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FBI, police investigate ex-Hopkins day care substitute over child sex abuse materials
A former substitute teacher at the Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood Early Learning Center is incarcerated and under investigation for child sex abuse material distribution, officials said.
Johns Hopkins University entrance. Baltimore City, Md.
Anne Arundel County baseball trainer charged with soliciting a minor
A local baseball coach was charged with sexually soliciting a minor and soliciting child sexual abuse material from her.
Juan Francisco Palacios-Velazquez, 55, was charged with sexually soliciting a minor, according to Anne Arundel County Police.
Reisterstown man dies after fight with Baltimore County Police officer causes brain damage
The attorney general’s office has not yet released the body camera video from the incident between Baltimore County Police and Samuel Brown.
Baltimore County police at the intersection of Middle River Road and Bird River Road after a suspicious package was reported at Freedom Church Middle River on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
Bouncer pleads guilty to putting man in chokehold in Federal Hill
Kevin Weaver, 42, of Halethrope, spent five months in the Metropolitan Transition Center after turning himself in to Baltimore Police.
Kevin Weaver turned himself into police custody in reference to an assault that occurred on September 27, 2025, in the Fells Point neighborhood.
Total lunar eclipse will turn the moon red on Tuesday
The total eclipse, which is often referred to as a blood moon, will be visible across the United States.
A total lunar eclipse, known as the blood moon, is visible between skyscrapers in Chicago.
Did you know the roots of ‘We Shall Overcome’ lie in Maryland’s Eastern Shore?
Charles Albert Tindley, who wrote the lyrics to more than 50 gospel hymns, including what became the civil rights anthem “We Shall Overcome” was molded on the country roads of Worcester County in the waning days of slavery.
In June 2022, the Town of Berlin and the Beach to Bay Heritage Area commissioned a mural downtown honoring  Rev. Charles Albert Tindley, who was born in Berlin and wrote the words and music to the Civil Rights anthem “We Shall Overcome.”
Freezing rain to start the week, then springlike temperatures
Maryland is sprinting toward spring weather with temperatures set to rise into the 60s and 70s later this week, but first, we have to get past a wintry mix that could disrupt the Tuesday morning commute.
Traffic travels on the outer loop of I-695 at Falls Road as rain falls on the region.
The push to change a Maryland eviction law everyone ignores — except Anne Arundel
An Anne Arundel County delegate, inspired by Sheriff Everett Sesker, is trying to get the Maryland legislature to change an eviction law that only judges in Anne Arundel follow.
Photo collage showing map of land parcels at center of radiating circles, placed over background of eviction slip labeled “Failure to pay rent.”
First Eddie’s, now The Brewer’s Art. Why Mount Vernon isn’t panicking — yet.
Mount Vernon, once a Baltimore nightlife destination, has struggled in recent years, with losses seeming to accelerate in the past year: Eddie’s grocery store isn’t coming back anytime soon, and The Brewer’s Art recently closed.
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Baltimore , MD— Customers exit Never on Sunday in Mount Vernon.
After surprise occupants and delays, man settles into West Baltimore rowhouse
Jalen Absolum and his sister, Janiene Smith, have moved into their rowhouse on Riggs Avenue in the Mosher neighborhood in West Baltimore.
Jalen Absolum and his sister, Janiene Smith, at their home in West Baltimore after finally being able to move in.
Baltimore lagging on pothole repairs in 2026, but ‘blitz’ is underway
Baltimore has potholes. A lot of them. And because of that, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation has launched a “pothole blitz.”
FEBRUARY 25, 2026 - A pedestrian sign was stuffed inside this Baltimore beauty at the intersection of Patterson Park Ave and Gough Street.
Woman dies in crash involving vehicle, parked tractor trailer in Northwest Baltimore
A woman was killed in Northwest Baltimore on Sunday morning when her vehicle struck a parked tractor trailer.
Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
3 US troops killed and 5 seriously wounded during Iran attacks, military says
Three American service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the U.S. attacks on Iran, the military announced Sunday.
This image provided by U.S. Central Command shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet preparing to launch from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.
Overwhelmed BARCS gets some relief after ‘Baltimore showed up’ in droves for pets
The Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter saw an outpouring of support after suffering from an overcrowded kennel “crisis.”
Exterior of Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS).
Naval Academy increases security, limits visitors after attack on Iran
The U.S. Naval Academy has increased force protection measures following the attack on Iran by Israel and the United States, including closing to general public visitors.
U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.
2 more teens charged in double shooting in vehicle in Somerset County
Maryland State Police say two more teenagers have been arrested and charged in a vehicle shooting in January in Somerset County that left one man dead and another hospitalized.
The Maryland State Police logo emblazoned on a lectern in front a police vehicle from a separate agency before a press conference, pictured outside the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barracks on 11/10/22.
A cooler start to March, but springlike heading into the weekend
After a spectacularly spring-like day on Saturday, we return to more of a winter feel on Sunday. Wintry weather is expected Monday night into Tuesday morning.
Wintry weather is expected Monday night into Tuesday morning.
FBI probes Texas bar shooting that killed 2 and wounded 14 as possible terrorist act
Three people were killed, including the alleged gunman, and 14 others were wounded in a shooting at a popular bar in the Texas capital of Austin, authorities said Sunday.
The Austin Police Department and the FBI investigate a shooting at Buford's on 6th Street on Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Austin, Texas.
Police fatally shoot resident of Columbia complex that supports adults with disabilities
Howard County Police fatally shot a man Sunday morning outside a Columbia apartment building, according to a department release.
Howard County Police shot a man outside a Columbia apartment building and he was declared dead shortly after, according to a department release.
Extinct in the wild, Panamanian frogs’ survival depends on The Maryland Zoo
For more than two decades, The Maryland Zoo has functioned as a sort of Noah’s Ark for Panamanian golden frogs, which were wiped out in the wild by a fungus that raced across the globe in the early 2000s.
For more than two decades, The Maryland Zoo has functioned as a sort of Noah’s Ark for the world’s few remaining Panamanian golden frogs, which were wiped out in the wild by a fungus that raced across the globe in the early 2000s.
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