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Baltimore police release new details about search for driver involved in February fatal hit-and-run
The Baltimore Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver of a truck that fatally struck a woman last month in Southeast Baltimore on Pulaski Highway.
Baltimore City Council members press for solutions to student transit nightmare
Baltimore City Council members pressed officials in the school district and the Maryland Transit Administration to find solutions to improve mass transit students.
Brooke Bourne, a senior at Western High School, has quite the journey home from school. She takes a bus and the subway to get home on a foggy December day. Each form of transit has nine stops.
Adnan Syed, subject of ‘Serial’ podcast, will not have to return to prison, judge rules
In a 14-page opinion, Baltimore Circuit Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer wrote that Syed is “not a danger to the public” and “interests of justice will be better served by a reduced sentence.”
Adnan Syed leaves court in Baltimore last month following a hearing on a motion for reduction of his sentence.
Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84
Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” that has been sampled by such R&B and rap heavyweights as Mary J. Blige, N.W.A., Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Mos Def and Ice Cube, has died.
Soul and jazz artist Roy Ayers performs live  Rise: London United, an anti-racist festival to celebrate the London's diversity, on July 8, 2006 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)
Adam Jones says it’s ‘pretty humbling’ to join Orioles Hall of Fame
Jones was acquired from the Seattle Mariners in 2008 and became a five-time All-Star who ranks near the top in franchise leaders for hits (fourth), homers (fifth), runs batted in (fifth), runs (fifth), doubles (seventh) and games played (eighth).
Orioles legend Adam Jones guest coaches from the photo well at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida, on Feb. 27.
Orioles righty Grayson Rodriguez dealing with triceps soreness a day after ‘sluggish’ start
“He just wasn’t feeling real up to himself,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “And today he showed a little bit of tricep soreness.”
Pitcher Grayson Rodriguez was being evaluated for triceps soreness Thursday, and the Orioles could know more Friday.
Live coverage: Bill adding disabilities feature to state IDs passes Senate and House
Much of the legislative action has been in committees so far, but expect floor sessions to grow longer this week as lawmakers look to pass bills out of their chamber.
It's week 9 of the Maryland General Assembly session and lawmakers will have to wait on budget decisions from D.C.
Trump’s federal layoffs are already affecting Maryland’s budget plans
About 11,000 Maryland workers have already lost or are about to lose their jobs, and future actions could bring that number of job losses up to 28,000
Del. Ben Barnes, left, and Sen. Guy Guzzone talk to reporters about the latest negotiations on the state budget, at the State House in Annapolis on Thursday, March 6, 2025. A new financial forecast shows the state will take in less money from taxes than expected, due largely to the Trump administration's actions to fire federal workers and slash spending.
A Key Bridge widow wants to help others avoid a legal obstacle she faced
The widow of one of the men who died in the Key Bridge collapse is advocating for legislation that would allow noncitizens to serve as personal representatives of a deceased loved one’s estate.
Maria del Carmen Castellon, wife of Miguel Luna, thinks about her late husband as a portrait of them on their wedding day hangs on the wall behind her.
Travel warning: MTA closing light rail stops for track repairs this weekend
If you’re planning to use the MTA light rail this weekend, be aware that several stops along the southern portion of the system will be closed for track maintenance on Sunday.
Exterior of a Light Rail train heading to BWI Airport at Camden Station in Baltimore on 8/11/22.
Howard County’s only elected Republican will move on soon
After seven years in office, David Yungmann said he’s ready to step back from public life and refocus on his real estate career.
David Yungmann stands in the Howard County Council Office in the George Howard Building in Ellicott City, MD on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
Trump changes course, delays tariffs on most imports from Mexico until April
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has postponed 25% tariffs on most goods from Mexico for a month amid widespread fears of the impact of a broader trade war.
U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (L) takes a question from a reporter in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 3, 2025
Black Baltimoreans feel more climate anxiety, new survey finds
Johns Hopkins researchers believe their findings represent the first assessment of how Baltimore-area residents think about climate change.
From left, Baltimore residents Jeffrey Barnes, Sarah Broadwater, and Kelly Cross.
Toki Underground owners are working on a new concept for Baltimore
The owners of Toki Underground are doubling down on Baltimore with Tomboy, a new bar and restaurant set to open on Greenmount Avenue.
Jeff Jettson and Olivier Caillabet at Toki Underground on Greenmount Avenue in 2023.
Can Baltimore’s ‘baby bonus’ make a comeback?
Organizers of the Baby Bonus proposal, which would have given $1,000 to new parents in Baltimore City, are trying to find a way to keep the spirit of their proposal alive.
Corey Bryce reads a book with her 1-year-old daughter, Julien, inside their Columbia, Maryland home on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Julien has been in an infants & toddlers program since she was about 4 months old, and Bryce says she knows she won’t be able to afford preschool without the money the state plans to funnel into pre-kindergarten education.
Strong winds persist Thursday with gusts up to 55 mph
Breezy conditions continue Thursday across the Baltimore region with wind advisories in place until midnight, according to the National Weather Service.
Wind advisories are in effect for much of the Baltimore region until midnight.
Jobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cuts
Red states and blue states alike are poised to lose jobs in research labs and the local businesses serving them.
The Translational Tissue Engineering Center is located at 400 N Broadway Street, adjacent to Johns Hopkins Hospital.
I rescued an injured bald eagle after I woke up. How’d your morning go?
Sometimes, you have to do something that scares you. On Wednesday morning, I helped rescue a wounded bald eagle from a neighbor’s yard and transported it to a wildlife center.
Hugh Simmons of the Phoenix Wildlife Center, checks out the eagle that I rescued on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
Commentary: How I plan to survive this presidential regime
I’m over the confusion, panic, fear and unmooring that the new regime in Washington has methodically and boastfully fostered this past month. But I know I can survive it.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. President Donald Trump, center, accompanied by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, left, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, speaks after signing two executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. President Trump signed an executive order withholding federal funding from schools and universities that impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate and a second order establishing the Energy Dominance Council led by Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum.
7 things to do in Howard County: A scavenger hunt, stargazing party and more
Seven things to do in Howard County from March 6 through 12.
A tracked image of the Milky Way Galaxy from Maryland.
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