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    Chesapeake Bay Bridge Run cancelled due to inclement weather
    The annual Chesapeake Bay Bridge Run scheduled for Sunday was cancelled due to inclement weather, according to the MDTA.
    In 2024, over 17,000 people participated in the Bay Bridge Run.
    Maryland preps for winter as NOAA predicts warmer temperatures
    While the weather will bring a chill to the Baltimore area this week, a warmer winter could be ahead in Maryland, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    The Looks Much Better Now mural is seen on 22nd Street early February, 12, 2025, following a snowstorm that started the previous evening.
    Most evacuated residents return home as Remington building fire investigation continues
    Most residents forced to evacuate during Friday’s massive commercial building fire in Remington have been able to return home, while others remain temporarily displaced as cleanup and recovery efforts continue, officials said.
    Baltimore City Fire Department personnel respond to a four-alarm fire at a commercial building in Remington on Friday.
    What’s free for veterans on Nov. 11? Here’s a list of deals and discounts.
    For veterans and active-duty members who are interested, here are some places offering free items on Veterans Day — with your military ID, of course.
    An attendee salutes at the National Veterans Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
    Letter: When tackling Baltimore’s vacant homes, whole blocks make whole communities
    Jennifer Goold, the executive director of the Neighborhood Design Center, says that using a “whole block” approach to addressing the issue of vacant homes is crucial to rebuilding neighborhoods.
    Contractors with ReBUILD Metro in Baltimore work in August to revitalize a block of Mura Street where the majority of homes are vacant.
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    Firefighters contain 4-alarm Remington building fire that displaced over 20 people
    Firefighters are battling a four-alarm fire in Remington that prompted city officials to urge some residents to evacuate Friday afternoon.
    Baltimore Fire crews respond as smoke overtakes a neighborhood from a fire at West 23rd Street and Hampden Avenue in Baltimore on Friday.
    Travelers on edge as delays and cancellations build at BWI, Reagan and Dulles
    Despite the anticipated chaos for air travel across the country, it was largely business as usual Friday at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Southwest Airlines jets fill the gates at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The airport is celebrating its 75th birthday.
    Board approves mixed-used development in Annapolis arts district (again)
    The planned development, which is a three-story timber building with a restaurant on the ground floor and six apartments on the second and third floors at 161 West St., was first approved in 2023.
    Renderings for the development at 161 West St. in downtown Annapolis show what a planned mixed-use building on the corner would look like, with a restaurant on the ground floor and apartments above.
    Lenny Pineau, longtime owner of Aardmore Veterinary Hospital, built a life he loved
    Arthur Leonard “Lenny” Pineau Jr., the owner of Aardmore Veterinary Hospital in Waverly and known to many as Dr. P, died Oct. 25 of a suspected pulmonary embolism. He was 76.
    Lenny Pineau.
    Letter: Klausmeier’s sanctuary jurisdiction decision makes Baltimore County another Trump fatality
    Julie Karp of Woodbrook Heights says Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier should step down over a deal allowing ICE to take custody of inmates identified as removable under federal immigration law.
    Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier sits for a portrait at the Baltimore County Historic Courthouse, the county government headquarters, in Towson, Md. on Monday, June 2, 2025.
    Woman identified in fatal shooting
    Police are searching for a suspect who shot and killed a woman inside a Silver Spring home on Thursday. The male suspect fled the scene after the shooting, police said.
    Bay Bridge Run, Veterans Day Parade could cause traffic headaches this weekend
    Baltimore drivers will be redirected on some downtown Baltimore streets this weekend to make way for the annual Veterans Day Parade.
    The state is considering replacing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
    Anxious? Depressed? Psychedelics researchers want to give you LSD — for science
    Scientists are studying how LSD’s potent mind-altering properties could help disrupt troubled patterns of thinking, such as constant worrying or hopeless thoughts, by rewiring the human brain.
    A dissolvable LSD pill developed by pharmaceutical company MindMed is being tested in ongoing clinical trials at Sheppard Pratt in Baltimore County.
    KKK flyers, Nazi Halloween costumes ignite outrage from Baltimoreans
    Baltimoreans are outraged over a series of racist incidents in South Baltimore over the past week that have sparked police, political and community response.
    Baltimoreans are outraged over a series of racist incidents in South Baltimore over the past week.
    Body camera footage released of fatal shooting in Dundalk involving 6 officers
    The Maryland Attorney General’s Office released the body camera footage from six police officers who shot and killed a man in Dundalk who was reportedly firing a gun.
    The Baltimore County police department on Thursday, November 6, 2025, released body-worn camera footage from a fatal police-involved shooting in Dundalk in October.
    BWI, Reagan National and Dulles airports all face FAA flight cuts
    The Federal Aviation Administration is reducing air traffic in 40 “high-volume markets” starting this Friday, citing safety concerns and staffing shortages in air traffic controllers.
    The FAA is imposing the flight reductions to relieve pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay during the government shutdown.
    Gov. Moore promised to send more police to Baltimore. What happened?
    After a month of being asked, Gov. Wes Moore’s office provided crime statistics for what state police got up to in September.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore promised to ramp up state police and Transportation Authority Police patrols at a September community walk in Park Heights.
    Rally in Baltimore County slams Kathy Klausmeier over ICE agreement
    Baltimore County residents and advocates demanded answers and condemned County Executive Kathy Klausmeier’s decision to cooperate with ICE.
    Councilman Izzy Patoka announces proposing legislation to block ICE activity in Baltimore County during a rally Wednesday.
    Is a MAGA Democrat running for Howard County office?
    Howard County community members are questioning the political affiliations of Jean Xu, who is running as a Democrat for Howard County Council in 2026.
    Jean Xu is one of three Democrats running for District 1.
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