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Thousands of protesters hit Baltimore’s streets for May Day marches: ‘This is just amazing’
Several May Day marches filled the streets of Baltimore with about 3,000 protesters converging at the Inner Harbor's McKeldin Square.
Protesters gather at McKeldin Plaza in Baltimore after marching from around downtown Thursday.
Weekend traffic: Road closures for Flower Mart, Kinetic Sculpture Race and Orioles
If you’re planning to drive around the city this weekend, you should be prepared for traffic delays and take alternate routes.
The annual Mount Vernon Place Flower Mart is one of the many events in the city this weekend — but watch out for closed roads and detours.
Six Flags America in Bowie is closing. Here are 7 other amusement parks within driving distance.
The weather is warming, and school is almost out. Here’s a list of amusement parks, big and small, that are all more or less doable as a day trip from Baltimore.
Roller Coaster fans ride the InvadR wooden roller coaster at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg , Va., Friday, April 7, 2017. The coaster is the parks first coaster with wooden tracks.
Maryland nonprofits and volunteers ‘devastated’ after AmeriCorps abruptly ends service
The Trump administration’s dismantling of AmericCorps leaves volunteers without work and Maryland community programs in a lurch.
Gov. Wes Moore celebrated Volunteer Maryland’s 30th anniversary during an AmeriCorps service event at the Baltimore Community ToolBank in Baltimore City on March 17, 2023.
Baltimore County man gets 50 years in nonfatal Howard County road rage incident
The Howard County State’s Attorney’s office sentenced a Baltimore County man to 50 years in prison for his role in a violent road rage shooting.
Exterior of the Circuit Court for Howard County is seen on January 30, 2024.
Dorothy Redding taught Baltimore artists how to make their own masterpieces
Dorothy Redding, who taught art at Howard Community College and later her own school, the Redding Academy of Fine Arts in Columbia, died April 8 of Alzheimer’s disease.
Dorothy Redding.
After 15 years, the saga of Crystal Spring is ending in Annapolis. Was the fight worth it?
As the story of Crystal Spring and The Village at Providence Point nears its end, there is a lesson from the last remaining forest in Annapolis.
National Lutheran Communities & Services plans to build it's new retirement community in an Annapolis forest.
What Marylanders need to know as the Real ID deadline approaches
The May 7 national deadline for having a Real ID is finally almost here.
A Maryland Real ID has a small white star in a black circle on the upper right side.
Prosecutors want to introduce other bad acts at Severna Park Elementary teacher’s sex abuse trial
Matthew Schlegel, 45, of Severna Park, is set to stand trial on May 19 in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault.
Matthew Schlegel, a third grade teacher at Severna Park Elementary School, is charged in Anne Anne Arundel County Circuit Court with sexual abuse of a minor, third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault. He’s accused of sexually abusing eight students.
Thousands of Marylanders used this site to track their vaccinations. Now it’s gone.
A popular online portal to track Marylanders’ vaccination histories became unavailable in the state Thursday.
FILE - A patient is given a flu vaccine at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center where they were offering members and the public free flu and COVID-19 vaccines Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. As Americans head into the late 2022 holiday season, a rapidly intensifying flu season is straining hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infections.
Baltimore’s homicide rate dropped to a historic low last month, defied racial trends
Baltimore ended April with five homicides, the lowest monthly total in recent memory.
April marked the lowest total of any month in any year dating back to 2012.
Anne Arundel passes amendment to rezone Cromwell Station for state development
Anne Arundel County has moved closer to allowing Maryland to create a vibrant apartment community at the Cromwell light rail station in Glen Burnie.
A failed measure to change the zoning of Cromwell Station potentially risks state investment for a reimagined Light Rail Link parking lot in Glen Burnie.
Maryland wholesale bakery recalls bread sold in 6 states over glass fragments
Crest Hill Bakery, a wholesaler based in Prince George’s County, has initiated a voluntary recall of three of its products after an employee spotted “a small glass fragment” on top of a piece of bread.
SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 21 :  A loaf of sliced wheat bread is seen on the shelf at the Noe Valley Bakery and Bread Co. November 21, 2003 in San Francisco, California. The popularity of Atkins-style, low carbohydrate diets has contributed to the drop in consumption of bread in the U.S. over the past year as 40 percent of Americans ate less than in 2002.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)  While industry leaders said The popularity of Atkins-style low-carbohydrate diets hasnt significantly affected sales for most bakers and suppliers, they said the trend may mean new ways of doing business.
Twice as many Baltimoreans needed an emergency shelter in the last 2 years
The number of people using Baltimore’s emergency shelter system for overnight stays has doubled in the last two years, the latest city data shows.
The encampment in Brooklyn Park features several tents in circle with Pam Macapagal's shelter in the center.
Bond denied for Maryland mother whom ICE detained after shattering her car window
The 52-year-old Westminster woman’s arrest by ICE agents while in her car drew national attention.
In a still from a video captured by her daughter, Elsy Noemi Berrios is detained by ICE agents after being forcibly removed from her car while on her way to work in March.
Proposed Anne Arundel budget shields residents from Trump — with no new taxes
The proposed budget calls for spending about $100 million more compared to the last fiscal year.
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announces his budget proposal to the Anne Arundel County Council on May 1st, 2025 in Annapolis, MD.
Letter: ‘Councilmanic courtesy’ means business as usual in Baltimore County land-use decisions
David Plymyer, a former county attorney for Anne Arundel County, says “councilmanic courtesy” in the Baltimore County Council puts a stranglehold development, transportation and housing planning.
The Maryland Sigil at the Old Courthouse during a Baltimore County Council meeting in Towson.
State regulators pull license of title company connected to ABC Capital
One of the title companies that handled ABC Capital’s disastrous sale of hundreds of homes to foreign buyers has been stripped of its license.
Homes owned by ABC Capital Investments across the city.
UMMS demands state pay $4.6 million in prisoner health care debt
University of Maryland Medical System’s lawsuit could hinge on a legal debate over what qualifies as a state subcontractor.
University of Maryland Medical System corporate headquarters at 250 West Pratt Street in downtown Baltimore. UMMS is suing the the Maryland corrections department over unpaid prisoner health care bills.
Trash hauler ‘likely committed fraud,’ according to Baltimore County inspector general
A Harford County trash hauler “likely committed fraud” by playing fast and loose with landfill dumping rules and fees, costing Baltimore County at least $25,000.
Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan addresses the Baltimore County Council during a hearing on two bills proposed to enshrine her office in the county's charter and remove a waiting period to subpoena non-government records Nov. 28, 2023.
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