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Severe thunderstorms and damaging winds possible for Saturday night
Severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and heavy rain could dash Saturday night plans for a second time this month, though the risk is much lower this weekend.
There is a marginal risk for severe storms across Maryland on Saturday.
3 men shot outside strip shopping center in Northeast Baltimore, police say
Three men were injured in a shooting outside a commercial strip on East Cold Spring Lane in Northeast Baltimore, police said.
Baltimore Police mark shell casings on the pavement after a multiple shooting outside a strip shopping center on Cold Spring Lane in Northeast Baltimore on Friday, July 10, 2026.
Fuel vapors may have caused Chesapeake City boat explosion, injuring 10
Residents of Cecil County and Newark, Delaware, were injured Saturday afternoon when a boat exploded moments after refueling at a Chesapeake City marina.
A team of Maryland Deputy State Fire Marshals are actively investigating a boat explosion in Cecil County with multiple injuries on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
Lightning strike possibly caused 4-alarm Baltimore warehouse fire amid severe storms
A lightning strike is believed to have ignited a four-alarm fire at a Curtis Bay warehouse Saturday evening as severe thunderstorms swept across Baltimore, capping a day of triple-digit heat with flooding, power outages and emergency calls.
Baltimore firefighters battle a four-alarm fire in South Baltimore on Saturday.
Fourth of July storms knock out power, flood roads and disrupt celebrations across Maryland
A powerful line of thunderstorms tore across Maryland on Saturday evening, capping a sweltering Fourth of July with flash flooding, water rescues, widespread power outages, downed trees and power lines, a four-alarm fire in Baltimore and the cancellation of holiday celebrations.
Saturday, July 4, 2026 — Mother Nature put on an early fireworks show as thunderstorms move through Baltimore, delaying the 4th of July fireworks show.
Metro train derails near College Park after heat-related track issue; passengers evacuated
Eleven passengers were evacuated and one person hospitalized after a Metrorail train derailed outside College Park on Saturday, officials said.
Passengers were evacuated and one person was hospitalized after a Metrorail train derailed outside College Park.
Police remove naked performance artist from former Columbus statue pedestal at Inner Harbor
A naked man momentarily stood where the Christopher Columbus statue used to be near the Inner Harbor on Saturday morning.
Saturday, July 4, 2026 — Baltimore Police take a naked man into custody after removing him from the Columbus pedestal near the Inner Harbor.
‘That’s some karma’: Man has truck stolen shortly after stealing from Verizon store, police say
Jalen Godard, 29, of Odenton, reported his truck stolen to police minutes after he allegedly broke the window and stole a Verizon store in Ellicott City last week, police said.
A still from body camera footage released by Howard County Police Department show a suspect accused of burglarizing a Verizon store who later called the police to report his car stolen.
Triple-digit heat postpones, cancels Fourth of July events across Maryland
The Fourth of July weekend kicked off with delays, cancelations and infrastructure meltdowns as a triple-digit heat wave engulfed the region and placed Maryland under an extreme heat warning until after sunset.
JuQuay Collyear, right, plays with her 2-year-old daughter, Lena, and her daughter’s friends Noaah Walston (left), 10, and Jasani Summerville, 4, in the Rotunda Splash Pad in north Baltimore, Md. on Monday, June 23, 2025.
2 adults, 2 children hospitalized after boat caught fire in Patapsco River
Four people, including two children, were hospitalized after their boat caught fire near Pasadena in the Patapsco River, fire officials said.
File photo of an Anne Arundel County Fire Department station.
Moped driver dies in Baltimore after fleeing traffic stop, crashing into brick wall
A moped driver died in Baltimore after he crashed into a brick wall and was thrown from his vehicle on Thursday night, police said.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Fourth of July weekend is bringing the heat. Here’s how to protect yourself.
Almost all of Maryland is under a heat advisory or an extreme heat warning Wednesday amid a heat wave expected to cook most of the mid-Atlantic and Midwest.
Anna Lena Kerns plays in the pool at Dickinson Pool in Columbia, Md.
Moore declares State of Preparedness ahead of holiday weekend heat wave
Marylanders can expect “very hot and humid conditions” that will spark “extreme heat risk,” especially to vulnerable people, including children and older adults, the governor’s office said in a press release. The State of Preparedness is expected to last from July 1-5.
A silhouetted man walks along the harbor with nobody else in sight. Street lights divide the photo in half between the water and the walkway.
Safety threat or sign of summer? Tensions rise over Baltimore’s dirt bike culture.
The return of dirt bikes to Baltimore streets is fueling renewed debate over public safety, policing and a culture deeply rooted in many city neighborhoods.
The return of dirt bikes to Baltimore streets is fueling renewed debate over public safety, policing and a culture deeply rooted in many city neighborhoods.
Where’s Darlene Campbell? Community searches for missing Baltimore woman.
Dozens of people have been searching for 72-year-old Darlene Campbell, who was last seen over a week ago near the Charles Village neighborhood.
Darlene Campbell
Made in Baltimore to close at Harborplace; new location to come
Made in Baltimore, a brick-and-mortar store near the Inner Harbor that sells goods from makers and artists in the city, will close at Harborplace after Sunday.
Made in Baltimore store in Harborplace on June 27, 2026.
2-year-old drowns in pool at Anne Arundel County home
A 2-year-old drowned Saturday afternoon in the Brooklyn Park neighborhood of Anne Arundel County, police said.
The Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to a report of a drowning in Brooklyn Park on Saturday.
Scattered thunderstorms could dampen Sail250, Orioles game
Intermittent heavy rain, wind gusts and lightning could bring Sail250 participants and Orioles fans inside Saturday evening, according to the National Weather Service.
Lightning strikes in northern Baltimore County as a severe thunderstorm moves through, July 8, 2025.
Oil spill spotted, cleaned up in Inner Harbor amid Sail250 event
A rainbow hue of oil floating on the water’s surface at the Inner Harbor prompted an emergency clean up by environmental regulators on Friday afternoon, officials said.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026 - Oil from one of the boats in the harbor leaks into the water causing a glistening rainbow colored trail.
Baltimore eatery asks for donations as death toll in Venezuela rises after earthquakes
Almost every Venezuelan in the United States knows someone affected by the deadly earthquakes in their home country this past week, said the owners of Arepi, a Venezuelan restaurant in Fells Point.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026 - Luis Dams, one of the owners of Arepi, holding some of the goods already donated to those impacted by the earthquakes in Venezuela.
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