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Reporter Alissa Zhu, center left, and photojournalist Jessica Gallagher, center right, celebrate with the Baltimore Banner newsroom as they find out they've won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting on Monday, May 5, 2025.
Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of overdose crisis
The Baltimore Banner was awarded the Pulitzer Prize on Monday for groundbreaking local journalism that exposed Baltimore as the deadliest large city in the nation for drug overdoses.
The Hyatt Regency hotel along Light Street in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was built as an investment in the city's tourism industry.
MCB is buying another marquee property in downtown Baltimore
Buying the hotel would strengthen the Baltimore developer’s position downtown, where it already owns or controls multiple properties nearby, including Harborplace.
Protesters gather at McKeldin Plaza in Baltimore after marching from around downtown Thursday.
Thousands of protesters hit Baltimore’s streets for May Day marches: ‘This is just amazing’
Several May Day marches filled the streets of Baltimore with about 3,000 protesters converging at the Inner Harbor's McKeldin Square.
Roller Coaster fans ride the InvadR wooden roller coaster at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg , Va., Friday, April 7, 2017. The coaster is the parks first coaster with wooden tracks.
Six Flags America in Bowie is closing. Here are 7 other amusement parks within driving distance.
The weather is warming, and school is almost out. Here’s a list of amusement parks, big and small, that are all more or less doable as a day trip from Baltimore.
SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 21 :  A loaf of sliced wheat bread is seen on the shelf at the Noe Valley Bakery and Bread Co. November 21, 2003 in San Francisco, California. The popularity of Atkins-style, low carbohydrate diets has contributed to the drop in consumption of bread in the U.S. over the past year as 40 percent of Americans ate less than in 2002.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)  While industry leaders said The popularity of Atkins-style low-carbohydrate diets hasnt significantly affected sales for most bakers and suppliers, they said the trend may mean new ways of doing business.
Maryland wholesale bakery recalls bread sold in 6 states over glass fragments
Crest Hill Bakery, a wholesaler based in Prince George’s County, has initiated a voluntary recall of three of its products after an employee spotted “a small glass fragment” on top of a piece of bread.
Police allege that Brent Goetz, 23, of Sparrows Point, threw an airsoft grenade out the window of a car toward a group of men waiting for work in the rear parking lot of a Home Depot in Southeast Baltimore.
Man charged after allegedly throwing airsoft grenade at men in Home Depot parking lot
Brent Goetz, of Baltimore County, was charged with second-degree assault and a related weapons charge after he allegedly threw an airsoft grenade at a group of men in a Home Depot parking lot.
A black snake, apparently an eastern hognose, on the beach in Ocean City on April 26, 2025.
Sss-surf’s up: Snake gives Ocean City beachgoers a jump
A family’s trip this weekend took a highly unusual — and now semi-viral — turn.
Air quality reached dangerous levels in Baltimore on June 7, as smoke from Canadian wildfires continued to fill the sky.
New Jersey wildfire smoke is lowering the Baltimore region’s air quality
The Maryland Department of Emergency Management warned of “moderate” air quality issues and areas of “light” visible smoke from a wildfire in New Jersey.
Law enforcement on Leeds Avenue in Arbutus investigate a shooting on Wednesday.
Man allegedly armed with bow and arrow shot dead by police in Arbutus
Baltimore County Police fatally shot a man Wednesday morning after officers responded to reports that he was armed with a bow and arrow in a residential neighborhood in Arbutus, officials said.
OAKVILLE, CANADA - AUGUST 26:  An exterior view of a Tim Hortons Restaurant in front of the Tim Hortons Corporate Headquarters on August 26, 2014 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.  Burger King has agreed to pay $11 billion to buy the Tim Hortons chain.
Tim Hortons plans Maryland expansion in Howard, Carroll counties
Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee chain, is searching for 10 locations to open in Maryland, according to a news release.
An existing set of transmission lines crosses over Old York Road near the start of the proposed route of the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) in northern Baltimore County.
Sheriff’s office won’t cooperate with Maryland power line developer ‘under any circumstance’
The Carroll County Sheriff’s office said it would not “force” a landowner to comply with a civil access order.
The Baltimore Ravens, The Stephen and Renee Bisciotti Foundation and Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore unveiled a new Ravens-themed look for Mr. Trash Wheel.
Mr. Trash Wheel joins the Ravens flock, gets ‘bodacious’ California cousin
The Waterfront Partnership wasn't involved in the Newport Beach trash wheel, but said they’re very excited to see it.
Raven, one of the dogs handled by Loving Care Pet Cremations — but who was found dumped on the side of the road.
Raven, a beloved dog, was supposed to be cremated. But her body was found by the road.
The Baltimore County Police Department said on Thursday it’s investigating “theft by deception” involving Loving Care Pet Cremations.
Calvert Hall College High School photographed on Thursday, April 17, 2025.
Woman joins growing wave of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse at Calvert Hall
A woman who says she was sexually abused as a child at Calvert Hall College High School has filed a lawsuit against the Baltimore County institution, marking the first time a female survivor has brought allegations.
A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
Baltimore man charged with shooting his 21-year-old daughter after ‘dispute’
Kelvin Evans, 40, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault and related charges. He is being held without bail, according to online court records.
Attorney Steve Kelly, who is working with some of those who claim to be survivors of abuse, accused Calvert Hall of retaliating against victims when they came forward with concerns.
New court filings reveal total of 19 men allege sexual abuse and cover-up at Calvert Hall
The number of men who say they were victims of sexual abuse at Calvert Hall College High School has grown to 19, according to lawsuits filed this week.
Attorney Robert Jenner, center, called on Gov. Wes Moore to veto legislation that would slash what survivors of childhood sexual abuse can win in civil court cases in Maryland.
Survivors allege ‘decades’ of sexual abuse and cover-up at Calvert Hall
New complaints allege that staff at Calvert Hall College High School “repeatedly ignored credible reports of sexual abuse.”
Comet SWAN25F is visible across the star field as a bright green dot with a faint tail.
Comet visible in Maryland this weekend: ‘Once every couple years event’
To take a look at the comet yourself, you’ll want to head outside just before dawn and look toward the northeast horizon.
Attorney Thiru Vignarajah, center, stands with the family of Bailee Brooks, one of the two girls who died in a car accident almost a week ago.
Family of 9-year-old girl killed in I-695 crash calls for release of dashcam footage
The family of a 9-year-old girl who died in a car crash on the Baltimore Beltway is calling on Maryland State Police to share any video footage of the incident.
Man charged in 2020 cold case killing of pregnant woman and her baby in Columbia
Nearly five years after Rabiah Ahmad was shot and killed in Howard County, police have arrested a suspect.
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