Baltimore-area schools raise scores on Maryland tests as achievement elsewhere stalls
Students in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Howard and Baltimore counties made steady progress on the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program, known as MCAP.
Kat Locke-Jones, a seventh-grade English teacher speaks with students during class at Hampstead Hill Academy in Baltimore.
Maryland’s first human case of West Nile this year confirmed in Baltimore region
An adult from the Baltimore area tested positive for West Nile virus, the first confirmed human case in Maryland this year, according to the state health department.
The Maryland Department of Health says people who are concerned about mosquitoes should cover up exposed skin and use insect repellent.
Organist leaves job of a lifetime as church faces uncertain future
John Heizer has played the Sunday service at the historic Zion Church of the City of Baltimore since 1974.
John Heizer begins his final Sunday service after 50 years of being the organist at Zion Church of the City of Baltimore on Aug. 25, 2024.
Tulkoff Food’s famous horseradish has roots in Baltimore
Tulkoff Food Products, based in the Holabird area of Baltimore, manufactures condiments under its own name and for other national brands. It is known for its horseradish and is run by a third-generation family member.
Phil Tulkoff, president of Tulkoff Food Products, poses for a portrait inside of the Tulkoff Company building in Baltimore, on August 15, 2024.
Jury sees 8 videos in sex abuse trial of former Gilman School teacher
One by one, Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen McGuinn played clips from eight videos to the jury in the trial of Chris Bendann, 40, of Baltimore, a former teacher at the Gilman School.
Chris Bendann, a former teacher at the Gilman School, is standing trial in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, possession of child pornography and cyberstalking.
Jason Billingsley pleads guilty to attack, with guilty plea expected in Pava LaPere killing
Jason Dean Billingsley, 33, pleaded guilty Monday to attacking and sexually assaulting a Baltimore couple.
Mugshot of Jason Billingsley.
Rooted Rotisserie is already feeling the ‘Keith Lee effect’
TikTok’s Keith Lee gave a glowing review to Baltimore’s Rooted Rotisserie, calling it “one of my favorite restaurants I had in a while.”
Owners Joe and Amanda Burton stand in front of a wall of family photos at Rooted Rotisserie. Their restaurant may soon feel the “Keith Lee effect.”
Warren Branch, former inspector who represented East Baltimore on City Council, dies at 63
Warren M. Branch, a former city inspector who represented East Baltimore on City Council from 2007 to 2016, died last week at age 63.
Warren M. Branch
Maryland education reform kicks into high gear this school year. It’s getting sticky.
Parents may barely have heard of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, but the expansive changes to public education are already shaping their children’s lives in school.
Parents may barely have heard of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, but the expansive changes to public education are already shaping their children’s lives in school.
Fire unions backed the mayor’s reelection. Now he wants to boost their pension.
Mayor Scott's plan to expand benefits for police and firefighters comes as a hole in the pension fund has widened, falling $1.2 billion short of what’s needed to meet the needs of its future retirees.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is seen during a press conference at the SBA’s Business Recovery Center at the CareFirst Engagement Center in Baltimore on Thursday, April 4, 2024.
Blake Lively’s movie is about a serious issue. Her press tour mostly isn’t.
Blake Lively’s press tour for her latest movie, “It Ends With Us,” seemed more about florals, friends and self-promotion than domestic violence.
Blake Lively’s choice of florals and themed cocktails on a press tour for “It Ends With Us,” a movie about domestic violence, generated criticism. Here, she attends the London premiere on Aug. 8.
Aces beat Sky 77-75 despite another 20-rebound game from Angel Reese
Reese grabbed a season-high 22 rebounds for Chicago.
Angel Reese, pictured during a game in May, became the first WNBA player to post three consecutive games with 20 or more rebounds.
Summer heat returns as Baltimore-area students head back to school
Make sure to send the kids in comfortable clothing as temperatures register in the upper 80s to low 90s during Monday afternoon.
The sun sets over Baltimore's Hanover Street Bridge. Summer heat is returning in the last week of August after several days of fall-like weather.
Flaws in Baltimore’s rental license system are putting renters at risk
Housing advocates say the success of Baltimore’s rental license system has been limited by complaint-dependent enforcement, loopholes that enable negligence, and insufficient awareness by both tenants and landlords.
Victor’s son happily plays in the spacious dining room of their new home.
Baltimore father sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting death of 2-year-old daughter
Christopher Gamble left an unsecured, illegal handgun in the presence of his daughter, who died from a gunshot wound in December 2023.
Christopher Gamble of Baltimore was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of his 2-year-old daughter.
For sale: 3 homes near Baltimore universities and colleges
Baltimore homes for sale in the Original Northwood, Roland Park and Bolton Hill neighborhoods that are near colleges and universities.
Howard County quadball (not quidditch) tournament leaves J.K. Rowling behind
Quadball has transformed significantly since it leapt off the pages of the Harry Potter books.
A Your Favorite Player’s Favorite Players team member aims to score with the quadball during Major League Quadball's Take Back the Pitch exhibition matches Monday in Howard County.
Will white women vote for Kamala Harris? History says it’s unlikely
White women are the nation’s largest voting demographic. Will they elect the first woman president in Kamala Harris? History says no, and that the majority of them will back the white Republican male nominee, Donald J Trump.
Only twice since 1950 have a majority of white women voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.
Former Gilman student testifies against teacher he says sexually abused him
A man, 23, testified for more than two hours in U.S. District Court in Baltimore about how his former teacher at the Gilman School, Chris Bendann, sexually abused and extorted him.
The entrance sign outside the front Gilman School as seen on Thursday, March 16.
Howard County just made it easier to report the roads drivers take too fast
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball’s new traffic calming policy overhauls the jurisdiction’s approach to reducing driver speeds on county-owned and maintained roads.
Residents and neighborhoods in Howard County can go online to report dangerously busy county roads and request traffic calming measures that prevent speeding. Howard County Executive Calvin Ball released a new policy this week that overhauls the way the jurisdiction collects such applications — and the way officials decide which county-owned and maintained roads will eventually get speed humps, roundabouts or rumble strips.
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