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3 injured in explosion at South Baltimore wastewater treatment plant
Two people were injured in an explosion at a South Baltimore wastewater treatment plant, fire officials said.
Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant
Tall ships, new exhibits, parties: How Marylanders are celebrating America 250
From the arrival of tall ships in Baltimore to new museum exhibits, lectures, concerts and block parties, there’s no shortage of things to do to mark America's 250th birthday in the coming weeks.
“She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory”, an art exhibit that examines American history through a Black feminist lens, on view at Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum in Annapolis.
Highlandtown’s business district was growing. Then ICE came.
Highlandtown, a growing and increasingly Latino neighborhood in East Baltimore, has been at the center of ICE activity lately. That has business owners worried about the future.
Highlandtown, a growing and increasingly Latino neighborhood in East Baltimore, has been at the center of ICE activity lately. That has business owners worried about the future.
Maryland homebuyers beware: How to avoid those nightmare discoveries
Buying a home can be the biggest purchase of a lifetime. Here are some of the more common problems Maryland homeowners face and how to prevent them.
Arienne Jones bought her Northwest Baltimore home in February 2025. After contractors found various problems, Jones researched the home’s permit history and discovered it had multiple expired work permits.
Hutzell: Bill Ferguson was once the upstart. This election turned that around.
COLUMN | Sixteen years ago, a first-time candidate beat a powerful Baltimore state senator. Now Bill Ferguson, that young upstart, is the Maryland Senate president facing a social media challenger with surprising support. How did this conversation get all turned around?
State Senate President Bill Ferguson talks about his primary re-election fight June 2, 2026 at his campaign offices in Locust Point.
Mayor Scott ‘furious’ with Safe Streets worker arrested in North Baltimore shooting
A member of Safe Streets, Baltimore’s flagship antiviolence program, has been arrested in connection with a nonfatal shooting Sunday in North Baltimore, officials said.
Safe Streets Zone 12 headquarters in North Baltimore’s Woodbourne neighborhood.
Pool hopping is back before summer has even begun
“This trend is unsafe and it’s dangerous," said Nikki Cobbs, chief of aquatics for the city’s Department of Recreation and Parks.
The Coldstream Aquatic Center boasts two new public pools in Baltimore, Md. on June 25, 2025.
In Baltimore sheriff’s race, a battle at the ballots — and in court
Baltimore Sheriff Sam Cogen and challenger Sabrina Tapp-Harper face off in a contentious primary while a workplace discrimination lawsuit looms in the background.
Baltimore Sheriff Sam Cogen, left, and challenger Sabrina Tapp-Harper.
Streeter: Every Baltimore garden is a small act of defiance
COLUMN | Gardening in Baltimore, especially without a yard, can be its own type of difficult. But fighting the elements and the rats to carve out that beauty seems almost revolutionary.
Chris Kelley waters plants in his shop, Kelley Gardens, in Fells Point shortly before leaving to set up a pop-up shop on the water.
Baltimore’s newest beverage trend? Clear cocktails that taste complex.
Clarified cocktails, time- and labor-intensive drinks, are finding their way onto Baltimore beverage menus. Here are some restaurants where you can find them.
The Baklava is the singular clarified cocktail on a tight list of top-tier drinks at CookHouse in Bolton Hill.
She came to Cherry Hill as a child. She’s happily still there, 64 years later.
Baltimore neighborhoods face challenges such as vacant homes. But they also include longtime homeowners who are pillars of their close communities. Deborah Harris is that in Cherry Hill.
Deborah Harris has called the Cherry Hill neighborhood home for more than six decades.
Guide to Baltimore Pride: From jazz nights to drag cruises, 8 events you may not know about
Baltimore’s week of LGBTQIA+ Pride celebrations kicks off this week, with dozens of events happening around the city.
The audience dances to loud music being played at the Baltimore Pride block party at the 50th annual Baltimore Pride celebration in the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore on June 14, 2025.
Severe storms could bring 70 mph winds and quarter-size hail to Maryland
Severe thunderstorms capable of producing 70 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail prompted watches and warnings across Western and Central Maryland, including the Baltimore area, on Saturday afternoon.
A severe thunderstorm moves through Towson, July 8, 2025.
Patterson Park Pool closes amid scorching heat after overnight vandalism
The Patterson Park Pool was closed on a scorching Saturday afternoon due to vandalism overnight, city officials said.
Patterson Park Pool was closed Saturday to repair damages made to the facility overnight.
2 overnight shootings in Baltimore leave 1 dead, 3 men wounded
One man was killed and three others wounded in two separate shootings overnight in Baltimore as the weekend began, 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.
For sale: One-of-a-kind historic property along Prettyboy Reservoir
This historic 16-acre estate on Prettyboy Reservoir in Baltimore County offers a four-bedroom brick home, guesthouse, party barn and water views.
Baltimore wants to renegotiate controversial underground utilities deal with BGE
Baltimore leaders have decided not to renew the city’s controversial agreement with Baltimore Gas and Electric that allowed the company to make infrastructure investments to the underground utility network.
Cords come out of an open manhole cover on North Charles St., in Baltimore, Monday, September 30, 2024.
Where’s the owner of a warehouse that collapsed in East Baltimore? Maybe Greece.
The collapsed warehouse recalls a character from the heyday of Baltimore’s red-light district, a manhunt stretching nearly 30 years and the FBI theory that a once-prominent businessman known as “Crazy John” jumped bail with a chunk of money and escaped to a faraway island.
A partial building collapse occurred in East Baltimore, spilling bricks and rubble into the street.
Winningest coach in McDaniel College basketball history dies at 54
Kevin Curley, the longtime McDaniel College basketball coach who amassed the most wins in school history, died May 27 of cancer. He was 54.
Kevin Curley.
Man convicted of attempting to rape Johns Hopkins University student on campus in 2025
Baltimore Circuit Judge Jeffrey Geller convicted Raymond Lunn, 32, of Woodbourne Heights, of attempted rape, assault and a sex offenses at Johns Hopkins University.
Baltimore Circuit Judge Jeffrey Geller convicted Raymond Lunn of attempted rape and related crimes in an attack on a student at Johns Hopkins University in 2025.
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