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As one of 13 states with strong laws that protect the right to an abortion, Maryland will play a key role for those looking to end a pregnancy.

They are among residents throughout Baltimore doing what they can to ease problems in their communities.

Baltimore City Sheriff John W. Anderson is seeking a ninth term in the July 19 Democratic primary. But his challenger, Sam Cogen, a former top deputy, would like to change that. Cogen believes that the sheriff’s office could and should take a more active role in reducing violent crime in the city, in part by adopting modern technology to make the office more efficient.

A recent poll commissioned for The Baltimore Banner found that despite the city’s struggles, there is an affinity among city residents for their hometown. For some, it is the diversity of the city, or the exuberant arts scene. For others, it is stately architecture, a vibrant patch of forest or the waterways rippling through the city. And yet others are indifferent about Baltimore or worried about a crime problem that they say seems to be getting worse.

Case identified in an adult showing mild symptoms in the Capital Region near Washington DC

About 57% of residents disapprove or strongly disapprove of the job CEO Sonja Santelises is doing.

Jasmine Vaughn-Hall will tell the untold narratives of the different pockets of Charm City.

We’re busy hiring reporters and editors and making plans for our official launch later this spring. Here are a few of the things we’re planning.