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    Lightning strike sparks Pikesville apartment fire that displaced 6 families, killed dog
    Lightning struck a Pikesville apartment building, sparking a three-alarm blaze that caused a partial roof collapse, displaced over a dozen people and killed at least one dog, fire officials said.
    The Baltimore County Fire Department responds to a 2-alarm apartment fire on the 1800 block of Rambling Ridge Lane in Pikesville on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
    Baltimore’s Mr. Trash Wheel is calling on his biggest fans for a new project
    Baltimore’s world-famous aquatic trash interceptor, Mr. Trash Wheel, is inviting friends and fans to appear as extras in a music video for The Mr. Trash Wheel Song.
    If you’ve ever wanted to be in a music video — and are obsessed with Baltimore’s trash-collecting water wheels — now’s your chance.
    Fans, cooling towels and sunscreen: BMW Championship heats up, literally
    “The key is shade,” one man in his late 40s joked to his friends as they walked down the path to the first hole.
    Tournament leader Robert MacIntyre of Scotland towels off on the eighth tee Friday at Caves Valley.
    Sharp Leadenhall Apartment tenants file suit alleging dangerous conditions
    More than a dozen tenants of Sharp Leadenhall Apartments in South Baltimore filed a lawsuit against their landlord, alleging a multitude of severe and pervasive issues.
    Betty Bland-Thomas stands at the front with staff from Maryland Legal Aid and another speaker at the press conference on Wednesday, August 13 in Sharp Leadenhall..
    Erin becomes season’s first hurricane, expected to intensify into major Category 4 storm
    Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides.
    Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, gives an update on Tropical Storm Erin at the National Hurricane Center, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
    Make a bee-line to these events celebrating National Honey Bee Day
    Here’s the buzz on bee events around the Baltimore region celebrating National Honey Bee Day.
    Maryland has a long history of beekeeping.
    How injuries, uncertainty and undrafted players could shape the Ravens’ projected roster
    With roster deadlines looming, here’s what to watch in the Ravens' preseason game Saturday vs. the Cowboys.
    If there is a spot available on the Ravens’ offensive line, Corey Bullock appears to be the favorite for it.
    Acquitted Anne Arundel County teacher assigned to location with no students, district says
    Anne Arundel County school teacher Matthew Schlegel, who was acquitted of criminal charges, remains fully employed, according to a district spokesperson.
    Parents have called for the school system to terminate the acquitted elementary school teacher.
    Baltimore will accept opioid deal that cuts lawsuit winnings nearly in half
    Baltimore decided to accept court winnings of $152 million from a pair of drug distributors in its opioid lawsuit, a little more than half of what a jury awarded the city late last year.
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said Thursday the city’s law department chose to accept court winnings of $152 million from a pair of drug distributors in its opioid lawsuit.
    Moore blasted Trump’s use of the National Guard in D.C. The president took notice.
    "If the president wants to have a real conversation about how to reduce violence like we have had in the state of Maryland ... I'm ready to have that conversation any time, Mr. President," the governor said in a response video.
    Gov. Wes Moore clapped back at President Donald Trump in a video posted to social media.
    New lawsuit challenges Trump’s federal takeover of DC police department as crackdown intensifies
    The lawsuit comes after Trump Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday night that Drug Enforcement Administration boss Terry Cole will assume “powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police.”
    The nation’s capital challenged President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday.
    Van Hollen urges feds to address 24/7 noise from massive military ships in Locust Point
    U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen is pressing federal officials to address Locust Point and Fells Point residents’ complaints over noise, fumes and lights from two docked military ships.
    A pair of huge Navy ships, the USNS Charlton, left, and the USNS Pomeroy, docked near residential homes at North Locust Point on June 5. Since then, residents say that the ships have never turned off the engines -- meaning that they are always making tons of noise, shining bright lights into people's windows, and making the air all smelly with diesel.
    Lamar Jackson is throwing more picks at Ravens training camp. That might not be a bad thing.
    Last season, Jackson finished with just four interceptions, his fewest as a full-time starter.
    Less than 1% of Lamar Jackson’s pass attempts in 2024 resulted in interceptions.
    Corbin Martin knew Colton Cowser as the ‘little man hanging around.’ Now they’re Orioles teammates.
    “How fast time flies, too,” Martin said. “It feels like yesterday I was playing high school baseball and he was still trying to figure out what his first name was.”
    Corbin Martin has made 10 appearances for the Orioles this season, his first time pitching in the big leagues since 2022.
    Don’t let tariffs get you down: How to save on back-to-school shopping
    This year, Maryland parents may have to say no more often as they crunch shrinking back-to-school budgets.
    From the streets to second chances: How Roca is changing the lives of Baltimore’s young men
    Baltimore City is on track to see another year of historic declines in homicides. Here’s one organization contributing to that work.
    Roca youth worker John Young, center, and member Lamontae Royster serve hot dogs to Baltimore Police officers Dennis Gillespie and Stephanie Uruchima at Roca’s National Night Out cookout on August 5 outside the Waxter Center in Baltimore.
    I met the queen, and she sent me in search of a watermelon dream
    If you could interview the watermelon queen, what would you ask? I did, and they sent me in search of meaning in the ubiquitous fruit of summer. First off, it's not a fruit, and second, growing watermelons is no dream.
    Watermelon is one of the most popular fruits, except it's a gourd.
    Baltimore’s hottest spot for Maryland Dems is... a Residence Inn rooftop?
    Why are Maryland’s Democratic glitterati flocking to an extended-stay hotel whose other primary clientele are hospital patients and their families?
    The Residence Inn Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, located at 800 N. Wolfe St., had its grand opening in October 2017.
    Robert MacIntyre runs off 6 birdies in a row for 62 to lead BMW Championship
    MacIntyre is three shots clear of second-place Tommy Fleetwood at Caves Valley.
    Robert MacIntyre of Scotland lines up a putt on the fourth green on his way to a first-round 62 Thursday at Caves Valley.
    Central Marylanders avoid major flooding as storms bring heavy spurts of rain
    Central Maryland was spared major flooding Thursday, with storms bringing moderate rainfall and minor high-water reports before moving south by evening.
    Seen reflected in a car mirror, a woman crosses St. Paul Street in Baltimore with an umbrella during a thunderstorm on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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