Harford County’s first book ban has parents and teachers concerned
Harford County parents and teachers spoke out against the school board’s decision to ban an award-winning illustrated novel from its libraries.
Books on desk in library at the elementary school
Inside the Dugout: Why this Orioles season isn’t as painful as the rebuild years
It’s just that we were not supposed to be here. Not this year. Not at this point in the process.
The way this played out — a couple of playoff appearances and then a return to selling — was absolutely not what was promised.
Another Sheetz is coming to the Baltimore region
A second Sheetz will open in Harford County, adding to the growing number of the beloved chain’s locations in the Baltimore region.
Altoona-based gas station and convenience store Sheetz opens its first Anne Arundel County location Thursday. Photo courtesy of Sheetz.
The unexpected return of beloved Orioles broadcaster Fred Manfra
Manfra joined fellow broadcaster Brett Hollander this past weekend for two games against the Rays
Longtime Orioles broadcast Fred Manfra left, returned to the air over the weekend for the first time since he retired in 2017. He joined Brett Hollander on the radio broadcast from Tampa, where he now lives. Photographed at George M. Steinbrenner field in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
Glen Burnie man who burned ‘TRUMP’ into road with flamethrower pleads guilty, avoids jail
The 36-year-old burned “TRUMP” and “USA” into the asphalt of Hickory Hollow Drive, where he lived.
The 36-year-old burned “TRUMP” and “USA” into the asphalt of Hickory Hollow Drive, where he lived.
Maryland’s airwaves lost a federal lifeline, but public media won’t go silent
Congress passed the Recissions Act of 2025, guaranteeing the end of federal funding of public media and putting local stations in a financial predicament.
MONDAY July 21, 2025 — The Baltimore Public Media (WYPR) headquarters, a public radio station serving the Baltimore metropolitan area as well as Western Maryland and the Eastern Shore.
Predicting which Orioles veterans will be traded | Banner Baseball Show
From Ramón Laureano to Félix Bautista, here are our best guesses as to the players dealt at the July 31 deadline.
Ravens primer: Position battles to watch as players report for training camp
The Ravens have one of the league's most steady rosters, but they still face questions at key spots.
Ravens guard Andrew Vorhees should have the inside track for a starting spot after returning last year from a torn ACL.
Kyle Stowers had been there — and helped Coby Mayo see the bench differently
They came from a prospect who knows all too well the frustration of having to wait his turn: Kyle Stowers.
Coby Mayo recenty sought the advice of a former teammate who is flourishing after a trade away from the Orioles.
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Opinion: From ‘useless’ to unstoppable: Arts education empowers Baltimore students
Young people discover confidence, purpose and opportunity through creative programs that government funding rarely prioritizes.
Will teacher-sharing bring instruments and music lessons to Baltimore students?
Only five elementary schools offer band or orchestra classes. Starting next fall, the district will hire one instrumental music teacher to work between two schools in a pilot model.
Violin students at Abbottston Elementary School in Baltimore.
For Baltimore high school students, this arts competition offers more than scholarships
Now in its ninth year, Courting Art Baltimore provides both scholarships and a public platform to Baltimore City Public School students who love art.
Buy a $3.45M Chesapeake Bay paradise, get a boatload of politics for free
There’s only one buyer for Discovery Village that makes any sense — Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman. Yeah, that guy.
Discovery Village in Shady Side is on the market after Anne Arundel County withdrew from its lease.
The cure for your body aches is... cherry pits?
Claudia Phillips makes therapeutic pillows filled with cherry pits, running her small business Cherapy from her Columbia apartment.
Claudia Phillips, the owner of Cherapy, carries a bag of cherry pits at her home in Columbia.
This secret garden at Camden Yards attracts orioles — the bird kind
Installed almost 10 years ago at the Eutaw Street entrance, the garden, roughly the size of two basketball courts, seeks to attract the Baltimore oriole and other pollinators to allow native plants to flourish.
Volunteer Sebastian Flister helps weed the garden at Oriole Park.
After FEMA axed aid, is an Eastern Shore town lost to the bay?
If the water overtakes Crisfield, some may stay. But many more wonder: Is a community that experiences costly floods every day still a community?
A man rides his bike in downtown Crisfield, MD on April 26, 2025.
Orioles pitching battered again in 10-5 loss to Cleveland
Baltimore now sits 11 games below .500.
Gunnar Henderson steals a base during the first inning of another lopsided loss for the Orioles.
Esperanza Center open to serve after car crash damaged their entrance
The Esperanza Center opened uninterrupted Monday, even after a man who was allegedly driving while intoxicated crashed a vehicle into the center’s entrance on Sunday.
A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition
The digital document dump includes more than 240,000 pages of records on Martin Luther King Jr. that had been under a court-imposed seal since 1977.
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. walks across the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, April 3, 1968
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