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Storms with 70 mph winds and lightning leave thousands without power, downed trees and road closures
After heat scorched the Baltimore region, heavy rain and 70 mph winds ripped through the area during Tuesday’s evening commute and led to power outages, fire and road closures.
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning on Tuesday for the region with 70 mph winds expected.
Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce
The Supreme Court cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings that critical government services will be lost.
President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Travelers no longer have to remove their shoes during security screenings at US airports
Travelers racing to catch a flight at U.S. airports no longer are required to remove their shoes during security screenings, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday.
If implemented, the change would put an end to a security screening mandate put in place almost 20 years ago.
2 men killed in possible Dundalk murder-suicide identified by police
Baltimore County Police identified two men who were found fatally shot in Dundalk on Monday in what is being investigated as a possible murder-suicide.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
The-Dream, Jeffrey Osborne and Lucky Daye to headline Charm City Live
R&B artists The-Dream, Jeffrey Osbourne and Lucky Daye will headline the Charm City Live festival on Sept. 20, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 03: The-Dream speaks onstage at Careers In Music: Merck Mercuriadis, Nile Rodgers and 2023 6x GRAMMY-nominated Singer-Songwriter-Producer THE-DREAM at The GRAMMY Museum on February 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
A Dundalk man died in a Baltimore jail. His family hasn’t received any answers.
Jeffrey Kluver, 35, of Dundalk, died on Sunday while in custody at the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center.
Jeffrey Kluver, 35, of Dundalk, died on Sunday while in custody at the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center.
Two Bark Social locations could reopen under new ownership
A Maryland-based company agreed last month to purchase Bark Social's locations in Canton and Columbia.
The now-closed Bark Social location on Boston Street in Baltimore in 2024.
With at least 9 heat deaths, summer is off to a deadly start in Maryland
At least nine people, including two children, have died from heat-related illness so far in 2025 — more than twice as many as this time last year, according to Maryland data.
A man running away from the camera's t-shirt is drenched with sweat.
Orioles catcher Gary Sánchez to miss 8 to 10 weeks with knee sprain
Baltimore has suffered a cascade of catching injuries.
Gary Sánchez z catches a pitch during a game against the Texas Rangers on June 24.
Inside the Dugout: The anxiety of the 2025 trade deadline
This year, Jon Meoli just dreads that the MLB trade deadline exists at all.
The Orioles are objectively playing better of late, at 25-21 under interim manager Tony Mansolino.
Severna Park hiker found dead after 2-day search in Shenandoah National Park
After a two-day search, authorities on Monday located the body of a Severna Park man who had been hiking in Shenandoah National Park.
A canopy of trees surrounds the Limberlost Trail in Shenandoah National Park.
Envisioning the Orioles’ rotation at full strength | Banner Baseball Show
The impending returns of Kyle Bradish and Grayson Rodriguez could give Orioles fans a taste of what’s to come.
Meet the 16th-round Orioles pick who’s playing like a first-rounder
Baltimore signed George for $455,000, the seventh-highest bonus in its 2024 draft class. So far, as the 19-year-old George rips his way through the Florida Complex League and Low-A Delmarva, he’s proving himself as a sound investment.
Orioles prospect Nate George tracks a fly ball in the outfield at Perdue Stadium in Salisbury, Maryland.
Locust Point’s noisy military ships should have been quiet by now, Ferguson says
The noisy, hulking grey-hulled cargo ships, which are the size of aircraft carriers, are being transferred to MARAD by the Military Sealift Command to be placed into a reduced readiness status.
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.
Maryland economy could lose $1 billion if international students don’t return
The Trump administration's hostile policies toward international students could be disastrous for Maryland and, in particular, Baltimore.
A tour group walks the campus of Johns Hopkins University on July 3, 2025.
Boat ramps offer easy access to the Chesapeake Bay. Why cancel one right before the Fourth?
Boat ramps are the gateway to the Chesapeake Bay for hundreds of thousands of Marylanders. So when the public ramp shuts down people are going to notice.
The public boat ramp at Discovery Village Park in Shady Side closed July 1, after the Anne Arundel County Council decided low use numbers made the lease a bad deal in a tight year.
An Annapolis footwear manufacturer wants to change the way we make shoes
Made Plus, in business since 2021, converts plastic bottles into athletic shoes. Owner Alan Guyan is working to open a retail shop.
Alan Guyan, founder and CEO of Made Plus, has been in business in Annapolis since 2021.
Lego trains spark big imaginations in B&O Railroad Museum contest
Kids submit an original Lego build to a railroad-themed competition at the B&O Railroad Museum.
Calvin Coble, 6, shows off a portion of his Lego train submission to the B&O Railroad Museum’s Brick Build-Off Competition.
They were supposed to help fix Maryland’s transportation funding problem, but they stopped meeting
The Commission on Transportation Revenue and Infrastructure Needs, known as TRAIN, was supposed to meet to give recommendations on Maryland's transportation issues but stopped meeting.
Commuters and students wait for buses at the Mondawmin Transit Hub on May 6, 2025.
Teen suffers ‘catastrophic’ injury; 1,300 fireworks seized in July 4 incidents around Maryland
A teen suffered a “catastrophic” injury and officials seized more than 1,300 fireworks from an illegal show over the July 4 weekend, officials said.
A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
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