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Program trains teens to be election judges, boost election participation
Four years ago, Baltimore was in need of 700 election workers, a long-standing issue that gave rise to the idea to recruit high school and college-aged students to become election judges.
Instructor Marcus Clifton, in green, leads a training session for new election judges for the Maryland primary.
The song goes on: The 8x10 music venue will continue under new ownership
The 8x10 was set to shut down at the end of June — until new owners Rising Sun Presents from Pennsylvania stepped in.
The 8x10, a concert venue in the Federal Hill neighborhood of Baltimore, announced it will be closing on June 30, 2026.
Streeter: Penn Station is Baltimore’s front door. It needs an upgrade.
COLUMN | Baltimore’s Penn Station was set for a major glow-up, but it was scaled back. I and other commuters still think the city needs more from its depot.
Travelers wait for their trains to arrive at Penn Station in Baltimore in January.
Baltimore cop kept his badge 11 years after talking to FBI source about drug dealing
Former Baltimore Police officer Alexi Correa was caught on tape talking to an FBI confidential source about his own involvement in drug dealing.
Pets rescued after 3-alarm fire tears through Reservoir Hill rowhomes
Baltimore fire crews extinguished a three-alarm fire Sunday afternoon that damaged at least three rowhomes in the Reservoir Hill neighborhood.
The Baltimore City Fire Department responds to a 3-alarm fire on the 2500 block of Brookfield Avenue in Reservoir Hill on Sunday.
Hutzell: Who do you trust to find the truth about Wes Moore’s story?
COLUMN | Armstrong Williams says truth is self-evident. Comparing The Sun's coverage of Wes Moore's military record with reporting by The Banner's Lee O. Sanderlin suggests it's far more complicated.
Armstrong Williams, co-owner of The Sun and a longtime conservative columnist, talks about truth at a June 8, 2026 seminar at Towson University.
This John Waters interview has been edited for readability — but perhaps not human decency
What can you ask John Waters in 15 minutes? I went for broke: His films, plane etiquette, his death row meal, his obituary and much, much more.
Baltimore’s John Waters, at 80, is staying plenty busy, acting in “American Horror Story” and performing live on stage across the country.
7 LGBTQ-owned restaurants, cafes and sweet spots around Baltimore to visit all year long
In honor of Pride, here are a few spots owned and operated by members of the LGBTQ+ community around Baltimore that Chris Franzoni says are worth a visit.
The orange dreamsicle Dole Whip twist from Bmore Licks.
Baltimore’s 51st Pride parade draws thousands for a day of marching, dancing and celebration
Thousands of people came together in Station North on Saturday to celebrate Baltimore’s 51st annual Pride parade, followed by the traditional block party, which was hosted in Druid Hill Park.
Members of Clipper City Crossfit take turns pulling a car forward in the Baltimore Pride parade Saturday.
Days of deadly storms cause widespread outages, damage in Maryland
A barrage of powerful thunderstorms and damaging winds caused wreckage in Maryland on Thursday and Friday, leaving one state park shuttered, communities without traffic lights and at least two people dead.
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2026 - Trees toppled in Annapolis after storms caused damage in the city on Friday evening.
Most cities have an underground web of electric wires. Baltimore’s is unlike any other.
Baltimore appears to be among the only major U.S. cities to own such a sprawling network of underground conduits.
Employees of the city’s conduit division replace a cracked manhole on Cathedral Street in Mount Vernon
Baltimore hits record 97 degrees as dangerous heat scorches Maryland
The dayslong heat advisory and severe storm threat are not expected to let up Friday.
Lightning strikes south of downtown Baltimore at sunset Friday.
Community rallies behind parents detained by ICE outside children’s school in Baltimore
Parents and community members rallied Friday evening after ICE detained parents outside a Baltimore public school this week.
Parents and community members rally at Patterson Park on Friday evening after ICE detained parents outside a school Thursday.
ICE vehicles hit Baltimore father’s car as he took his children to school, attorney says
ICE says Jesus Acevedo Sanchez and his wife, who were detained while dropping off their children at a Baltimore school, face federal charges.
Police vehicles were parked outside Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School after ICE agents detained two people during school drop-off on Thursday.
Maryland has already recorded heat deaths in 2026. Here’s how to stay safe.
The temperatures this summer could put you at risk of heat exhaustion, heat stroke or heat cramps. Health experts want Maryland residents to know the signs ahead of time.
Ben Jones sips a bottle of water inside the Zeta Center for Healthy and Active Aging, one of the Baltimore City Health Department’s cooling centers, in northwest Baltimore, Md. on Monday, June 23, 2025.
3 members of NASA’s newly announced Artemis III space crew have Maryland ties
NASA introduced the Artemis III mission crew members, and some of them spent time in Maryland.
The Artemis III crew poses for an official portrait. From left: Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Bresnik, and Frank Rubio.
One dead, 3 seriously injured in Catonsville single-vehicle crash
A driver was killed and three passengers suffered life-threatening injuries when their vehicle crashed into a pole in Catonsville on Thursday, police said.
One man was killed and three passengers were injured when their vehicle crashed in Catonsville on Thursday.
A Baltimore man took off work. His reason? To win a United Football League championship.
“Timing is everything,” said Andrew Mintze, a Baltimore man who is taking paid time off to play for the DC Defenders in the United Bowl. “If you’re going to spend it, you spend it at the right time.”
Denver Broncos linebacker Andre Mintze (48) walks on the field against the New York Giants during an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J.
Police quietly deactivated South Baltimore action team over supervision concerns
Police temporarily deactivated a South Baltimore plainclothes crime unit amid supervisory changes and an ongoing internal investigation, a move that has sparked concerns among some community leaders.
The Southern police station’s district action team was “temporarily deactivated” in late March “due to staffing and supervisory changes within the unit.”
Maryland Zoo feeling red panda-monium as it welcomes 2 new furry friends
The Maryland Zoo is debuting a new exhibit for pair of red pandas in Baltimore.
A new exhibit at the Maryland Zoo features two new red pandas — an 11-month-old who has yet to be named, and a 7-year-old named Aurora, seen here.
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