campaign was launched” against him.

At fan appreciation day Sunday, visitors browsed Preakness and Pimlico merchandise from years past and left with up to two items.

The teen died during practice in Reisterstown after experiencing a medical emergency.

The Perdue Foods recall comes after some customers reported finding metal wire embedded in the products.

Chris Bendann, a former teacher at the Gilman School, is set to stand trial on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, possession of child pornography and cyberstalking.

Nicholas Bendy was arrested allegedly for driving under the influence after an Ocean City police officer saw him speeding and changing lanes.

“She had a lot of charm, and she inspired a lot of loyalty," said "The Wire" creator David Simon about Laura Schweigman, who worked her way up from a TV writer's office assistant to producer positions.

It wasn’t supposed to be this complicated but it was. It would take about a year and a half to get a handful of plastic bollards installed, bolt a pedestrian sign into the road and some paint at an intersection, according to the people involved.

Roosevelt Park in Hampden got a new playground this summer — and it’s about to get even more new equipment, according to city recreation and parks officials.

Symptoms are typically mild and mirror those of a cold or influenza but also include a facial rash on the cheek.

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Leslie Noble, 16, started on the varsity team during his freshman year in 2022.

Here’s what Marylanders need to know about the changes to the real estate industry tied to a settlement agreement with the National Association of Realtors.

City officials said they are committed to publicly sharing the results of the workplace review.

Greg Kihn was born on July 10, 1949, in Baltimore and moved to the San Francisco area in the 1970s. He was signed to Beserkley Records. With a songwriting style that blended folk, classic rock, blues and pop, his Greg Kihn Band had its first hit with “The Breakup Song,” released in 1981.

Simon Property Group, which owns Arundel Mills, says that unsupervised minors must leave the property by 3 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and those who do not abide by the shopping center’s Youth Supervision Policy will be asked to leave.

Ksenia Karelina was detained in Russia while visiting family in January after authorities there discovered she donated $51 to a U.S.-based charity that gives aid to Ukraine.

The death came as students were on campus for practices and tryouts for nine sports at the school. Afternoon practices were canceled Wednesday, according to a Franklin High School Athletic Boosters page on social media. Tryouts and practices resumed Thursday.

Marylanders are safe for now as the World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus could cross borders.