Construction on Baltimore's Key Bridge to begin this week. Here's what you can expect.
With the first steps in the reconstruction of the Key Bridge set to begin, we're taking a look at the progress that has been made since the collapse.
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With the first steps in the reconstruction of the Key Bridge set to begin, we're taking a look at the progress that has been made since the collapse.
Maryland families took advantage of the first major snow day of the season by heading to their favorite hill with sleds in hand, or loading up on the perfect snowballs.
The Merriweather Symphony of Lights had a fireworks show Tuesday in the middle of stormy weather. But, weather wasn't the only concern, after some people got hit by firework shell casings.
A Harford County judge ordered a woman accused of killing her baby girl to remain in jail without bail.
A Harford County community is shaken after a mother was arrested for the murder of her infant daughter.
As Marylanders continue to head to their holiday destinations, Amtrak was hit with a slew of delays and cancellations Monday.
The last peak holiday travel period is in full swing at airports across the country, as people head to their end-of-year holiday destinations.
A Baltimore County man with ties to one of the area's most famous cookies is facing serious child pornography charges.
The Howard County community got to weigh in on a proposed cellphone ban in the school district on Wednesday, nearly a month after the Board of Education postponed a vote on a draft of the ban.
A group of Howard County tenants are unionizing to get concerns addressed at their apartment complex.
Luigi Mangione, who comes from a prominent Maryland family, is charged in the deadly shooting on December 4 outside the Hilton Midtown Hotel in Manhattan, New York.
Luigi Mangione, the man charged in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, graduated with a small class in 2016 at Baltimore's Gilman School.
An Ellicott City motel is shutting down "due to the economic slump and the property is no longer able to afford costs to stay in business," leaving residents without homes.
The state's newest school safety regulation was front and center in a committee hearing with lawmakers Wednesday.
Giving Tuesday has supported nonprofits around the world for more than a decade, including in the Greater Baltimore area.