Bill banning plastic carryout bags passes in Baltimore County
The ban will begin on November 1.
Baltimore County Council members met to discuss a proposed plastic bag ban on January 31, 2023.
Frigid weather expected overnight, as Baltimore issues Code Blue declaration
Temperatures will be lowest Friday night, approaching 10 degrees.
CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 13:  A commuter makes her way through downtown as temperatures hovered in the single digits during the morning rush hour December 13, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. With wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour the wind chill temperatures in the city have been around -10 degrees.
Woman arrested in connection to fatal shooting of 15-year-old NyKayla Strawder
The woman is charged with reckless endangerment, and two charges related to a minor gaining access to a firearm.
Photo of 15-year-old NyKayla Strawder.
Mother injured in West Baltimore mass shooting and car crash has died
Her two young children remain in critical condition.
Mayor Brandon Scott, Councilman Eric Costello and Police Commissioner Michael Harrison hold a press conference after a mass shooting at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurens Street in Upton on January 28, 2023.
Fetch the Zoom feed: Fiona Apple backs restoring video access to MD court proceedings
“It is constitutional, it is available, and it is the right thing to do," Apple wrote in a letter of support.
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 16: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally converted to black and white.) Fiona Apple and Matt Chamberlain perform at I Am The Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell at the Forum on January 16, 2019 in Inglewood, California.
15-year-old Forest Park High School student killed in Northwest Baltimore
The boy was found right after dismissal about a block from school property, police said
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.
A look at banned squeegee zones in the first days of enforcement
The ban is part of a series of recommendations released in November by the Squeegee Collaborative convened by Mayor Brandon Scott in July,
7/8/22—A squeegee worker cleans a windshield at the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
Two Circulator routes to be fully restored Thursday
Buses will also come more frequently, the service announced Wednesday.
A view of the Baltimore City skyline, as seen from Federal Hill in South Baltimore.
‘I’m back!’: Oprah celebrates Wes Moore, praises state where she got her start
“This state is something special," Winfrey said, as she praised Moore’s commitment to service and recalled her own years living in Baltimore.
Oprah Winfrey hours Gov. Wes Moore after she introduced the governor during his inauguration as the First African-American governor for the State of Maryland, at the Maryland State House, in Annapolis, MD, Wednesday, January 18, 2023.
Rep. Mfume asks USPS to issue commemorative stamp to honor Rep. Elijah Cummings
The stamp would honor Cummings’ “life and legacy,” according to the Tuesday announcement.
Elijah Cummings headshot, as US Representative of Maryland and House Oversight and Reform Committee Chair.
Ravens plan to add new plazas, relocate press box at M&T Bank Stadium
They are adding suites near an end zone, moving the press box and improving stadium concourses.
M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD, Friday, October 14, 2022.
Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks are coming to M&T Bank Stadium this fall
Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks are bringing their co-headlining tour to M&T Bank Stadium Oct. 7, 2023. Tickets will go on sale Jan. 20.
Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel will perform at the M&T Bank Stadium on Oct 7th 2023.
Baltimore Center Stage artistic director Stephanie Ybarra to depart later this year
Ken-Matt Martin will serve as interim artistic director, the announcement said, as Center Stage searches for a new artistic leader.
Center Stage in Baltimore
Baltimore City Council bill could raise penalties on businesses violating curfew rules for minors
The bill follows a shooting last week at the Edmondson Village Shopping Center that left one Edmondson-Westside High School student dead.
Edmondson Village Shopping Center in Baltimore, Monday, October 17, 2022.
With squeegee ban approaching, group hosts event to connect young people with jobs
At the event, young people could get free haircuts and also find job and educational opportunities, as well as other helpful resources.
Michael Williams, 17, gets a free haircut from Lawrence Mayo, a barber, Friday afternoon.
“We love you Dylan”: Family, friends hold vigil for 8-year-old boy found shot Friday
Dylan King was energetic, kind and loved sports and video games, his family said.
A vigil was held in West Baltimore for Dylan King, 8, who was shot and killed last week on December 30, 2022.
Charm City Circulator service cancellation extended through Jan. 8
A new vendor, First Transit, is in the process of hiring and training new drivers, ordering parts and repairing buses as it takes over operation of the Circulator
View of downtown Baltimore from Federal Hill.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade canceled again, drawing criticism from some officials
Baltimoreans are instead encouraged to participate in the National Day of Service.
A view of the Baltimore City skyline, as seen from Federal Hill in South Baltimore.
Former Hampden bookbindery being considered for potential landmark designation
The Commission will deliberate and render a decision on the request on January 10.
Each September, thousands of chimney swifts spend the night  in Hampden's old bookbindery as they journey from Canada to South America. This year, could be the last as the building has been purchased and possibly slated for demolition.
New Year’s Eve: Where to watch fireworks and celebrate in Maryland
Fireworks will return to the Inner Harbor after a two-year hiatus.
The Mammoth Fireworks Show in Catonsville.
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