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Intense storms roar through Baltimore, bringing outages and a brief tornado warning
Severe thunderstorms rocked the Baltimore area early Friday evening, leaving tens of thousands without power and briefly bringing a tornado warning.
Cars drive through heavy rain in Dundalk on Friday.
Baltimore firefighter dies in training, second fatal injury this week
Charles Mudra, an emergency vehicle driver for the department, suffered a medical emergency as he was training at an East Baltimore facility.
A Baltimore City firefighter on the scene of a fire in Downtown Baltimore on Sept. 22, 2024.
Ekiben co-founder announces first location outside Baltimore
Ekiben co-founder Steve Chu teased a fourth location for his wildly popular restaurant in a cryptic Instagram post this week.
The Neighborhood Bird Bun from Ekiben.
How to bet Preakness: River Thames offers value in an intriguing field
Following last-minute maneuvering, the shine’s back on the middle jewel of the Triple Crown.
Preakness Stakes entrant River Thames works out at Pimlico Race Course on Thursday.
Federal prosecutors will seek death penalty in Maryland gang case, reversing course
The case, which involves two murders and four attempted murders, has been pending since 2022.
Exterior of the Edward A. Garmatz United States Federal Courthouse in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
Divorce lawyer Sally Gold brought style, skill and compassion to court
Sally Gold, a prominent divorce lawyer who was known for her vibrant fashion sense and crafting skills, died May 4 of cancer. She was 75.
Sally Gold.
Their loved ones’ deaths at the hands of police may have been wrongfully classified. Now what?
The massive audit called for classifying at least 36 in-custody police deaths as homicides, re-opening old wounds and raising new questions in Maryland.
‘Mad Men’s’ Matthew Weiner talks new play ‘John Wilkes Booth’ and hating crabs
“Mad Men” creator and Maryland native Matthew Weiner talks about writing his first play, "John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only!“ when he still thinks about “Mad Men” and growing up in Maryland.
Matthew Weiner attends the Variety Antisemitism And Hollywood Summit at 1 Hotel West Hollywood on October 18, 2023 in West Hollywood, California.
Excessive force or not? Video shows how police ended a Johns Hopkins student encampment
Student groups at the Johns Hopkins University claim that school police used excessive force in dismantling a pro-Palestinian encampment last week.
Still image from the body camera footage as police ended a Johns Hopkins University student encampment.
Just steps from Preakness, Pimlico Carry Out’s ‘dirty yak’ is its own Baltimore icon
Two Pimlicos, two Baltimore traditions: Pimlico Chinese Carry Out in Park Heights, just steps from Preakness, is known area-wide for its shrimp yat gaw mein, also called yakamein, yakame and sometimes dirty yak.
Just two blocks away from the race track, Pimlico Chinese Carry Out has been serving shrimp yak a mein for generations.
Baltimore firefighter ‘not expected to recover’ following medical emergency at fire scene
A Baltimore firefighter who suffered a medical emergency while battling a downtown fire this week remains on life support and is not expected to recover.
Lt. Mark Dranbauer, a 23-year veteran of the department, remains on life support and is not expected to recover.
After a yearslong vigil, supporters of Tyrone West gain a remarkable reversal
Independent pathologists commissioned by the state concluded that Tyrone West’s case should be reclassified as a homicide.
Tawanda Jones, sister of Tyrone West, speaks out on police brutality at a rally for Tyre Nichols on the corner of North Avenue and North Charles Street on January 28, 2023.
Here’s what you need to know about Maryland’s sweeping audit of police-custody deaths
The audit’s implications reach far beyond a finding of 36 wrongfully classified deaths.
Dr. Jeff Kukucka, center, joined by Gov. Wes Moore and Attorney General Anthony Brown at a press conference at the State House in Annapolis to announce the release a wide-ranging independent audit of nearly 90 in-custody deaths spanning 2003 to 2019.
What to do in Baltimore this weekend, from Preakness to new Italian festival
Whether you want to cheer on horses at the Preakness Stakes, hit an early dance party at a morning rave or celebrate Italian culture at a new festival, we’ve got you covered.
Attendees dance at the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in May 2023.
Forensic failures: 36 police-custody deaths should have been ruled a homicide, audit finds
The yearslong audit cited racial and pro-police bias in the work of the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
In this Jan. 28, 2019, photo, pictures of Anton Black decorate a collage in his family's home in Greensboro, Md. Black, 19, died after a struggle with three officers and a civilian outside the home in September 2018.
After losing money at a disastrous Baltimore book festival, they’re starting their own
After the A Million Lives book festival resulted in broken promises and scandals, a local book pop-up owner and event planner are stepping into the fray to launch their own event.
Amber and Matt Hodgson, whose Bookish Signs and More produces beautiful, digitally printed book edges, want to pour that same passion into their new book festival.
After Trump directive, Maryland federal cases get new death penalty review
The state of Maryland has banned the death penalty since 2013, but it has remained in effect on the federal level and applied sparingly.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington.
Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood reeling from another destructive fire
A fire ripped through three rowhomes in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood Wednesday, the most recent blaze to cause destruction on the block.
Truck 55 sits in the Baltimore City Fire Department station in Pigtown on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
Baltimore charter schools say they’re underfunded. State leaders seem to agree.
The ongoing dispute between Baltimore’s school system and its 31 charter schools came to another turning point this month.
Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Carey Wright issued guidance on charter school funding this month.
Jockey who broke 24 bones and spent 5 weeks in a coma from a 2011 fall to ride in Preakness
Mena will be aboard local long shot Pay Billy in the 150th Preakness Stakes on Saturday.
A doctor told Raul Mena he would never ride again after his 2011 crash in Chile.
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