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No new taxes and other takeaways from the Baltimore County executive’s 2027 budget
Baltimore County’s proposed $5 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 includes a nearly 4% increase in spending and no new tax hikes.
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026 - Kevin Reed, director of Baltimore County’s budget and finance office, and County Executive Kathy Klausmeier, speak with reporters Thursday about the 2027 proposed budget.
Police say former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and his wife are dead in murder-suicide
Virginia’s former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, who was a rising star in the Democratic Party several years ago before his career was derailed by sexual assault allegations, fatally shot his wife before killing himself, police said Thursday.
FILE - In this April 6, 2021, file photo, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia, speaks during a debate at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Va.
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.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles carry themselves like a winning team. They don’t always play like one.
COLUMN | They’re a .500 team that expects to win and carries itself that way, but they haven’t played a level of baseball to back it up just yet.
Jeremiah Jackson celebrates his grand slam with Gunnar Henderson during the Orioles’ win over the Diamondbacks on Monday.
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"
For sale: Newly built home with elevator in Highland
Newly built Highland estate offers elevator, dual primary suites, luxury kitchen, solar panels and wooded privacy on two acres.
Columbia mom, boyfriend give conflicting stories in 3-year-old’s death, police say
A Columbia mother and her boyfriend gave different answers to police about what caused the bruises on her daughter’s face or how the 3-year-old came to ingest a bottle of melatonin.
Staff at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center contacted police after observing bruises all over the girl’s head and body.
Despite a troubled start, Zūm gets 5 more years to bus Howard County students
The Howard County Public School System extended its contract with Zum, the controversial school bus company, for five more years.
Zum, a California based tech company, will handle 230 of Howard County Public School's roughly 500 school bus routes for the next three years.
Kyle Goon: With hard plays and new Orioles teammates, Blaze Alexander throws himself into the fire
COLUMN | The Orioles utilityman has played four positions this season in just 13 games. And you'll never meet someone happier to be thrown all over the field.
Blaze Alexander has started at third base, second, shortstop and center field this year.
How will the condition of their roster affect the Ravens’ approach to the draft?
Here are three takeaways from the team’s predraft news conference with coach Jesse Minter and DeCosta.
General manager Eric DeCosta has stuck to the strategy of picking the best available player at every opportunity in the draft.
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.
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.
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.
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.
7 things to do in Montgomery County this week: Bookstore opening events, a beer festival and more
Here are your weekend plans in Montgomery County, including the grand opening of an independent bookstore and a beer festival.
The Paper Heart Bookstore celebrates its grand opening this weekend in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands community.

Paper Heart owners Ashley Le and Mike Luu hope the store’s cozy second-story interior can serve as a third place for book lovers in the community.
Andrew Friedson wants to lead Montgomery County. Will his pro-growth vision win over skeptics?
Andrew Friedson, the two-term Montgomery County Council member, is running for county executive, focusing on economic development and housing affordability. Is that a winning message?
Andrew Friedson, right, chats with Pastor Victor Ehiemere, center, and Jerome Leonard after Friedson attended an early Sunday service at The Well Church in Rockville.
2 small mistakes prove to be the difference in Nationals’ 2-0 loss to Pirates
Brady House #12 of the Washington Nationals makes a throw to first in the sixth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on April 15, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  All players are wearing the number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day.
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.
Former Ravens CB Jaire Alexander opens up on struggles in Baltimore: ‘I felt it slipping away’
“As much as I loved Baltimore, I didn’t love the position I was in,” former Ravens cornerback Jaire Alexander wrote in a social media post.
Baltimore Ravens cornerback Jaire Alexander (23) jogs to the next drill during the team’s training camp at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. on Sunday, August 3, 2025.
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