Marylanders may no longer be allowed to intentionally let balloons loose into the sky now that a bill going through the General Assembly has p…
George Hudnet is an Orioles fan but with the team’s home opener April 8 he hasn’t made plans to see a game at Camden Yards.
On a typical Saturday night at Maryland’s motorsports facilities, a blaring voice on the public address system would welcome hundreds of fans …
A Maryland bill would require all mental health facilities to report complaints of sexual abuse and harassment to state agencies within 24 hours.
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Local law enforcement agencies could be required to submit an annual report detailing incidents that resulted in either a monetary settlement …
Hereford High School senior Vita Shats had seen it weekly. The Confederate flag on T-shirts. The swastikas in bathrooms. She’d seen a fellow s…
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In support of a bill that would make Juneteenth a state and employee-paid holiday, a Maryland Delegate on Monday gave an impassioned speech, w…
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Maryland legislators have begun to discuss regulation of the state’s newly approved legalized sports betting market, which includes mobile wagering.
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Mike Callahan has a love of birds, and the Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Education Center instructor will share that love of all things aviary during a presentation April 15 during a meeting of the La Plata Garden Club.
She may need a microphone to help her hear people and a walker, but there’s no denying that Marie Barrett, who turned 103 years old on April 1, still has a whip-like sense of humor.
All women deserve a shout-out during National Women’s Month, but here are several who are doing their part for their communities: