This Renaissance Festival dress is a walking Maryland flag
Natalie Hanrion, a costume designer and maker, spent more than 100 hours on a handmade Italian Renaissance-inspired dress that pays homage to the Maryland flag.
Natalie Hanrion dressed up as a pirate in 2025 to match the festival’s theme, but she still used the Maryland flag’s colors and had a matching fan.
Elrich plans to veto Planning Board member’s appointment — again
Plus: Control MoCo Spending challenges elections board in court; data center developer withdraws challenge of Elrich’s moratorium
Montgomery Council Executive Marc Elrich during a community forum on data centers with county leaders and attendees in Rockville earlier this year.
2 college students — and a growing fan club — are reinvigorating a West Baltimore shed
An abandoned gray shed in West Baltimore is getting a second chance thanks to two college students and a local nonprofit.
Isonah Ngouabe Dlodlo, 22, and Jaylen Daley, 19, in an alleyway in West Baltimore near an old shed that they’re passionate about transforming.
Orioles open series against Athletics with weird win in 10 innings
Coby Mayo and Christian Encarnacion-Strand drove in runs in the 10th inning, and Alex Hoppe earned his first save in the major leagues.
Dylan Beavers is out on a tag by Athletics catcher Jonah Heim during the second inning Friday night.
The Nationals have starting rotation needs for 2027. Jackson Kent could fill one of those slots.
The left-hander, who threw a career-high seven innings with three strikeouts and four walks in Friday’s 9-2 win over the Marlins, could be one option.
Jackson Kent pitched seven innings, allowing three hits and one run, as the Nationals beat the Marlins 9-2.
Ravens roster projection: Who makes the 53-man roster after perfect preseason?
Figuring out the Ravens’ roster, which will be finalized by 6 p.m. Sunday, will be a challenge for GM Eric DeCosta. Here’s a look at how he could set the team’s initial 53-man squad.
Ravens cornerbacks Keyon Martin (38) and Chandler Rivers (29) and linebacker Jay Higgins IV (49) celebrate a first-quarter play Friday night against the Commanders.
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Baltimore has until 6 p.m. Sunday to get down to 53 players.
Commanders roster projection: Who will make the final cut as training camp ends?
Here is our final 53-man roster projection ahead of cut day.
Commanders safety Tyler Owens hits Ravens running back Adam Randall on a second-quarter pass play Friday night.
Blaze Alexander returns to Orioles from injured list
The utilityman has recovered from a broken hand and was activated Friday, the team announced.
Blaze Alexander is hitting .312 with an .807 OPS.
Fire crews pull person from Inner Harbor near National Aquarium
Dive crews with the Baltimore City Fire Department pulled a person from the Inner Harbor outside the National Aquarium late Friday afternoon.
Divers with the Baltimore City Fire Department pulled a person from the Inner Harbor on Friday.
Investigators release body camera footage of fatal police shooting in Fort Washington Park
State investigators have released body-worn camera footage from a fatal police shooting in Fort Washington Park last month.
A screenshot from body-worn video released by state investigators, from a shooting at the end of July.
Celebrity chef Tobias Dorzon will close Hyattsville restaurant after this weekend
Celebrity chef Tobias Dorzon will close his popular Hyattsville restaurant after service Sunday.
Baltimore-based tour company’s group among missing in Nepal-China floods
A Virginia family with four relatives missing in the flash floods along the Nepal-China border is calling for more resources to help with rescue efforts.
Rescuers carry a victim of flash flooding to safety along the Trishuli River in Nepal's Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Tempers rise at Gaithersburg community meeting as questions arise over police shooting
The event, hosted by council member Dawn Luedtke, was intended to focus on community resources.
Councilmember Dawn Luedtke listens to candidates being interviewed last December.
Trey Mancini will retire as an Oriole, signing a 1-day contract
The beloved first baseman and the Orioles announced Friday that Mancini will sign a one-day contract Sept. 19 to conclude his career in Baltimore.
Trey Mancini and the Orioles announced Friday that the beloved first baseman will sign a one-day contract Sept. 19 to conclude his career in Baltimore.
Woman who scammed man out of more than $400K sentenced to 15 years in prison
On Friday, a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge sentenced 73-year-old Janey Sears to 15 years in prison for defrauding a Silver Spring man of more than $400,000.
A Montgomery County jury this week found  Janey Sears, left, guilty of a theft scheme that defrauded the victim, right, (face redacted) of more than $100,000. She faces up to 23 years in prison.
Maryland redistricting ballot question blocked by second judge
A second judge has ruled against a ballot question proposing changes to Maryland’s congressional redistricting rules. But the legal battles are far from over.
A redistricting ballot question approved in a special legislative session this summer is getting shot down by courts.
Lawyers accuse ICE of overcrowding holding rooms, violating court-mandated limits
Lawyers for several detainees accused U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of overcrowding temporary holding rooms in Baltimore and denying access to medical care, in violation of a federal court order from March 6.
George H. Fallon Federal Building at 31 Hopkins Plaza in downtown Baltimore.
Body camera footage shows Baltimore officer struck by car before shooting driver
Baltimore Police on Friday released body camera footage of an officer shooting and critically wounding a man after the man struck the officer with his car.
Screenshot from a bodycam video from Baltimore City Police Department officer involved shooting on August 22, 2026.
Cockeysville native Reid Wiseman, Artemis II crew receive nation’s highest space honor
The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year have received the nation's highest space honor. President Donald Trump awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the three Americans and one Canadian on Friday.
President Donald Trump applauds during a Congressional Space Medal of Honor ceremony at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Houston, after putting a medal on Artemis II Astronaut and Mission Specialist Christina Koch. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
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