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The Obamas surprise crowd at Stevie Wonder’s stop in Baltimore
Barack and Michelle Obama joined Stevie Wonder, a music legend and member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, on stage Tuesday night at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore.
First the northern lights, now a rare comet will be visible in Maryland
Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, a once-in-80,000-years sight, will pass within 44 million miles of Earth, making it watchable with the naked eye in Maryland and much of the Northern Hemisphere.
Frederick County hunter pleads guilty to poaching, ordered to pay restitution
Michael Hines admitted to illegally hunting a large buck with a rifle on Nov. 10, 2023.
Want one last swim this summer? Beaches reopen after medical waste washed ashore
Ocean City Emergency Services Director Joe Theobald said in a statement Friday evening that the water is safe for swimming and surfing.
Ex-Pentagon official pleads guilty to dogfighting conspiracy in Anne Arundel County
Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr. admitted to operating under the kennel name “Geehad Kennels” and used his home in Arnold for dogfighting for over 20 years.
Teen charged with murder in Harford County school shooting
The teen is being held at the Harford County Detention Center. He’s also charged with first- and second-degree assault and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony/crime of violence.
Body camera video shows Baltimore Police shooting teen shortly after seeing gun in his hands
The teen, identified as William Gardner, was shot a dozen times, officials said Friday afternoon when they released the footage. He was pronounced dead at the scene Monday night. Police had withheld the teen’s name before Friday, saying they were required by state law to withhold the identity.
No plea deal for man accused of plotting to kill Supreme Court justice
A plea agreement for Nicholas John Roske, who is accused of plotting to kill Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, fell through.
An NFL-affiliated vodka company went bankrupt. The Ravens are left trying to collect.
Following Never Forget Brands’ bankruptcy filing, the Ravens are one of five NFL teams owed money by the company, which licensed team colors and logos for its vodka.
Dali crew members cleared to leave the country, but lawyers seek to keep them in U.S. longer
In a motion and emails filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, claimants’ lawyer Andrew O’Connell says there’s no guaranteed way to make the crew members available for future questioning if they leave the country.
Beloved restaurateur Qayum Karzai, owner of The Helmand, dies at 77
Qayum Karzai, the owner of The Helmand restaurant and brother of a former president of Afghanistan, died Thursday. Karzai, who lived in Glenwood, was 77.
Corps says work to restore main shipping channel at Key Bridge site to be complete by early June
Salvage work and restoration of the main shipping channel near the site where the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed should be complete by the second week of June, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday.
Archdiocese of Baltimore to close half of Catholic churches in city, nearby suburbs
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori on Wednesday announced a final church consolidation plan that would reduce the number of worship sites from 59 to 30. Many churches would get folded into merged parishes.
Officials announce plans to refloat Dali cargo ship on Monday
Six weeks after the ship hit and collapsed Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, officials aim to refloat it during high tide.
Remains recovered of fifth worker killed in Key Bridge collapse
The body of a fifth worker killed when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in March has been recovered from the Patapsco River.
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