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B&O Railroad Museum gets a new name, plus a new front door
The B&O Railroad Museum will become the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation as part of a $38 million campus transformation.
The B&O Railroad Museum is rebranding and expanding with restoration of the South Car Works Building.
Fireboats, crews put out blaze aboard military ship docked near Canton
Baltimore City fire crews extinguished a blaze on a ship docked in the Canton Industrial Area on Monday.
The MV Charles L. Gilliland, foreground, and the MV Gary I. Gordon are seen docked along South Clinton Street.
Michelle García rides endorsements and public financing to victory in Prince George’s
Michelle García won the primary race for District 1 County Council with more than 67% of the vote. She is the only winner in Prince George’s to participate in the new public financing.
Prince George’s County District 1 County Council Democratic primary winner Michelle García.
Maryland digs deep to reclaim islands swallowed by Chesapeake Bay
A decades-old operation to recycle dredge spoils from the Port of Baltimore is entering a new chapter
Excavators on barges are being used to construct breakwater on the north end of Barren Island.
Long-running feud over a Crownsville water tower heads to court
Residents aggrieved by Anne Arundel County’s plans to build a water tower in their Crownsville neighborhood sued to reverse the county’s decision.
Neighbors of the planned site for a new water tower near Crownsville at the Annapolis Moose Lodge are suing Anne Arundel County to stop the project.
Attorney general says Community Trust Act does not violate Constitution
Five days after the U.S. Department of Justice sued Maryland over its Community Trust Act, Attorney General Anthony Brown is defending the state’s immigration policy, arguing it is consistent with the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court precedent.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said he will defend an immigration law challenged by the Trump administration last week.
Off-duty Baltimore Police officer shot while defending woman, court records show
An off-duty officer shot in Clifton Park Saturday night was defending a woman from a man’s unwanted advances, court records show.
Officer Joshua Moody suffered what police described as a graze wound to his left arm and was taken to the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Teen receives maximum sentence for shooting Rodgers Forge soccer coach
Kai Wilson, now 17, of East Baltimore, was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Kai Wilson, now 17, of East Baltimore, shot Mark McKenzie, a beloved youth soccer coach in Rodgers Forge, during an attempted robbery in 2024.
Police fatally shoot man who reportedly loaded gun at Gaithersburg bus stop
Police fatally shot a man Sunday after a report that he loaded a gun at a bus stop near a crowded Gaithersburg strip mall.
The Maryland attorney general’s Independent Investigations Division is investigating a police involved shooting at a Gaithersburg bus stop.
A Baltimore school told its immigrant families they were safe. Then ICE came to campus.
An arrest on the Commodore John Rodgers campus shattered the sense of safety school staff spent years building.
Principal Marc Martin greets arriving teachers outside of the front office inside Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School.
Maryland will slash mental health and addiction services amid budget cuts
Behavioral health advocates warn Maryland budget cuts could affect overdose prevention, addiction recovery and mental health crisis programs.
Cuts are expected to behavioral health programs around Maryland, which could include 988 crisis helpline.
Coming soon? Not much. Baltimore-area development pipeline is drying up.
Industry insiders said there’s been a decline in new development proposals throughout the Baltimore metro area, a slowdown that tracks with national trends.
Baltimore skyline
3 killed in Prince George’s County crash involving motorcycle, Tesla rideshare
Three people were killed in a crash involving a motorcycle and a Tesla believed to be operating as a rideshare early Sunday in Prince George’s County, according to Maryland State Police.
The Maryland State Police logo.
Hampden fire damages 3 rowhomes and injures 2 firefighters
Two Baltimore firefighters were injured while battling a blaze that ripped through three rowhomes in Hampden on Saturday evening.
Two firefighters suffered minor injuries while battling a fire that spread through three rowhomes in Hampden on Saturday, July 12, 2026, the Baltimore City Fire Department said.
Off-duty Baltimore Police officer suffers minor injury in Clifton Park shooting
An off-duty Baltimore officer was injured in a shooting Saturday night in Clifton Park, officials said.
An off-duty Baltimore Police officer was grazed by gunfire in a shooting Saturday night in Clifton Park, officials said.
Overnight I-97 shutdowns in Anne Arundel begin Sunday for heat damage repairs
Drivers on northbound Interstate 97 should prepare for overnight lane closures this week as crews complete repairs to pavement that was damaged during the early-July heat wave.
Emergency crews repaired northbound Interstate 97 lanes that buckled on July 3 during the heat wave.
How scientists are helping mysterious, beneficial eels reclaim Maryland rivers
A newly-installed eel ladder, one of the first in Maryland, helps endangered American eels pass over Harford County's Eden Mill dam — and benefit the surrounding ecosystem.
An eel swims in a bucket at Eden Mill in Harford County where a recently installed eel ladder allows the young eels to pass over the mill dam.
Montgomery County cited her Little Free Library
The tiny book exchange planted in front of a Bethesda family’s house more than 10 years ago does not comply with county rules.
Homeowner Carol Andress set up a Little Free Library years ago outside her Newport Avenue house in Bethesda. The Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services recently posted a notice on the little library that said it was in violation of county guidelines.
Tuesday offers last chance to see this summer’s horseshoe crab migration in Ocean City
Every year, for eons, horseshoe crabs have migrated to the beaches and coastal bays of Ocean City and the Eastern Shore to spawn during the full and new moons around the summer solstice. Tuesday offers the last chance to catch the phenomenon this year.
Dead horseshoe crabs are seen following a die-off in the 94th Street Canal in Ocean City.
Thousands in Baltimore celebrate Caribbean culture with vibrant annual parade
Thousands of revelers filled the streets of Baltimore on Saturday for the Caribbean parade, one of the signature events of the 44th annual Baltimore Washington One Carnival.
Diane Marshall, also known by her stage name Flambe, participates in the Parade of Bands during the Baltimore Washington One Carnival on Saturday.
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