Labor Day is supposed to be a hot one — stay cool with this to-do list
What to do to stay cool this Labor Day weekend.
Jordan Freeman, 4, licks an ice cream cone while out on a walk with his family to enjoy the nice weather.
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For sale: Former Baltimore Symphony Orchestra director’s condo in a church abbey
A condo in Mount Vernon, owned by onetime BSO director Marin Alsop, is for sale. It's in a converted church abbey and features beautiful stained glass and other details.
Mount Vernon condo
See photos from around the region of Monday’s storm
To get a sense of what it was like around the region, we asked our staff and our readers to share photos and tell us a bit about what they experienced.
Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Baltimore, Maryland, on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023.
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Charges dropped for women arrested protesting BGE external regulators in Federal Hill
Bates said the charges against the three women would have been dropped after they completed five hours of community service through Baltimore’s citation docket program. They spent "approximately 19 hours" in Central Booking, he said.
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.
Is the answer to Maryland’s blue crab shortage in Italy?
As Italy struggles with too many blue crabs in its waters, we can’t help but ask: Can we have them?
JC Hudgins shows a blue crab he caught in the Chesapeake Bay in Mathews, Va., on Friday, June 10, 2022.
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James Webb Space Telescope shows stars being born
A new image from the telescope shows two stars forming nearby us — and by each other.
This composite image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows two nearby stars actively forming.
A chance encounter with a baby sea turtle in the bay delights students
In a charming surprise, a group of students participating in a summer leadership course with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation found a young sea turtle in the bay in Dorchester County.
A screen grab from a video shows the moment a Chesapeake Bay Foundation staff member pulled a juvenile sea turtle out of a clump of "scraped" seagrass.
It’s going to be dangerously hot in Baltimore Thursday and Friday
The temperatures in Baltimore and around Maryland are expected to reach dangerous levels Thursday and Friday.
Smoke turns the sky hazy in downtown Baltimore in this photo of the Inner Harbor waterfront as the Domino Sugar sign sits in the distance.
Your guide to watching the World Cup in Baltimore
A new fan’s guide to watching the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Baltimore.
Lindsey Horan, No. 10 of the USA Women’s National Team, takes a shot on goal with a header against the Wales National Team in the first half of the Send Off Match at PayPal Park on July 9, 2023 in San Jose, California.
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James Webb Space Telescope celebrates first birthday with new image of stars forming
The James Webb Space Telescope has been operational for a year, transforming the way scientists understand the universe. It is operated out of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore.
The first anniversary image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope displays star birth like it’s never been seen before, full of detailed, impressionistic texture. The subject is the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth.
No, you won’t be able to see the northern lights in Maryland
The northern lights will not be visible in Maryland this week. Sorry if we got your hopes up.
An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the night sky in the early morning hours of Monday, April 24, 2023, in Washington state.
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Comic: El Niño, what it is and what to expect in Maryland
In early June 2023, scientists confirmed that El Niño climate conditions are present in the Pacific Ocean. This comic explains what El Niño is and what effects it will have on U.S. and Maryland weather.
Illustration of NOAA scientist gesturing toward graphic showing red and orange areas of the Pacific ocean between Papua New Guinea and South America to indicate warmer water temperatures.
In Catonsville, it’s never too early to reserve a good spot for the July Fourth parade
If you've driven through Catonsville in the weeks leading up to the Fourth of July, you've definitely noticed the lawn chairs that line both sides of the street as part of a decadeslong tradition.
Ed Fitzpatrick stands with mannequins that he and his wife, Holly Fitzpatrick, set out each Independence Day to reserve space on the Frederick Road parade route and to show their holiday spirit.
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