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Don't settle for your friend-of-a-friend's party where you know nobody else this year.

Rebecca Polen "Becky" Hartman Obituary

Tami Scovitch has been a bedrock for the Elkridge community for years. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year, her friends and neighbors decided to give back.

A Glen Burnie man accused of building bombs in his house was sentenced in federal court Thursday to nearly four years in prison.

It may not have been the rush like when the Ravens won the Super Bowl in 2013, but Orioles fans were out in force in Harford County Wednesday buying gear to celebrate the Birds' 2014 American League East division title.

With a 10-game homestand beginning Friday, the Orioles are in the driver's seat to clinch the American League East title at Camden Yards for the first time in the ballpark's history. The club plays the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays in the first two series of the homestand.

As the nation's eyes turn to Baltimore for commemoration of the War of 1812 bicentennial next week, businesses leaders are capitalizing on what one official called "the largest tourism event in our city's history" and on the chance to showcase the city in three live national television broadcasts.

About 38,000 Harford County Public Schools students went back to school Monday, but a select group of North Bend Elementary School students got to ride the bus to school with top Harford County and HCPS leaders, including schools Superintendent Barbara Canavan and County Executive David Craig.

Video recordings of large public events like tonight's demonstration in support of Ferguson residents make participants more rather than less safe

The decision by the Baltimore Police Department to record Thursday's protest march raised questions about how the tapes would be used and why authorities had chosen to record the event.

In my Monday-night appreciation of Robin Williams, I wrote about a 1994 episode of NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street" in which the comedian delivered an outstanding dramatic performance.

Katharine K. "Kitty" Naylor, a former educator who later worked at several Roland Park dress shops, died July 14 at Roland Park Place of complications from a fall. She was 98.

David B. Dilworth, a highly decorated World War II veteran who fought at the Battle of the Bulge, died July 21 of renal failure at Oak Crest Village in Parkville. He was 90.

A condominium complex on the Inner Harbor is working to become an iconic part of the Baltimore skyline.

A 98-year-old North Carolina woman was left alone inside a truck for nearly five hours while her son patronized Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover on Monday, Anne Arundel County Police said.

Tom Peddy, and son, Ted Peddy, are second and third generations of success behind Green Spring Station, the Lutherville office and shopping center. Tom's father bought Green Spring Inn in 1936 and Tom later acquired adjacent land to develop Green Spring Station. Father and son are now working on a $2 million renovation of the center.

A highlight of the 33rd festival, held this weekend, is the costumed parade known as 'Playing Mas'

As many leave town to head to the shore, or prep for Fourth of July cookouts, law enforcement agencies across the state have been working to beef up patrols — to monitor large crowds at fireworks celebrations to ramping up DUI enforcement today.

An Anne Arundel County judge agreed Thursday to drop state charges against a man accused of building bombs in his Glen Burnie home.

The bride's love for water led to a nautical-themed celebration at the Baltimore Museum of Industry

Todd Wheeler Jr., the Glen Burnie man accused of building bombs in his home, pleaded guilty in federal court to a firearms charge.

Todd Wheeler Jr., the Glen Burnie man accused of making bombs in his home, has been charged with a federal gun crime.

A mother charged with leaving her 4-year-old daughter in a car for eight hours while she gambled at Maryland Live casino on New Year's Eve pleaded guilty Thursday and has been sentenced to five days in jail, and was ordered to stay away from gambling centers for three years, lawyers in the case said.

Martha Ida Healy, the first woman to be named a trust officer at the old Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Co. 50 years ago, died of cancer Wednesday at her Glyndon home. She was 95.

A judge with the Maryland Public Service Commission proposed a ruling that would categorize Uber as "common carrier" taxi service, subject it to the same regulations as other taxi companies.

For every gunshot report taken by Baltimore police, there could be five more they haven't heard about, according to the company behind a high-tech system that city officials hope will help curb the illegal use of firearms.

Former Calvert Hall quarterback Colar Kuhns headed to Michigan State instead of Cornell

This year marks the first time since its opening in 1966 that the Carroll County Farm Museum has kept its doors open in the dead of winter.

Todd Dwight Wheeler Jr., the Glen Burnie man charged with making bombs in his home, made his first court appearance on Friday morning.

Greg Cangialosi's personal hashtag is #neverstop. It may not have been created by the 40-year-old Baltimore techie, but it's one he's used for years.

Ice and snow offer different challenges for kayakers who test the Gunpowder River in Maryland during the winter

Police on Thursday found a decomposing body floating in an industrial area at the mouth of the Inner Harbor, a grim discovery that marks the ninth time since October a person has turned up dead in the waters of Downtown Baltimore.

Couple rings in the new year by saying 'I do' at New Year's Eve wedding

Arab-American heritage on display at the wedding of these childhood friends

Main Street Tower owners Renato Buontempo and Richard Lynch went before the Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners Tuesday night to request permission to put their restaurant's rooftop deck tent back up for the upcoming St. Patrick's Day festivities.

FAA, CTI, Doug Williams, FAA hiring policy, air traffic controller

Ron Spencer, an artist who twice restored the painted designs on a Linthicum Heights church's ceiling and walls, died Wednesday of bone cancer at Stella Maris in Timonium. He was 67.

A Baltimore man who garnered the nickname of "Dine and Dasher" for skipping out on dozens of restaurant tabs — sometimes by faking seizures — was convicted again on Wednesday in District Court.

Todd Dwight Wheeler Jr., accused of making bombs in his Glen Burnie home, set off a device so powerful that it "blew off his pants," according to federal documents.

Pete and Lauren reconnected and realized that she had entered Pete's number incorrectly into her phone the night they met. They now live together in Columbia Heights, a neighborhood in Northwest Washington.

Alleged Glen Burnie bomb-maker indicted on more charges

Fireworks and neighborhood safety