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Johns Hopkins University releases some draft policies for private police force
Johns Hopkins University has released a long-awaited draft of policies and procedures for its private police for that, once finalized, would serve as guidelines for officers’ interactions with the public.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MARCH 28: A general view of The Johns Hopkins University on March 28, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. The school is shut down due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Will modernizing Baltimore’s permit process help event organizers? City leaders say yes
A vital Baltimore City permit process used by hundreds of street festivals, block parties and races has moved online this year.
Children play basketball in front of City Hall.
Worried about rising grocery prices and fewer retail choices? Maryland’s attorney general wants to hear about it
State regulators warn the merger could affect Marylanders’ access to affordable food options, local job security and the vitality of the agricultural industry.
Karen Taylor, a resident of Union Square in South Baltimore, attends a food giveaway outside of Old Major bar in Pigtown on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.
As John Waters gets his star on Hollywood Boulevard, fans in Baltimore toast the ‘Pope of Trash’
Baltimore director John Waters’ star was unveiled Monday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Back home in Baltimore, friends and fans gathered for a livestream of the event at the Charles and Senator theatres.
John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including Multiple Maniacs (1970), Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974). He wrote and directed the comedy film Hairspray (1988), which was an international success and was later adapted into a hit Broadway musical.
In abrupt reversal, embattled Maryland schools superintendent won’t seek second term
Mohammed Choudhury, who had previously fought to save his job, has told the state school board he does not want a four-year contract beginning next July.
Maryland state schools Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury at a press conference last month.
Artscape bumped some of Baltimore City’s legacy events. What happens next year?
Organizers behind Hampdenfest and neighboring Remfest have canceled their events completely, citing Artscape’s move to September as one of several contributing factors.
A woman peers through the door of Shalom Art Gallery.
Baltimore Police make another arrest in Brooklyn Homes shooting
Baltimore Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy and are charging him with 44 offenses in connection to the fatal shooting in July at a block party in the Brooklyn Homes housing project of South Baltimore.
Flyers put on the windows of cars in the Brooklyn Homes, Monday, July 3, 2023.
Thunderstorms flood roadways stranding numerous Baltimore-area motorists
Heavy rain pelted the Baltimore region late Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, causing flash flooding that trapped some motorists.
Lightning strikes during an August thunderstorm in Baltimore.
Piggly Wiggly in Maryland? Kroger to sell some Harris Teeter stores to chain’s owner.
The Kroger Co. says it will sell 10 Harris Teeter stores in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., ahead of a merger with Albertsons Companies Inc.
The Harris Teeter grocery store in Locust Point.
Baltimore Police arrest suspect in Hampden shooting as dozens of students look on
A shooting incident near a popular Hampden skate park ended with a chaotic arrest Monday afternoon as dozens of students departing a nearby high school looked on.
Police tape limits access to Roosevelt Park in Baltimore on Sept. 11, 2023 after a shooting incident.
Multiple children injured in Harford County bus crash
Eleven children and an adult were injured in a crash involving a bus Monday morning in Bel Air, Maryland State Police said.
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Howard County schools will rely on out-of-state bus drivers another week, superintendent says
Dozens of local drivers are working their way through a hiring pipeline, Superintendent Michael Martirano told board of education members.
Zum, a California based tech company, will handle 230 of Howard County Public School's roughly 500 school bus routes for the next three years.
Bruce Springsteen postpones Camden Yards performance following medical advice
Springsteen said he is being treated for symptoms of peptic ulcer disease and the decision of his medical advisors is that he should postpone the shows, according to a statement posted to his social media accounts.
Bruce Springsteen performed the first concert at CFG Bank Arena post renovations on April 7, 2023.
Fire damages six rowhomes near Patterson Park
No injuries were reported, but residents say the blaze moved quickly.
A firefighter stands on the roof of a burned rowhome. A burned deck and staircase are visible. In the foreground is a Baltimore Fire Department truck.
The heat Wednesday broke a 40-year-old record
It reached 99 degrees Wednesday afternoon, a single degree above the previous high for Sept. 6 set in 1983.
Nevaeh Stimak, 13, of Ohio, plays at the splash pad at West Shore Park in Baltimore, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023.
Nobody asked us, but Italy’s chefs are bungling their blue crab boom
The plated meals are anything but "chef's kiss."
JC Hudgins shows a blue crab he caught in the Chesapeake Bay in Mathews, Va., on Friday, June 10, 2022.
Archdiocese of Baltimore warns sexual abuse lawsuits under new law could lead to bankruptcy
In a letter addressed Tuesday to “Friends in Christ,” Archbishop William E. Lori said he plans to consult in the coming days with various ordained and lay leaders about how the archdiocese should respond to the new law, which goes into effect Oct. 1.
The exterior of the Archdiocese of Baltimore building as seen on Monday, March 13.
Meet Baltimore’s own ‘Rosie the Riveter,’ 99-year-old Susan Taylor King
King, who worked at Eastern Aircraft Co. in 1942, was honored Saturday at the Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum in Middle River.
Susan King holds the triangle-folded Maryland state flag she was just honored with. Her daughter, Camille Hinmon, sits frame left holding the certificate King was also given.
‘Avoidable errors’: Why Howard County’s school buses failed in the first week of school
The superintendent of schools has pledged a forensic audit to ensure transportation problems will never happen again.
Howard County Public School System Superintendent Michael Martirano answers questions at a press conference on Aug. 30 to address issues with the county's school buses.
Thousands of Howard County students stranded without bus service this week
Zūm, a California-based school bus contractor that just took over about half of the district's routes, said it could not cover 20 routes for the rest of the week. And parents have reported widespread problems with buses arriving nearly an hour late or not at all.
Baltimore City school buses.
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