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Workers at Baltimore’s Hilton Inner Harbor are pushing for wage increases and better working conditions.
Strike imminent? Hilton workers vote to end contract with city-owned hotel
Union workers at Baltimore’s Hilton Inner Harbor voted against a contract extension, clearing the way for members potentially to call a strike.
A 52-year-old Owings Mills man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in scams while posing as a government official dealing in gold bars.
Alleged Baltimore County gold bar scammer arrested in Montgomery County
A 52-year-old Owings Mills man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in scams while posing as a government official dealing in gold bars.
The Baltimore Fire Department and BGE responded to a gas explosion in the 1500 block of Ridgley Street in south Baltimore on Nov. 18, 2023.
Gas leaks in Baltimore are costing taxpayers millions
A 15-year study estimated the financial burden placed on first responders and emergency resources due to gas leaks incidents. When Baltimore firefighters respond, it’s costly.
Friends and family of Cortez Lemon Jr. blow bubbles to honor the 14-year-old stabbing victim following a vigil at Leith Walk Elementary Middle School on July 22, 2024.
He was 2 when he lost his dad in a stabbing. Then he died the same way.
In the two weeks since 14-year-old Cortez Lemon Jr. was fatally stabbed on an MTA bus in Baltimore July 10, multiple vigils have been held to remember the young man they called “Bubbles.”
6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
Baltimore County grand jury indicts teacher accused of sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl
Lewis M. Laury Jr., 24, a U.S. history teacher who taught at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School in Baltimore, faces 24 counts, including second-degree rape and sexual assault in the third degree. He is awaiting trial at the Baltimore County Detention Center.
Crowds and long lines form inside BWI after a global tech outage grounded all flights on Friday, July 19, 2024.
Global outage dinged BWI, Maryland hospitals, government and courts
Marylanders awoke Friday to widespread reports of a global technology outage disrupting transportation, courts, tolls, some of the state’s hospital systems and local governments.
Children are seen holding signs opposing the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project in Carroll County at a public information session held at the Westminster Senior Center on July 11, 2024.
Angry residents push back against proposed 70-mile power line across Central Maryland
The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project would bring a 70-mile energy transmission line to central Maryland. But the plan to slice through three counties to fuel data centers is worrying residents in Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties.
The Maryland State Police logo.
One person killed when small plane crashes into river on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Maryland law enforcement officials and the NTSB are investigating a small plane crash that is believed to have left a person dead in Royal Oak on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Rapper Logan Reich says his social media antics have given his musical career a boost.
He jumped into the Inner Harbor to make a song go viral. He got more than just likes.
For 25 days in a row, Logan Reich plunged into the water in an attempt to promote his new song “Get Rich or Die Trying.” The 22-year-old said the promotional tactic “forced the city to put their eyes on him.”
Randoph “Randy” Edwin Abrams is pictured addressing the congregation at Rising Sun First Baptist Church in Catonsville. He died at age 74.
Randy Abrams, longtime Social Security Administration executive, dies at 74
Social Security Administration executive Randolph “Randy” Edwin Abrams died at 74 of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. A public viewing will be held July 11, while a graveside service will take place July 12.
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat approached the Dali cargo ship, which toppled the Francis Scott Key bridge in March, on April 25, 2024.
Survivor of Key Bridge collapse: ‘I looked at the bridge and it was no longer there’
In an exclusive Wednesday interview with NBC News’ Tom Llamas, Julio Cervantes said he saw family members disappear to his left and right into the water beneath them.
6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
Woman, grandmother identified as victims in Baltimore County double homicide
Baltimore County Police continue to investigate the killings of a young woman and her grandmother in their Middle River home over the weekend. They were found to have “apparent trauma to the upper body.”
6/16/22—A Baltimore County Police Officer’s polo patch.
Judge denies bail for teacher and law student accused of sexually assaulting 12-year-old
Maryland District Court Judge Marsha Russell declined to release Laury, who will await trial in the Baltimore County Detention Center. Russell deemed Laury a threat to the public based on the charges and the alleged sexual contact with a minor.
6/16/22—A Baltimore County Police Officer’s polo patch.
Baltimore teacher charged with rape in 12-year-old girl’s missing person case
Baltimore City school teacher Lewis M. Laury Jr., 24, was arrested in connection with the case of a 12-year-old Pikesville girl who went missing for a week.
Tayzha Alona Warren, 12, holds an Easter basket during a gathering in April. (Photo courtesy of Mia Brooks)
Pikesville 12-year-old found after going missing for a week
Tayzha Alona Warren, 12, has been found after being missing for a week, Baltimore County Police said Thursday.
6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
Baltimore County teacher charged with sexual abuse of a student ordered to home detention
Baltimore County detectives arrest Randallstown High School teacher and charge him with sexually abusing a minor.
An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
Speedsters beware: Anne Arundel traffic cameras go live Monday near several schools
Anne Arundel County installs first-ever speed cameras to increase roadway safety and reduce traffic fatalities and injuries.
The Under Armour sign shines with rainbow colors over the Inner Harbor on June 29, 2023.
Under Armour reaches $434 million settlement to end shareholder lawsuit claims
The settlement comes ahead of a jury trial scheduled to take place in the U.S. District Court for Maryland on July 15. The settlement must be approved by U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett.
Two stray pit bull terriers were roaming North Pulaski Street around 9 p.m. on June 14, 2024 when they mauled three people. A 54-year-old woman died at the scene, according to police.
A West Baltimore man tried to help a neighbor as stray pit bulls attacked. Then he feared for his life.
A West Baltimore man said he feared for his life when he tried to help a 67-year-old woman being attacked by pit bulls and the dogs turned on him. Police say one woman was killed and two people were injured when stray pit bulls attacked people last weekend.
The current processing times to renew a passport is six to eight weeks for routine service and two to three weeks for expedited service.
You can now renew a passport online. Here’s what Marylanders need to know.
The State Department is testing a new online passport renewal system, which it says will make the renewal process easier and faster.
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