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The Federal Hill restaurant suffered an alleged "deliberate attack" Monday morning, according to an online post.
Woman arrested, charged with arson in Papi Cuisine fire incident
A 47-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with arson and related offenses in connection to a May 6, 2024 fire at Papi Cuisine in South Baltimore.
Solar activity means the northern lights could be visible across large parts of the United States. There is some risk to satellites, but the forecast geomagnetic storm does not pose safety risks to most people.
Northern lights could be visible in parts of Maryland this weekend. Here’s why.
The timing isn't certain, but there is a possibility of seeing the brilliant northern lights much further south than normal this weekend.
Officials announced around $41 million in funding for the project, including $10 million from Baltimore County.
Combination library, rec center planned in Randallstown — pickleball court included
The new location is set to include enough space for more than 200,000 annual library visitors, arts space and public access computers on the library side, and an open gymnasium, walking path and indoor courts — including for pickleball — on the rec center side.
In total, the former PTA president is accused of taking $23,134.58 from multiple bank accounts and forging signatures 46 times to do so.
Former Frederick County PTA president hit with almost 200 charges of theft and forgery
In total, the former PTA president is accused of taking $23,134.58 from multiple bank accounts and forging signatures 46 times to do so.
A protester waves a Palestinian flag amid a protest on Monday at Johns Hopkins University.
Johns Hopkins protest continues after talks with school officials falter: What we know
The pro-Palestinian encampment on the Johns Hopkins University campus has stretched on for about a week, despite rainy weather.
Baltimore County fire officials said they arrived in the Essex community late Saturday night and found a home engulfed by fire.
Essex man charged with arson, animal cruelty in house explosion
A 52-year-old man was charged with first-degree arson, animal cruelty and related offenses in connection to a Baltimore County house explosion.
Maryland is in an “unsettled” weather pattern that's more typical of midsummer.
Maryland escapes the worst weather, but severe storms possible this week
Severe, isolated storms are possible Thursday, according to forecasters.
The proposal from the Hopkins Justice Collective Palestine Solidarity Encampment calls on Hopkins to divest from specific companies, including Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics.
Hopkins encampment protestors formally call on university to divest, demilitarize
The proposal requests that Hopkins divest “from all companies with ties to the state of Israel,” demilitarize “by severing its financial relationships with the U.S. Department of Defense,” and disclose “all financial relationships with the state of Israel.”
People walk along the Ocean City Boardwalk.
Ocean City making opioid overdose medication publicly available
The boxes will have instructions on how to administer the medication and a QR code that can be scanned to learn more about opioid overdoses and nalaxone.
Emergent BioSolutions’ best-known product is Narcan (naloxone), a nasal spray used to treat opioid overdoses.
Emergent BioSolutions plans layoffs, will close Maryland plants
The company, which was supposed to be a key player in the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will close its Baltimore-Bayview Drug Substance manufacturing facility and its Rockville Drug Product facility.
The fire in Fells Point appeared to be extinguished or under control by around 1:25 p.m. Thursday, May 2, 2024.
Fire in Fells Point burns through tower of building housing liquor store
The Baltimore City Fire Department on Thursday extinguished a fire at the corner of South Broadway and Eastern Avenue in Fells Point.
As of midnight Wednesday, the encampment at the Johns Hopkins University, which began Monday afternoon, remained standing as rain began to fall.
Johns Hopkins: Students, others protesting overnight are ‘trespassing’
A university spokesperson said both affiliated protestors and unaffiliated protestors are in violation of university “policies and/or are trespassing.”
Open captions will be required soon at Maryland movie theaters over a certain size.
Coming soon to a theater near you: Open captions
Jacob Leffler, the vice president of the Maryland Association of the Deaf, said the bill makes movie theaters more accessible for all people — including moviegoers who are learning the language spoken in a movie or people who want or need enhanced visual support for comprehension
A demonstrator at the Johns Hopkins University waves the Palestinian flag.
Johns Hopkins says pro-Palestinian protests can continue, but not overnight
Pro-Palestinian protesters on Monday set up an encampment at the Johns Hopkins University, the latest college to face demonstrations related to the Israel-Hamas war.
Old Bay Goldfish crackers on the shelves at the Giant grocery store in Hampden.
Old Bay Goldfish are back. Here’s where to get some.
Old Bay Goldfish have already been seen on some grocery store shelves and customers can buy a two-pack of the snack online starting today.
A wetter, warmer climate is probably what Baltimore — and Maryland — will continue to have in the future because of climate change.
Get ready for a wet, hot Maryland summer
Most of Maryland has a 50-60% chance of seeing warmer than average temperatures this summer, according to the latest seasonal outlook from forecasters.
Nobody has said for sure what happened to the ball python that was on the loose in a Baltimore apartment building.
A ball python got loose in a Canton apartment. One resident channeled Steve Irwin.
Residents of the apartment building saw the snake, tried to contain it, and in at least one case, played with it.
Resident physicians and fellows at the University of Maryland Medical Center have organized with the American Federation of Teachers-Maryland.
University of Maryland Medical Center doctors push to unionize, a first in the state
A group of physicians at the University of Maryland Medical Center have formed a union that would represent more than 900 residents and fellows, according to union organizers.
Sarah Beth Clendaniel was arrested by federal authorities on charges that she plotted to destroy energy facilities in the Baltimore area.
Woman accused of conspiring with neo-Nazi leader to attack energy grid due in court in May
Sarah Beth Clendaniel, of Catonsville, was indicted in February last year on charges that she conspired to destroy an energy facility. Clendaniel now faces a charge that she possessed a firearm even though she was prohibited from doing so, according to online court records.
A cicada sitting on the ground in 2021.
Most of Maryland will avoid emerging cicada swarms — except parts of one county
Put your flyswatter down.
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