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Where to watch Fourth of July fireworks on America’s 250th birthday
From the Inner Harbor in Baltimore to Ocean City, here’s where to watch fireworks for America’s 250th birthday in Maryland.
Fireworks light up Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on July 4th, 2025.
Police remove naked performance artist from former Columbus statue pedestal at Inner Harbor
A naked man momentarily stood where the Christopher Columbus statue used to be near the Inner Harbor on Saturday morning.
Saturday, July 4, 2026 — Baltimore Police take a naked man into custody after removing him from the Columbus pedestal near the Inner Harbor.
5 things to know about Baltimore’s role in the fight for independence
From Baltimore briefly serving as the nation’s de facto capital for two months to its role in building some of the Continental Navy’s ships, here are a few things you might not have known about Baltimore’s — and Marylanders — contributions to the fight for independence.
Mary Katharine Goddard: A Woman’s Declaration,” an exhibition about the only woman whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence, is on display at the Maryland Center for History and Culture’s H. Furlong Baldwin Library.
Orioles closer Ryan Helsley heads to injured list with elbow discomfort
Right-hander Ryan Helsley was placed on the 15-day injured list for the second time this season.
Orioles pitcher Ryan Helsley was placed on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort.
Triple-digit heat postpones, cancels Fourth of July events across Maryland
The Fourth of July weekend kicked off with delays, cancelations and infrastructure meltdowns as a triple-digit heat wave engulfed the region and placed Maryland under an extreme heat warning until after sunset.
JuQuay Collyear, right, plays with her 2-year-old daughter, Lena, and her daughter’s friends Noaah Walston (left), 10, and Jasani Summerville, 4, in the Rotunda Splash Pad in north Baltimore, Md. on Monday, June 23, 2025.
Moped driver dies in Baltimore after fleeing traffic stop, crashing into brick wall
A moped driver died in Baltimore after he crashed into a brick wall and was thrown from his vehicle on Thursday night, police said.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Fireworks and the outdoors are fun, but not always for your pet. Keep them safe this holiday.
Here’s what the pet experts recommend keeping your pet cool, calm, collected and most importantly, cozy at home.
It's best to put your pet in a safe room away from the commotion this weekend.
Hutzell: I was a Buycentennial kid. This semiquincentennial is so much worse.
COLUMN | The 200th celebration of Independence Day was so over-the-top with stunts, kitsch and merch that wags and academics dubbed it the Buycentennial. So I look at this year’s 250th semiquincentennial and can’t help but judge it, well, worse.
National Guard members look at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington.
The longtime Hopkins professor who fought for animal testing alternatives
Alan Goldberg, the founder of the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing at Johns Hopkins University, died June 9 of pneumonia. He was 86.
Alan Goldberg.
Want a low-interest loan and $20K to buy a home in Baltimore? Here’s how.
Buyers who purchase a newly renovated vacant home can now apply for interest rate savings and down payment assistance as part of a push to get the homes occupied faster.
Rehabbed vacant homes on Mura Street in the Johnston Square neighborhood.
BGE wants to raise monthly electric bills by an average of $8
The private utility company filed a request with state regulators Thursday asking for the increase.
The exterior of Baltimore Gas & Electric’s downtown headquarters in Baltimore, Md. on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
‘Is this a prank?’: Bon Jovi plays secret shows in Baltimore ahead of world tour
Bon Jovi performed two secret, invite-only concerts this week at Baltimore’s CFG Bank Arena ahead of the band’s “Forever” world tour — its first live run since 2022.
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 09: Jon Bon Jovi speaks onstage during the iHeartRadio album preview featuring Bon Jovi's "Forever" (Legendary Edition) at iHeartRadio Theater on October 09, 2025 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
Maryland Cycling Classic is canceled this year, might return in 2027
The Maryland Cycling Classic faced bumpy roads — including the pandemic and the Key Bridge collapse — as it grew, but after financial problems resulted in a state bailout, the race won’t happen at all in 2026.
Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025 — Racers sprint for the finish line in the inaugural women's race of the Maryland Cycling Classic.
Your guide to Baltimore road closures for the Fourth of July weekend
The Baltimore City Department of Transportation has announced temporary road closures and traffic modifications for the upcoming festivities.
Fireworks light up Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on July 4th, 2025.
Why Baltimore wants to be more like Hoboken when it comes to road safety
A new draft Vision Zero plan outlines steps including targeted enforcement, more automated cameras and quicker street safety improvements to reduce traffic deaths in Baltimore.
Baltimore Families for Safe Streets held a vigil March 31 for a cyclist who was struck and killed along Orleans Street.
What to do this July Fourth weekend: A waterfront festival, ‘Hamilton’ under the stars
Whether you want to listen to live classical music, watch an all-trans burlesque revue or attend an Independence Day parade, we’ve got you covered.
Henry Gregory and Jolynn Brooks sit together at the Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival on July 4, 2023.
How to ensure your BGE bill doesn’t spike as temperatures top 100
As Maryland braces for extreme heat over Independence Day weekend, here are tips to keep your energy bill from rising.
As Maryland braces for extreme heat, here are tips to keep your energy bill from rising.
Streeter: Why I broke up with ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’
COLUMN | “The Star-Spangled Banner” is a freedom song written by an enslaver. What are we to make of the national anthem in Baltimore, a city that’s so proud of it?
A flag with 15 stars and 15 stripes flies over Fort McHenry.
‘We don’t want that controversy’: Statue of Italian immigrants to replace toppled Columbus monument
Six years after protesters toppled a Christopher Columbus monument, a new statue of an anonymous Italian immigrant family will be installed near Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
The Columbus pedestal that has been empty for six years may soon have a new statue.
School cellphone bans and the Vax Act are some Maryland laws going into effect in July
Maryland lawmakers passed hundreds of bills earlier this year that will become law come July 1.
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