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An online advertising firm started in Baltimore and owned by AOL plans to remain in the city, having signed a new long-term lease in Brewer's Hill, according to the owner of the building.

A one-of-a-kind deal between the federal government and a cash-strapped Maryland university was supposed to deliver big benefits for both agencies. But interest so far has been minimal, with only about 300 federal workers nationwide signed up for online courses this summer. Advocates for the new program are not daunted.

Republican Larry Hogan¿s campaign for governor quietly removed from an online ad a controversial photo of his gubernatorial opponent Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown ¿Zaching¿ for the camera.

Hours after winning their parties' nominations for governor, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown and businessman Larry Hogan exchanged the first salvos in November's race for governor.

Founded as City Squeeze in 1977, City Paper is Baltimore's dominant newsweekly.

In Anne Arundel County, Republican county executive candidates Laura Neuman and Steve Schuh are engaged in a bruising primary fight.

The candidates running in Maryland's June 24 primary election are slowly beginning to embrace an increasingly sophisticated campaign technique known as micro-targeting that allows them to identify potential supporters and aim advertising — as well as personal contacts — directly at those individuals.

With less than one month to go until the primary election, Anne Arundel County executive Republican candidate Steve Schuh has more than twice as much cash on hand than his rival, incumbent Laura Neuman.

Over the past several years, the MVA has been working to transform the perception of the MVA; we want customers to think first of online services, and of visiting an MVA branch only if necessary.

Online campaign will shorten lines at the MVA

More than 1,000 runners and dozens of power walkers descended on Canton Saturday morning to compete in the first annual Brigance Brigade Foundation 5.7 K run, an event established to raise funds for those who suffer from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.

This spring, a group of college students will go about their usual campus routines, but with a voice only they can hear calling them names and making other distracting, disturbing sounds.

A Millersville man has been indicted for murder in connection with the shooting death of another man on Halloween last year.

The Fallston-Monkton area of Harford County is known for sweeping vistas and steep housing prices, but one farm has a price tag that's high even by Fallston standards.

Millennial Media founder and CEO Paul Palmieri has left the Baltimore mobile advertising company for a position working with technology startups for a prominent local venture capital firm.

A former Baltimore police officer pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to pimping out his 19-year-old wife and another young woman who lived with him.

Tens of thousands of visitors to Yahoo.com may have been exposed to malicious advertisements that can install malware that gives attackers access to users' computers and online banking activity.

Cyber Monday may be losing its significance as the biggest online day of the season, thanks to this year's earlier and more diluted kickoff to holiday shopping, both in stores and online.

Since 2010, about 400 Marylanders complained to state regulators about property damage they said utility companies or their contractors caused, from scratched driveways and dug-up lawns to fried appliances. Opportunities for more damage are poised to mount as electric and gas utilities pick up the pace of infrastructure work.

Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler called on his Democratic rivals Tuesday to pledge not to allow third-party spending in the race for governor.

Netflix changed the way people rent movies. Amazon upended the big-box bookstore. Other online retailers have grabbed market share in niches as diverse as contact lenses and pet medications. Why not disposable razors? That's the question posed by a Catonsville-based firm — along with about half a dozen other online upstarts.

A man was fatally shot steps away from railroad tracks in an industrial area of Harmans on Thursday night, Anne Arundel County police said.

Marylanders, with the help of a catchy jingle and the Baltimore Ravens, will urge their peers to sign up for new health insurance coverage available through federal reforms in an advertising campaign launching this month, health officials said Tuesday.

The owner of the Baltimore City Paper said Monday that it's looking to sell as it focuses on the media market near its Pennsylvania base.

The Democratic Governors Association is seeking a legal ruling that would allow it to expand its role in federal elections at a time when its chief fundraiser, Gov. Martin O'Malley, is considering a run for president, documents filed with the Federal Election Commission show.

A handwritten copy of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Conqueror Worm" sells for $300,000 in New England auction.

Baltimore's requirement that pregnancy centers indicate whether they provide abortions or contraception will prevent deceptive practices

Venture capitalists invested $318 million in young Maryland companies from April through June, an increase of 115 percent from the first quarter, according to a report released Friday by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Four women were arrested and charged with prostitution this week after Howard County detectives responded to online ads and posed as potential customers or "johns," according a Howard County Police news release.

Anne Arundel County Police last week arrested a North Carolina man who they said was using a party promotion business in the county as a front for human trafficking and prostitution.

Baltimore cop charged in human trafficking case

As she struggled to unload groceries from the back of her car, Sherrie Schenning got an uncharacteristically queasy feeling.

...helps women prepare for healthy pregnancies. Its message urges women to show their love for their child by first loving themselves and by adopting healthy habits well before becoming pregnant.

The arrest of Di Zhang of Jade Heart Health, a Towson, Md., massage parlor for prostitution and human trafficking highlights a problem that advocates say requires tougher penalties. Zhang had been arrested at least twice before, yet still was operating a brothel.

The directions to the alleged brothel told the men that if they saw a house with green awnings, they'd gone too far. But some of them apparently misunderstood; would-be customers have shown up for years at the nearby house in Towson.

Monthly meetings at Arbutus Library support fellow writers, hone their craft

President of Maryland Retailers Association answers five questions about changing nature of retail

Monthly meetings at Arbutus Library support fellow writers, hone their craft

Parker is turning the reins over to a Singapore-based editor but says the headquarters will remain in Maryland