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Access to 40 local broadcasting stations nationwide was restored for Xfinity customers on Tuesday as a 35-day contract dispute between Comcast, which owns Xfinity, and broadcasting company E.W. Scripps, came to an end.

Questions revolve around the idea that Baltimore County is at a tipping point and is headed in the wrong direction.

After searching for ways to trim costs on the multi-billion-dollar tunnel replacement, Amtrak is eliminating plans for one of three ventilation facilities.

Antisemitic graffiti painted on a Brookeville school building over the weekend has prompted a police investigation, increased security and a reprimand from the governor.

The Baltimore City Fire Department said it had contained a hydrochloric acid leak from a railcar in South Baltimore and that it poses “no threat to the surrounding community.”

A building in East Baltimore was condemned after partially collapsing Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

A man and a teen are facing charges in connection with an armed carjacking in the parking lot of the Towson Town Center, Baltimore County Police said Tuesday.

The Baltimore County legislation to protect animals from abuse comes in the wake of a hoarding case still unfolding in court; a Halethorpe woman faces nearly 500 counts of animal cruelty stemming from the condition of dozens of dogs, birds and reptiles she was keeping.

A Pasadena woman is charged with embezzling nearly $250,000 from a youth sports club she served as treasurer, allegedly using the money for personal expenses including bills, shopping and Disney tickets.

The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future means some schools will see big gains and others will face cuts for the first time in five years.

A 22-year-old Virginia man died over the weekend while kayaking near Great Falls.

A truck driver for Baltimore-based H&S Bakery was en route to a depot in Newark on Sunday when a United Airlines plane carrying 221 people struck his truck on the New Jersey Turnpike.

The Pulitzer Prize Board has recognized The Banner for a second consecutive year.

The National Aquarium in Baltimore is beginning to show its age. The autumn maintenance crises forced the Inner Harbor institution, which normally closes only on Thanksgiving and Christmas, to shut its doors for five days for repairs, triggering an estimated $400,000 in lost revenue.

A man died in a crash involving a vehicle and bus in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County Police said on Friday.

Maryland worked closely for over a year with hired contractor Kiewit on plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge. But at the negotiating table, the parties were billions of dollars apart.

After years of sitting empty, a pit in downtown Baltimore might finally get redevelopment thanks to a new tax break program.

Federal officials have placed Maryland under a “drought disaster” designation. But that does not mean the state is seeing a shortage of water — at least not yet.

Ryan Duvall, an 18-year-old who was widely respected in the Baltimore County martial arts community, was killed in a crash Friday night in Cockeysville that left three other teenagers injured, police said Sunday.

Baltimore County Police on Sunday charged a 41-year-old man after the fatal shooting of his father-in-law in his quiet neighborhood in Phoenix, officers said.