Adult killed, minors seriously injured in Cockeysville crash
Baltimore County Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash in Cockeysville that left one adult dead and three minors injured Friday night.
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026 - Memorial site of a car crash at the intersection of Poplar Hill Road and Merrymans Mill Road in Cockeysville on Friday night that left three juveniles injured and one adult dead.
Water main break floods Baltimore intersection, prompts multi-agency response
A water main break at the intersection of South Caton and Benson avenues prompted a multi-agency response early Saturday, Baltimore officials said.
Baltimore Fire Department crews were called to the scene shortly before 7 a.m. Saturday, May 2, 2026, and requested additional resources upon arrival due to the extent of the flooding.
He spent decades as their UPS driver. On his last day, Catonsville said thanks.
Some communities forge a special connection with the mail carriers and delivery drivers who serve them every day. Catonsville shared that bond with Bill Trentler.
Bill Trentler poses on Frederick Road in Catonsville along the route where he delivered packages for over two decades. He retired from UPS on April 24.
The Johns Hopkins radiologist who advanced ultrasound technology
Roger Sanders, an esteemed sonographer who worked in the Baltimore region for more than three decades, died last month at 89.
Roger Sanders.
Measles case tied to DC visitor prompts Maryland health alert and exposure warnings
A Washington resident who visited Maryland tested positive for measles, state health officials said, amplifying calls for testing and vaccinations after a recent uptick in cases.
FILE - A sign is seen outside a clinic with the South Plains Public Health District, Feb. 23, 2025, in Brownfield, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Thousands rally across Maryland for May Day, protesting economic policies and advocating workers’ rights
Thousands of protesters across Maryland took to the streets for May Day, with rallies and marches from Baltimore to Annapolis calling for workers’ rights, lower costs and broader economic reforms.
Demonstrators march down Pratt Street in downtown Baltimore on Friday as part of a nationwide protest on May Day.
Man arrested for allegedly abducting Cockeysville Middle School student
A 34-year-old man was arrested for allegedly abducting a Cockeysville Middle School student Thursday morning before dropping her off at school, 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.
‘Cephas Day’ celebrates Black family’s landowning legacy in Dorchester County
More than 100 Cephas family members had gathered for one of Dorchester County’s largest family reunions.
Gilbert Cephas, the longtime organizer and impresario of the event his grandfather Josiah started, addresses the crowd on Cephas Day.
Why did a robot cross the road in Baltimore? To get to the Convention Center.
A humanoid robot named Benji went viral after being spotted walking through downtown Baltimore, offering a glimpse at how robots are beginning to enter everyday public life.
The Robot Studio, the company who owns Benji, rents the humanoid for about $3,000 per day.
Matthew Bathula, University of Maryland hospital pharmacist, indicted in voyeurism case
Federal prosecutors accuse Matthew Bathula, a longtime pharmacist at the University of Maryland hospital in downtown Baltimore, of hacking hospital computers to spy on doctors, nurses and medical students.
Attorney Paulette Pagán, left, and Matthew Bathula, University of Maryland hospital pharmacist, leaves the federal courthouse after Bathula was indicted on Friday.
Second teen is charged in connection with Blake High School shooting
A teen arrested in connection with a Wednesday shooting at James Hubert Blake High School aimed a handgun at a school security officer who had commanded him to drop the weapon, according to court records.
Montgomery County District Court of Maryland in Rockville.
The replacement for Baltimore’s failing 911 system is still several years away
The city has now secured state and federal funding for a new 911 system, but it could take several years to replace the current system.
Zeke Cohen, Baltimore City Council President, as seen during a press conference addressing rising BGE costs and legislation aimed at lower heating costs and improving public safety outside of Baltimore City Hall on February 4, 2025 in Baltimore, MD.
As alleged ‘Peeping Toms’ persist, Towson roommates share video. Police haven’t released it.
After raising alarms last week, Towson roommates Devin Kaestner and Chloe White say one of the “Peeping Toms” returned Monday night, captured on Ring cameras. Baltimore County Police have not made an arrest.
Devin Kaestner shows off one the Ring cameras, propped up by a bottle of gum, that she and her roommates installed in each of their bedroom windows to ward off "peeping Toms," in their first-floor Towson apartment.
Pittman proposes modest tax rate cut, more police and fire personnel in final Anne Arundel budget
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman says his final budget is about leaving the county “in good order.”
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announces his budget proposal to the Anne Arundel County Council on May 1st, 2025 in Annapolis, MD.
Ex-Turnstile guitarist faces potential life sentence after indictment
Brady Ebert, 33, of Silver Spring, is accused of intentionally hitting William Yates, the father of Turnstile frontman Brendan Yates, with a 2001 Buick LeSabre on March 29.
Brady Ebert of Turnstile performs at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
From Baltimore to Annapolis, May Day protests expected to draw thousands across Maryland
Thousands of worker-centered demonstrations are popping up worldwide for May Day, including nearly two dozen in Maryland, as organizers say cost-of-living concerns mount for working people.
Protesters gather at McKeldin Plaza on May 1, 2025 as part of a nationwide public resistance demonstration against the second administration of President Donald Trump.
Court ruling overshadows, but won’t overrule, new Maryland voting rights law
Maryland leaders say the state’s new voting rights law will help protect minority voters after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a key anti-discrimination provision of the federal Voting Rights Act.
The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
A milestone month: Baltimore hits record low for homicides
The four homicides recorded in April represent the fewest killings in a month in the city since 1970, when police began tracking monthly crime statistics.
A crime scene vehicle behind police line tape is seen in Hampden on Wednesday October 16, 2024.
Hutzell: Financing a legacy, state senator pumps $574,000 into the primary
COLUMN |State Sen. Pam Beidle plans to donate $500,000 in campaign funds to a slate of at least 19 candidates she believes will continue her middle-of-the-road political philosophy in increasingly progressive Maryland. Her top priority is getting Allison Pickard elected county executive.
State Sen. Pam Beidle, center, joined, from left, Del. Mark Chang, Sen. Dawn Gile and Del. Dylan Behler in Crofton on April 24, 2026 to endorse Adrian Boafo's bid for Congress in the 5th District. It covers about half of Anne Arundel County.
Spring events and construction to halt traffic in Baltimore this weekend
Drivers can expect some traffic slowdowns in Baltimore this weekend as the city hosts spring celebrations and repairs roads.
FiFi the Poodle, the race’s most heavy sculpture, makes her way down Key Highway to kick off the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
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