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Scary Mommy creator Jill Smokler faces brain cancer with warmth and wit
When Jill Smokler awoke at Johns Hopkins Hospital last year, her skull sealed shut with a jagged seam of staples, her first response was wry laughter.
Pikesville resident Jill Smokler, who created the popular parenting site Scary Mommy, faces a terminal brain cancer diagnosis.
Midtown Benefits District, once on the chopping block, wins vote to keep operating
Out of 1,086 votes cast, 86% were in support of keeping the special taxing district that pays for trash pickup, economic development and other initiatives.
Jalen Blackston, a Midtown Community Benefits District crew member, sweeps a street in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore.
Gov. Wes Moore kicks off Asia trade trip with maglev train ride: ‘This is the future’
Moore needed one word to summarize the experience: “Wow.”
Gov. Wes Moore smiles as he departs a Central Japan Railway Company SCMAGLEV train Saturday, April 12, 2025. "Wow" is how he described the experience, a 311 MPH futuristic train ride.
Adley Rutschman’s tying home run breathes life into Orioles in a 5-4 win over the Blue Jays
A quick offensive burst in the fifth and sixth innings powered the Orioles’ come-from-behind 5-4 win against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.
Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman (35) connects with a pitch during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
Anthony Santander receives cheers on return to Camden Yards, hits first homer for Blue Jays
After hitting 44 home runs for the Orioles last season, he victimized Tomoyuki Sugano in the series opener.
Anthony Santander of the Blue Jays rounds the bases after his home run Saturday at Camden Yards.
U.S. confirms deported Maryland man in El Salvador prison but won’t say when he’ll get home
The Trump administration confirmed to a federal judge Saturday that a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month remains confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador.
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's wife Jennifer, supported by CASA, spoke at a press conference and rally to demand his return back home in Maryland on April 4, 2025.
Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs
The Trump administration late Friday said they would exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from “reciprocal” tariffs, a move that could help keep the prices down for popular consumer electronics that aren’t usually made in the U.S.
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 09: The new iPhone 16 Pro Max is displayed during an Apple special event at Apple headquarters on September 09, 2024 in Cupertino, California. Apple held an event to showcase the new iPhone 16, Airpods and Apple Watch models.
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Comet visible in Maryland this weekend: ‘Once every couple years event’
To take a look at the comet yourself, you’ll want to head outside just before dawn and look toward the northeast horizon.
Comet SWAN25F is visible across the star field as a bright green dot with a faint tail.
For sale: Extraordinary 3-acre estate in Ruxton
The Baltimore County home features stunning interiors with custom finishes and a beautiful outdoor oasis.
Letter: Naval Academy book purge targets racial content
A letter writer asks whether historical fiction titles, especially those with racial themes, were targeted in the Naval Academy’s purge of 400+ books from its library.
The United States Naval Academy resides on the banks of the Severn River in Annapolis.
10 years after Palak Patel’s killing, her husband remains on FBI’s Most Wanted List
Anne Arundel Police and FBI officials asked for the public's help in locating Bhadreshkumar Patel, charged with fatally stabbing his wife, Palak Patel, at the Dunkin' Donuts in Hanover where they worked in 2015.
From left: Anne Arundel County Police Chief Amal E. Awad, William J. DelBagno, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Baltimore Field Office, FBI Special Agent Jonathan D. Shaffer and homicide detective Vincent Carbonaro. Law enforcement officials gathered Friday to discuss the 10-year search for the suspect in Palak Patel's killing in Hanover.
A decade after Freddie Gray’s death, Baltimore police still work to gain trust
In the decade since Gray’s arrest, Baltimore insists there has been a transformation in policing, but some residents aren’t so sure.
From left, officers Rashad Hamond, Terrell Taylor, and Steve Tandy on a "community walk" with community members in the Forest Park neighborhood.
Man accused of killing Rachel Morin left his DNA on her body, expert testifies
The prosecution rested its case against Victor Martinez-Hernandez who’s standing trial on charges of first-degree murder and related offenses in the killing of Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, on Aug. 5, 2023.
Law enforcement agents escort Victor Martinez Hernadez from an airplane at Martin State Airport after his extradition from Oklahoma, June 20, 2024.
State’s maximum-security psychiatric hospital gets failure warning
Clifton T. Perkins, the state-run maximum security hospital for those charged with crimes, was warned to improve or risk losing its accreditation.
The Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center in Jessup, Md. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
‘Several dozen’ Johns Hopkins student visas revoked
Days earlier, the number at Johns Hopkins University was closer to 12.
Some students wait for a shuttle while others walk past the Johns Hopkins University sign welcoming people to the Homewood Campus from Charles Street in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
Baltimore mayor sees a changed city 10 years after death of Freddie Gray
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott recalls the tragic, police-involved death of Freddie Gray nearly 10 years ago.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks with Dr. Benjamin Chavis, president of the National Newspaper Publishers Association/Black Press of America, during The Baltimore Uprising: 10 Years Later panel on Friday at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture.
Top Trump official visits Baltimore manufacturer as tariffs roil markets
One of Baltimore’s biggest tariff lovers hosted a top official in the Trump administration at his steel fabrication plant Friday morning.
U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler, right, is given a tour of Marlin Steel by owner Drew Greenblatt in Baltimore on Friday.
COMMENTARY: I left Baltimore after Freddie Gray. This is why I still have hope for the city.
We owe Freddie Gray more than memorials. We owe him progress, Kwame Rose writes.
Family of 9-year-old girl killed in I-695 crash calls for release of dashcam footage
The family of a 9-year-old girl who died in a car crash on the Baltimore Beltway is calling on Maryland State Police to share any video footage of the incident.
Attorney Thiru Vignarajah, center, stands with the family of Bailee Brooks, one of the two girls who died in a car accident almost a week ago.
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