Maryland finally agrees with Curtis Bay residents: That’s coal dust on their homes
By backing the findings about the proliferation of coal dust in Curtis Bay, the Maryland Department of the Environment could face heightened pressure to tighten regulations on CSX.
Views of CSX facilities scene from the Curtis Bay neighborhood in Baltimore on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
Jon Meoli: It’s easy to come up with potential trades that get the Orioles starting pitching. It’s just that most of them are bad.
It’s hard to see what the right return is with all the potential trades flying around.
Heston Kjerstad (75) high fives Coby Mayo (95) at Ed Smith Stadium after scoring a run during the fourth inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins on 2/25/23. The Baltimore Orioles hosted the Twins for their home opener as the Florida Grapefruit League started on Saturday.
A Southwest Baltimore school had a chance at renewal. Then the copper thieves came.
Because of the extensive damage, there are fears that Steuart Hill Academy faces the same future as some of the city’s other shuttered schools — demolition, or more extensive disrepair.
Steuart Hill Academic Academy, in Baltimore, Monday, May 15, 2023.
Gov. Moore, Orioles confirm: A lease for Camden Yards is moving forward
The Maryland Stadium Authority's website was quietly updated on Thursday evening indicating a lease may be headed to approval.
The Orioles and the state have reached terms on a new lease for the team to continue to play at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in downtown Baltimore.
Baltimore could face $1.8B budget deficit over 10 years, finance officials project
Unlike other lean times of recent history, Baltimore's financial problems today are a result of climbing expenses, not falling revenues.
The exterior of Baltimore City Hall as seen on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023.
Jurors hear details of fatal shooting of soccer coach in Highlandtown
Michael Tates, a security guard at ChrisT, a club on East Lombard Street near South Haven Street in Highlandtown, testified on Thursday in Baltimore Circuit Court about what led up to the deadly shooting of Kevin Torres on Nov. 7, 2022.
A photo of Kevin Torres hangs on a fence at a makeshift memorial at the ChrisT bar on the northern edge of Highlandtown. Torres was fatally shot by a security guard at the bar early Monday morning.
Bates, Braveboy back juvenile justice changes, ability to revise more sentences
Prosecutors would like to require a youth defendant’s lawyer to be physically present during an interrogation, which would amend a 2021 juvenile justice reform.
State's Attorney for Baltimore City Ivan J. Bates speaks during a press conference about the killing of Pava LaPere at BPD headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. LaPere, 26, was found slain in her Mount Vernon apartment Monday morning.
Baltimore may finally get a new health commissioner
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is tapping a veteran of the city’s health department to head the massive agency that has been without a permanent leader for more than seven months.
Dr. Ihuoma Emenuga is the new Baltimore Heath commissioner.
Reflecting on the 11th anniversary of Sandy Hook
A former teacher remembers what it was like being in the classroom a week after 26 people were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut on Dec. 14, 2012.
Illustration shows students and female teacher holding hands, with a gap in the middle of the image. They casts shadows which become the silhouettes of other people barely visible against the wall behind them.
Ravens fans to get a preview of renovated stadium suites at Baltimore Peninsula
The NFL team will open a "preview center" showing off models of the suites coming to M&T Bank Stadium.
New office and apartment buildings have sprouted up in the emerging Baltimore Peninsula development, on the north side of the Middle Branch.
Rep says Andre Braugher, TV’s Det. Frank Pembleton in ‘Homicide,’ died of lung cancer
Braugher generally revealed little about his private life, and his death was unexpected for many of his co-stars.
Andre Braugher at an event for "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993)
FBI exhumes body of Joyce Malecki, whose killing was investigated in ‘The Keepers’
The FBI announced Thursday that it had completed the exhumation of Joyce Malecki from Loudon Park Cemetery. The Netflix documentary “The Keepers” explored whether Malecki’s murder was connected to the killing of Sister Cathy Cesnik in the early 1970s.
Promotional image for The Keepers on Netflix
Baltimore County man charged in I-395 crash that killed good Samaritan
Police arrested a man in connection to the August crash that took the life of Robert Horne, who had pulled over on the elevated highway to assist with a disabled vehicle.
Four people stand posing for a picture as a young man, second from the left, accepts an award.
Commentary: Andre Braugher made himself part of Baltimore
The actor, who lived in Baltimore as “Homicide: Life on the Streets” was filmed in the city, made an impact that went beyond his memorable portrayal of Baltimore Police Detective Frank Pembleton.
Andre Braugher as detective Frank Pembleton in “Homicide: Life on the Street.”
Commentary: Closing Baltimore’s digital divide is the next civil rights frontier
Closing the digital divide is vital to expanding opportunities for underserved communities in Baltimore, Dr. Alvin C. Hathaway Sr., retired senior pastor of Union Baptist Church in Baltimore, says.
A little boy takes a standardized test on a laptop.
What to do this weekend, from seeing Gabriel Iglesias to ‘A Christmas Carol’ ballet
Whether you want to enjoy the holiday season with your dog, let out laughs at Gabriel Iglesias or sing your heart out at karaoke, we’ve got you covered.
Sean Wheeler, left, and Amalia Kerlish in a scene from Charm City Ballet's "A Christmas Carol."
Maryland isn’t paying back all the stolen SNAP benefits it should
The Maryland social services agency has been shortchanging welfare theft victims for months, according to advocates and policy experts, violating state law and potentially saving millions, an investigation by The Baltimore Banner found.
Photo illustration shows EBT benefits card, cut into two pieces, emerging from torn-open business envelope. In the background is a blurry image of a woman standing in front of produce aisle holding an empty shopping basket, her back to us.
Why Kim McCalla says her work at Morgan State is a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’
McCalla has overseen the completion of multimillion-dollar academic buildings and a 670-bed student housing complex at Morgan. She's not done.
Kim McCalla, Morgan State University’s associate vice president of facilities, design and construction management, is photographed inside the CBEIS building Tuesday.
Gov. Moore confident Orioles lease agreement will be reached by end of year
“We’ve been working all throughout the weekend and in the week with all of the partners, and we feel very confident that a deal is imminent,” Moore, a Democrat, told reporters.
Gov. Wes Moore said he’s confident the state and the Baltimore Orioles will reach a lease agreement by the end of the year.
37 men sue state over allegations of sex abuse at juvenile justice school
More than three dozen men, identified only by their initials, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the state and the Department of Juvenile Services, alleging they were sexually abused as young boys while in the custody of the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School in Parkville.
Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, run by the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
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