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The nearly 3-century-old grist mill in Monkton, originally powered by a 24-foot waterwheel to grind grain into flour, has worn many hats: a long-abandoned mill, an antique shop and, most recently, a failed cidery.

Mohammed Halawa, 26, of Clarksville, was found dead in a wooded area by a search team Saturday morning, days after he was last seen leaving his home.

Architect Frank Gehry, who designed Merriweather Post Pavilion and other Maryland buildings, has died. He was 96.

Forecasters for the National Weather Service expect Saturday to be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of freezing rain and drizzle, then partly sunny in the afternoon.

A quadruple shooting early Saturday morning in southwest Baltimore left two people dead and two others hospitalized with serious injuries.

An Anne Arundel County judge has ordered the owners of Marley Station Mall in Glen Burnie to pay more than $400,000 to settle a breach-of-lease lawsuit brought by one of its tenants, Gold’s Gym.

The U.S. has stopped making pennies. It's causing a coin shortage that will have few short-term consequences for businesses and consumers, but could be hard to manage in the long term.

Tom Hall will soon step down as the host of WYPR’s flagship public affairs program, “Midday,” Baltimore Public Media officials announced.

The Maryland Attorney General’s Office identified an Essex man and the Baltimore County officers who fatally shot him during a domestic incident Wednesday night.

The suit argues the state has failed to remove the names of deceased voters or people who have moved and are no longer eligible to vote in Maryland.

A student at Northwood High School in Rockville was arrested and charged with gun possession. An altercation between students prompted a school lockdown.

Light snow could cause dangerous travel conditions for commuters, especially for drivers south of Interstate 66, according to the National Weather Service.

The Baltimore Police Department is asking residents to stay alert amid an uptick in robberies of North Face and other high-end coats, including Canada Goose and Moose Knuckles.

Plans to redevelop the site of the Severna Park Golf Center along Ritchie Highway into 130 townhomes are not going over well with neighbors.

A Baltimore County Fire Department paramedic is being investigated after he allegedly masturbated and urinated in shared common spaces inside the county’s fire stations.

A handful of Maryland school districts are announcing delays as light snow is expected across parts of the state Friday morning.

Organizers expected around 10,000 people to descend upon the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon on Thursday evening for the annual lighting and fireworks show.

The Maryland Attorney General’s Office is investigating after Baltimore County Police officers shot and killed an armed man while responding to a stabbing in Essex on Wednesday evening.

Snow is likely in the early hours of Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Chaos ensued briefly for travelers Wednesday evening as parts of Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport were evacuated.