After ‘shock’ of trade, former Orioles infielder Ramón Urías prepares for Astros’ playoff race
“I wasn’t expecting to get traded,” Urías said. “Honestly, I think it worked out well for me. Getting to play a little bit here … and I’m happy for that.”
Ramón Urías of the Astros runs the bases after a home run against the Red Sox this week.
Putin and Trump say they reached an ‘understanding’ on Ukraine war talks
President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin said they reached an understanding on ending the war in Ukraine after meeting for about 2 1/2 hours on Friday in Alaska.
President Donald Trump greets Russia's President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Howard County officer fatally struck a 93-year-old pedestrian in Columbia
A 93-year-old woman is dead after an on-duty Howard County Police officer struck her with an unmarked vehicle in a Columbia shopping center parking lot early Friday morning.
Police said an on-duty, plainclothes officer was pulling out of a parking space in an unmarked 2019 GMC Acadia when the vehicle fatally struck a 93-year-old woman.
Robert MacIntyre continues red-hot play at scorching Caves Valley
The 29-year-old lefty followed up his 62 in the first round with a 64 on Friday.
OWINGS MILLS, MARYLAND - AUGUST 15: Robert MacIntyre of Scotland plays his shot from the eighth tee during the second round of the BMW Championship 2025 at Caves Valley Golf Club on August 15, 2025 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
‘We will cultivate a warrior ethos’: Lt. Gen. Borgschulte becomes first Marine to lead Naval Academy
Marine Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte assumed command of the U.S. Naval Academy at a ceremony Friday afternoon.
Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte addresses attendees as he assumes command of the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday.
Lightning strike sparks Pikesville apartment fire that displaced 6 families, killed dog
Lightning struck a Pikesville apartment building, sparking a three-alarm blaze that caused a partial roof collapse, displaced over a dozen people and killed at least one dog, fire officials said.
The Baltimore County Fire Department responds to a 2-alarm apartment fire on the 1800 block of Rambling Ridge Lane in Pikesville on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
Baltimore’s Mr. Trash Wheel is calling on his biggest fans for a new project
Baltimore’s world-famous aquatic trash interceptor, Mr. Trash Wheel, is inviting friends and fans to appear as extras in a music video for The Mr. Trash Wheel Song.
If you’ve ever wanted to be in a music video — and are obsessed with Baltimore’s trash-collecting water wheels — now’s your chance.
Fans, cooling towels and sunscreen: BMW Championship heats up, literally
“The key is shade,” one man in his late 40s joked to his friends as they walked down the path to the first hole.
Tournament leader Robert MacIntyre of Scotland towels off on the eighth tee Friday at Caves Valley.
Sharp Leadenhall Apartment tenants file suit alleging dangerous conditions
More than a dozen tenants of Sharp Leadenhall Apartments in South Baltimore filed a lawsuit against their landlord, alleging a multitude of severe and pervasive issues.
Betty Bland-Thomas stands at the front with staff from Maryland Legal Aid and another speaker at the press conference on Wednesday, August 13 in Sharp Leadenhall..
Erin becomes season’s first hurricane, expected to intensify into major Category 4 storm
Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides.
Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, gives an update on Tropical Storm Erin at the National Hurricane Center, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Make a bee-line to these events celebrating National Honey Bee Day
Here’s the buzz on bee events around the Baltimore region celebrating National Honey Bee Day.
Maryland has a long history of beekeeping.
How injuries, uncertainty and undrafted players could shape the Ravens’ projected roster
With roster deadlines looming, here’s what to watch in the Ravens' preseason game Saturday vs. the Cowboys.
If there is a spot available on the Ravens’ offensive line, Corey Bullock appears to be the favorite for it.
Acquitted Anne Arundel County teacher assigned to location with no students, district says
Anne Arundel County school teacher Matthew Schlegel, who was acquitted of criminal charges, remains fully employed, according to a district spokesperson.
Parents have called for the school system to terminate the acquitted elementary school teacher.
Baltimore will accept opioid deal that cuts lawsuit winnings nearly in half
Baltimore decided to accept court winnings of $152 million from a pair of drug distributors in its opioid lawsuit, a little more than half of what a jury awarded the city late last year.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said Thursday the city’s law department chose to accept court winnings of $152 million from a pair of drug distributors in its opioid lawsuit.
Moore blasted Trump’s use of the National Guard in D.C. The president took notice.
"If the president wants to have a real conversation about how to reduce violence like we have had in the state of Maryland ... I'm ready to have that conversation any time, Mr. President," the governor said in a response video.
Gov. Wes Moore clapped back at President Donald Trump in a video posted to social media.
Letter: Let’s make the Inner Harbor more accessible — including for swimmers
Dan Taylor, president of the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, says we need to make Baltimore’s Inner Harbor more accessible to everyone — including swimmers.
Paddlers and kayakers head back to Canton Waterfront Park from the Inner Harbor during Floatilla in 2023.
New lawsuit challenges Trump’s federal takeover of DC police department as crackdown intensifies
The lawsuit comes after Trump Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday night that Drug Enforcement Administration boss Terry Cole will assume “powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police.”
The nation’s capital challenged President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday.
Van Hollen urges feds to address 24/7 noise from massive military ships in Locust Point
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen is pressing federal officials to address Locust Point and Fells Point residents’ complaints over noise, fumes and lights from two docked military ships.
A pair of huge Navy ships, the USNS Charlton, left, and the USNS Pomeroy, docked near residential homes at North Locust Point on June 5. Since then, residents say that the ships have never turned off the engines -- meaning that they are always making tons of noise, shining bright lights into people's windows, and making the air all smelly with diesel.
Corbin Martin knew Colton Cowser as the ‘little man hanging around.’ Now they’re Orioles teammates.
“How fast time flies, too,” Martin said. “It feels like yesterday I was playing high school baseball and he was still trying to figure out what his first name was.”
Corbin Martin has made 10 appearances for the Orioles this season, his first time pitching in the big leagues since 2022.
Lamar Jackson is throwing more picks at Ravens training camp. That might not be a bad thing.
Last season, Jackson finished with just four interceptions, his fewest as a full-time starter.
Less than 1% of Lamar Jackson’s pass attempts in 2024 resulted in interceptions.
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