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Vice Adm. Yvette Davids on Thursday became the first female superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy. Her promotion and others had been held up until recently by an Alabama senator concerned about a Pentagon abortion policy.

A pedestrian who was struck and trapped by a Metro SubwayLink train has been rescued and transported to an area hospital, a Baltimore City Fire Department spokesperson said.

The city of Annapolis opened an emergency shelter at the Pip Moyer Recreation Center in response to a Jan. 9, 2024 fire that displaced more than 70 residents from the Annapolis Light House shelter. Residents were later relocated to local hotel rooms.

Baltimore area residents and emergency responders are surveying the damage caused by substantial rainfall that soaked the region Tuesday.

On Wednesday, for the first time since April 1, Maurtice will see Connor, the boy accused of shooting him. He, his mother Margaret Neal, and his older sister Brittany Neal, have been summoned to testify at the Anne Arundel County Courthouse on Church Circle. Connor has been charged as a juvenile so the charging documents, details of the investigation, and the court proceedings are confidential.

Some school systems are delayed or closed after a severe storm caused flooding and road closures.

There are over 700 active outages on Wednesday morning impacting thousands of customers, according to the Baltimore Gas and Electric outage map.

Heavy rains and tidal flooding submerged roadways, stranded vehicles and downed power lines and trees Tuesday as a storm plowed through the Baltimore region.

It’s early January, but instead of a blizzard, the Baltimore region is bracing for floods and strong winds. What gives?

Have you ever wondered why urine is yellow? Turns out mankind hasn’t known why until recently, thanks to researchers in Maryland.

The New York Times lists Baltimore at No. 14 of places to visit this year alongside destinations such as Paris, Maui, New Zealand (by train), Singapore and Geneva, Switzerland — just to name a few.

Reggie Wells, a Baltimore native who was Oprah Winfrey’s makeup artist for 30 years, died Monday. He was 76.

Maryland is bracing for a storm system that’s expected to bring heavy rain, flash flooding and damaging winds.

After years of residents calling for safety measures on 28th Street near I-83, the city implemented a redesign that included traffic-calming measures and reduced the number of travel lanes from two to one. Residents say speeding is way down, but they still worry about overnight crashes into cars and buildings.

Maryland’s minimum wage increased to $15 an hour. Some say it’'s not enough, while others are concerned about increased labor costs for small businesses.

23-year-old Naomi Winston, who creates coloring books to help young people and others embrace their skin tone, was recently featured on "CBS Mornings" with Gayle King.

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The U.S. Mint will feature Maryland's own Harriet Tubman on three commemorative coins this year.

Marylanders are bracing for a storm that forecasters say will dump snow, sleet and rain across the state.

AACPS has introduced new Facebook pages tailored to families who speak Chinese, Korean, Urdu and Vietnamese.