Regions

Amid a legislative session dominated by efforts to address the state’s budget woes, lawmakers also passed laws addressing health, workers’ rights and wages.

Back surgery has brought relief to pitcher Zach Elfin, who recently rejoined the Orioles. And it brings excitement for his future on the mound. He said his first bullpen session post-surgery is Jan. 6 and he hopes to be ready for opening day.

Gale force winds blew a 950-foot U.S. Navy cargo ship off its moorings in South Baltimore on Monday afternoon.

A Silver Spring man accused of kidnappng a Kentucky teen called the allegation a misunderstanding in Montgomery County District Court on Monday.

Jackson will play if healthy, coach John Harbaugh says.

Thirteen incarcerated people have been killed by other prisoners this year, state officials said, marking the highest annual total in at least a decade.

The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory to much of Central Maryland.

COLUMN| I never knew how to play spades, the unofficial Black card game, until now.

It’s almost 2026. Whether you want to stay out late and watch fireworks or see a ball drop and still get the kids to bed on time, there are plenty of ways to welcome the New Year.

Baltimore is on track to end 2025 with its lowest homicide total in 48 years, with fewer than 150 killings expected, marking a significant decline since 2022.

Over the next six years, Montgomery County will bring in $854 million less than previously expected, sparking a fresh debate over taxes and cuts.

COLUMN: The delayed opening of Mimi DiPietro Skating Center is merely the preamble to the indoor ice rink eventually shuttering in Patterson Park. That will leave the Baltimore Banners, a hockey team of young Black players from struggling neighborhoods, with a logistical headache.

Maryland public schools shrunk this year – and state leaders are trying to understand why the decline was so steep.

Artists from all corners of Maryland made some of the best albums of 2025, from here or anywhere else in the world.

Since 2023 Baltimore has seen the number of victims fall below 300, then below 200 and now below 150 — the first time since the 1960s, when gun violence soared and then rarely abated. People are still getting killed at an alarming rate.

The Ravens will make the playoffs with a win in Week 18.

The Ravens’ regular-season finale will be their third straight prime-time game and seventh this season.

The deal is for one year with a mutual option for the 2027 season.

Two helicopters crashed midair in New Jersey on Sunday, killing one person and critically injuring another, authorities say.