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Fireworks light up the sky at the Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival on July Fourth, 2022.
Baltimore Police plan ‘enhanced deployment’ of officers on Fourth of July after weekend mass shooting
The city is “gearing up every resource” to keep people safe on the July Fourth holiday, Mayor Brandon Scott said Monday.
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Baltimore Police fatally shoot man who fired automatic weapon at officers near Patterson Park
Acting Commissioner Richard Worley said a suspect wanted on a warrant fired an automatic weapon at officers.
Heavy traffic is expected this Fourth of July weekend.
Traffic over July 4 weekend will break records. Here’s how to avoid getting stuck.
This year is expected to be the third-busiest July 4 holiday on record in Maryland, according to a AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesperson.
The exterior of Gilman School as seen on Thursday, March 16.
Ex-Gilman School teacher speaks out for the first time since arrest for sexually abusing a teen
Chris Bendann, 38, maintained his innocent in the statement.
Rail cars sit on tracks near a CSX facility in Locust Point.
NTSB investigates death of CSX worker in accident at Seagirt Marine Terminal
The worker was killed Monday night at the marine terminal, which was closed Tuesday as the federal agency probed the death of the conductor trainee.
Heavy rainfall, damaging winds and large hail were predicted for the Baltimore region on the night of Monday, June 26, 2023.
Thunderstorms in region lead to power outages, delays in Orioles game
BGE crews were working to restore power to more than 4,100 customers affected by Monday night’s storms, mostly in Baltimore County.
Claudia Towles, just left of center, is arrested by a Baltimore Police officer during a protest on Warren Avenue next to Federal Hill on Thursday, June 22.
Claudia Towles was arrested protesting BGE. She missed her own campaign kickoff for City Council as a result.
She was arrested in Federal Hill earlier that day while protesting a move by BGE to shut off gas service at several homes that refused to let contractors install external gas regulators.
Photo collage of blurry white suburban house with driveway, surrounded by darkness and partially obscured by pieces of paper stuck on top of the image.
Residents report hateful flyers being distributed in Baltimore City and County
Baltimore County Police have received at least eight reports related to antisemitic propaganda. On Wednesday, Baltimore Police were called to Cedarcroft, where anti-LGBTQ+ flyers had been distributed.
BGE workers wait on the sidewalk during a standoff with residents on Thursday, June 22, 2023.
Three residents arrested after blocking installation of BGE gas regulators in Federal Hill
Residents from various neighborhoods gathered around 7 a.m., standing between the machinery equipment set to drill the street in front of the rowhouses in the 400 block of Warren Avenue.
The Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building in Annapolis hosts the Court of Special Appeals and the Court of Appeals. A state constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2022 would rename the courts to the Appeals Court of Maryland and the Supreme Court of Maryland.
Supreme Court of Maryland rules firearm experts can no longer testify a bullet came from a specific gun
Experts can, however, testify that patterns and markings on bullets “are consistent or inconsistent” with bullets fired from a particular gun, the opinion says.
Police respond to the scene of a shooting near the intersection of York Road and East Cold Spring Lane on June 16, 2023.
Police: 6 people shot in North Baltimore, including two teens
The six people who were wounded — five males and one female — are between the ages of 17 and 32.
A logo patch on a Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office deputy’s uniform sleeve.
Young person awaiting murder trial was mistakenly released and then re-arrested
The young person, who is being tried as an adult, was released after the clerk’s office mistakenly marked the charges against them dismissed on June 2, officials said.
Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent Myriam Yarbrough pictured at a public forum on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
New Baltimore County superintendent lays out goals for school system
“Even though all the students are in the same school system, they’re all individuals with different needs, and so we need to adjust to make sure that we’re meeting their needs,” Myriam Yarbrough said.
Auto thefts surge in Baltimore, with nearly 1,000 in May
Baltimore Police data show 960 cars were stolen in May, triple the number of any month prior to 2023.
Credit: Frederick County government.
Frederick County gets a new flag representing the county as a ‘crossroads’ of Maryland
The flag won a redesign contest announced in January as part of Frederick County’s 275th anniversary celebration.
Whitehall Market, in Hampden, Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
Ivy Bookshop eyeing September opening for Whitehall Market location
The popular store will kick things off in July with a launch party for Laura Lippman’s latest novel, “Prom Mom,” at the market.
Annapolis Police Chief Ed Jackson attends a news conference on the mass shooting in Annapolis that left three dead and three wounded. Standing rear to him is.Gov. Wes Moore.
Parking dispute led to Annapolis mass shooting, charging documents say
Six people were shot — three of them fatally — on Sunday at a house on Paddington Place near Edgewood Road.
The Maryland 1812 license plate's website license plate leads to Philippines gambling site.
MVA reclaims domain on license plates that had advertised Philippine gambling site
Starspangled200.org now redirects to the MVA’s homepage and will do so going forward, according to a Friday statement.
Baltimore Chief of Police, Michael S. Harrison in his office.
A timeline of Police Commissioner Michael Harrison’s career in Baltimore
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, who has led the department for the last four years, announced he will step down on Thursday.
SpongeBob Squarepants and Patrick Star smile and wave on Gwynnda the Good Wheel of the West.
SpongeBob adopts one of Baltimore’s trash wheels
Gwynnda the Good Wheel of the West will be funded through 2023 by a sustainability initiative launched by Paramount, the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore announced Friday.
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