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Despite some alarming encounters with rabid animals this summer, positive cases are not on the rise in Maryland.

Housing advocates are urging the Baltimore County Council to grant the project a transit-oriented development designation, which would unlock financial support from the state.

An Anne Arundel County judge ordered Cedric Dion Callaway, 51, to serve 40 years in prison for killing his wife.

The ladies of Western High School are about to welcome royalty, all thanks to their principal’s boss.

Donald Kirk Marchand III, 70, a social studies teacher at Elizabeth Seton High School, was taken into custody shortly before 8 a.m. at his home in College Park, state police said.

While most council members seemed inclined to close the incinerator for environmental reasons, they expressed skepticism about alternatives.

This was the second time the county executive vetoed the appointment of James Hedrick.

Zoning changes are sparking tensions over the future of Annapolis.

A woman escaped an attempted kidnapping on July 4 by jumping from a moving vehicle in Rockville, Montgomery County Police said on Tuesday while they released a composite sketch of the suspect.

Baltimore County Police responded to the 8700 block of Mylander Lane around 11:10 a.m., where they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds.

The Capital Area Food Bank’s annual hunger report, released Tuesday, shows that Prince George’s County residents face the most difficulties accessing food, while those in Montgomery County have seen a notable drop.

Baltimore’s Liz Vayda has nurtured her B.Willow plant shop in Remington for almost a decade. She shared her experience for The Banner’s In Good Company series.

Harborview Marina was once an inviting gem of the South Baltimore waterfront, a place to stroll and sit for drinks on the water. Now it’s a skeleton behind a locked gate.

Harford is the only county in Maryland to have permanently banned data centers.

The family of a 7-year-old boy who nearly died after choking on a piece of meat and going into cardiac arrest reunited Monday with the paramedics and 911 dispatcher who helped save his life last month in Anne Arundel County.

A 25-year-old man killed a woman outside Morningside House of Friendship, a retirement community in Anne Arundel County, Friday night before fleeing and killing himself, police said.

Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an 18-year-old man who on Sunday jumped from an overpass on the interstate in Kensington after crashing into another vehicle with his car.

Dante Baylor got his start in Baltimore but has made a name for himself designing and tailoring clothing for some of the world’s biggest celebrities.

Frederick is home to more than 90,000 residents. Many said in interviews it still felt before this month like an unlikely place for such a violent episode between ICE agents and protesters that only appeared to strike bigger cities.

After a partial collapse of the Empire Towers parking garage in July, around 90 vehicles have been trapped for months, leaving frustrated owners starved for information.