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The measure, raised concerns among residents of Kenwood Gardens, a condominium complex across the street from the property, and from Paul Dongarra, a Catonsville activist running for the County Council next year.

The Anne Arundel County Council unanimously passed legislation to allow it and the county executive to add money to the nascent public campaign financing fund.

A man and his wife, both 90 years old, died over the weekend in a single-vehicle crash in West River, Anne Arundel County Police said.

Joyce Jones of Cheverly writes that the reduction fishing industry in Virginia, which kills 100 million pounds of menhaden each year, harms the Chesapeake Bay’s ecosystem and threatens the livelihoods of Maryland watermen.

Baltimore County officials say a metal truss bridge built in 1879 collapsed under the weight of a septic truck.

Black women are about 6% of the nation’s employed, but account for 11% of all federal workers.

Ocean City announced it will no longer operate its boardwalk tram more than a year after a young child was struck and killed.

Weeks after reprimanding The Greene Turtle for the sports bar’s “Thirsty Thursday” promotions, Baltimore County officials are coming after more Towson bars accused of serving minors.

A car struck a 13-year-old at the corner of Georgia Avenue and Evans Drive in Silver Spring. She is at the hospital in critical but stable condition, police said.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott will reorganize his top staff for the second time in six months.

Virtually all of the Chesapeake Bay’s shoreline is privately owned, which means taxpayer-funded waterfront improvements go to properties with limited public access.

Bladensburg Police are searching for a driver who plowed into a children’s birthday party Saturday night, injuring 13 people and killing one.

Joseph Ochipinti, UnitedHealthcare’s CEO for the mid-Atlantic region, says the failure of negotiations with Johns Hopkins hinges on JHU’s unique demands.

A fleet of 14 food-delivery robots at the Baltimore County university tends to hungry students.

From the cheering crowds along the Baltimore Running Festival route to the rainbow flags of the Annapolis Pride Parade and the rallies that filled Towson streets, Maryland became a stage for the nationwide “No Kings 2.0” protests on Saturday.

Thousands of people turned out for about 20 Montgomery County “No Kings Day” protests. All remained peaceful.

A Baltimore Police officer was hit by a vehicle on the route for the Baltimore Running Festival on Saturday morning, police said.

Norman Waker, a 66-year-old man who uses a wheelchair, was charged with first- and second-degree murder and attempted murder for the shooting of two men in a senior living facility earlier this year.

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