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Watkins’ award-winning Salon piece shared how his late cousin helped him navigate Baltimore's restaurant scene sober.

It’s difficult for teachers to balance catching students up academically and attending to their mental health. Kat Locke-Jones may have cracked the code.

The seventh annual Floatilla attracted 350 participants from nine states. They made a five-mile round trip from Canton to the Inner Harbor to tout healthy and clean water recreation. Proceeds from the event will also go to support people impacted by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

In 2019, the year Kingdom Fellowship AME was founded, the church had about 3,000 members and an average weekly attendance of about 1,800 people, according to the church’s figures. Today, membership has swelled to nearly 8,000, and its weekly services draw about 2,500 attendees altogether.

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For once in what sometimes feels like our miserable, national march toward oblivion, the worst didn’t happen. If all goes as planned, the 700-foot channel into the port, 50 feet deep, will be certified free of dangerous debris and declared reopened by Monday. Maryland is ready to rebuild.

County Executive Steuart Pittman's proposed budget includes $49 million to build a new Glen Burnie library to replace the existing one, which was opened in 1969 and is considered outdated.

Frank Stronach, 91, the founder and longtime owner of The Stronach Group was arrested and charged with rape, indecent assault on a female, sexual assault and forcible confinement in Canada.

CSX Transportation and Curtis Bay residents who sued the company following a December 2021 explosion at its South Baltimore facility have reached a $1.75 million settlement in a class action lawsuit.

The leadership shake-up follows the killing of parole agent Davis Martinez and subsequent calls from the union representing him demanding the resignation of Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Secretary Carolyn Scruggs, accusing her of ignoring health and safety concerns raised by union officials.

Pasadena veteran Kyle Butters launched the running event to raise awareness for veterans who have died by suicide, suffered from PTSD and other mental health challenges.

Baltimore is in the middle of one of its least violent years in recent memory. It's not just that homicides are down — all shootings, including ShotSpotter gunshot alerts, have dropped significantly.

Volunteers at Oregon Ridge are outraged that the county mistakenly mowed down a wildflower meadow at spring nesting time.

Latrell Sanders, 29, of Windsor Mill, pleaded guilty on Friday in Baltimore Circuit Court to involuntary vehicular manslaughter in exchange for a sentence of 15 years in prison, with seven years suspended, plus five years’ probation, in the death of Robert Horne Jr. on Aug. 13, 2023.

“Offshore wind means we don’t have to choose between hoping for and working for a green economy and a growing one,” Gov. Wes Moore said.

A new Johns Hopkins data model echoes what the MTA said almost a year ago — the coming Red Line will increase access to jobs.

There are rules and procedures, including setting up an account with Recreation and Parks, you need to keep in mind before heading out.

The 83-year-old patient was stable enough to leave MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital. When he refused, the hospital sued.

Drivers caught going at least 12 mph over the legal limit near four Baltimore schools could face $40 fines starting Monday.

There were tornadoes in Baltimore, Montgomery, Howard and Carroll counties.