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Baltimore braces for 98-degree temps before rainy Memorial Day weekend
Temperatures are forecast to rise as high as 98 through Wednesday, near record-breaking levels.
A man running away from the camera's t-shirt is drenched with sweat.
Reinforcements aren’t coming to save the Orioles | Banner Baseball Show
Jordan Westburg’s season-ending surgery serves as a painful reminder of the pitfalls of waiting for injury luck to turn.
Streeter: Maryland finally recognizes hip-hop lyrics are not proof of guilt
COLUMN | A new Maryland law stops artists — particularly those in hip-hop — from having their words held against them in a court of law. Because racism.
Rapper Mac Phipps, left, and Del. Marlon Amprey, after the signing of Maryland's Protecting Artists’ Creative Expression (PACE) Act on May 12.
There’s a convention center arms race in America. Can Baltimore afford to compete?
A task force of state and local leaders is recommending a roughly $1 billion convention center modernization to boost spending and tourism in downtown Baltimore.
People walk along Pratt Street past the Baltimore Convention Center.
A new approach to accelerated math puts parents and educators at odds
Montgomery County is eliminating its “compacted math” track for elementary schoolers.
An undocumented student revisits a math problem from class earlier that day at his school in Baltimore, Maryland.
New documents suggest straw contributions as motive in Attar sextortion case
There have been few clues from federal prosecutors about why a former campaign manager worried the state senator and co-defendants so much — until now.
Maryland State Senator Dalya Attar speaks on the phone in the cafeteria of the Edward A. Garmatz Courthouse after pleading not guilty in federal court to extortion and conspiracy charges in 2025.
Prince George’s County Council funded the sheriff’s PIO’s nonprofit. Auditors found problems.
An audit recommended that the Prince George’s County Council no longer fund a nonprofit run by a public information officer in the sheriff’s office.
An audit recommended the Prince George’s County Council no longer fund a nonprofit run by a public information officer in the sheriff’s office.
Orioles mash 3 homers en route to a 7-3 victory over the Nationals
Finally, on an afternoon when a scuffling offense needed a boost, the process and results aligned in the Orioles’ favor.
Baltimore Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo tumbles after he caught a popout hit by Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams in foul territory for an out during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Washington.
What to know about the Ebola outbreak that the WHO has declared a global health emergency
Health authorities say the current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare variant of the Ebola disease that has no approved therapeutics or vaccines.
A health official uses a thermometer to screen people in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/ Hajarah Nalwadda)
Kyle Goon: There’s an obvious strategy to saving the Preakness that no one is talking about. Make it affordable.
COLUMN | Exclusive is not the right vibe for the Preakness.
Taj Mahal takes the lead at the start of the Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park on Saturday.
From sushi to pizza, here are 6 soft-shell crab dishes to try in Baltimore right now
The soft-shell crab creations at these Baltimore restaurants stand out in a sea of seasonal dishes, according to food social media influencer Chris Franzoni.
Nanami Cafe's Garlick roll has soft-shell crab tempura, avocado and cucumber inside, is topped with seared salmon and yellowtail, and finished with masago, garlic chips, scallion, ponzu sauce and black garlic sauce.
Hutzell: That time Alex Murdaugh showed up at our family reunion
COLUMN | We were at a state park in Kentucky for my wife’s family reunion. It was the kind where someone springs for T-shirts, and the blue-and-gold ones handed out for ours read, “Whole Fam Damily Reunion 2012.” Then the Murdaughs walked in. You know, the Alex Murdaughs.
FILE - Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh arrives in court in Beaufort, S.C., Sept. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/James Pollard, File)
A life of resilience. Remembering Baltimore’s snow mountain.
After surviving for nearly three months as a bizarre Baltimore landmark born from a historic winter storm, the massive “Snow Everest” pile near Old Town Mall has finally melted away, leaving behind debris, environmental concerns and a symbol of the city’s costly cleanup effort.
Light poles stick out of the massive pile of snow and debris in the Old Town Mall parking lot in East Baltimore in March.
Taj Mahal flags late at Preakness, and a dramatic win for Maryland racing slips away
The dream of a hometown Preakness triumph at Laurel Park, where Brittany and Sheldon Russell have built Maryland’s most successful barn, did not materialize.
Jockey Sheldon Russell rides Taj Mahal to an early lead during the 151st Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park.
The Nationals use a 7-run 7th inning against the Orioles to get back to .500
One team executed with runners on base throughout the contest. The other waited until it was too late.
Keibert Ruiz of the Nationals checks on Samuel Basallo of the Orioles after Basallo was hit by a pitch he fouled off.
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