Make a bee-line to these events celebrating National Honey Bee Day
Here’s the buzz on bee events around the Baltimore region celebrating National Honey Bee Day.
Maryland has a long history of beekeeping.
How injuries, uncertainty and undrafted players could shape the Ravens’ projected roster
With roster deadlines looming, here’s what to watch in the Ravens' preseason game Saturday vs. the Cowboys.
If there is a spot available on the Ravens’ offensive line, Corey Bullock appears to be the favorite for it.
Acquitted Anne Arundel County teacher assigned to location with no students, district says
Anne Arundel County school teacher Matthew Schlegel, who was acquitted of criminal charges, remains fully employed, according to a district spokesperson.
Parents have called for the school system to terminate the acquitted elementary school teacher.
Baltimore will accept opioid deal that cuts lawsuit winnings nearly in half
Baltimore decided to accept court winnings of $152 million from a pair of drug distributors in its opioid lawsuit, a little more than half of what a jury awarded the city late last year.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said Thursday the city’s law department chose to accept court winnings of $152 million from a pair of drug distributors in its opioid lawsuit.
Moore blasted Trump’s use of the National Guard in D.C. The president took notice.
"If the president wants to have a real conversation about how to reduce violence like we have had in the state of Maryland ... I'm ready to have that conversation any time, Mr. President," the governor said in a response video.
Gov. Wes Moore clapped back at President Donald Trump in a video posted to social media.
Letter: Let’s make the Inner Harbor more accessible — including for swimmers
Dan Taylor, president of the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, says we need to make Baltimore’s Inner Harbor more accessible to everyone — including swimmers.
Paddlers and kayakers head back to Canton Waterfront Park from the Inner Harbor during Floatilla in 2023.
New lawsuit challenges Trump’s federal takeover of DC police department as crackdown intensifies
The lawsuit comes after Trump Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday night that Drug Enforcement Administration boss Terry Cole will assume “powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police.”
The nation’s capital challenged President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday.
Van Hollen urges feds to address 24/7 noise from massive military ships in Locust Point
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen is pressing federal officials to address Locust Point and Fells Point residents’ complaints over noise, fumes and lights from two docked military ships.
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.
Corbin Martin knew Colton Cowser as the ‘little man hanging around.’ Now they’re Orioles teammates.
“How fast time flies, too,” Martin said. “It feels like yesterday I was playing high school baseball and he was still trying to figure out what his first name was.”
Corbin Martin has made 10 appearances for the Orioles this season, his first time pitching in the big leagues since 2022.
Lamar Jackson is throwing more picks at Ravens training camp. That might not be a bad thing.
Last season, Jackson finished with just four interceptions, his fewest as a full-time starter.
Less than 1% of Lamar Jackson’s pass attempts in 2024 resulted in interceptions.
Don’t let tariffs get you down: How to save on back-to-school shopping
This year, Maryland parents may have to say no more often as they crunch shrinking back-to-school budgets.
From the streets to second chances: How Roca is changing the lives of Baltimore’s young men
Baltimore City is on track to see another year of historic declines in homicides. Here’s one organization contributing to that work.
Roca youth worker John Young, center, and member Lamontae Royster serve hot dogs to Baltimore Police officers Dennis Gillespie and Stephanie Uruchima at Roca’s National Night Out cookout on August 5 outside the Waxter Center in Baltimore.
I met the queen, and she sent me in search of a watermelon dream
If you could interview the watermelon queen, what would you ask? I did, and they sent me in search of meaning in the ubiquitous fruit of summer. First off, it's not a fruit, and second, growing watermelons is no dream.
Watermelon is one of the most popular fruits, except it's a gourd.
Baltimore’s hottest spot for Maryland Dems is... a Residence Inn rooftop?
Why are Maryland’s Democratic glitterati flocking to an extended-stay hotel whose other primary clientele are hospital patients and their families?
The Residence Inn Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, located at 800 N. Wolfe St., had its grand opening in October 2017.
Robert MacIntyre runs off 6 birdies in a row for 62 to lead BMW Championship
MacIntyre is three shots clear of second-place Tommy Fleetwood at Caves Valley.
Robert MacIntyre of Scotland lines up a putt on the fourth green on his way to a first-round 62 Thursday at Caves Valley.
Central Marylanders avoid major flooding as storms bring heavy spurts of rain
Central Maryland was spared major flooding Thursday, with storms bringing moderate rainfall and minor high-water reports before moving south by evening.
Seen reflected in a car mirror, a woman crosses St. Paul Street in Baltimore with an umbrella during a thunderstorm on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
Pets killed in Baltimore County apartment fire that leaves 16 people displaced
Several pets were killed and 16 people displaced when a three-alarm fire tore through a Baltimore County apartment building Thursday afternoon.
The Baltimore County Fire Department responds to a 2-alarm apartment fire on the 1800 block of Rambling Ridge Lane in Pikesville on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
Maryland’s Denny McCarthy made the BMW Championship ‘the hard way’
Despite never winning a tournament this season, McCarthy clinched a spot to compete for an appearance in the PGA TOUR Championship
Denny McCarthy plays from the fifth tee during the first round of the BMW Championship on Thursday at Caves Valley. McCarthy finished with an even-par 70.
A Black woman’s remains were found in a Baltimore home last year. Now police seek her identity.
The bones of a Black woman who ranges between 35-50 years old were found in a vacant property in the 1600 block of McKean Avenue last year.
Baltimore Police released a sketch on Thursday, August 14, 2025, as they continue to seek information about skeletal remains located on August 13, 2024, in the 1600 block of McKean Avenue.
After a long wait, Orioles complete win over Mariners to take series
And even a two-hour, 18-minute delay forcing them to go to their bullpen for the last 3 2/3 innings didn’t ruin it as the Orioles beat the Mariners 5-3 Thursday to win the series at Camden Yards.
Jordan Westburg beats the tag of Mariners pitcher Logan Evans to score on a wild pitch in the fourth inning.
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