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    On Friday the 13th, tattoo parlors lean in to impulse: ‘It’s like a ritual for people’
    Tattoo parlors around the country will sell flash designs — tattoos that are predrawn, not custom creations — at discounted prices.
    Tattoo parlors across the Baltimore region will sell flash designs at discounted prices as part of a long-running tradition for Friday the 13th.
    Finding Tristan King top priority as officials pledge accountability
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called it “tragic.” Mayor Brandon Scott said the situation has him “pissed.” Baltimore Schools CEO Sonja Santelises is “heartbroken” because of the Tristan King story.
    Baltimore City firefighters contain 2-alarm fire at St. Paul business
    Baltimore City Fire personnel contained a two-alarm blaze in the St. Paul neighborhood Thursday night that sent black smoke plummeting over the city.
    MARCH 12, 2026 - Baltimore City firefighters battle 2-alarm fire near downtown at 2121 Wicomico Street.
    Turner Station receives $3.15 million in federal funding for flood protection
    U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a native of the community, presented a check Thursday to County Executive Kathy Klausmeier.
    Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025 — The Day Village Townhomes are seen along Bear Creek in the Turner Station community following a rainstorm and coastal flood advisory.
    Man dies after being hit by box truck in Southeast Baltimore
    A 28-year-old man died Thursday morning after a box truck struck him in Southeast Baltimore, police said.
    A Baltimore City Police car sits parked on North Calvert St.
    Yes, it’s snowing. Welcome to false spring in Maryland.
    The same cold front that brought severe thunderstorms and power outages to the region Wednesday night is sticking around through early next week.
    A woman walks across the Johns Hopkins Hospital campus in East Baltimore as a snowy winter storm moves through the area on Thursday afternoon.
    Autistic man fatally shot by Howard police had called to report extortion scam
    Howard County officials held a press conference Thursday to discuss the fatal police shooting of Alex LaMoire, a 25-year-old man with autism.
    Earlier this week, a 25-year-old man with autism was fatally shot outside Patuxent Commons, a housing development for adults with disabilities.
    Judge orders competency evaluation for alleged Zizian cult leader
    A Maryland federal judge on Thursday ordered a psychiatric evaluation to determine competency to stand trial for Ziz LaSota.
    In this image from video, Jack LaSota, also known as Ziz, who is at the center of a cultlike group known as Zizians and linked to several deaths across the U.S., is escorted into court for a pretrial hearing on trespassing, gun and drug charges in Cumberland, Md., Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Scolforo)
    Why some Maryland grocery stores sell beer and wine, but most don’t
    Maryland is one of the few states in the U.S. that don’t allow beer and wine sales in most grocery stores. Here’s why.
    Maryland is one of the few states in the U.S. that don’t allow beer and wine sales in most grocery stores.
    Baltimore takes aim at online casinos ‘dressed up as a children’s game’
    Mayor Brandon Scott's legal team, fresh off a lucrative settlement, hired more litigators. Now the city is taking aim at online casinos “dressed up as a children's game.”
    In a court filing, the city’s legal team has targeted various operators of online and mobile blackjack games and slot machines, writing that operators like Pulsz Casino and Fortune Coins "employ videogame-like design" in advertisements and online to target young people.
    How the rebels and divas of Baltimore’s queer past inspire a new generation
    As the Trump administration and conservative legislatures around the country attack rights secured for LGBTQIA+ people, Baltimore historians say sharing the stories of queer ancestors has never been more important.
    A librarian at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Ben Egerman plumbed obscure newspaper archives and historical records for long-forgotten stories, which he turned into zines documenting local LGBTQIA+ history.
    His little brother died in a storm drain. Now he’s fighting to make them safer.
    Clay Kearns and his mother, Erica, want lawmakers to require local governments to address safety issues.
    Clay Kearns stands beside a skateboard memorial cross his father built to honor his younger brother, Mason.
    Nearly 12K without power after tornado warning in Baltimore and surrounding counties
    Tornado warnings, severe thunderstorm threats and a statewide hazardous weather outlook blanketed Maryland on Wednesday evening.
    Baltimore City and Baltimore County were under a tornado warning until 7:45 p.m., the National Weather Service and state emergency management officials shared on social media.
    Pepper spray discharged on Baltimore County school bus, 14 students hospitalized
    Fourteen students were sent to the hospital as a precaution on Wednesday morning after a student accidentally discharged pepper spray on a school bus, police said.
    Baltimore County Public Schools are installing cameras on all its buses to catch cars who pass by when students are getting on and off the bus.
    Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Melvin ‘Mickey’ Steinberg dies at 92
    Former Lt. Gov. Melvin “Mickey” Steinberg, who served in state government for nearly three decades and later pursued a career as a lobbyist, died Tuesday after a short stay in hospice. He was 92.
    Melvin Steinberg.
    Baltimore County bill to ban ICE masks faces legal questions
    The measure, introduced by Demoratic Councilman Izzy Patoka, prohibits law enforcement from wearing face coverings and requires officers to wear visible identification.
    Baltimore County Council member Izzy Patoka introduced a bill to largely prohibit federal, state and local law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings while interacting with the public.
    25 years in, Baltimore’s Wide Angle Youth Media has many more stories to tell
    Baltimore arts nonprofit Wide Angle Youth Media, which educates and trains city students in media, has ambitious plans for 2026 and beyond.
    Baltimore arts nonprofit Wide Angle Youth Media, which educates and trains city students in media, has ambitious plans for 2026 and beyond.
    Autocycle riders killed in crash with SUV in Southeast Baltimore
    Police said two autocycle vehicles struck an SUV at an intersection of Pulaski Highway.
    Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
    Officer shot, suspect killed after hostage situation turns deadly in Northwest Baltimore
    A Baltimore Police officer and a suspect were shot in a Northwest Baltimore neighborhood, officials said.
    TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2026 - Police responded to an active shooting the 6200 block of Park Heights Avenue on Tuesday.
    Maryland attorney general asks court to halt work on immigration detention center
    Attorney General Anthony Brown is asking a court to stop work at a Washington County immigration detention center until a separate legal challenge is decided in court.
    After filing a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown asks court to pause work on a Western Maryland immigration detention center.
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