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School buses for every Baltimore student seemed impossible — until now
School transportation company HopSkipDrive used AI and a Banner analysis to map how yellow buses, vans and cars could get Baltimore students to school safely and on time for less than 5% of the district’s budget.
Woman expected to survive after nearly 30 minutes underwater in Inner Harbor crash
The driver who was rescued from a car that plunged off of Pier 4 and sank into the Inner Harbor on Tuesday evening is conscious and expected to live after being underwater for nearly 30 minutes.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025 - Crews work to retrieve a car from the Inner Harbor on Tuesday evening after more than a dozen Baltimore fire trucks and police cars lined the area near the Pier 5 Hotel as a vehicle plunged into the water.
Kurt Schmoke resigns from Baltimore City Community College board amid proposed consolidation
Kurt Schmoke pitched a merger with the University of Baltimore last month.
University of Baltimore President Kurt Schmoke addresses faculty and staff at convocation in August.
Attar case fallout: Rosenbluth resigns from Baltimore Sheriff’s Office
The longtime owner of Tov Pizza resigned from the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office a day after a news story showed his involvement in the Sen. Dalya Attar case.
The longtime owner of Tov Pizza resigned from the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office a day after a news story showed his involvement in the Sen. Dalya Attar blackmail and extortion case.
Charm City Circulator adding East Baltimore stops in December amid route redesign
Baltimore’s favorite free bus system is adding new stops — Charm City Circulator Green and Orange routes will offer expanded service starting Dec. 7.
A green, white and purple bus stops at a bus stop in front of a man standing by a bench.
West Baltimore will lose a beloved school that couldn’t make ends meet for years
New Song Academy has been called a pillar of its Sandtown-Winchester community.
New Song Community Learning Center in Baltimore.
Driver in critical condition after vehicle sinks in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
Emergency crews rushed to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Tuesday evening after a car plunged off a pier and sank, leaving the driver who was pulled from the water in critical condition.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025 - Crews work to retrieve a car from the Inner Harbor on Tuesday evening after more than a dozen Baltimore fire trucks and police cars lined the area near the Pier 5 Hotel as a vehicle plunged into the water.
Key Bridge workers got no warning before collapse, NTSB says
Nearly 20 months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River, federal officials are poised to make a final ruling about how it happened.
Marine Accident Investigator Marcel Muise, seated center, leads a staff presentation about the 2024 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse during a National Transportation Safety Board meeting in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Baltimore will investigate New York investor group for housing discrimination
City Solicitor Ebony Thompson said the city would use every legal resource at its disposal.
Some of the homes in the 2400 Block of Etting Street were purchased by a New York-based investment group.
Kevin Plank wants Maryland to buy his luxury horse farm
Emails detail a pitch to turn Sagamore Farm into a state-owned horse training facility.
Sagamore Farm in northern Baltimore County was founded in 1925 by Issac Emerson, the inventor of Bromo-Seltzer.
R&B singer from Ellicott City lands ‘SNL’ to cap breakout year
Dijon, the Grammy nominee who graduated from the University of Maryland, will be the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" next month.
Dijon, a University of Maryland alum, will be the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” in December.
Derrick Adams keeps coming back home to Baltimore — even as the greater art world beckons
New York-via-Baltimore visual artist Derrick Adams talks about his 30-year career, brand partnerships and how they drive his nonprofit efforts in his hometown.
An illustration of multidisciplinary artist Derrick Adams at the Last Resort Artist Retreat in Baltimore.
Deal between Dali and US has left crew ‘marooned’ in Baltimore for 19 months
The NTSB will discuss probable cause of the Key Bridge collapse during a meeting Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, nine crew members of the Dali ship that struck the bridge are stuck in Baltimore under a deal between the ship owner and U.S. government.
Several members of the Dali's crew have remained in the Baltimore area since the Dali lost power and smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, killing six construction workers.
Key Bridge rebuild expected to cost billions more than preliminary estimate
The new bridge is now expected to open by the end of 2030 and cost between $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion — more than twice initial estimates — Bruce Gartner, executive director of the Maryland Transportation Authority, said Monday.
Crane barges are seen at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site at sunrise as test piles are installed into the Patapsco River bed to test the strength and stability for the new bridge's foundation.
Baltimore Police commander, 3 others suspended amid California criminal investigation
Four members of the Baltimore Police Department are suspended amid a criminal investigation in California, the department confirmed Monday.
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
Man with Trump sign sentenced for assaults outside Red Emma’s, Peabody Heights Brewery in Baltimore
Matthew Middleton, 34, of Hillen, pleaded guilty on Monday in Baltimore Circuit Court to two counts of second-degree assault and one count of possession of a dangerous weapon.
Red Emma’s bookstore and coffeehouse in the Waverly neighborhood.
Families of Baltimore firefighters killed in Stricker Street blaze say city has ignored their concerns
The families of three Baltimore firefighters who died three years ago battling blazes in vacant rowhomes on Stricker Street said city officials have failed to act and largely pushed them aside, days after prosecutors charged a man in connection with the deaths.
The memorial at the site on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, of the deadly 2022 Stricker Street blaze honors three Baltimore firefighters Lt. Kelsey Sadler, Lt. Paul Butrim and EMT/firefighter Kenny Lacayo who died in the blaze.
Baltimore’s New Song Academy closing at the end of the school year
Students will be moved out of a deteriorating building in Sandtown-Winchester, according to City Schools.
In January, the city school board voted to renew New Song’s charter for three years while noting the school needed to get on better long-term financial footing.
Man fatally struck by train near the Owings Mills Metro station
A person died after being struck by a Metro SubwayLink train late Sunday, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.
Commuters head for the exit at the Baltimore area Metro SubwayLink's northernmost Owings Mills stop on Sept. 20, 2023.
Is Bill Ferguson playing with fire when it comes to redistricting Maryland?
Maryland's Democratic Senate leader has taken a redistricting position that’s at odds with his party.
Senate President Bill Ferguson moderates floor debate on crossover day at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. on Monday, March 17, 2025. Any bill not passed by either the House or Senate by midnight on crossover day is likely defeated for the 2025 session.
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