Charm City welcome for new Baltimore election director includes board member walk-out
The Baltimore City Board of Elections gave its new leader a Charm City welcome Thursday, delivering one of its most chaotic meetings in recent memory after one member stormed out of the boardroom.
Incoming Election Director Clifford Tatum, center, speaks with guests during a reception at the Baltimore City Board of Elections on Thursday.
Federal jury convicts Baltimore MS-13 gang members in killings
They and other gang members took part in a grisly string of violence over three months in 2020 that left two young women dead.
A federal jury returned racketeering and murder convictions against three members of the MS-13 gang in Baltimore.
Trump administration says minority contracting for Key Bridge is ‘unlawful’
President Donald Trump’s administration is questioning the cost of replacing Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and criticizing Maryland laws that require some of the work be contracted out to minority-owned businesses.
A fishing boat passes the remains of one of the support piers of the Francis Scott Key Bridge site on July 8, 2025 prior to the start of the months long demolition of the remaining bridge structure.
Brace for another busy traffic weekend in Baltimore
Several festivals and events mean parking restrictions and road closures will be in effect around downtown this weekend and on Monday.
People in lawn chairs listen to MC Lyte’s set in the foreground as people in the background closer to the stage stand.
Jon Meoli: Is David Rubenstein ready to play ball this offseason?
Deals for veterans are far riskier propositions and take a lot more capital. They’re the kind of moves that will likely make the Orioles a contender again.
Orioles owners David Rubenstein, right, and Michael Arougheti, third from right, stand in the dugout at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Locust Point residents cheered when noisy military ships left. Then one came back.
Locust Point residents thought their wishes had been granted Wednesday when two massive and noisy military cargo ships left the spot where they’d been berthed since June. But then one returned.
The spot where two massive military cargo ships were berthed in Locust Point was empty Wednesday morning.
Teen dies, another injured in crash with school bus in Harford County
A 16-year-old girl died and a 17-year-old boy was seriously injured after their vehicle was pushed into the path of a school bus.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 - A 16-year-old girl died, and a 17-year-old boy was seriously injured, after their vehicle was pushed into the path of a school bus Thursday afternoon in Harford County, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office.
Howard County police detain person after fatal stabbing in Ellicott City
Howard County police on Thursday detained a person following the fatal stabbing of a woman in Ellicott City
A Howard County Police Department patch seen on an officer’s uniform during a Federal Workers Career Fair hosted at Howard Community College in Columbia, Md. on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
Howard County planners reject Sheetz development on historic pet cemetery
Howard County’s planning board voted Thursday night to reject gas pumps and a Sheetz convenience store on historic Rosa Bonheur pet cemetery in Elkridge.
A mockingbird sits on the statue of St. Francis of Assisi at the Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park, a pet cemetery in Elkridge established in 1935.
Prisoner charged with stabbing 2 correctional officers had earlier killed cellmate
More than two years ago, Daniel Myers, who was behind bars on an assault conviction, stabbed to death 27-year-old Nicholas Delfosse after warning a prison official that he would kill anyone they put in his cell at Jessup Correctional Institution.
North Branch Correctional Institution, Cumberland, Maryland.
My pilgrimage from Baltimore to Buc‑ee’s
People from the Baltimore area are traveling hours just to visit the new Buc‑ee’s in Virginia. The Texas-born gas station has a cult following, and Baltimoreans can get in on the craze.
Virginia’s first Buc-ee's travel plaza opened June 30, 2025 along I-81 south of Harrisonburg.
For sale: Charming traditional home in Chevy Chase
The Hamlet in Chevy Chase is known for its winding streets, wooded lots and strong sense of community.
America’s fear is perfectly reflected in the Naval Academy ‘shooter’ scare
The terror spread by half-truths and careless disregard for the impact after reports of a shooting at the Naval Academy was a snapshot of the American industry of fear.
A Navy police vehicle leaves the Naval Academy on Sept. 11, a few hours after the Yard went on lockdown following reports of a shooting on campus.
Excavators, trenches and bonfires: Montgomery County’s bamboo wars
Montgomery County has been battling invasive running bamboo for decades, from backyards and public parks to the County Council.
Mike Honig’s neighborhood association in North Potomac has gathered funds and organized proximate homeowners to battle an ever expanding growth of invasive running bamboo– “Bamboo grows together so tightly that nothing else can survive,” said Honig.
Trump’s crackdown on homelessness in DC seeds distrust in Montgomery County
Montgomery County shelter providers expected a significant increase in unhoused residents after the president ordered encampments in D.C. to be cleared.
The Interfaith Works Drop-In Shelter at Progress Place in Silver Spring.
5 Buc-ee’s snacks to grab to fuel your next great road trip
Virginia’s first Buc-ee’s opened at the end of June on the route we take to visit South Carolina family. I’ve been twice already.
Kyle Goon: Why do we need other people to run? Here’s what Canton Run Club has taught me.
As a runner — sometimes even a reluctant one — it always surprises me how many people, and how many newcomers especially, are out there in our local public park.
Members of the Canton Run Club begin their route around Patterson Park on a recent Monday.
Boats, beaches and Black joy on the bay: A hidden history resurfaces in Shady Side
The charming waterfront Captain Avery Museum created an exhibit about marginalized communities on the Chesapeake as a companion to a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian.
Alice Ennals, left, and Darlene Washington contributed their experiences to the Captain Avery Museum's "Buyboats to Beaches" exhibit in Shady Side.
Will Tradepoint gobble up a Locust Point pier’s salt haul?
The Locust Point pier needs millions of dollars worth of repairs, and the lease that Canton Stevedoring has held since 2011 is set to expire at the end of the year.
Salt piles owned by Rukert Terminals sit in the Canton Industrial Area in Baltimore, MD on Thursday, July 31, 2025. The Port of Baltimore ranks No. 2 in the country for salt imports. The bulk of that is brought in at a North Locust Point pier, operated by Canton Stevedoring, and by Rukert Terminals Corp., whose Canton salt piles are pictured here.
Orioles whiff their way to shutout loss against Max Fried and Yankees
The Orioles have suffered 15 shutout losses this season, their most since 2018, a season in which the club lost 115 games.
Orioles first baseman Coby Mayo tags out the Yankees’  Jose Caballero for a caught stealing in the second inning.
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