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    Baltimore City Council bill would raise taxes on vacant lots
    A proposal from Baltimore Councilwoman Odette Ramos would tax vacant lots at four times the current rate.
    A Baltimore City Council bill would quadruple the property tax rate on vacant lots.
    Piedmont power line project wants U.S. Marshals to help survey Maryland properties
    PSEG Renewable Transmission is requesting federal protection for its crews surveying property in three Maryland counties.
    According to the court filing, survey crews and private security personnel faced multiple threats while trying to conduct property assessments at six locations. 
    Ravens rookie OL Emery Jones Jr. will miss start of season; OLB Adisa Isaac to undergo surgery
    Jones’ injury should open a spot on the Ravens' initial 53-man roster for another offensive lineman.
    Emery Jones Jr. speaks to the media during the 2025 NFL scouting combine in March.
    Search for missing swimmer in Baltimore County suspended until Tuesday
    Rescuers on Monday morning resumed searching for a man who disappeared in the waters at Beaver Dam Swimming Club in Cockeysville Sunday evening.
    A search and rescue team navigates around Beaver Dam on August 18, 2025. A search and rescue team navigates around Beaver Dam on August 18, 2025. Rescuers on Monday morning resumed searching for a man who disappeared in the waters at Beaver Dam Swimming Club in Cockeysville on Sunday evening.
    From HBO to Hulu, these Baltimore musicians are crafting your TV soundtracks
    Meet the three Baltimore musicians who are helping tell the stories of three new TV series, including “Iyanu,“ “Washington Black” and “Task.”
    Andrew “December Moon” Johnson adds percussion during an “Iyanu” studio session.
    Docks restaurant owner ordered to pay $8.1 million to landlord
    Gregory Pranzo, the restaurateur behind Docks on the Harbor, has been ordered to pay more than $8 million to Cordish Companies, his former landlord.
    The former location of Docks on the Harbor in Baltimore.
    FTC to Pikesville men who resold Taylor Swift tickets for profit: You need to calm down
    The Federal Trade Commission is suing two Pikesville men who they say have been illegally buying hundreds of thousands of tickets to concerts, plays and sporting events to resell at a profit.
    FILE - Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour June 21, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
    Maryland tax on digital ads violated Big Tech’s free speech, judges say
    Maryland’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising violated the Constitution, a federal appeals court says, because blocking Big Tech from telling customers about the tax violates the companies’ right to free speech.
    FILE - A car passes Facebook's new Meta logo on a sign at the company headquarters on Oct. 28, 2021, in Menlo Park, Calif. For the first time in a year, the big companies in the S&P 500 may be seeing their profits grow again. The company has been focusing on keeping costs lower, and Wall Street also expects its revenue growth accelerated during the latest quarter.
    Veteran Joe Flacco selected as Browns starting QB for season opener against Bengals on Sept. 7
    Flacco and the Browns will travel to Baltimore in Week 2 for the Ravens’ home opener.
    Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco throws a pass during.
    Wes Moore’s chief of staff to depart, run Abell Foundation
    Fagan Harris will return to the nonprofit sector where he had spent all of his career before joining Wes Moore’s administration.
    Fagan Harris, chief of staff for Gov. Wes Moore, at the State House in Annapolis in February. Harris will become the next president of the Abell Foundation.
    Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf along East Coast this week
    A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this wee
    Ocean City beach looking south from 84th Street.
    Don’t get tangled in the web: Networking tips for former federal workers
    Recruiters speak with prospective job seekers during a Federal Workers Career Fair in April.
    Books are having a moment. So why are we getting rid of book criticism?
    The Associated Press announced they are ending their book reviews. What does that mean for our culture?
    A pattern of books with some of them open. The books are of different sizes and colors. The pattern is made up of various books stacked on top of each other
    Ryan Mountcastle may be the odd man out of the Orioles’ youth-heavy lineup
    “It’s just crazy how fast time kind of flies by,” Mountcastle said. “It feels like just yesterday I was the young kid, like those guys, coming up and trying to navigate my way through the league.”
    Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle is set for his final year of arbitration this winter. He will be eligible for free agency after the 2026 season.
    5 things we learned from the Ravens’ 31-13 preseason win over the Cowboys
    With most of their starters in street clothes, the Ravens dominated the Cowboys on both sides of the ball.
    Reuben Lowery, who has been a standout in training camp, made an interception Saturday night against the Cowboys.
    Killings in Baltimore are hitting historic lows. So why is Commissioner Worley scowling?
    Life in Baltimore always means a reversal of fortune could be right around the corner
    Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley stands in his office at the Baltimore City Police headquarters in Baltimore, MD on Monday, May 19, 2025.
    Firefighters face hard truth in study linking job, cancer
    Firefighters in Pikesville are getting themselves screened for cancer as new research continues to find that they are at higher risk of dying from all kinds of the disease.
    Captain Glenn Resnick gets his blood drawn by nurse Gray’ce Hill-Loyal at the Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company.
    To stomp or not to stomp? Answering the spotted lanternfly question
    After years of whacking, smacking and squashing, more people are just letting the bugs be.
    Invasive spotted lanternflies are appearing all over Maryland and pose a particular threat to grape vines.
    Scottie Scheffler rallies from 4 shots down to win BMW Championship at Caves Valley
    Scheffler closed with a 3-under 67 for a two-shot victory and became the first player since Tiger Woods (2006-07) to win at least five times on the PGA Tour in consecutive years.
    Scottie Scheffler watches the ball in flight after a shot on the 13th hole Sunday.
    Maryland pastor ‘happy to be home’ after ICE arrest
    A Maryland pastor, Daniel Fuentes Espinal, makes a video statement after being released Thursday from a New Orleans detention facility.
    A screenshot of a video statement released on Sunday by Daniel Fuentes Espinal, right, and his daughter Clarissa Fuentes Diaz.
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