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The average Maryland resident’s debts are far higher than the national average — likely stemming from higher home prices, more expensive tuition, tariffs pushing up car prices, and greater reliance on credit cards.

An 81-year-old Connecticut pastor has been indicted on charges in Maryland that he sexually abused a child at the Gilman School in the 1970s.

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for much of Central Maryland.

A former building services worker at Overlea High School was convicted on Monday of a sex crime involving a 17-year-old student.

Marty Bass will retire at the end of May after a 48-year career on WJZ, he announced Monday morning.

The mother of the child, Markeia Scott, filed the negligence lawsuit on Friday in Baltimore Circuit Court against those including Maryland Capitol Police Lt. Carlos Gomez.

A 39-year-old man from Clarksburg died in a two-vehicle crash on Sunday that also left a second driver in critical condition, Montgomery County Police said.

The No. 1 killer of juvenile blue crabs in Maryland waters where they congregate? Other, larger blue crabs.

A longtime Justice Department official who worked as an investigator of civil rights violations is now leading Maryland’s investigations into deaths after encounters with police.

Here’s what to do to be prepared for tornadoes and severe storms.

Bolton, who served as ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush and as national security adviser to President Donald Trump, will speak before the International Club of Annapolis next month.

Several school systems across Maryland are closing early on Monday due to the threat of severe weather.

While immigration enforcement has changed, your rights when confronted by officers have not, legal experts and advocates say. Here’s what you need to know.

It seems, as a parent, that Baltimore City Public School kids have too much time off. Some educators tried to set me straight.

Animals hoarding cases — like on in February in which Baltimore County officials removed 14 dogs, 21 birds, several reptiles and a cat from a Halethorpe woman’s property — may be horrifying, but the people involved often have mental health disorders, experts find.

When the redevelopment of Annapolis City Dock is completed in 2028, the historic waterfront will be protected from flooding by a physically elevated park and a movable flood barrier system.

It's going to be rainy with thunderstorms possible on Monday and Monday night, with some flurries even possible.

Eight years after its historic March Madness moment, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, again is preparing to take aim at the nation’s brackets.

In a reality dating show where age is just a number, 38-year-old Andrew Wheeler, a Federal Hill bar owner, makes his Netflix debut.

Where does downtown Baltimore begin and end? Nearly 700 readers sent maps — and a Banner analysis reveals the areas most people agree on.