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‘Super El Niño’ sounds scary but could mean milder hurricane season in Maryland
While the strong El Niño can impact weather patterns in the United States and Canada, it’s unlikely to have extreme effects for the summer in the mid-Atlantic, according to the National Weather Service.
Ocean City is seen beyond the rough surf at Assateague Island National Seashore.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott tapped to lead African American Mayors Association
Brandon Scott has been appointed president of the African American Mayors Association, a national nonprofit representing more than 500 mayors across the country.
Mayor Brandon Scott delivers the State of the City address at Baltimore Center Stage in March.
Friends, family search for 27-year-old who vanished after Fells Point night out
Over a dozen friends and family members of Branson Oduor met outside James Joyce Irish Pub & Restaurant on Friday morning to search for the 27-year-old, who disappeared almost a week ago after a night out in Fells Point.
Loved ones and friends start a search party in Harbor East for Branson Oduor, a man who went missing last week after leaving a Fells Point bar. They distributed flyers around the area and adjacent neighborhoods.
The Birkenstock-wearing, Mustang-driving theater director who taught a generation of Baltimore actors
Harvey Doster, known for his panache and commitment to students at Towson University and Saint Timothy’s School, died in his sleep Feb. 19 after taking a fall at home. He was 73.
Harvey Doster.
Extremist group 764 is targeting kids through popular online sites, including in Maryland
The online extremist group 764 is one of the “biggest priority threats” the FBI is pursuing right now, said Supervisory Special Agent Nick DeGeorge.
Baltimore Police dive team joins search for missing 27-year-old Branson Oduor
The Baltimore Police dive team joined the search for 27-year-old Branson Oduor on Thursday afternoon.
Fliers informing people about how to help with location Branson Oduor posted on poles across the Baltimore.
Man mistakenly released from prison after getting new murder trial in Baltimore
Theodore Johnson Jr., 44, of McElderry Park, later voluntarily showed up to a bail review hearing.
The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in 2025 mistakenly released Theodore Johnson Jr. from the Western Correctional Institution in Cumberland.
Long before the Artemis II mission, Christina Koch was a Chesapeake Bay sailor
The astronaut, known for her impressive and record-breaking feats in space, once spent her postgrad days on the Chesapeake Bay as she worked her first job for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt.
Artemis II NASA astronaut Christina Koch stands on the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as part of an integrated ground systems test at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, to test the crew timeline for launch day.
A pair of Baltimore firefighters died more than 2 years ago. The city still hasn’t told the public what happened.
The Baltimore Fire Department was understaffed while relying on aging equipment and outdated training standards when two firefighters died in a blaze 2 1/2 years ago, according to an investigative report obtained by The Banner.
Baltimore City firefighter Rodney Pitts casket sits on top of Engine 29, with medals saying "beloved son" and "dad" hanging from its edges.
Maryland strikes deal with owner and operator of Dali in Key Bridge collapse
The ship hit the bridge in the early morning of March 24, 2024, killing six workers who were filling potholes and sending the span into the Patapsco River.
A boat passes by the Dali, which is now docked at the Port of Baltimore, on May 24, 2024.
Remembering Frances Harper, a Black abolitionist, suffragist and poet from Baltimore
Harper was the first African American woman to publish a short story and among the first Black published poets and authors.
The Johns Hopkins University’s Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts is hosting a lecture on Baltimore native Frances Harper, the first African American woman to publish a short story and a pioneering Black poet.
Trump DOJ backs challenge to Howard County’s private detention ban
Federal authorities are weighing in on a lawsuit between Howard County and Genesis GSA Strategic One LLC, a case with implications for the future location of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Baltimore field office.
Fencing and construction equipment surround a proposed ICE detention center in Elkridge in February.
What to do this weekend, including spring festivals and the Baltimore Farmers’ Market
Whether you want to see movies at the Maryland Film Festival, shop locally at the Baltimore Farmers’ Market or fly a kite in Patterson Park, we’ve got you covered.
Vendors display their wares at the Baltimore Farmer’s Market in downtown Baltimore, MD on April 13, 2025.
Streeter: Where’s Marty Bass? Ending his TV career with a few more stories to tell.
COLUMN | WJZ’s Marty Bass is retiring at the end of May. But he’s still got a few more stories to tell.
Marty Bass, a WJZ reporter for 48 years poses for a portrait inside of the studio in Baltimore, Monday, April 6, 2026. Bass will be retiring in May.
Security guards for Harbor East, city facilities to walk off job Thursday
The security guards' union says they are striking to protest efforts by one company, Abacus Corporation, to prevent employees from unionizing.
This is a photograph of the Chanel boutique store in Harbor East.
The Dish: Hampden’s hidden mushroom operation
Falls Road Mushroom Company serves Baltimore’s biggest chefs from a dimly lit Hampden office.
Malachi Child, head of research and development, prepares a bag of mycelium to cultivate fungi inside Falls Road Mushroom Company in Baltimore.
Turnstile feared ex-guitarist years before attempted murder arrest, audio reveals
Brady Ebert, 33, of Silver Spring, is accused of intentionally hitting William Yates, the father of Turnstile frontman Brendan Yates, with a car.
Brady Ebert of Turnstile performs at Rock On The Range Music Festival on Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio.
Battle between Xfinity and E.W. Scripps leads to WMAR-2 blackout in Baltimore
Xfinity customers in Baltimore and millions of subscribers nationwide lost access to 40 broadcasting stations after Comcast, which owns Xfinity, and broadcasting company E. W. Scripps failed to reach an agreement over access to programming.
WMAR-2 is one of 40 broadcasting stations Xfinity lost due to disagreements over programming access.
The Rockwell nightclub in Fells Point to close this summer
The Rockwell, a popular Fells Point nightclub, will close this summer.
The Rockwell in Fells Point will close on June 7.
Freeze warning and wildfire threat: Roller-coaster weather continues in Maryland
The National Weather Service issued a freeze warning for much of Central Maryland, effective from midnight to 9 a.m. Wednesday.
A person walks in Fells Point, Baltimore, on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Below freezing conditions persisted in Maryland Wednesday morning, accompanied by wind gusts making it feel close to zero degrees in parts of the state. The extreme cold warning for western Maryland and the cold weather advisory for the rest of the state — including Baltimore City and Baltimore, Howard, Anne Arundel, Harford and Carroll counties — remain in effect until Thursday morning at 10 a.m.
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