The Baltimore Orioles are leaning into hip hop history and local culture in 2026 with a Tupac Shakur bobblehead giveaway at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
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With the cost of raising a child to age 18 exceeding $320,000, the personal-finance company WalletHub today released its report on the Best & Worst States to Raise a Family in 2026, to highlight the states that are affordable, safe, well-educated and enjoyable for families to live in. Maryland came in ranked 20th overall.
Maryland’s sports wagering market generated $15.7 million in state contributions in December and more than $78.6 million through the first half of Fiscal Year 2026, up from $46.6 million during the same period last year.
The Maryland Department of Health has confirmed a case of measles involving an individual who traveled through Maryland while infectious late January 7 through early January 8, 2026.
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Many Marylanders have thought that Pizza Oven has been long gone, but that’s not true. Once a regional staple with multiple locations from Montgomery County all the way out to Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Pizza Oven never fully disappeared. Today, one location is still quietly serving in Riverdale, Maryland (Prince George’s County), carrying decades of history.
If you grew up in MoCo, Northern Virginia, or the Baltimore area in the 80s or early 90s, the Erol’s logo was likely a fixture in your life. Founded by Erol Onaran, a Turkish immigrant who arrived in the U.S. with just $16 in his pocket, the company did more than rent movies. It helped shape how the DC Metro area accessed technology.
On Friday, Governor Wes Moore announced the Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act of 2026, a legislative proposal aimed at strengthening Maryland’s economy by modernizing and extending state commerce programs, tax credits, and incentives to attract private investment and support key industries.
The Macy’s located at 7900 Ritchie Hwy in Glen Burnie, MD, will be one of 14 stores across the country that the retailer will be closing, according a report by AXIOS.
Detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a Rockville man in connection with a regional series of burglaries that targeted newly constructed homes and resulted in the theft of circuit breakers valued at tens of thousands of dollars.
Fencing has gone up around the iconic Roses store at 94th Street in Ocean City, a visible sign that demolition of the iconic building could be approaching. The store was a landmark and quick stop for many Marylanders vacationing in Ocean City for several decades.
Anthony G. Brown announced that a Baltimore County judge sentenced Michael C. Okolo, 68, of Parkville, MD, to six months in jail after a jury convicted him of two counts of insurance fraud and one count of obstruction of justice related to misappropriating $36,500 from a client and fabricating evidence.