Man who shot and killed 2 strangers in Baltimore receives consecutive life sentences
On Sept. 12, 2020, Dandre Woods-Bethel, of Belair-Edison, fatally shot Julie Rice and Michelle Green on the porch of a home on Clifton Park Terrace and then called Baltimore Police to surrender.
Exterior of the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse on Calvert Street in Baltimore, Md. on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
Even when Samuel Basallo was a tween with too-big feet, this Orioles scout saw a star
“You have a gut feeling in your heart when you sign somebody,” Orioles scout Gerardo Cabrera said. “We felt that he was going to be impressive. You had that feeling that he’s different.”
Samuel Basallo has five hits and five runs batted in after 21 major league at-bats.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia in ICE custody again as hundreds rally in Baltimore
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials took a stoic Kilmar Abrego Garcia into custody Monday morning and are preparing to remove him to Uganda.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, center, arrives with his wife Jennifer, left, to the George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore on Monday, August 25, 2025.
Some National Guard units in DC now armed in escalation of Trump deployment
Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms.
Armed members of the South Carolina National Guard talk with a man while positioned outside of Union Station in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Kyle Goon: Baltimore’s golf tournament success shows our aptitude for MLB, NFL headliners
The BMW Championship was a smooth-running event with 120,000 people coming to Baltimore County. Let’s get more big-time sports stops in the area.
A large gallery watches as Scottie Scheffler lines up a putt on the 12th green Sunday during the final round of the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club.
These bargain burgers in Baltimore are bliss on a budget
Baltimore is a burger-lover’s playground, with great deals from neighborhood bars, taverns and steakhouses, according to food social media influencer Chris Franzoni.
Kooper's Tavern in Fells Point offers a $5 Burger of the Month deal.
In Baltimore’s ‘hope desert,’ mass overdoses overshadow residents’ struggle for survival
To Baltimore Penn North neighborhood residents, it felt like the beginning of a familiar cycle: Crisis strikes, troubling woes are in the spotlight and then the cameras and immediate attention are gone.
Ulysses “Chuck” Palmer and his daughter Serenity Palmer wait in line for snowballs from Daisy Bush at the D&D Variety store, in Baltimore, Friday, August 8, 2025.
5 things we learned from the Ravens’ 30-3 preseason win over the Washington Commanders
The next time the Ravens play a game, it will count.
Keyon Martin returns an interception for a touchdown against the Commanders, the latest in a series of big plays during his preseason push.
Matthew Williams, who overdosed in a vacant building, was known for his hard work and humor
Matthew Williams was a meticulous, hard worker and customer favorite at Big O’s Hand Car Wash.
Matthew Williams.
Sen. Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wife ahead of ICE check-in
Sen. Chris Van Hollen met virtually with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the day before the Maryland father is set to check in with ICE.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, center, leaves the Putnam County Jail, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Cookeville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brett Carlsen)
Luis Vázquez gets his moment to shine, hitting first home run in Orioles’ win
Had everything gone the way the Orioles had hoped this season, this moment would not have been possible.
Orioles second baseman Luis Vázquez and outfielder Colton Cowser celebrate after Sunday’s 3-2 win over the Astros at Camden Yards.
Children arrested after fire burns down school playground in Brooklyn
A 12-year-old and a 13-year-old were arrested for “deliberately setting fire” to the Maree G. Farring Elementary/Middle School playground, according to City Schools.
The playground at Maree Garnett Farring Elementary and Middle School on fire Aug. 23. It was rebuilt in recent years due to arson.
Trump threatens to revoke Key Bridge funds, send troops to Baltimore
President Donald Trump posted a missive Sunday morning to his Truth Social platform insulting Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, escalating a simmering feud between the two leaders.
President Donald Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s war of words escalated Sunday.
Letter: Antisemitism definitions matter in Baltimore schools
The call for adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Agency’s definition of antisemitism in Baltimore City schools could have chilling effects on free speech.
The Baltimore City Public Schools Administrative Headquarters on North Avenue in Baltimore. The Anti-Defamation League is urging city schools to adopt a definition of antisemitism created by the International Holocaust Remembrance Agency, which teacher Anna Catherine Goldberg thinks will restrict free speech and not protect students from discrimination and harassment.
Will Félix Bautista be the same pitcher after shoulder surgery? The odds are low but not zero.
One of the best closers in the game two years ago, Bautista is staring at a recovery time of 12 months or more, and that’s only if everything goes as planned.
Orioles closer Félix Bautista returned this season after elbow surgery, but his shoulder surgery is more problematic.
Maryland students struggle with math, leaving a generation in trouble
From wealthy suburbs to rural hillsides, Maryland public school students on average aren’t great at math.
Who wants to be a nun? Meet the women filling the ranks despite the odds.
There were roughly 35,000 nuns in 2024 in the United States, compared to nearly 80,000 in 2000 and 102,000 in 1990.
Sister Delphine Okoro enters a lunch after her Rite of Perpetual Profession at Our Lady of Mount Providence Convent, in Arbutus, MD, Thursday, August 14, 2025.
Big offensive night can’t rescue Orioles from poor pitching in loss to Astros
Saturday served as a reminder that, before it gets better, there may be more frustrating nights at the ballpark to come.
Jose Altuve of the Astros scores as the throw gets away from Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo.
Undrafted rookies make roster case as Ravens rout Commanders | Banner Ravens Podcast
Jonas Shaffer and beat reporter Giana Han break down the game and discuss how the roster battles will play out.
ICE threatening to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda on Monday
The Trump administration is continuing its “vindictive and selective prosecution” of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, his defense attorney wrote Saturday in a court filing.
Kilmar Ábrego García, tercero de derecha a izquierda, sale de la cárcel del condado Putnam, el viernes 22 de agosto de 2025, en Cookeville, Tennessee. (AP Foto/Brett Carlsen)
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