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Thunderstorms bring threat of flash flooding, potentially strong winds to region
Scattered thunderstorms Tuesday evening are bringing the threat of flash flooding and damaging winds across the region, with the warning that parts of Anne Arundel County could see up to half a foot of water during high tide.
Cars driving along Compromise Street in Annapolis on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, after a downpour.
For thousands of Maryland’s Ukrainians, the war is never-ending
St. Andrews Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral remains a nexus for organizing humanitarian aid for Ukraine, and a place where Ukrainians in the area come to sustain themselves.
Katrina Hall, attending St. Andrews Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral's Ukrainian Festival, said the Russian invasion has changed the way she thinks about her identity.
3 jobs, 9 roommates: What it’s like for foreign students to work a summer in Ocean City
Ocean City is the most popular destination for the U.S. State Department program that offers foreign university students a chance working and traveling in the U.S. on a J-1 visa.
Teodora Wjacic works a shift as a barista at the All Friends coffee shop in Ocean City.
Excavators, trenches and bonfires: Montgomery County’s bamboo wars
Montgomery County has been battling invasive running bamboo for decades, from backyards and public parks to the County Council.
Mike Honig’s neighborhood association in North Potomac has gathered funds and organized proximate homeowners to battle an ever expanding growth of invasive running bamboo– “Bamboo grows together so tightly that nothing else can survive,” said Honig.
Census data shows Montgomery County has one of the largest proportions of immigrants in US
In 2024, more than 1 in every 3 county residents was born outside the U.S. That ranks 15th out of 841 counties included in census data.
Harford County schools’ book ban tests state law
A book ban in Harford County Public Schools was the Baltimore area’s first test of Maryland's Freedom to Read Act.
AUGUST 18, 2025 - Dozens of protesters stand outside the Harford County Public Schools headquarters to protest the school board's decision to ban a book from school libraries.
City College teens flocked to Mount Vernon eateries. Then came the crackdown.
Baltimore City College High School students line up outside Viccino’s Italian Gourmet restaurant during their lunch break.
Trek Federal Hill joins ‘cascade of closures’ of Baltimore bike shops
The Federal Hill Trek is closing Oct. 11, leaving Baltimore with even fewer bike stores as the industry battles economic headwinds after a COVID-era boom.
A man rides his bike past the Trek shop in the Federal Hill neighborhood of Baltimore.
Back to school means back to teachers supplying their classrooms
Teachers often foot the bill for supplies in their classrooms. Several Baltimore-area community efforts are available to help.
The Exchangeree in Windsor Mill opens its doors to teachers to “shop” for donated supplies for their classrooms.
Having trouble finding a primary care doctor? Medicaid cuts will make it harder.
Nearly a quarter of Maryland adults report that they do not have a source of primary care.
Tensions brew over alleged antisemitism in city schools — and who defines it
In an Aug. 12 letter to the Anti-Defamation League, the parties seek to call attention to their own experiences as Jewish families in Baltimore City Public Schools.
Dozens of Jewish parents, students and teachers of Baltimore City Public Schools co-signed a letter addressed to the Anti-Defamation League, pushing back against allegations of pervasive antisemitism in city schools.
A Chinese restaurant’s solution to tariffs: Go Latin
The owners of Water Song Yunnan Kitchen, a Chinese restaurant in Fells Point, found a solution to Trump's trade war with China.
Hand-pulled fried branzino features Yunnan chili flakes and lime sauce at Water Song Yunnan Kitchen restaurant in Federal Hill.
The program making some Baltimore youth top job candidates in a tough economy
The Baltimore YouthWorks program is making teens top job candidates in today's tough economy. Here are some highlights from this summer's workers.
Youthworks participant Linzy Flores, a rising junior at Western High School, works on her digital art at Art with A Heart on August 4, 2025. The designs will then be put on tangible art, like tote bags, that people can purchase.
Help not wanted: Maryland’s new college grads can’t find jobs
More than 60% of the recent graduating class are pessimistic about their job prospects, according to a survey conducted by Handshake, a virtual job search and match platform.
Israeli-owned business vandalized and covered in red paint: ‘Pure hate crime’
Shocked commuters on Falls Road in East Baltimore County on Thursday morning snapped photos of the aftermath of vandalism the night before that targeted an Israeli-owned kitchen renovation business.
Kitchen Design by Idan, on Falls Rd in East Baltimore county near the city line was vandalized at 11:58pm Wednesday night.
A Maryland family transformed its corner hardware store into an empire
Rick Miller is bringing Zeskind’s Millwork and Specialty Hardware into its 100th year — and back to Southwest Baltimore.
Rick Miller, owner of Zeskind’s, is the fourth generation of the 100-year-old millwork and hardware business.
Cicada killer wasps stop mail in parts of Baltimore
Baltimore residents went weeks without mail. The reason? Wasps. The Postal Service gave no warning — just silence, frustration, and missed medication.
An Eastern cicada killer wasp in the Belair Edison neighborhood on Monday.
Power out? Why BGE plans, and sometimes cancels, outages.
Baltimore Gas and Electric plans necessary outages and then cancels them at the last minute sometimes, causing confusion amongst some customers.
Carbon monoxide exposure at Ocean City beachfront hotel sickens 18
Four people were hospitalized, 13 were treated on-site and one person refused treatment Friday for carbon monoxide exposure at Ashore Resort & Beach Club, Ocean City Fire Department officials said on social media.
Four people were hospitalized and 13 were treated Friday, August 1, 2025, for carbon monoxide exposure at Ashore Resort and Beach Club, Ocean City Fire Department officials said on social media.
A camp for adults with disabilities shows what it means to be included
“Once you turn 18, you are staring at the abyss as far as Jewish programming is concerned," the program’s founder said.
Jessica Bly, center, helps camp attendees dance under a parachute during the Spark Summer Program.
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