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    The Key Bridge rebuild gets a new workspace — and a squishier deadline
    Crews have largely completed the installation of trestles — overwater wooden platforms that jut over the Patapsco River — to use during the construction of the bridge.
    Piles are lifted by crane into the water next to an older section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
    Julian Jones holds 9-to-1 cash edge over Pat Dyer in Baltimore County executive race
    Jones, a Woodstock council member seeking to become the county’s first Black male executive, reported $83,842 in the bank.
    Julian Jones, a Woodstock council member seeking to become the county’s first Black male executive, reported $83,842 in the bank.
    How to catch Thursday’s partial lunar eclipse
    Thursday’s eclipse will be partial but notable: 96.3% of the moon’s surface will be covered and visible to billions of people across all of North and South America, as well as parts of Europe and Africa.
    A lunar eclipse in Prayagraj, India, Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
    Baltimore Police sergeant pleads guilty to stealing more than $5,200 by inflating pay
    Sgt. Mark Rutkowski, 51, of Canton, who’d been with the department for more than 25 years, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to theft and misconduct in office.
    Baltimore Police Sgt. Mark Rutkowski resigned and then pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to theft and misconduct in office for engaging in two separate schemes to illegally inflate his pay by more than $5,200.
    What you need to know before heading to the 145th Maryland State Fair
    The Maryland State Fair is back again this year in Timonium, bringing three weekends of food, competitions, concerts, rides and more.
    The Maryland State Fair is back this fall for another three weekends filled with games, rides, competitions and more.
    Green Party candidate takes on Vanessa Atterbeary for Howard County executive
    Green Party candidate Nater Kane is taking on Democrat Vanessa Atterbeary for Howard County executive in November 2026.
    Green Party candidate Nater Kane is taking on Democrat Vanessa Atterbeary for Howard County executive in November 2026.
    Family of ‘Big Sam’ alleges civil rights violations in Baltimore County lawsuit
    Civil rights attorney Billy Murphy says Baltimore County Police have historic pattern of ‘excessive disproportionate force.’
    August 25, 2026 - Billy Murphy, attorney for the family of Samuel "Big Sam" Elseworth Brown Jr., speaks at a press conference discussing Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown's decision not to charge Baltimore County Police Officer Derek Hadel for his role in Big Sam's death. He is joined by Big Sam’s loved ones.
    Can this woman make ‘downtown’ Owings Mills a thing?
    A TikTok video got people thinking: Does Owings Mills have a downtown?
    Tierra Gardner outside her favorite spot in Owings Mills, Don Tigre.
    A correctional officer was disciplined after an in-custody death. She says it was retaliation.
    Keisha Hudson said she was unfairly punished by the Department of Corrections after reporting her supervisor’s discrimination against her.
    Keisha Hudson, one of several officers in the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections who faced charges following the death of an inmate last year.
    Baltimore Royal Farms employee charged after gas station shooting
    Baltimore Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting at a Royal Farms gas station on August 12.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    School bus driver dies after medical emergency, crash in Montgomery County
    A school bus driver died after they had a medical emergency and crashed into a utility pole in Gaithersburg on Tuesday, police said.
    No students were on the school bus when it crashed, according to the Montgomery County Police Department.
    Moore criticizes federal immigration enforcement surge in Maryland
    The governor stated he supports deporting violent criminals for the sake of public safety but said the agency was spreading fear within communities.
    FILE - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer listens during a briefing, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
    Bus tracking app failures left 10,000 Prince George’s students without a ride on the first day
    About 10,000 students were left without a ride to school after a bus tracking app crashed.
    About 10,000 students were left without a ride to school after a bus tracking app crashed.
    ICE pursuit ends in Kent Island crash, leaving family seeking answers
    The crash is the latest example of ICE’s aggressive enforcement tactics under the Trump administration, particularly during vehicle stops.
    Oscar Araujo-Mejia's car show significant damage to its passenger side after an incident with ICE on the intersection of Route 8 and Skipjack Parkway in Stevensville on August 21, 2026.
    Police identify officer, man involved in weekend shooting near Lexington Market
    Baltimore Police have identified the man and officer involved in a police shooting that happened near Lexington Market this past weekend
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    Investigators identify victim and officer in Suitland police shooting
    State investigators have named the man fatally shot by a Prince George’s County Police officer Friday night in a Suitland neighborhood.
    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.
    Howard County plans to appeal federal ruling on Elkridge ICE facility
    Howard County attorneys filed a notice Monday that they intend to appeal a federal judge’s decision to reinstate building permits for a planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Elkridge.
    Howard County attorneys notified the federal court that they intend to appeal a judge’s decision to reinstate building permits for a planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Elkridge.
    Attman’s Delicatessen to arrive at BWI Airport next year
    Attman’s Delicatessen, a staple of Baltimore’s Corned Beef Row, will open a branch at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport next year.
    A hotdog from Attman's Delicatessen in Baltimore, Monday, June 30, 2025.
    The fight to save one of Baltimore’s last gay bars
    Many in the queer community have been rallying for the reopening of the shuttered bar Leon’s, fearful of losing a living link to Baltimore’s LGBTQIA+ history. Dozens of queer-centered bars and nightclubs have closed in the city in recent decades, part of a national trend fueled in part by greater acceptance of LGBTQIA+ people and the rise of dating apps.
    Leon’s opened in Mount Vernon in the 1950s and bore witness to many eras of the city’s evolving queer culture. From left, Leon’s staffers Stacey Antoine, Karen O’Donnell, Joseph Leloudis, Damon Wallace, Brandon Gruszczynski, Tina Wallace, Sanchez Sanders, Cade Granger, Adam David Bencomo, and Sam Smith.
    ‘It’s always been about the people’: Catonsville Hair Company closes after 38 years
    Longtime Catonsville salon Catonsville Hair Company is shutting down as owner Glenn Boller considers retirement.
    Glenn Boller, one of the owners of The Catonsville Hair Company poses for a portrait inside of the salon, in Catonsville, Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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