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A heat dome might bake Baltimore. Expect higher temps and BGE bills.
High humidity will make temperatures feel closer to 110 degrees through Wednesday, said Brian LaSorsa, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington forecast office.
Sun sets over the harbor near Canton Waterfront Park
An uneasy calm as West Baltimore organizes to remember well-known arabber killed by police
Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, who was shot and killed by police Tuesday, was a longtime arabber and a fixture in his community.
Balloons tied to the railing outside Upton–Avenue Market Metro station on Thursday to honor Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, who was fatally shot by Baltimore Police this week.
Headed to AFRAM? Here’s your guide to getting around Baltimore without getting stuck
AFRAM is back — and so are the detours. Baltimore’s beloved African American festival returns to Druid Hill Park this weekend with music, food, culture and community pride.
A billboard advertisement for this weekend’s AFRAM festival is seen at Artscape in downtown Baltimore.
Maryland judge rebuffs Justice Department request to seek death penalty in MS-13 case
U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher said the federal prosecutors could not “play ‘fast and loose’ with decisions involving life and death.”
A federal judge in Maryland has rebuffed the U.S. Justice Department’s attempt to pursue the death penalty in a Maryland MS-13 gang case headed to trial.
Not just Juvenile and Patti: Here’s the local talent to cheer on at AFRAM
This year’s AFRAM festival will shine a spotlight on major musicians like Patti LaBelle, Saweetie and Juvenile. But don’t forget about the local Roots and Family Stage.
Partygoers dance to the music at AFRAM's Roots and Family Stage.
Ellicott City realtor Valerie McNeal helped Black families build generational wealth
Valerie McNeal, a beloved Ellicott City realtor, died May 27 of breast cancer. She was 59.
Valerie McNeal.
The ‘pink shopping center’ in Baltimore County finds new life with redevelopment
Tide Realty Capital is back with another redevelopment project.
Tide Realty plans to fill the 80,000 sq feet available at Valley Centre, known to locals as the "Pink Shopping Center," with a mix of local and national vendors in 2026.
Harbor Splash swim in Baltimore harbor postponed due to storms
The event, meant to showcase the harbor’s safety for swimming and recreation, will instead take place July 19.
Baltimore Banner Giacomo "Jack" Bologna jumps into the Baltimore Harbor alongside other participants as a part of the Waterfront Partnership's Harbor Splash 2024 event held on 6/23/24 in Baltimore, MD.
Maryland awards $4 million to boost workforce development in construction
Eight workforce development organizations across Maryland were awarded $500,000 each to bolster their programs addressing apprenticeships in the construction industry.
HER Resiliency Center, a nonprofit serving 18- to 25-year-old women in Baltimore and Washington, plans to use the funds to improve the organization’s workforce development program, Triple Crown Academy.
ICE agents are clashing with residents, putting local police in the middle
The tensions surfacing in the Baltimore area are unlikely to ease anytime soon.
Grief and questions follow fatal police shooting of arabber BJ Abdullah
Chair of a police oversight board and city council member say they are heartbroken and awaiting answers after Tuesday’s fatal police shooting in West Baltimore.
In this June 20, 2018 photo, Bilal Yusuf Abdullah, center, leads a horse to an arabber stable as neighborhood boys tag along in Baltimore. Baltimore has long been the last U.S. city to have functional horse-cart vending.
‘We see you’: Canton engraves names of enslaved people on new historical marker
A new historical marker was unveiled at an event in Canton on Thursday.
Rev. Marietta, Sheila “She” Anderson with the Canton Anti-Racism Alliance and Denise Glover with United Evangelical Church lead attendees in song during a Juneteenth celebration and historic marker dedication at O'Donnell Square Park on Thursday.
Car crashes into tractor-trailer near Hanover Street Bridge after alleged carjacking
A man, who police say walked up to a car in Brooklyn with a rifle, ordered the driver out of the car and then sped away, later crashed in South Baltimore.
A man crashed a car into a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Hanover Street and West Cromwell Street, near the Hanover Street Bridge.
Juneteenth is a celebration of everyone knowing the truth. We need that desperately.
Juneteenth is the commemoration of when the last enslaved Black people in Texas found out they were free. But, like now, the truth was irrevelevant without the knowledge.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: Members of the U.S. Colored Troops and Buffalo Soldiers, living historians and re-enactors from Maryland, Georgia, Massachusetts and other states, prepare to march in the Juneteenth People's Parade on June 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. The first federal holiday to be established in almost 40 years, the Juneteenth National Independence Day marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned that they had been freed two years earlier by the Emancipation Proclamation.
What to do in Baltimore this weekend, including AFRAM and Juneteenth events
Whether you want to celebrate Juneteenth, dance to Juvenile at AFRAM or cheer on Big3 basketball, we’ve got you covered.
Dancers from TSU Dance Crew and BMore Than Dance Crew perform at AFRAM in 2023.
Man shot by Baltimore Police in Upton dies, officials say
The man who police shot in Upton on Tuesday evening died, Baltimore Police confirmed Wednesday.
The man who police shot Tuesday evening died shortly after 11 p.m., the Baltimore Police Department said Wednesday.
Tensions flare in Upton after police-involved shooting leaves man in critical condition
A police-involved shooting in Baltimore’s Upton neighborhood Tuesday evening left a man in critical condition and an officer injured — and quickly escalated into tensions flaring between law enforcement and bystanders who crowded the scene.
Dozens of law enforcement officers respond to a police-involved shooting in the Upton neighborhood of Baltimore on Tuesday evening.
Will a new arepa bar be the boost Alma Cocina Latina is hungry for?
Candela, a new arepa bar coming to Station North, may be the business boost that Alma Cocina Latina’s owners say they need.
Irena Stein, owner of popular Venezuelan restaurant Alma Cocina Latina in Station North.
State attorney general decries federal holding room for immigrants in Baltimore
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown’s filing comes as tensions flare nationwide over ramped-up immigration enforcement amid overcrowding at ICE detention centers.
Attorney General Anthony Brown says conditions in a federal ICE holding room in Baltimore are poor and violate standards if it were a state-run facility, according to a court filing.
Man pleads guilty to flying drone over Ravens-Steelers playoff game
Alexis Perez Suarez, who flew a drone over M&T Bank Stadium during the Baltimore Ravens’ AFC wild-card playoff game, has been sentenced to one year of probation and more.
Fireworks erupt during pregame festivities as the Baltimore Ravens prepare to host the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC wild card playoff game at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday, January 11.
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