Tornado confirmed in Montgomery County; five people rescued after a tree fell on a house
The National Weather Service issued a flood watch Wednesday beginning at noon when widespread rain and thunderstorms will move across the area.
A large tree fell on a home in Gaithersburg after a reported tornado moved through the area, June 5, 2024.
Three teens arrested after stabbing at Towson Town Center mall
Baltimore County police have charged three unnamed teens in connection to a stabbing in Towson on May 29.
Towson Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Nancy Hafford points at a security sticker on a business door during a public safety walk down York Road and Allegheny Avenue, visiting businesses along the way on February 22, 2023.
Two fetuses found on MTA bus in Baltimore were stillborn, medical examiner say
The Maryland medical examiner's office has confirmed two fetuses found on a public bus in East Baltimore Saturday afternoon were stillborn.
Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
Howard County Police: Four family members killed, one hospitalized in apparent murder-suicide
Four family members are dead and one is seriously injured in a shooting that Howard County Police described as an apparent murder-suicide.
All of the people involved in the incident are believed to be members of the same family, police said.
There’s a new target for auto thefts in Baltimore County. It’s not Kia or Hyundai.
Baltimore County Police are warning motorists of a sharp rise in auto thefts involving Infinitis compared to 2023.
Baltimore County police advise motorists to lock vehicles and remove all valuables from plain sight.
The most-photographed tree in Cylburn Arboretum is gone
Cylburn Arboretum’s most-photographed tree, a dawn redwood, was destroyed by a lightning strike this week.
An electrical storm felled Cylburn Arboretum’s beloved dawn redwood, a popular natural landmark in Baltimore, on Monday, May 27, 2024.
Vacant and damaged, one former Catholic church may serve as warning about closures to come
St. James the Less Roman Catholic Church once anchored an East Baltimore neighborhood that was home to many German Catholics, but it has languished since the parish was dissolved in the 1980s. A lightning strike sparked a fire in the towering steeple in 2020, and now it's up for sale with a $1 million asking price.
St. James the Less Roman Catholic Church offers a tale of the promise and the pitfalls of offloading historic and expensive-to-maintain religious properties.
Former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder donates Maryland mansion
The American Cancer Society is selling a Montgomery County mansion donated by former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder and his wife Tanya Snyder.
An exterior view of the home, taken from the vantage point of the Potomac River.
Dali cargo ship docks in Baltimore after being moved from Key Bridge wreckage
The Dali on Monday made its way to a nearby marine terminal nearly eight weeks after it struck the Key Bridge.
The Dali cargo ship begins to move on Monday morning from the Key Bridge wreckage site.
Everything you need to know about Preakness 2024
Everything you need to know ahead of the 149th Preakness Stakes.
Jockey John Velazquez tosses black-eyed Susan petals after winning the 2023 Preakness Stakes riding National Treasure.
Under Armour prepares for layoffs as sales decline
Under Armour is preparing to layoff an unspecified number of employees following a drop in sales for North America, the Baltimore-based company’s largest market.
Kevin Plank, founder and executive chairman of Under Armour, speaks during a press conference at Baltimore Peninsula on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.
Rain or shine? Here’s what weather to expect at Preakness Stakes
Forecasters are calling for widespread showers and thunderstorms during Baltimore’s Preakness Stakes.
Horseshoe prints are left in the mud at Herringswell Stables on May 10, 2024.
Controlled explosives used to clear Key Bridge debris off Dali ship
Controlled explosions used to clear debris from Key Bridge, allowing cargo ship Dali to be freed and continue its journey.
Two birds, one a red-winged blackbird, fly past the explosion of the large of of the collapsed Key Bridge on May 13, 2024.
Stevie Wonder, Misty Copeland to speak at Peabody graduations
Stevie Wonder and Misty Copeland will deliver addresses as part of the Peabody Conservatory’s graduation ceremonies May 22.
Stevie Wonder and Misty Copeland will deliver addresses as part of the Peabody Conservatory’s graduation ceremonies May 22.
4 rules of the Merriweather pool: no diving, no glass, no running. And no fans.
Merriweather Post Pavilion have attracted big names in music to the newly renovated facilities thanks in part to a backstage pool.
The venue industry’s most exclusive pool sits behind the main stage at Merriweather Post Pavillon.
Johns Hopkins ‘free Palestine’ protest remains peaceful, but tensions run high
Johns Hopkins University’s encampment has been growing every day into a tense but peaceful stalemate.
Pro-Palestinian protesters have turned a grassy area on Johns Hopkins’ Homewood campus called “the beach” into a tent encampment.
Jim Henson got his start in Maryland. A new documentary on his life is coming to Disney+
A documentary about Jim Henson, who began his career as a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park, is coming to Disney+ next month.
A bearded puppet in a fringe jacket resembling its creator Jim Henson was among the artifacts in the Maryland Center for History and Culture's exhibit, “The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unleashed.”
Stuck cargo ships are picking up some unwanted passengers
A University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science researcher is raising questions about species leaving the Chesapeake Bay on the hulls of ships.
The Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal is seen behind a flotation device on the NS Savannah on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
With HonFest permanently wrapped, a new festival highlighting Hampden is set for June
Small business owners are planning a one-day festival called Hampden Highlights for June 1 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Susannah Siger, left, and Samantha Claassen smile for a portrait in Golden West on Wednesday.
Baltimore Police arrest 59-year-old for cutting, strangling roommate in Roland Park
Baltimore Police have arrested 59-year-old Patrick Cromwell after authorities say he told police he cut and strangled his roommate, Joseph Barranco.
7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
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