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Moore, top Democrats would slash energy efficiency program to save ratepayers ‘hundreds’ a year
Gov. Wes Moore and legislative leaders are backing a bill aimed at lowering Maryland energy bills, offering rebates and imposing new rules on utilities and data centers.
Gov. Wes Moore, along with Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk, announced Friday they back legislation they say could save ratepayers $150 every year.
Tornado touched down in Howard County during Wednesday storm
The tornado hit the small community of Cooksville just after 7 p.m. on Wednesday, according to a weather service report released on Friday.
Several counties in Central and Western Maryland were under tornado watches that turned into brief warnings on Wednesday.
Some Baltimore County students skip class to protest Trump amid school warnings
Thirty schools in five Maryland districts signed up to protest the actions of President Donald Trump’s administration. However, some school administrators warned against it, threatening disciplinary action if students skipped class.
Students participate in a walkout at Eastern Technical High School in Essex to protest the Trump administration and ICE on Friday.
ICE sent Maryland detainees to Arizona a day before congressional oversight visit
For months, the overcrowded, bleak conditions on the sixth floor of the George H. Fallon Federal Building have drawn attention from Maryland lawmakers, a federal judge and the state’s top prosecutor.
The Eloy Detention Center, a private prison owned by CoreCivic, houses detainees waiting the outcome of their deportation proceedings, Eloy, AZ, USA, 2019.
Mom’s Organic Market in Hampden closed due to rodent infestation
A sign from the Baltimore City Health Department was on the door Thursday morning, noting Mom’s Organic Market in Hampden was closed due to a violation.
A sign in the door of Mom's Organic Market at the Rotunda in Baltimore's Hampden neighborhood shows a notice the shop was closed for a rodent infestation.
Maryland budget moves forward with cuts to disability programs
It’s part of a plan to close a $1.4 billion shortfall by taking money from other state accounts, freezing spending and making cuts.
Maryland’s state budget for next year is moving forward with about $127 million in cuts to the Developmental Disabilities Administration. Gov. Wes Moore had proposed $150 million worth of cuts.
The Ravens are paying Trey Hendrickson like a star pass rusher. Can he keep going in his 30s?
“I think he’s got a lot left in the tank,” Raven GM Eric DeCosta said at Trey Hendrickson’s introductory news conference Friday.
Outside linebacker Trey Hendrickson and wife Alisa are introduced by Baltimore Ravens head coach Jesse Minter and executive vice president and general manager Eric DeCosta on Friday morning.
Mom’s Organic Market in Hampden reopens after rodent infestation
Mom’s Organic Market has reopened Friday morning after the city’s health department shut the store down for a day due to a rodent infestation.
A sign in the door of Mom's Organic Market at the Rotunda in Baltimore's Hampden neighborhood shows a notice the shop was closed for a rodent infestation.
Orioles choose Trevor Rogers as opening day starter
After struggling in 2024, Rogers returned in 2025 as a star. He posted a 1.81 ERA with a 0.90 WHIP in 18 starts last season.
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Trevor Rogers (28) delivers a pitch in the first inning of a Spring Training game against the New York Yankees at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Estate of Henrietta Lacks settles third suit against drug companies over use of cells
The Lacks family has settled its third case against a pharmaceutical company it says profited from cells taken from Henrietta Lacks without her knowledge or consent — this one with Viatris.
FILE - Attorney Ben Crump, second from left, walks with Ron Lacks, left, Alfred Lacks Carter, third from left, both grandsons of Henrietta Lacks, and other descendants of Lacks, outside the federal courthouse in Baltimore, Oct. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)
Childs Walker: The Ravens did what they could to salvage hopes for the season
COLUMN | In a five-day span, the Ravens made the most ambitious trade in franchise history, annulled it, got hitched to the No. 1 free-agent pass rusher and became the NFL’s villain of the moment.
In a five-day span, the Ravens made the most ambitious trade in franchise history, annulled it, got hitched to the No. 1 free-agent pass rusher and became the NFL’s villain of the moment.
Everyone has seen Baltimore’s missing boy. So why can’t authorities find him?
Tristan King ran from a caseworker in Baltimore and has been missing since September. Brooklyn residents have seen him, but authorities can’t find him.
Cameroonian immigrant will be freed from ICE detention — for now
Ludovic Mbock, a Cameroonian immigrant and regional gaming champion who spent more than two weeks detained by ICE, was released Thursday night. His family still worries that Mbock, an openly gay man, will be deported to Cameroon, which punishes same-sex relationships.
Competitive gamer Ludovic Mbock, left, with his sister Diane Sohna.
Kyle Goon: Baltimore Banners hockey team hoping for a miracle on Saturday
COLUMN | The Mimi DiPietro Family Skating Center is scheduled to close forever after this season with no plan to replace it with a new indoor ice rink. The Baltimore Banners hockey team, whose existence may hinge on the dome staying open, is hosting a weekend rally in an effort to extend its life for a few more years.
Baltimore Banners hockey players run drills during practice at Mount Pleasant Ice Arena in Baltimore in December.
From shock to distrust to acceptance: NFL sources react to Ravens’ wild week
Everyone has an opinion about the Maxx Crosby trade that fell through and its aftermath.
Jon Meoli: How the Orioles built a potentially special draft class of pitchers in 2023
COLUMN | The Orioles have a talented group of potential reinforcements who will be in the high minors this year and could contribute in the major leagues.
Orioles prospect Trey Gibson accumulated 166 strikeouts in 120 1/3 innings across three levels of the minor leagues in 2025.
On Friday the 13th, tattoo parlors lean in to impulse: ‘It’s like a ritual for people’
Tattoo parlors around the country will sell flash designs — tattoos that are predrawn, not custom creations — at discounted prices.
Tattoo parlors across the Baltimore region will sell flash designs at discounted prices as part of a long-running tradition for Friday the 13th.
4 killed after US military refueling plane crashes in Iraq
Four of its six crew members were killed after a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting operations against Iran crashed in western Iraq, the U.S. military said.
This photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense shows a North American Aerospace Defense Command F-16 fighter refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker over western Alaska on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (U.S. Department of Defense via AP)
Forecast of extremes comes after weather whiplash hit much of the East
Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be. This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash already hit much of the East.
Pedestrians carry umbrellas and coffee cups as they shield themselves from the freezing rain in downtown Baltimore on Thursday.
On the Parkway and beyond, Park Police are becoming ICE’s eyes in the DMV
Immigration agents are arresting drivers on ‘routine’ traffic stops in the Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia area.
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