8+ hour, 18+ min ago  (16+ words) The Baltimore Banner Explainers, summaries and more from The Banner...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (353+ words) Anne Arundel County health officials are advising people to stay out of the water at three community beaches after routine testing found elevated levels of bacteria that can make swimmers sick. Health advisories were issued for Bayside Beach, Upper Magothy…...

4+ week, 20+ hour ago  (226+ words) A 2.4 magnitude earthquake was detected north of Bel Air on Monday. The quake hit shortly after 11 a.m. about 5 miles north of Bel Air, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, but it was felt across Harford County. Matt Button, a spokesperson for the…...

2+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (510+ words) Baltimore Public Works officials appealed to residents Thursday to conserve water as much of Maryland faces severe drought conditions. Nowhere is the drought more apparent than at the city-owned Prettyboy Reservoir in northern Baltimore County, where officials were scheduled to…...