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The Commanders will see Miami for a joint practice and preseason game. Which players need to impress?
Here are the biggest storylines to watch over the next three days, and how the Commanders are approaching this critical period.
Washington Commanders linebackers Sonny Styles (52) and Leo Chenal (54) work out during practice on July 30.
Head Start gave low-income children a chance to thrive. That is now at risk.
Changes to federal rules could dismantle hallmarks of the early childhood education program that serves 7,000 Maryland kids.
A classroom mostly packed up for the summer inside of the Dasher Green Center for the Community Action Council of Howard County, which houses the Dasher Green Head Start Center, in Columbia, Md. on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
The Howard County Fair is back. Here’s how to master the fair.
The 80th annual Howard County Fair runs through Aug. 15. It’s open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The 80th annual Howard County Fair runs through Aug. 15. It’s open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m in West Friendship.
The Dish: Why Baltimore’s swankiest new bar took 7 years to open
Werewolves Welcome may feel worth the wait after seven years and approximately $1 million transforming the Old Goucher space into a bar.
Werewolves Welcome, a new bar in Old Goucher, is a seven-year project by veteran bartender and cinephile Bryan Ranere.
Baltimore’s longest-vacant rowhouse has sat empty for 43 years. It didn’t have to.
More than 3,000 Baltimore buildings have been vacant for two decades or longer.
A house with a tree growing out of it is the oldest vacant in Baltimore.
Pearl-clutchers unite: NSFW comedy ‘Bocking’ kicks off Baltimore Center Stage’s new season
Offended easily? Squirm at sex talk? “Bocking,” a new irreverent comedy debuting at Baltimore Center Stage, might not be the play for you.
Kalen Allen, who plays Erickson Lewis, at the first table read of the play “Bocking,” set to premiere at Center Stage.
Liquor stores and others sue Prince George’s over new $5,000 annual fee
A coalition of 50 businesses has sued Prince George’s County over a new $5,000 annual fee charged to liquor stores, tobacco shops, gun sellers and storage facilities.
Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy during a graduation ceremony at Crossland High School in Camp Springs earlier this year. Braveboy allowed a measure to charge a $5,000 annual fee to liquor stores, tobacco shops, gun stores and storage facilities to become law without her signature.
At the Josiah Henson Museum, his descendants stitch their family history
The annual Henson-Nevels family reunion featured a new quilt unveiling, now on display to the public.
Several of the quilt makers, including Tisha Thorne, left, gather in front of their creation at the quilt’s unveiling Saturday at the Josiah Henson Museum and Park.
Nationals pitchers can’t support strong offensive showing in loss to Cubs
Even without All-Star James Wood, the Nationals' lineup has continued to produce.
Washington Nationals right-hander Jake Irvin reacts after pitching against the Chicago Cubs during the second inning.
Gunnar Henderson delivers a vintage performance to boost Orioles past Twins
Henderson wasn’t alone in this offensive showcase. Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer in the first, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand added a jaw-dropping 460-foot home run in the third.
Gunnar Henderson celebrates his two-run home run with third base coach Buck Britton as he rounds the bases in the second inning.
2 youths arrested in connection with killing of 17-year-old in Essex, police say
Two youths have been arrested in connection with the killing of a 17-year-old in Essex, according to Baltimore County Police.
Baltimore County late Tuesday announced the arrest of two youths in the killing of a 17-year-old found shot in a car Monday. One was arrested after an hourslong barricade situation.
Man, 67, dies two weeks after being hit by vehicle in Gaithersburg
A 67-year-old man died two weeks after a Toyota truck hit him in Gaithersburg, police said.
A man who was struck by a Toyota SUV in Gaithersburg on July 24 died in the hospital on Aug. 8.
How and when to spot the Perseid meteor shower in Maryland
The Perseid meteor shower will peak over the next few days. The show will be most visible when the shower peaks on the night of Wednesday Aug. 12, into the early morning of Thursday Aug. 13.
An outburst of Perseid meteors lights up the sky in August 2009 in this time-lapse image. Stargazers expect a similar outburst during next week’s Perseid meteor shower, which will be visible overnight on Aug. 11 and 12.
Purple Line builder announces next round of nonprofit grant recipients
Among the latest grant recipients: Community Health and Empowerment through Education and Research (CHEER) in Long Branch and Takoma Park and the Ebenezer Church of God’s back-to-school supplies drive in Landover Hills.
State and local officials, including Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, Gov. Wes Moore and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, participate in a ceremony marking the installation of the final rail of the Purple Line in Silver Spring earlier this year.
Frederick man killed in crash near Damascus
Harold Christopher Christner died Saturday in a crash between two vehicles near Damascus, Montgomery County Police said on Tuesday.
Harold Christopher Christner died Saturday in a crash between two vehicles near Damascus, Montgomery County Police said on Tuesday.
How a Baltimore cheesecake company went viral with a Leonardo DiCaprio video
Èdo Cheesecake's video trying to convince Leonardo DiCaprio to try cheesecake has more than 24 million views and has increased sales 30%.
JANUARY 13, 2026 - Customers can sample Edo Cafe's Basque lava cheesecake at the former Chiu’s Sushi at 608 S. Exeter Street in Harbor East. Cakes can be purchased whole or by the slice, and come in different varieties like crème brûlée.
Atomic Books to triple size of its Hampden store
Atomic Books, the popular independent bookshop in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood, will soon add a second floor.
A customer shops at Atomic Books in Hampden on Friday, January 17, 2025.
Trump used elaborate ruse to fly out of Turkey following summit because of Iran threat, report says
The Washington Post reports President Donald Trump secretly flew out of last month's NATO summit in Turkey on an alternate military aircraft due to an Iranian assassination threat. The operation involved a ruse in which journalists and some White House staffers believed they were on the same plane as the Republican president.
Catering trucks are parked at Air Force One on the tarmac as the motorcade carrying U.S. President Donald Trump arrives on the tarmac to depart following the NATO summit at Ankara International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
3 dead in separate shootings a mile apart in Essex, Baltimore County Police say
Baltimore County Police are investigating two shootings that left three people dead in Essex on Monday, officials said.
A Baltimore County Police officer’s uniform patch seen during a meeting of the White Marsh Police and Community Relations Council at the Perry Hall Family Worship Center in Perry Hall, Md., on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
Howard County sends emergency funds to crisis center facing layoffs from federal contract loss
Howard County is sending $260,000 in emergency funding to keep Grassroots Crisis Intervention, the nonprofit that answers calls, chats and texts to the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline, afloat after losing its federal funding.
The exterior of the building at Grassroots.
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