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Initial proposals in MLB labor negotiations leave players, owners far apart. That’s no surprise this early.
“I know where we stand as baseball players, and I know where the owners stand,” Orioles pitcher Zach Eflin said. “It’s going to be a long conversation, long negotiation process, for both sides to get closer to what they want.”
Baltimore hired an accomplished city planner, but we can’t get past his hair
In his first several months in Baltimore, Tim Keane, the new city housing commissioner, has turned heads with his vintage polyester suits and fat kipper ties. He might have stepped out of Studio 54.
In his first several months in Baltimore, Tim Keane, the new city housing commissioner, has turned heads with his fashion.
This new cocktail challenge has Baltimore bars buzzing
To shine a spotlight on Baltimore’s creative bartenders, the Charm City Cocktail Club is challenging locals to try 12 bars around the city before its July deadline.
A local group of spirits enthusiasts recently formed the Charm City Cocktail Club to celebrate Baltimore’s cocktail scene — and its first foray is a challenge to fill up a passport by visiting a dozen Baltimore bars.
A year after rainouts, Baltimore Harbor swim to return Sunday
After weather-related cancellations last year, Baltimore’s Harbor Splash returns Sunday in Fells Point as organizers launch a series of pop-up swims aimed at getting more people back into the harbor.
Harbor jumpers leap into the waters of Fells Point during the Harbor Splash 2024 event on 6/23/24 in Baltimore, MD.
Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ settlement fund
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from paying any claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for the Republican president’s allies who believe they were victims of a weaponized government.
FILE - An American flag flies outside the Department of Justice in Washington, March 22, 2019.
Nationals’ pitching falters in 7-5 loss to Padres
The Padres entered last in batting average (.218) and OBP (.291) and second-to-last in slugging percentage (.361). They also entered with the fifth-fewest runs in the majors. But they found the perfect remedy against the Nationals.
CJ Abrams of the Nationals beats the tag by Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres to steal a base in the first inning.
Jon Meoli: Trevor Rogers’ path back to dominance is clear. For 6 innings, he showed why.
Rogers spent four months as one of the game’s best pitchers last year by doing it the way he did until the seventh — and avoiding big innings like the one that chased him Friday.
Trevor Rogers pitched six shutout innings Friday night before allowing two two-run home runs in the seventh.
Orioles fumble away 5-run lead in 6-5 loss to Blue Jays
The Blue Jays hit two two-run home runs against Trevor Rogers in the seventh inning and completed their comeback in the eighth.
Jackson Holliday celebrates with Taylor Ward after hitting a home run in the fourth inning Friday night at Camden Yards.
Judge says Kennedy Center board broke law putting Trump’s name on building, blocks closure
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations — the latest legal setback for Trump’s efforts to leave his personal mark on the landscape of the nation’s capital.
New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Superyacht tied to controversy over Justice Clarence Thomas’ travels slips into Baltimore
ProPublica reported in 2023 that Thomas, who joined the Supreme Court in 1991, regularly accepted trips from Harlan Crow on his yacht, Michaela Rose, and a private jet without reporting them.
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026 - Billionaire Harlan Crow's superyacht, Michaela Rose, docks in the Inner Harbor Marina in Baltimore on Thursday. It is best known for taking Justice Clarence Thomas on well-publicized cruises.
Nationals executive fired after controversial statements surface
James O’Keefe of the Citizen Journalism Foundation released an edited video of Hudson’s comments. The footage was secretly recorded.
The Nationals fired former director of community relations Sean Hudson on Friday.
Police seek public’s help finding people who shot 11-year-old in Upton
Baltimore Police released surveillance footage after an 11-year-old boy and a 26-year-old man were shot in Upton on Wednesday.
A still from surveillance video released by the Baltimore Police Department on Friday in an attempt to identify people in connection with a drive-by shooting on Wednesday in Baltimore's Upton neighborhood that injured an 11-year-old boy and a man.
Santa Wayne, a beloved Christmastime fixture at Marley Station Mall, dies at 77
Santa Wayne, who made the holidays cheery for generations of Marylanders, died Thursday of heart complications. He was 77.
Santa Wayne has been the mall Santa at Marley Station Mall for 35 years - nearly as long as the mall has been open. With much of the mall vacant, Santa Wayne has seen hardly any children this year.  He prepares for the journey from his home in Arbtus to the mall each day, listening to Christmas music on the way.
Trial in the Key Bridge collapse is set for Monday. Will any eyewitnesses show up?
A civil trial in the Key Bridge disaster is set to begin Monday in Baltimore’s federal courthouse. A judge will determine whether Synergy Marine Group and Grace Ocean Private can cap their liability in the bridge collapse at about $44 million, roughly the value of the container ship Dali and its cargo.
The remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge photographed from across the Patapsco River on March 27, 2024.
2 suspects arrested in Oxon Hill fatal shooting
Two people were arrested and charged with first- and second-degree murder on Thursday in connection with the February killing of Ricardo Lee Vance in Oxon Hill.
Former Baltimore schools employee sentenced to 2 years in Iowa citizenship fraud case
A former Iowa school superintendent and Coppin State University graduate who previously worked for Baltimore City Public Schools was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen.
This photo provided by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts on Feb. 26, 2025. (ICE via AP)
Woman’s body recovered from Barclay rowhouse a day after 3-alarm fire
Baltimore City firefighters recovered a body in a rowhome burned by the three-alarm fire Thursday afternoon, officials said.
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026 - Aftermath of the 3-alarm fire that ripped through rowhomes in the Barclay neighborhood of Baltimore on Thursday afternoon.
Bus hits cars in Northern Virginia, killing 5 people and injuring 34, state police say
A bus struck six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Virginia as traffic slowed for a work zone, killing five people and sending 34 to hospitals, state police said Friday.
This photo, provided by the Virginia State Police, shows the scene of a fatal accident involving a passenger bus on Interstate 95 in near Quantico, Va., on Friday, May 29, 2026.
Baltimore’s pre-K ‘dumpster fire’ is shutting some families out of neighborhood schools
Middle-class families who live near the most popular pre-k schools in Baltimore City may end up shut out of their neighborhood programs.
SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026 - Molly Garcia, 34, husband Neil Gavigan, 36, and their children August Garcia-Gavigan, 4, and Lucy Garcia-Gavigan, 15 months, at their home in Baltimore. August wasn’t offered a spot in a Baltimore City Public School earlier this month, leaving the family to decide whether to wait as late as this summer for another chance or shell out $22,000 for another year of childcare.
Davidsonville man found guilty of possessing child sexual abuse material
A jury convicted a 38-year-old Davidsonville man on seven counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office announced Friday.
Exterior of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County in Annapolis, Md. on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
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