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Donald Lawson was last heard from more than two weeks ago when he lost contact with his wife almost 300 miles off the coast of Acapulco in the Pacific Ocean.

Over the last year, Maj. Gen. Anthony W. Potts oversaw the development of a new communications network for soldiers while stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

Alfonzo Graham spent time with seven football programs over a turbulent nine-year period, all while chasing the dream of playing at the highest level of the sport.

A short-lived, but possibly dangerous heat wave will deliver sweltering temperatures to our area through Saturday

The heat index — how hot it feels — could climb to 110 degrees.

A new image from the telescope shows two stars forming nearby us — and by each other.

Her earliest memory of assisting her dad on a photo assignment was when Cal Ripken was in the World Series and she was only 8 years old.

ACTIVE, a 210-foot vessel used for law enforcement and rescue operations, joined a Mexican Navy ship about 300 miles south of Acapulco, where Mexican authorities found a capsized boat that Lawson’s wife has identified as the Defiant.

Defiant was no ordinary sailboat: cutting-edge, fast, light — but also susceptible to capsizing.

In a charming surprise, a group of students participating in a summer leadership course with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation found a young sea turtle in the bay in Dorchester County.

The temperatures in Baltimore and around Maryland are expected to reach dangerous levels Thursday and Friday.

The U.S. Coast Guard has rerouted its Cutter ACTIVE to join rescue operations off Mexico’s Pacific Coast.

Advocates worry that Baltimore will miss its chance to build a more equitable, sustainable transportation environment under new state transportation goals.

An unmarked 2018 silver Kia Optima owned by the department was stolen Tuesday.

NTSB will investigate the crash, which the federal agency said involved a Piper PA-28 airplane.

The new $910 million prize is among the largest in U.S. lottery history and follows a $1.08 billion Powerball prize won by a player July 19 in Los Angeles.

A Mexican search plane spotted a racing yacht believed to belong to the missing Baltimore sailor Donald Lawson 275 nautical miles off the coast of Acapulco.

The U.S. sailing community is holding out hope that Donald Lawson turns up safely.

Last month, Gov. Wes Moore officially relaunched plans for the east-west megaproject, kicking off his quest to deliver on a high-profile campaign promise to Baltimore.