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Former Del. Carolyn Howard, a Democrat who represented Prince George’s County in Maryland’s lower chamber for nearly three decades, died Sept. 19. She was 87.

A judge on Tuesday found a former guitarist for Baltimore band Turnstile incompetent to stand trial after police say he hit his former bandmate’s father with a car.

With a vote Monday night, the Anne Arundel County Council moved closer to a goal it’s had since the 1990s.

“With the speed with which AI is moving, Marylanders deserve guardrails that safeguard their rights, privacy, and dignity,” Moore said in a statement Tuesday morning.

The Anne Arundel County Council unanimously passed a moratorium on data centers Monday evening.

The administration will ask an appeals court to stay the production of records.

Moravia Park Elementary’s Cheyanne Vanderdonckt was one of 11 teachers who took part in this year’s Teacher at Sea program, which is funded by NOAA.

Less than a month before a proposed Oct. 15 construction start, the demolition timeline of Harborplace in downtown Baltimore appears to be up in the air.

Body camera footage of a fatal police shooting in Suitland appears to show the officer placing himself in the path of the moving vehicle before backing up and firing his weapon at the driver.

Gemma Hoskins, a former Maryland Teacher of the Year known for investigating the local murder of a nun in Netflix’s 2017 documentary series “The Keepers,” died Sunday.

David Williams, 67, was charged with first-degree murder and several other offenses earlier this month in connection with the fatal shooting of Teresa Ann Houck in October 1986.

Montgomery County Police arrested Travis Edward Lowe on Monday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run on Sunday in Poolesville that killed Dakota Joseph Grimsby.

A Germantown resident was identified as the pedestrian killed last week after he was struck by an SUV in Gaithersburg.

A Salisbury man is facing manslaughter charges after he fatally shot a woman he mistook for a deer, according to Delaware State Police.

Martise Brown, who had been a fixture in Baltimore City Public Schools for nearly two decades, died last month. He was 35.

Mylar “Nick” Liggins has painted for decades in his Fort Washington home, and his works are being showcased at Oxon Hill Branch Library, where he works as a security guard.

A Cecil County dairy farm faces lawsuits and scrutiny after repeated pollution in a stream called Basin Run. The Maryland Department of the Environment says releases from Kilby Farms are to blame — and accuses the farmer of defying its order to stop the discharges.

From the pregame festivities of the Ravens’ home opener against the Saints to heartbreaking final moments in the wild fourth quarter, The Banner’s live blog captured the full day of football fun.

Baltimore Police are investigating a series of Sunday morning shootings in Old Town, West Baltimore, Federal Hill and Curtis Bay.

Prince George’s County Police are searching for the driver of a stolen vehicle who fled during attempted traffic stops in Bladensburg overnight Sunday.