Chesapeake blue crabs are disappearing. The reason remains a mystery.

Recent surveys show the number of young blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay has dropped roughly 50% since a recent peak in 2010, but a new assessment couldn’t identify the prime culprit behind the decline.

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2 Marylanders monitored after briefly sharing plane with hantavirus-infected passenger

Officials from the Maryland Department of Health say the residents briefly shared a plane with an infected cruise ship passenger.

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Republican delegates mocked colleague’s accent, implied he was a Chinese spy

House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk condemned the video in which Dels. Mark Fisher and Brian Chisholm made the comments.

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Ethics complaint over Howard County’s IG search dismissed

The Howard County Ethics Commission dismissed a complaint alleging a conflict of interest involving Steve Quisenberry and Kelly Madigan in the search for the county’s first inspector general.

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The Mall in Columbia welcomes police outpost and 7 new businesses

More than a year after Howard County officials pledged to increase police presence at The Mall in Columbia, law enforcement is preparing to move in — along with more than a half dozen new businesses.

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This BMA exhibit comes with a radical challenge: Give up your phone for 5 minutes

Conceptual artist Rachel Lee Hovnanian’s “Nature Deficit Disorder,” a five-minute break from your cellphone, is a hit at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

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Woman grabs knife, fights off intruder who climbed into her Bolton Hill bed

A Bolton Hill woman woke up to a stranger standing over her bed early Friday morning and fought him off until he ran away.

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17 miles of new or improved bike lanes planned for Baltimore

Baltimore’s transportation department plans to add or improve 17 miles of dedicated bike lanes across the city over the next three years.

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