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BPD releases footage showing how the April police shooting in Upton unfolded
The Baltimore Police Department released the officer-worn body-camera and street-camera footage of the events that led to the shooting of a 35-year-old man in Upton.
The Baltimore Police Department released the police body camera footage and CitiWatch footage, a still of which is shown here, from the police-involved shooting of 35-year-old Tavon Newton on April 2.
Charles Village CVS temporarily shut down due to rodent infestation
The CVS Pharmacy in Charles Village temporarily closed this month to address a rodent infestation.
A pest control vehicle is parked outside the temporarily closed CVS at 3200 Saint Paul St. on Friday. Paper blocks the windows and a sign on the door indicates a rodent infestation.
Baltimore cops under investigation in San Francisco remain suspended, 6 months later
More than 6 months later, a group of Baltimore Police officers, including a district commander, remain suspended with pay as a criminal investigation in San Francisco continues.
BPD's Major Etwaroo, along with the Eastern District's NCOs, BPD’s Chaplains, and the Victim Services Unit, recently joined the Oliver Community to provide essential resources and support to those affected by recent incidents.  Aug 23, 2024
Baltimore’s mayor and IG have a court date Friday. Here’s what to expect.
Brandon Scott and his advisors have argued the restrictions will not hamper Isabel Cumming’s ability to do her job, but Cumming said the decisions have severely restricted her work and could expose whistleblowers.
Attorneys for Mayor Brandon Scott and Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming are due in court Friday for a hearing on a dispute over Cumming’s access to city records.
Shhh! A new Fells Point lounge wants to be Baltimore’s best-kept secret.
In Baltimore, a city more known for its bars and watering holes than nightclubs, Wonderland wants to draw a crowd that relishes dressing up and letting loose to dance music.
Wonderland is a new lounge and nightclub from Bryan Burkert, owner of The Sound Garden, and Scott Chmielewski, an Emmy-nominated lighting and video professional.
Maryland sees second day of record-breaking heat as lower temps are coming
For the second day in a row, the Baltimore region experienced record-breaking temperatures as a heat wave settled over much of the eastern United States.
The sun sets in Baltimore on June 22, 2024.
Blessings and directions used to lure victims in robbery spree netting $14K in jewelry
Three people were arrested for allegedly luring in victims by asking for directions or offering blessings, then yanking jewelry off the victims and fleeing in Catonsville, police said.
Baltimore County police at the intersection of Middle River Road and Bird River Road after a suspicious package was reported at Freedom Church Middle River on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
Want to visit Wakanda? Step inside the Walters’ new ‘Black Panther’ exhibit.
The Walters Art Museum is offering “Black Panther” fans a trip through the Marvel franchise’s African utopia via the films’ jewelry and costumes.
A museum employee examines the clothing and jewelry from Marvel’s “Black Panther” during a preview of the “Jewelry of the Afrofuture” exhibit at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.
Police identify 64-year-old man killed in crash on Mount Carmel Road in Parkton
Lawrence Martin Jr., 64, was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other person was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Baltimore County Police.
Baltimore County police at the intersection of Middle River Road and Bird River Road after a suspicious package was reported at Freedom Church Middle River on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
Baltimore’s Broadway boom poised to continue with tax credit extension
Baltimore has been a recent launching pad for national tours of Broadway hits. The trend is poised to continue with the extension of a state tax credit program.
Claire Kwon, right, and Steven Huynh star in “Maybe Happy Ending.” The Tony Award winner’s national tour launches at the Hippodrome Theatre on Sept. 13.
A Baltimore Red Line bus? MTA wants your feedback on possible pivot.
As Baltimore’s proposed Red Line light rail faces mounting obstacles, the Maryland Transit Administration will present alternative options.
A close up image of three people wearing red t-shirts that say "RED LINE" and "redlinemaryland.com"
What to do this weekend, including ‘Holes,’ Snail Mail and food festivals
Whether you want to see Snail Mail’s homecoming concert, indulge in wings and oysters at local festivals or see a new play at Baltimore Center Stage, we’ve got you covered.
Lindsey Jordan of Snail Mail performs onstage at the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 15, 2023 in Indio, California.
The Maryland legislator who first codified abortion rights in state law
Paula Hollinger, a nurse who served in the Maryland General Assembly for nearly three decades, died March 25 of leukemia. She was 85.
Paula Hollinger.
What do you wear when you’re delivering bad news? Ask this Baltimore designer.
Downtown Partnership leader Shelonda Stokes got an assist from a Baltimore designer for this year’s annual report for Charm City.
Shelonda Stokes, president of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, gets fitted for a suit by designer Natalie Karyl at her shop The Dollhouse Boutique in Baltimore.
Streeter: Why this Baltimore church crowdfunded its high BGE bill
COLUMN | When Northwood-Appold United Methodist’s BGE bills totaled nearly $7,000 in January and February, the congregation banded together to take care of it.
Members of Northwood-Appold United Methodist Church banded together to help pay the church’s January and February Baltimore Gas and Electric bill. From left to right: Al Napper, Nancy Green, Mike Wells, Johanne White, Richard Perry
Hopkins nonprofit scores massive windfall after Trump cuts. But there’s a catch.
The Johns Hopkins University’s global aid nonprofit Jhpiego was among several groups to receive massive federal funding increases in the last fiscal year.
The Jhpiego headquarters in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore, Md. on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
Youth mentors build trust as Maryland expands mental health program: ‘I’m their safe space’
Launched last fall, Maryland Youth Mental Health Corps is the newest addition to the Maryland Corps/Service Year Option for 18 to 29-year-olds.
First lady Dawn Moore, center, at a roundtable with Youth Mental Health Corps members and first ladies from around the country at the Baltimore Ravens Boys & Girls Club on Wednesday.
Remember Baltimore’s poop processing problem? Well it’ll cost $38.5M to fix.
The increased costs will go to Synagro Technologies, a company that dries sludge from Baltimore City's two wastewater treatment plants and turns it into fertilizer.
The Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant occupies a 466-acre site on the Back River in Dundalk.
Need stamps? Don’t go to the post office in Fells Point for now.
Several signs on the doors and inside the post office in Fells Point warn customers before entering: There are no stamps.
Signs on the door of the United States Postal Office in Fells Point at 714 S Wolfe Street in Baltimore note a lack of Forever stamps at the location.
Former Dunbar football coach gets year in federal prison for stealing $215K through overtime
Lawrence E. Smith, the decorated former Dunbar High football coach, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for stealing $215,000 in overtime pay as a city schools police officer.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026 - Former Dunbar football coach and city schools police officer Lawrence Smith leaves US District court after being sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for stealing police overtime pay.
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