Delay with Amtrak’s community investments for West Baltimore tunnel causes worries about funding
Canceled workshops for community partners; a rebranded logo that de-emphasizes the name Frederick Douglass; recent changes to Amtrak's tunnel project in West Baltimore have residents wondering what's going on.
A tour of the B&P Tunnel on January 28, 2025.
For 911 calls of the future, AI is on the line
By the end of next year, Montgomery County’s call center hopes to use artificial intelligence to answer nonemergency phone calls. The goal is to lighten the workload for a chronically understaffed center.
By the end of next year, Montgomery County’s call center hopes to use artificial intelligence to answer nonemergency phone calls.
A Jane Austen fan’s guide to Baltimore
An illustrated, curated itinerary for any Janeite romantic looking to make the most of their time in Baltimore.
Ravens trade Odafe Oweh to Chargers for safety Alohi Gilman, shaking up defense
Oweh had no sacks through five games for the Ravens and was getting a career-low 45% of the team’s defensive snaps.
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Odafe Oweh (99) walks the sidelines in the fourth quarter of a game against the Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025.
Ravens superfan Wes Henson, better known as Captain Dee-Fense, has died, team says
“His iconic fandom and service for others inspired our community in immeasurable ways,” the team said in statement.
Larry “Wes” Henson, Ravens superfan Captain Dee-Fense
Montgomery County could force landlords to give tenants more notice before evictions
Most Montgomery County Council members want to force landlords to give tenants two full weeks’ notice before evicting them.
A woman reads a proclamation at an microphone.
Baltimore County to require nighttime security at hookah, vapor lounges
Owners of hookah and vapor lounges in Baltimore County are going to have to beef up security under a new county law.
The Baltimore County Council took action Monday night to require new security at hookah lounges.
Trump administration threatens back pay for furloughed federal workers
Congress, a Trump administration memo says, is able to decide whether it wants to pay the workers or not as part of legislation to reopen the government.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington.
The LA Rams will practice at Oriole Park before NFL game in London
Rather than flying back to the West Coast after their game in Baltimore, the Rams will stick around, practicing at Oriole Park, before a trip across the pond.
Oriole Park at Camden Yards seen before a game on June 24.
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Baltimore has just six sacks as a team.
The food trucks making tacos that are worth eating on the hood of your car
In and around Baltimore you can find food truck tacos so delicious they’re worth eating on the spot.
Birria tacos at Tacos El Guero Food Truck off Merritt Boulevard come with herbs worth savoring.
State board: Insufficient cause to bring charges against Somerset schools chief (PDF)
Read the state board of education's opinion in the appeal filed by Ava Tasker-Mitchell, the fired Somerset schools superintendent.
Maryland’s messiest school district gets its dirty laundry aired
Somerset County’s school board accused its superintendent of insubordination. She said the board chair threatened her before she left town.
Somerset County Board of Education
Maryland board sides with Somerset superintendent. Read the opinion. (PDF)
Read the state board of education's opinion in the appeal filed by Ava Tasker-Mitchell, the fired Somerset schools superintendent.
Rain, cool air could help end Baltimore’s stinky ‘pistachio tide’
Environmental groups say this has been the longest and most widespread pistachio tide in recent memory.
The water in Baltimore's Inner Harbor is bright green on Monday. Blue Water Baltimore calls the event the most widespread "pistachio tide" they've seen.
Ravens signing polarizing safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson to practice squad
The Ravens will be the third stop for C.J. Gardner-Johnson, 27, over the past seven months.
C.J. Gardner-Johnson won the Super Bowl with the Eagles but was traded to the Texans and later cut after a spell of poor play.
Photos: The demolition of Pimlico Race Course
Talk of demolishing Pimlico Race Course and building a new racetrack has a long and complicated history all its own.
Few recognizable features remain as demolition of the grandstands winds down at the Pimlico Race Course.
Months after Lansdowne High student’s shooting death, 18-year-old charged with murder
Baltimore County Police charged an 18-year-old with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Lansdowne High School student earlier this year.
Lansdowne High School.
Redesign of high school magnet programs to get scrutinized by council members
Montgomery County Council members will pepper MCPS leaders with questions about a plan to divide high schools into six regions, each with a slate of parallel academic pathways.
Montgomery County Council members will question MCPS leaders about a plan to divide high schools into six regions.
McCormick spice company has a $140 million tariff problem
McCormick & Company, a spice giant based in Hunt Valley, said in an earnings call Tuesday that it anticipates $140 million in annual costs associated with President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
McCormick & Company’s global headquarters in Hunt Valley.
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