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A black bear’s stroll through downtown Frederick goes viral
In viral videos, the bear stands up to look through a window before continuing along Frederick’s Market Street.
A video still of the bear in Frederick on Sunday, July 20, 2026.
Search for missing boater in Anne Arundel shifts to recovery mission
The search for a man in Rock Creek after he jumped into the water Sunday and never resurfaced turned into a recovery mission Monday, officials said.
The search for a man in Rock Creek after he jumped into the water Sunday and never resurfaced turned into a recovery mission Monday, officials said.
8 ‘pet pantries’ across Baltimore aim to keep animals with owners
A network of eight free, self-serve pet food pantries has sprung up across the Baltimore area, helping owners keep their pets fed and out of shelters.
The pet pantry on Keswick Road in Hampden is stocked with donated pet food and treats, all free to the community.
6 injured after gunmen exit vehicle, open fire in South Baltimore
Six young men were injured after at least two gunmen got out of a vehicle and opened fire Sunday evening in South Baltimore, according to Baltimore Police.
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.
A Wheaton neighborhood is honoring its historic homes
The homes were designed by Charles Goodman, widely recognized as the master of the modern architecture movement in the capital region.
Marina Sefcik Callahan walks up to her Charles Goodman designed home ahead of a planned 75th anniversary celebration of Goodman houses found in the Wheaton Crest neighborhood of Silver Spring.
A trans ban came to rugby. Baltimore’s Ferals played on.
In February, USA Rugby banned transgender women from competing with other women at all levels. Something interesting happened: Many teams refused to listen.
Harper Ockert runs drills with teammates at Utz Field in Patterson Park during Ferals rugby practice, in Baltimore, Tuesday March 10, 2026.
As counties put a pause on data centers, experts suggest a path forward
Through negotiations with developers, several jurisdictions across the country have tried to mitigate some of the environmental impacts of data centers and secure millions of dollars for local priorities.
Prince George’s County residents protest against data centers outside of the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building in Largo on July 1.
Streeter: BGE can once again turn your power off. But they shouldn’t.
COLUMN | BGE resumed cutting off people’s power for not paying their bills. I suggest forgiveness for those constantly playing catch-up, especially in this unforgiving heat.
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. has resumed being able to terminate customers’ power for lack of payment.
How to get Maryland Renaissance Festival tickets this year
The annual festival in Crownsville often sells out. Here’s what you need to know about getting a ticket.
Sir William DeBracey performs for the crowd before jousting at the Maryland Renaissance Festival grounds in Crownsville in 2025.
Maryland catches a break before storms, possible wildfire smoke return this week
Maryland is somewhat in the clear Sunday, but wildfire smoke and the threat of severe thunderstorms could return this week.
Wildfire smoke and the threat of severe thunderstorms could return to Maryland this week.
Man found dead with gunshot wounds on sidewalk in Odenton neighborhood
A man was found fatally shot on a sidewalk in an Odenton neighborhood Saturday night, Anne Arundel County Police said.
An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
Severe storms damage homes, topple trees as Anne Arundel County is hit hardest
Severe thunderstorms swept across Maryland on Saturday, toppling trees and power lines, damaging homes and businesses, and knocking out electricity to thousands as tornadoes, flash flooding and dangerous winds threatened much of the state.
A large tree crashed onto the front of a home in Pasadena during severe thunderstorms Saturday, July 18, 2026, damaging the roof and blocking the front entrance.
Hutzell: Does President Trump have cyclosporiasis? ’Cause he was spewing some weird BS.
COLUMN | This is another summer we will remember for a continuation of politics that makes you sick to your stomach. Still, it may be the first with cucumbers as a risky proposition. Did the president address our national exploding diarrhea? No, he had another kind of poo on his mind.
President Donald Trump speaks Thursday night in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
One of Hampden’s hottest preschools is run by Mennonites
A conservative Anabaptist group runs one of the hottest preschools in Baltimore’s liberal Hampden neighborhood.
Harriet Unger, 2, crawls through a cubby at Hampden Christian School.
Clinging to a Potomac rock face, I felt the power of ‘adventure therapy’
As I climbed and gained confidence, I felt my heart rate slow and my anxieties melt. My arms and legs figured out a rhythm, and I began to see how this adventure on high could be so calming.
Climbing guide Eunny Jang, left, of Rockville-based East Outdoors ascends  50-foot metamorphic rock on May 26, 2026.
A Paraguayan food truck helps a Howard County resident stay connected to home
Lourdes Karina Pinto, a North Laurel resident, opened Tasty Empanadas in 2018 before expanding the food stall into a food truck.
Lourdes Karina Pinto stands in front of her food truck, Tasty Empanadas, at Savage Farmers Market on Wednesday.
Massive sinkhole and major utility damage in East Baltimore will take days to repair
It will take days to repair a massive sinkhole that opened on an East Baltimore street early Saturday as crews assess utility damage, city officials said.
A sinkhole opened around 12:21 a.m. Saturday at North Chester Street and Ashland Avenue.
10 hospitalized after moving truck collides with at least 10 vehicles on Columbia Pike
Ten people were hospitalized after a moving truck collided with at least 10 vehicles on the highway, officials said.
Ten people, including three children, were hospitalized after a moving truck lost control and crashed into at least 10 vehicles in Montgomery County on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
2 injured as Gaithersburg home goes up in flames after possible lightning strike
A home in Gaithersburg caught fire Saturday morning, possibly after lightning struck it, a fire official said.
A home in Gaithersburg caught fire on Saturday morning after lightning possibly struck the house on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
Will wildfire smoke clear before the World Cup final in New Jersey?
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires that has engulfed the Northeast in haze is expected to mostly clear from the New Jersey area just in time for the World Cup final on Sunday, thanks to thunderstorms passing through the area.
The New York City skyline is shrouded in smoke as a flag flies in a park in Weehawken, N.J., Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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