South Baltimore neighborhoods
As Jumbo Fresh opens in Southwest Baltimore, a sense of excitement — and fear of failure
More than a year and a half of waiting after Price Rite closed, grocery store Jumbo Fresh opened in Mount Clare Junction.
A Hanover Street bridge makeover is in the works — but it could take a while
The federal funds will be used to plan improvements along the Hanover Street Corridor, including sidewalks, new bike lanes and better connections to waterfront parks and trails.
How public financing and a little bit of Reddit helped oust a City Hall veteran
Some of Eric Costello’s errors were self-inflicted. One voter said his endorsement of Sheila Dixon for mayor “betrayed the public trust.”
In record-breaking heat, OIG finds broken AC, inoperable water fountains at public works facility
The inspector general made an emergency visit to the Cherry Hill Department of Public Works Facility early Wednesday morning and released the report just hours later.
Policing Baltimore’s Federal Hill when you’re not the police
Federal Hill turned to private security after high-profile crimes in the neighborhood left people feeling unsafe.
1 dead, 3 others rescued from the water near Port Covington
Baltimore Police and firefighters were called to the 2600 block of Port Covington Drive at around 5:50 p.m. Saturday to a report of multiple people in the water, said Lindsey Eldridge, a spokesperson for the Baltimore Police Department.
Child who died after being found in water left house earlier that morning, police say
Marcel Traoren was last seen in Dundalk early Friday around 5 a.m., police said. The child was reported missing, and a search was launched around 7 a.m.
Dali set to leave Baltimore next week as some crew are now cleared to leave US
The Dali was scheduled to head from Seagirt to Norfolk Friday, but that has been bumped to next week. The latest tentative estimate for when the ship will be moved is at noon Monday.
Dali crew members cleared to leave the country, but lawyers seek to keep them in U.S. longer
In a motion and emails filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, claimants’ lawyer Andrew O’Connell says there’s no guaranteed way to make the crew members available for future questioning if they leave the country.
Baltimore Police release body camera footage of South Baltimore fatal shooting
Baltimore Police release video of shooting that left a 39-year-old man dead and one police officer hospitalized.
CSX reaches $1.75 million settlement with Curtis Bay residents over coal explosion
CSX Transportation and Curtis Bay residents who sued the company following a December 2021 explosion at its South Baltimore facility have reached a $1.75 million settlement in a class action lawsuit.
The world wants American coal. Curtis Bay residents say they pay the price.
Greenhouse gas emissions are coming down in Maryland. But record levels of coal leaving Baltimore are driving emissions overseas.
Maryland hospital systems differ over medical waste incinerator’s violations
While the Johns Hopkins Health System has ceased dealings with a South Baltimore medical waste incinerator that has been sued and hit with fines, MedStar Health plans to continue using the facility.
City Council candidates keep narrow leads after additional batch of mail ballots
About 25,000 outstanding votes were expected to help decide at least three closely contested City Council races that have not yet declared winners.
Woman arrested, charged with arson in Papi Cuisine fire incident
A 47-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with arson and related offenses in connection to a May 6, 2024 fire at Papi Cuisine in South Baltimore.
Remains recovered of fifth worker killed in Key Bridge collapse
The body of a fifth worker killed when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in March has been recovered from the Patapsco River.
Baltimore Peninsula crane operator dies after medical emergency over 100 feet in air
A crane operator found unconscious and unresponsive hundreds of feet in the air at a construction site at the Baltimore Peninsula has died.
A youth-run juice bar from Cherry Hill is coming to Harborplace
RICH Juice Bar is opening its second location less than a year after their first grand opening.
Wetlands project strives to prevent flooding, restore wildlife in South Baltimore
The Hanover Street Wetlands Project is expected to be completed by the fall of 2025.
Baltimore Catholics reeling after archdiocese proposes closing 40 of 61 parishes
Baltimore Catholics, reeling from the archdiocese's proposal to close 40 churches, spent Monday mourning and preparing to battle to keep their beloved parishes open.
