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Police presence outside Pleasant View Gardens on Thursday, February 20, 2025, as they investigate a shooting inside the senior living facility.
Baltimore man charged with murder in shooting at senior living facility
A 65-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in a double shooting inside a senior living facility in Baltimore on Thursday.
Police presence outside Pleasant View Gardens on Thursday, February 20, 2025, as they investigate a shooting inside the senior living facility.
Suspect in custody after double shooting inside Baltimore senior living facility leaves 1 man dead
Baltimore police are investigating a shooting that unfolded inside a senior living facility Thursday morning, a police spokesperson said.
The jobs being cut from the airline are about 15% of corporate positions and include eleven “senior leadership” positions.
Southwest Airlines layoffs not expected to affect BWI
Last week, BWI’s largest carrier said it was cutting about 1,750 jobs.
A Montgomery County Police Department drone — with four blades and cameras — rests on top of a heavy plastic case.
As Baltimore County Police eye drones, delegates consider restrictions
Other jurisdictions in Maryland use drones to assist police work, but not as first responders.
Three journalists from The Baltimore Banner have won the organization’s first George Polk Award.
The Banner wins Polk Award for coverage of Baltimore’s overdose crisis
Baltimore Banner reporters Alissa Zhu, Jessica Gallagher and Nick Thieme have won the organization’s first George Polk Award for their local investigative work.
Maryland could be hit by another snowstorm next week, as much of the country braces for dangerously cold weather.
Maryland’s forecast: Slushy weather hits ahead of possible ‘heavy snow’ and arctic temps next week
While it's too soon to say for sure, Maryland could see “significant” snowfall next week.
An orange flight data and cockpit voice recorder box sits on a yellow bag labeled "CAUTION." Two NTSB investigators are holding the edges of the bag and starting to lift it over the box.
Helicopter pilots in DC midair collision may have missed critical instruction, seen faulty data
The crew of the Black Hawk helicopter involved in a midair collision with an American Airlines jet may not have heard a key directive from air traffic control and might have been viewing faulty flight data.
Loyal Southwest Airlines customers have a new option for getting to Europe.
Southwest Airlines can help get you from BWI to Europe, starting today
Loyal Southwest Airlines customers can now use the carrier to book connections to Europe.
The Maryland Zoo will dedicate a pile of elephant dung in your ex’s dishonor — for a minimum donation of $5.
Thought your ex was crap? Maryland Zoo will agree for a donation
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, for a minimum of $5, will let you name a pile of elephant dung after an ex. Or anyone, really.
A snow plow spreads salt on Loch Raven Boulevard in Towson as snow begins to stick late Tuesday.
List: School closings and delays for Wednesday
With snow starting to fall in and around Baltimore, school districts have begun to announce their operational plans for Wednesday.
Crews respond to a gas leak after a car crashed into a home in White Marsh.
‘Substantial’ gas leak after car crashes into White Marsh house lead to evacuation
A "substantial" gas leak caused about 50 residents in White Marsh to evacuate, the Baltimore County Fire Department said Monday.
A sign made out of firewood appeared off I-83 northbound near the Union Collective about two weeks ago. Snarski Landscaping moved into the city from a county location and decided to make their own, thematic sign.
What is Snarski? The meaning behind the lumber sign off I-83
What does “Snarski” mean, anyway? The meaning behind the lumber sign off Baltimore’s Interstate 83.
Local author Colette Shade poses with an issue of WIRED magazine in a funky, Y2K-style chair. Her book is a collections of essays that are a mashup of memoir and reportage.
The Y2K era in Baltimore: Author Colette Shade on the suburbs, JNCOs and coffee
Colette Shade is the author of the new book “Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything.”
A security guard died after he was shot at a McDonald's in North Baltimore on Sunday afternoon, according to police.
Teen arrested in fatal shooting of McDonald’s security guard
The 15-year-old is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder, Baltimore Police said.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 6: An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City.
Immigration enforcement in Maryland: What ICE can do and how local leaders are preparing
The rhetoric surrounding immigration and deportations is certain to set large parts of Maryland on edge.
A triple shooting left a 52-year-old woman dead in a “working-class neighborhood” in northern Baltimore Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
Woman killed in Govans shooting identified as a teacher’s aide, grandmother
The 52-year-old woman who was killed in a triple shooting Wednesday night in North Baltimore was identified by police as Antionette Jennings.
A person walks in Fells Point, Baltimore, on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Below freezing conditions persisted in Maryland Wednesday morning, accompanied by wind gusts making it feel close to zero degrees in parts of the state. The extreme cold warning for western Maryland and the cold weather advisory for the rest of the state — including Baltimore City and Baltimore, Howard, Anne Arundel, Harford and Carroll counties — remain in effect until Thursday morning at 10 a.m.
Maryland reports 24 cold-weather deaths so far this winter
State officials have recorded 24 deaths related to the cold weather as of Jan. 18, according to the latest data available from the Maryland Department of Health.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
Here’s what officials around Maryland are saying about immigration enforcement
Here are statements we’ve received from local elected officials around Maryland about immigration and cooperating with federal enforcement.
Fire crews were called to the site in Queen Anne’s County around 2 p.m. Wednesday after reports of an explosion, according to the state fire marshal.
State investigates explosion at cannabis facility on Kent Island
Authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion and fire at a cannabis processing facility in Queen Anne’s County.
The extreme cold warning for Western Maryland and the cold weather advisory for the rest of the state remain in effect until Thursday morning at 10 a.m.
Maryland weather: Dangerous freezing temperatures persist through the week
Most of the state is under a cold weather advisory, with the far western edges of the state under an extreme cold warning from the National Weather Service.
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