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.
Baltimore County fire officials said they arrived in the Essex community late Saturday night and found a home engulfed by fire.
Maryland escapes the worst weather, but severe storms possible this week
Severe, isolated storms are possible Thursday, according to forecasters.
Maryland is in an “unsettled” weather pattern that's more typical of midsummer.
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.”
The proposal from the Hopkins Justice Collective Palestine Solidarity Encampment calls on Hopkins to divest from specific companies, including Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics.
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.
People walk along the Ocean City Boardwalk.
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.
Emergent BioSolutions’ best-known product is Narcan (naloxone), a nasal spray used to treat opioid overdoses.
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.
The fire in Fells Point appeared to be extinguished or under control by around 1:25 p.m. Thursday, May 2, 2024.
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.”
As of midnight Wednesday, the encampment at the Johns Hopkins University, which began Monday afternoon, remained standing as rain began to fall.
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
Open captions will be required soon at Maryland movie theaters over a certain size.
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.
A demonstrator at the Johns Hopkins University waves the Palestinian flag.
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.
Old Bay Goldfish crackers on the shelves at the Giant grocery store in Hampden.
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.
A wetter, warmer climate is probably what Baltimore — and Maryland — will continue to have in the future because of climate change.
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.
Nobody has said for sure what happened to the ball python that was on the loose in a Baltimore apartment building.
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.
Resident physicians and fellows at the University of Maryland Medical Center have organized with the American Federation of Teachers-Maryland.
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.
Sarah Beth Clendaniel was arrested by federal authorities on charges that she plotted to destroy energy facilities in the Baltimore area.
Most of Maryland will avoid emerging cicada swarms — except parts of one county
Put your flyswatter down.
A cicada sitting on the ground in 2021.
Baltimore County just got its largest solar panel project
The project is expected to generate around 800,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year, substantially lowering the cost of electricity at the community center.
Solar panels on the roof of the Randallstown Community Center, the largest solar project in Baltimore County.
Crews investigating Locust Point water main break
Contractors for Baltimore’s Department of Public Works are investigating a 20-inch water main break in Locust Point.
The affected area appears to be small, and a public works official said work was still very early in the process.
Bus driver accused of sex abuse asked student to be last off the bus, court records say
Robert Lookingbill, 71, faces two felony sex abuse charges and two misdemeanor charges related to a March 1 incident in which he allegedly inappropriately touched a middle school student on the school bus he was driving.
Bob Lookingbill, a commissioner for the Town of Thurmont, began bus driving as a "retirement job" in 2015. He faces two felony sex abuse charges and two misdemeanor charges.
Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ features a Baltimore star
Taylor Swift invited Baltimore’s own Josh Charles, who played Knox Overstreet in the 1989 hit “Dead Poets Society” to be a part of the video.
Taylor Swift visited Baltimore to watch the Kansas City Chiefs play the Ravens. Her newest album features Baltimore actor Josh Charles in one of its music videos.
Frederick County bus driver, town commissioner charged with child sex abuse
Robert Lookingbill, 71, is also a town commissioner and faces two felony counts.
Robert Lookingbill, 71, is also a town commissioner and faces two felony counts.
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