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The University of Maryland, College Park, is threatening legal action against a cannabis product company over its “Terps” name.

The Maryland Office of People’s Counsel said the state’s largest utility company should refund its customers. The company said it won’t, and can’t, because of confusing state laws.

The County Council will consider whether to allow the county to issue up to $215 million in bonds to prepare National Harbor for Maryland’s mini Sphere.

A Silver Spring woman’s body was recovered from Lost Lake at Patapsco Valley State Park on Monday, officials said.

The driver of the vehicle, 34-year-old Miya Tamerra Stringfield of Indian Head, was injured in the crash, and the passenger of her vehicle, 33-year-old Alexis Cummings of Temple Hills, was killed.

The children, ages 9, 7, 6, 5, 3 and 1, were found alone in a house in the 2900 block of East Monument Street after officers received reports of child neglect, police said.

The inspector violated several policies, including rules governing the use of county vehicles and time and attendance.

An Anne Arundel County Police officer has been suspended without pay after authorities charged him with rape and child sex abuse for an alleged incident at his home, officials said.

Legislator Nathan Volke is pitching a data center ban in Anne Arundel. But that doesn’t mean the federal government will stop building them.

Another man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 5-year-old girl at a home in Dorchester County, Maryland State Police announced Monday.

Body camera footage reveals a woman hit multiple cars and drove in the direction of police as she tried to flee officers before they shot at her, inflicting a non-fatal wound.

A person pulled from a fire that happened over the weekend in Baltimore has died from their injuries.

The historic Alex. Brown & Sons building will soon be up for lease after its restaurant tenant, Fruition at 135th, closed Monday.

The 411T bus offers 12 routes a day, beginning at 5 a.m. and ending at 12:10 a.m. to accommodate the shift work at the sprawling facility.

About one month after The Mall in Columbia’s owner launched a paid parking program, signs designating 120 preferred spots near the main entrance have been taken down.

A former plantation is being transformed into Wetipquin Creek State Park, the first state park in Wicomico County.

The trip to the bridge’s remains was the culmination of a summer partnership between the Girl Scouts of Turner Station and the Pleasant Yacht Club.

COLUMN | Having watched several newcasts of WMAR-2’s new format, I can say it’s sort of like an anchorless boat — floating all over the place.

This year, before his arrest, the wide receiver and his mother, Shonda Cromer, shared details of their past with The Banner in a series of interviews.

Dr. Paul Freedman Scott Jr., a local elementary school principal who started a nonprofit to care for his family’s cemetery in perpetuity, died Aug. 10 at age 80.