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Baltimore celebrates Independence Day with sparklers and fireworks.

The city is “gearing up every resource” to keep people safe on the July Fourth holiday, Mayor Brandon Scott said Monday.

A person has been arrested after a woman was struck and killed by a stolen forklift Sunday in Waldorf, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said.

Two people were killed and a staggering 28 were injured in Sunday’s mass shooting in Brooklyn. Here’s what you need to know.

When finished, the revamped 17-acre park will include a multipurpose field, a new softball diamond with regulation-sized walls in right field, and new basketball and pickleball courts.

If you've driven through Catonsville in the weeks leading up to the Fourth of July, you've definitely noticed the lawn chairs that line both sides of the street as part of a decadeslong tradition.

As Maryland joins 22 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing recreational adult use of the drug, state leaders also considered the debate about what to call a drug that has carried a racist stigma.

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A round up of The Baltimore Banner's cannabis coverage.

Expect lines and fun, but be prepared to use cash or cannabis-specific financial apps to make your purchase.

People who are 21 and older will be able to legally purchase cannabis starting Saturday in Maryland.

On Saturday, nearly a third of the city fire department's engine and truck companies were out of service due to shortages of personnel, fire officers’ union president Josh Fannon said.

Maryland State Board of Education has ruled Baltimore City Public School system can keep 25% of the Blueprint funding earmarked for charter schools.

Cannabis is complicated — it can heal and it can harm. The key is using it wisely and responsibly, which is why I’ve put together this guide, with insights from cannabis experts, to getting the most out of this remarkable plant.

The Naval Air Station Patuxent River identified the firefighter who died Tuesday morning in a St. Mary’s County house fire as 25-year-old Brice C. Trossbach.

Customer Shaka Pitts recorded an incident in which the owner of Towson Wines and Spirits called him a racial slur. A protest of the liquor store is now planned for Thursday.

A new study by Lendio shows Maryland is the second-best state in the country for minority entrepreneurs to succeed. (Hawaii was first and Montana was last.)

Construction is expected to begin in a year on the project to renovate the 19th-century structure. Various uses are being explored, including offices, retail, restaurants, a gym, and shared-working and workforce training spaces.

The worker was killed Monday night at the marine terminal, which was closed Tuesday as the federal agency probed the death of the conductor trainee.

A two-alarm apartment fire sparked by a lightning strike caused an apartment building to partially collapse Monday evening in Bel Air.