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The Baltimore Department of Public Works will receive $15.87 million to assist Baltimore City residents with water bill debt accrued as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Brandon Scott and DPW Director Jason Mitchell said Friday.

The Banner won five best of show awards in public service and arts and entertainment reporting categories, among others.

Checkerspot Brewing Company in South Baltimore is about to debut a special collaboration beer they made with the Boston Beer Company. The local favorite, which opened in 2018, is moving to a new, larger location soon, too.

The Board of Estimates unanimously approved a $5 million contract on Wednesday morning with the company that makes Tasers. The five-year contract will make sure the Baltimore Police Department has an upgraded set of the less-lethal weapons.

Residents living near BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport will receive $1.1 million in state funding to reduce jet noise.

Polls are a snapshot of Maryland’s political opinions, but analyzing three statewide polls in the past year provides the start of a moving image of how opinions in the state are changing.

After taking a look at the mass exodus of Black residents from Baltimore and why they’re leaving, The Banner spoke to five people who moved to the city. They came from surrounding counties and states and even from across the country.

Since recreational marijuana will be legal in Maryland in July, localities are having to come up with new rules involving hiring employees who use cannabis.

It's May Day, also known as International Workers' Day, and the greater Baltimore region has seen a flurry of union activity lately. Here's where things stand.

Health insurance would help the undocumented get the care they need, before it’s an emergency. But legislative efforts are stalled.

Employees at the Timonium and Hampden locations say they are fighting for better wages, job security, holiday pay and workplace safety.

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Ella was touched: by the birds, by their beauty, by the kindness of the stranger who’d brought her to see them.

The Towson store became the first in the nation to organize, with workers voting to form a union in June last year.

Chrissy M. Thorton, the new president and CEO of Associated Black Charities, believes that her organization provides an invaluable role for Baltimore residents.

How has that kind of migration changed your neighborhood? Use our interactive map to find out.

Many agents, brokers say they battle low expectations, stereotypes and discriminatory practices in an industry in which they are disproportionately underrepresented and often earn less than their white counterparts.