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    Man federally charged for flying drone over Ravens stadium during AFC championship game
    The unregistered drone piloted by a Pennsylvania man disrupted the playoff game between the Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs.
    Scenes from the AFC Championship game at M&T Bank Stadium on Jan. 28, 2024.
    National Aquarium’s dolphin sanctuary plan: Wave of the future or well-intentioned folly?
    Not all researchers agree the sanctuary model is the best scenario for dolphins in captivity.
    Children watch a dolphin swim by them at the National Aquarium, in Baltimore, Monday, June 26, 2023.
    Brrr-ave souls take the plunge in 39-degree water for Special Olympics
    This year, 3,814 people took part in the Polar Bear Plunge into Chesapeake Bay at Sandy Point Beach.
    Hundreds of people run into the icy Chesapeake Bay to raise funds for Special Olympics during the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Sandy Point State Park on Saturday.
    ‘Scan to Pay’: Baltimore officials warn of fake QR pay-to-park codes
    The Parking Authority of Baltimore City is warning drivers about stickers with QR codes that encourage them to pay by scanning the code.
    The Parking Authority of Baltimore City is warning drivers about stickers with QR codes that encourage them to pay by scanning the code.
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    Howard County won’t allow public testimony on a cease-fire resolution. Some residents want to be heard.
    A proposed resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza — and a decision not to allow public testimony on it when the Howard County Council meets on Monday — has stirred up strong feelings in the suburban county.
    Howard County resident and Palestinian American Ruba Abukhdeir speaks at a press conference Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. The press conference was to demand that the Howard County Council allow public testimony on a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.
    No charges for former Cardin aide taped having sex in a Senate hearing room
    A junior aide to U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin will not face criminal charges in connection with a sex tape filmed in a Senate hearing room.
    The U.S. Capitol Building following passage in the House of a 45-day continuing resolution on Sept. 30, 2023 in Washington, D.C. The House voted to pass a short-term, bipartisan funding bill that could avert a government shutdown and sent it to the Senate just hours before a midnight deadline. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
    Baltimore’s trash wheels gobbled up over a million pounds of litter and debris last year
    The Waterfront Partnership credits the milestone to a second consecutive year of operating four trash wheels, as well as an increase in winter rainfall.
    Waterfront Partnership is celebrating a first-time record for the Mr. Trash Wheel Family — the collection of over 1 million pounds of litter and debris in 2023.
    Long winter or early spring? Groundhog Day prediction matches forecast for Maryland
    An eight-to-14-day temperature outlook published by the National Weather Service on Friday indicates that Maryland has a 50% to 60% chance of having higher than average temperatures.
    Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter.
    Howard County to get a new flag — and residents have lots of opinions
    Some residents said they fear a new flag design could erase the agricultural history of the county.
    The Howard County flag flies outside of the George Howard Building, the county government’s headquarters, in Ellicott City, on Jan. 30, 2024.
    Maryland health officials say one case of measles has been diagnosed in Montgomery County
    Maryland Department of Health and Montgomery County health officials said Thursday that a person who traveled internationally recently has been diagnosed with the disease.
    FILE - A patient is given a flu vaccine at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center where they were offering members and the public free flu and COVID-19 vaccines Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. As Americans head into the late 2022 holiday season, a rapidly intensifying flu season is straining hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infections.
    Kenwood High School student stabbed by classmate in hallway
    The victim was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
    One student stabbed and injured another student Thursday at Kenwood High School in Middle River.
    Security guard gets maximum prison sentence in fatal shooting at Royal Farms
    Baltimore Circuit Judge Kendra Y. Ausby handed down the sentence on charges of second-degree murder and use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence against Kanisha Spence, 45, of Poppleton.
    Royal Farms on Washington Boulevard on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023.
    MedStar, Justice Department reach settlement over allegations of ADA violations
    The federal Department of Justice and Maryland-based MedStar Health have reached a $440,000 settlement over allegations that the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
    The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building is seen Friday, June 9, 2023, in Washington. The Justice Department announced a $440,000 settlement with Maryland-based MedStar Health over allegations that the health care company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
    1 boat sinks to bottom of harbor, 2nd burned in fire at Southeast Baltimore marina
    Emergency crews worked Wednesday morning to extinguish a fire at a Canton marina.
    Fire and emergency crews respond to a blaze at a marina in Canton, Baltimore, on Jan. 31, 2024.
    A Baltimore program keeps people healthy and housed. Hospitals may stop funding it anyway.
    As funding dries up, more than 200 formerly homeless Baltimoreans could lose the support of a program helping them stay under a roof and out of the hospital.
    There is a program showing success at getting and keeping people in housing in Baltimore, but funding for the program is at risk.
    Meet Towson University’s newest hire: A comfort dog
    Towson University has a new four-legged friend on campus: A chocolate Labrador retriever puppy named Bruno who will work as a comfort dog with the university’s police department.
    Towson University's yet-unnamed comfort dog, a young chocolate Labrador retriever poses with his handler, Cpl. Jafar Taru.
    Navy SEAL from Maryland dies trying to save teammate who fell into rough waters
    Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Chambers, 37, of Maryland, was one of two SEALs who were lost at sea during a raid on a boat carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen.
    This undated photograph released by the U.S. military’s Central Command shows what it is described as the vessel that carried Iranian-made missile components bound for Yemen's Houthis in the Arabian Sea.
    Joy in Birdland: Orioles sale has fans celebrating on social media
    Here’s what local and state leaders, residents and fans had to say about the Orioles sale to David Rubenstein and other investors including Cal Ripken Jr. and Michael Arougheti.
    Gov. Wes Moore delivers remarks at a press conference inside the Camden Yard warehouse after the Maryland Stadium Authority voted to extend the Orioles’ lease at the ballpark in December.
    New Carrollton police under investigation after shooting death in Prince George’s County
    IID investigates New Carrollton Police department after two officers shot and killed a man.
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