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    Baltimore braces for 98-degree temps before rainy Memorial Day weekend
    Temperatures are forecast to rise as high as 98 through Wednesday, near record-breaking levels.
    A man running away from the camera's t-shirt is drenched with sweat.
    Reinforcements aren’t coming to save the Orioles | Banner Baseball Show
    Jordan Westburg’s season-ending surgery serves as a painful reminder of the pitfalls of waiting for injury luck to turn.
    There’s a convention center arms race in America. Can Baltimore afford to compete?
    A task force of state and local leaders is recommending a roughly $1 billion convention center modernization to boost spending and tourism in downtown Baltimore.
    People walk along Pratt Street past the Baltimore Convention Center.
    A life of resilience. Remembering Baltimore’s snow mountain.
    After surviving for nearly three months as a bizarre Baltimore landmark born from a historic winter storm, the massive “Snow Everest” pile near Old Town Mall has finally melted away, leaving behind debris, environmental concerns and a symbol of the city’s costly cleanup effort.
    Light poles stick out of the massive pile of snow and debris in the Old Town Mall parking lot in East Baltimore in March.
    Park Heights parties on, even without Preakness around the corner
    The George “Spider” Anderson Music & Arts Festival started five years ago with lawn chairs in a vacant lot on Park Heights Avenue. It has exploded even without the Preakness Stakes around the corner.
    Music, games and food filled Park Heights Avenue on Saturday afternoon for the annual Spider Anderson Music and Arts Festival.
    Glen Burnie man charged in Prince George’s County shooting, carjacking spree
    A 68-year-old Glen Burnie man is accused of carrying out a series of shootings and carjackings across Prince George’s County before an off-duty police officer helped track him down.
    Prince George’s County Police charged a Glen Burnie man with 66 offenses after officials say he carried out a violent multi-location shooting and carjacking spree on Friday, May 15, 2026, that ended when an off-duty officer tracked him and helped authorities take him into custody.
    Massive early-morning fire tears through commercial garage in Middle River
    A massive early-morning fire tore through a commercial garage in Middle River on Saturday, sending flames shooting into the sky as firefighters worked to bring it under control.
    Baltimore County firefighters extinguished a fully involved commercial garage fire in the 500 block of Earls Road in Middle River early Saturday morning, May 16, 2026, with no injuries reported, officials said.
    Smashing junkers, chasing glory at the Upperco Volunteer Fire Company demolition derby
    Upperco’s fire department hosts several motorsport events a year in Baltimore County.
    Mat Michael, center, battles in the final event of the Upperco Volunteer Fire Company demolition derby in April.
    Maryland moves to preserve Black history with its latest state park
    Freedman’s State Historical Park honors one of Montgomery County’s greatest success stories.
    Andrea and Herold Blackford of the Washington Revels’ Jubilee Voices stand dressed as Harriet and Enoch Howard in front of the Greenbury House during the dedication ceremony of Freedman’s State Historical Park on Friday.
    Hutzell: Pam Beidle had $400K to fund a political legacy. She’s spreading it around.
    COLUMN | State Sen. Pam Beidle wanted to give the $400,000 left in her campaign fund to the slate she created. Turns out the rules don’t allow that. What can she do with this small fortune now?
    Sen. Pam Beidle, left, and Sen. Stephen Hershey Jr. discuss a bill in the Senate chamber at the Maryland State House in Annapolis last month.
    2 dead after Friday shooting in Southwest Baltimore
    A man and a woman are dead after a shooting in Southwest Baltimore early Friday morning, police said.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    Police called as Columbia board meeting erupts in chaos over decision to remove 3 members
    One resident likened the situation to a “civil war,” while others called it “taxation without representation.”
    The May 14 Columbia Association Board of Directors meeting was standing room only as residents packed the room to speak out against a recent decision to remove three board members.
    Baltimore County Police investigate fatal shooting of 21-year-old woman in Catonsville
    While investigating the woman's death, officers learned a man who was in a relationship with her had shot himself in Columbia. The man is being treated at an area hospital, police said.
    A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
    Going to Preakness at Laurel Park? Here are traffic and parking tips.
    Here’s what you need to know about traffic and transportation ahead of Preakness.
    Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 — Laurel Park will host the 2026 Preakness as Pimlico Race Course is being rebuilt.
    TV dubbed a homeless mom ‘Maryland’s most wanted.’ To her friend, she was in crisis.
    At least one in four police shootings in the country involves a person with symptoms of mental illness, research has shown. Could this woman prevent her friend from a similar fate in Baltimore?
    Diana Scott talks on the phone after canvassing homeless encampments and other areas of Baltimore to search for her friend Felicia Anderson, who she says has been experiencing a mental health crisis.
    Ousted Columbia Association board members denied restraining order seeking reinstatement
    A Howard County judge rejected a motion by the three ousted members of the Columbia Association’s board of directors seeking to be reinstated ahead of Thursday night’s meeting.
    A Howard County judge rejected a motion by Karin Emery, Eric Greenberg and Reg Avery, who are seeking to be reinstated to the Columbia Association’s board of directors.
    State won’t charge Baltimore Police officers in fatal shooting of 70-year-old woman
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Thursday that his office won’t charge two officers in connection with a West Baltimore incident in which one of them fatally shot a 70-year-old woman last June.
    A still image from body cam footage released on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 by the Baltimore Police Department, shows police after breaking down the front door and entering the home of 70-year-old Pytorcarcha Brooks.
    Baltimore officials announce pool schedules, plans for extreme heat
    Baltimore officials announced the pool schedule as part of the city’s plan to tackle extreme heat events come summer.
    Richard Brooks, 55, adjusts goggles for Kairay Jones, 7, at  the Towanda Rec Center Pool on July 16, 2025.
    Baltimore Police shoot, kill man who opened fire during attempted suicide call
    Baltimore Police officers shot and killed a man who opened fire on them after they responded to a call for an attempted suicide in South Baltimore on Thursday morning, officials said.
    Baltimore Police officers fatally shot a man in Southwest Baltimore on Thursday. He fired at them after they responded to a call for an attempted suicide near Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, officials said.
    3 Baltimore officers injured in pursuit that ended with car striking a building
    Three Baltimore Police officers were injured in a pursuit related to an alleged carjacking that ended in Sandtown-Winchester on Wednesday evening.
    A Baltimore Police car and 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.
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