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Woman’s body recovered from Barclay rowhouse a day after 3-alarm fire
Baltimore City firefighters recovered a body in a rowhome burned by the three-alarm fire Thursday afternoon, officials said.
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026 - Aftermath of the 3-alarm fire that ripped through rowhomes in the Barclay neighborhood of Baltimore on Thursday afternoon.
Baltimore’s pre-K ‘dumpster fire’ is shutting some families out of neighborhood schools
Middle-class families who live near the most popular pre-k schools in Baltimore City may end up shut out of their neighborhood programs.
SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026 - Molly Garcia, 34, husband Neil Gavigan, 36, and their children August Garcia-Gavigan, 4, and Lucy Garcia-Gavigan, 15 months, at their home in Baltimore. August wasn’t offered a spot in a Baltimore City Public School earlier this month, leaving the family to decide whether to wait as late as this summer for another chance or shell out $22,000 for another year of childcare.
Baltimore’s Safe Streets program linked to decrease in youth homicides, Hopkins study finds
A new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that Baltimore’s flagship violence intervention program, Safe Streets, was associated with a decrease in youth violence.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is greeted by Safe Streets leaders J.J. Hughes and Denise Preddy at the opening of the a Safe Streets location in McElderry Park in December.
Person of interest in custody after 14-year-old shot in East Baltimore
Police responded around 3:17 p.m. to reports of a shooting at a home in the 3600 block of Noble Street, where the teen was found with apparent gunshot wounds to his body.
Police responded around 3:17 p.m. to reports of a shooting at a home in the 3600 block of Noble Street on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
Man pulled from Inner Harbor after massive rescue response off Pratt Street
Dozens of fire rescue divers and Baltimore Police officers responded after a person fell into the Inner Harbor off Pratt Street on Thursday.
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2026 - Dozens of fire rescue divers and Baltimore Police officers responded after a person fell into the Inner Harbor off Pratt Street on Thursday.
Look under your seat: It’s an Oprah send-off for WJZ’s Marty Bass
Marty Bass capped his 48-year career at WJZ Baltimore with a shoutout from a famous former colleague: Oprah Winfrey.
Marty Bass, a WJZ reporter for 48 years, at the Baltimore studio April 6.
NRA lawsuit claims Maryland’s ban on ‘the most popular handguns in America’ is unconstitutional
A Maryland law that will ban Glocks and Glock-style guns, "many of the most popular handguns in America," is unconstitutional, according to a lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition and Second Amendment Foundation.
A Glock-19 on display at the Eurosatory International Defence and Security Exhibition on June 14, 2022 in Paris, France.
11-year-old shot on West Baltimore playground during drive-by shooting, police say
An 11-year-old was shot while playing on a playground in West Baltimore Wednesday night during an apparent drive-by shooting targeting a man who was also struck by gunfire, officials said.
Baltimore Police blocked off the area between the McCulloh Homes and Furman L. Templeton Elementary School with yellow tape and littered the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Dolphin Street near the Robert C. Marshall Recreation Center with over a dozen orange evidence cones on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
3-alarm fire rips through upper levels of rowhomes in Barclay neighborhood
Firefighters responded to the 2200 block of Guilford Avenue just before 12:30 p.m. and found the second floor of a 2.5-story rowhome engulfed in flames, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department.
Baltimore City Fire responds to a three-alarm fire that erupted through upper levels of rowhomes in the Barclay neighborhood of Baltimore on Thursday afternoon.
Even in deep-blue Baltimore, the nonpartisan school board race can’t escape politics
A question about LGBTQIA+ students separated one candidate from the pack.
Baltimore school board candidate Brian Robertson drew ire from some opponents and audience members at a candidate forum in Charles Village.
Ivan Bates distances himself from endorsement of indicted Sen. Dalya Attar
Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates is distancing himself from indicted state Sen. Dalya Attar after a flyer surfaced promoting his endorsement of Attar and other candidates.
Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates is walking back an October endorsement of state Sen. Dalya Attar, who was later indicted on federal extortion charges.
Baltimore’s brewing tax fight and other budget hearing takeaways
Baltimore City Council members pushed for property tax relief, drilled down on city collections and asked for additional funding to support the city’s immigrants during the first day of budget hearings.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 — Venn McCormick of New Life Recovery Center testifies during a Baltimore City Council committee hearing on the opioid crisis.
Loyola University Maryland eliminates 66 jobs amid $20 million deficit
Twenty-nine employees were laid off and 37 vacant positions were eliminated as part of the reorganization at the Jesuit university in North Baltimore.
Loyola University Maryland’s campus in Baltimore, Md. on Monay, April 28, 2025.
What to do this weekend, including the Baltimore Film Summit, an opera and monster trucks
Whether you want to head to a Greek, Italian, Irish or AAPI festival, watch a vampire opera or enjoy Jonathon Heyward at the BSO, we've got you covered.
A knight in an accursed and shattered world tempts fate with a mysterious song in Albert Birney's "Gruenfeld," screening at the SNF Parkway on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at 3:30pm as part of the Baker Artist Awardee Shorts block.
An influencer has Bill Ferguson stressing. Should he be?
Bill Ferguson, long seen as unbeatable, confronts challenger Bobby LaPin in a closely watched Baltimore Democratic primary.
Bobby LaPin, left, speaks with Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson following a 46th District candidate forum in Baltimore earlier this month.
Storms could disrupt evening commute, with flood watch for parts of Western Maryland
A strong cold front could bring showers and damaging thunderstorms across Maryland on Wednesday, putting parts of the state under a flood watch.
Cars drive on West Nursery Road near BWI during a thunderstorm in the Baltimore, Md. region on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
Future Islands on their path to Baltimore, 20 years as a band and that viral ‘Letterman’ video
Future Islands will perform at Pier Six Pavilion on Thursday in commemoration of the band’s 20th anniversary.
Future Islands.
The Baltimore County principal who told faculty to teach their best lessons on the first day
Fred Cogswell, a former Baltimore County Public Schools teacher and principal, died April 25 of heart failure at age 83.
Fred Cogswell.
Charmed: A Flower Mart fumble, courtroom crushes and more missed connections
These are the moments that lingered just a little too long, and made someone wonder about a next time.
Baltimore’s progress on vacant homes is national news — but not the whole story
Baltimore has reduced its count of vacant homes from 16,000 to fewer than 12,000 during Mayor Brandon Scott’s five years in office, but there are questions about the count and the fundraising needed to continue the effort.
A home on Chilton Street in Baltimore appears to be vacant but isn’t included in the city’s count.
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