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    Dirt bike driver dies in crash with car in West Baltimore
    A 37-year-old man driving a dirt bike died after crashing with an SUV near Hanlon Park in West Baltimore on Tuesday evening.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    Utz recalls some potato chips over possible salmonella contamination
    Utz Quality Foods issued the recall this week after learning a chip seasoning containing dry milk powder it uses for various Zapp’s and Dirty brand flavors might have been infected.
    Although no sickness has been reported, the FDA is advising people to avoid eating and to dispose of select brands.
    Getaway driver in Rodgers Forge shooting is sentenced to 25 years in prison
    A Baltimore County judge sentenced the teenage getaway driver in the Rodgers Forge shooting that severely injured a beloved youth soccer coach to 25 years in prison.
    Exterior of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in Towson, Md. on Monday, May 19, 2025.
    Baltimore to spend $153M on no-bid deal for police Tasers, AI body cameras
    Baltimore’s spending board Wednesday approved a no-bid, $153 million contract for AI-enabled body cameras, Tasers and data management software for the police department.
    The Baltimore Police Department released the police body camera footage and CitiWatch footage, a still of which is shown here, from the police-involved shooting of 35-year-old Tavon Newton on April 2.
    Amy Sherald channels ‘American Sublime’ with Met Gala dress
    Amy Sherald, who took the art world by storm with her paintings of Black life, attended the 2026 Met Gala with a dress inspired by a work of her own.
    Amy Sherald arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Costume Art" exhibition on Monday, May 4, 2026, in New York.
    Wico Street Beer Co. closing Pigtown taproom amid industry downturn
    Wico Street Beer Co. is serving craft beers until “we run dry” ahead of a closure at the end of May due to a downturn in sales and customer interest.
    Wico Street Beer Co. is closing by the end of May after more than three years in business.
    CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, dies at age 87
    Ted Turner, a brash television pioneer who raced yachts, transformed the news business by launching CNN and introducing the 24-hour cable news cycle.
    Ted Turner speaks during the CNN World Report Contributors banquet in Atlanta on May 4, 1995.
    New data shows a worrying trend: Baltimore harbor’s health is in decline
    Testing sites across the harbor ranged from “poor” to “fair,” according to 2025 water-quality data published Wednesday by the nonprofit Blue Water Baltimore.
    The water in Baltimore's Inner Harbor is bright green on Wednesday as Blue Water Baltimore calls the event the most widespread "pistachio tide" they've seen.
    H&S Bakery truck driver seeks answers after viral plane crash
    What caused the plane that was landing at Newark Liberty International Airport to strike the truck remains unclear.
    The New York City skyline is seen behind Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
    Del. Nicole Williams drops out of 5th District congressional race
    “The reality is that winning this fight would require resources that this campaign simply doesn’t have,” Williams wrote on Instagram.
    Del. Nicole Williams said Tuesday she couldn’t afford to continue her campaign for a U.S. House seat representing parts of Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties and Southern Maryland.
    Xfinity’s monthlong blackout of WMAR ends, and customers will get a small credit
    Access to 40 local broadcasting stations nationwide was restored for Xfinity customers on Tuesday as a 35-day contract dispute between Comcast, which owns Xfinity, and broadcasting company E.W. Scripps, came to an end.
    For more than a month, some viewers seeking to tune in to WMAR-2 were met with the message: “This channel is unavailable.”
    5 takeaways from the Baltimore County executive debate stages
    Questions revolve around the idea that Baltimore County is at a tipping point and is headed in the wrong direction.
    APRIL 29, 2026 - Baltimore County Executive candidates take to the stage at Goucher College. From left: Rob Daniels, Julian Jones, Izzy Patoka, Mansoor Shams, Kimberley Stansbury, Nick Stewart, and Pat Young.
    Orioles hitters do just enough to stop the bleeding, ending 5-game losing streak
    At LoanDepot Park, the Orioles just had to stop the bleeding Tuesday night.
    Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo hits a triple to bring home Pete Alonso during the fifth inning.
    Nationals undone by 4-run fourth inning in loss to Twins
    Cade Cavalli’s fourth-inning struggles were the main culprit for the Nationals’ 11-3 loss to the Twins on Tuesday night. He threw 40 pitches in that inning alone.
    Washington Nationals starting pitcher Cade Cavalli reacts during the fourth inning against the Minnesota Twins.
    Former Patriots and Terps receiver Stefon Diggs is found not guilty of assaulting his private chef
    The charges stemmed from a Dec. 2 incident at his house in Massachusetts, where Jamila Adams, a former live-in personal chef known as Mila, testified that Diggs slapped and choked her during an argument. He had pleaded not guilty to a felony strangulation charge and a misdemeanor assault and battery charge.
    Former New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs, left, is embraced after a not guilty verdict at his trial Tuesday.
    Amtrak cancels controversial vent for West Baltimore tunnel project, citing cost savings
    After searching for ways to trim costs on the multi-billion-dollar tunnel replacement, Amtrak is eliminating plans for one of three ventilation facilities.
    BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JANUARY 30: An Amtrak train moves through the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel before an event featuring U.S. President Joe Biden at the site on January 30, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. The tunnel is 150 years old and is the biggest chokepoint in the rail system between New York City and Washington, DC and frequently causes delays of Amtrak, Maryland commuter trains and freight rail traffic. Biden is discussing how funding from the recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will aim to rebuild and replace the tunnel.
    Baltimore County withdraws objection to unsealing $100,000 inspector general case
    The case began in April 2024, when Kelly Madigan, who was then Baltimore County‘s inspector general, sued Patrick Murray, who had been then-County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s chief of staff.
    Former Inspector General for Baltimore County Kelly Madigan, left, and Patrick Murray, chief of staff for then-County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.
    Baltimore City school board approves $1.95 billion budget. Here’s how the money shakes out.
    A by-the-numbers look at where money is going in Baltimore’s public schools.
    The Baltimore City school board approved a $1.95 billion spending plan for the district’s public schools Tuesday night.
    Maryland college graduations will feature an astronaut, a Marvel writer and more
    There are no Muppets but lots of politicians speaking at commencement ceremonies in Maryland this year.
    From left, BSO’s Jonathon Heyward, Astronaut Jeanette Epps, and Orioles executive Catie Griggs are among this year's commencement speakers across the state.
    Anne Arundel council candidate repays campaign funds spent on Waffle House, monster trucks
    Maryland campaign finance law allows for spending at restaurants but says campaign spending is only permissible if expenses would not have occurred but for the campaign.
    Geonta Simmons is running in the Democratic Primary for County Council District 1 in Anne Arundel County.
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