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Orioles beat Miami 5-2 and, for a few moments, let the good vibes roll

Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer struck out seven in seven shutout innings Friday night.
Connor Norby and Kyle Stowers return with fond Orioles memories, but their path forward is in Miami
The Orioles dealt the players to the Marlins at last season’s MLB trade deadline.
Marlins outfielder Kyle Stowers takes practice swings from the on-deck circle in the first inning of Friday’s game at Camden Yards. Stowers will represent the Marlins in the All-Star Game.
‘Focusing on keeping people alive’: Baltimore reels after at least 27 hospitalized in mass overdose
As of Friday morning, there were no fatalities, but at least 27 people had been hospitalized for suspected overdoses, officials said.
Mayor Brandon Scott updates the media on the mass overdose in the Penn North neighborhood on Friday morning.
Judge scolds Trump administration for silence on deportation plans for Kilmar Abrego Garcia
A federal judge in Maryland scolded the Trump administration for its “utter refusal” to detail its deportation plans for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, including where the government plans to send him and whether he’ll get a chance to fight his expulsion before he’s whisked away.
This courtroom sketch depicts Kilmar Abrego Garcia sitting in court during his detention hearing on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.
Maryland now mandates detention for teens with repeat offenses while on ankle monitoring
Previously, detaining a Maryland child already on ankle monitoring was optional, even if police requested they be detained.
Betsy Fox Tolentino is the newly appointed acting secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
How to help someone suffering from an opioid overdose
Here’s what you need to know about Narcan, a brand of the overdose-reversal drug naloxone, and how to use it.
Vernard Nelson, a harm reduction director and trainer with Penn North Recovery, hands out Narcan in the Penn North neighborhood on Friday.

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A mother’s emergency petition for her son was denied. He died just over 24 hours later.
Dontae Melton Jr. was pronounced dead around 3 a.m. June 26, hours after being in Baltimore Police custody.
Dontae Melton Jr.
West Baltimore overdoses leave at least 25 hospitalized
There had been no fatalities, but 25 people had been hospitalized for treatment as of Thursday night, according to Lindsey Eldridge, Baltimore City Police Department spokesperson.
Baltimore Police and Baltimore City Fire Department personnel ⁩respond to a call for multiple people experiencing overdose symptoms at the intersection of Pennsylvania and North avenues in West Baltimore on Thursday.
Federal appeals court overturns Marilyn Mosby’s mortgage fraud conviction, upholds perjury verdicts
Mosby, 45, served two terms as the city’s top prosecutor from 2015 to 2023.
Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby addresses a crowd in Greenbelt in 2024, after she was sentenced her to three years of supervised release.
Ravens TE Mark Andrews acknowledges he had to ‘eat a lot of shit’ this offseason after Buffalo drop
"I just know what I can bring and who I am as a player. It’s still there,” said Andrews, who’s entering the last year of his contract.
Tight end Mark Andrews speaks before the introduction of the 2025 Dexcom U season, the only name, image and likeness program for college athletes with diabetes.
Gervonta Davis arrested in Florida, charged with battery against ex-girlfriend
Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta Davis, 30, is accused of slapping his ex-girlfriend multiple times during an altercation on Father's Day.
Gervonta Davis arrives at the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse for a probation violation hearing in March.

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Truck smashes through barrier and plunges off a bridge into the Delaware River
A tractor-trailer cab crashed through a concrete barrier Friday and plunged off the Delaware Memorial Bridge into the Delaware River, authorities said.
This photo provided by Delaware River and Bay Authority shows the scene where a tractor-trailer cab crashed through a concrete barrier and plunged off the Delaware Memorial Bridge into the Delaware River, between Delaware and New Jersey, on Friday, July 11, 2025.
Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA
The president approved Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s request for a major disaster declaration just one day after it was submitted, activating FEMA resources and unlocking assistance for survivors and local governments.
Dan Beazley, left, holds a large cross as he prays with visitors at a memorial for flood victims on Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas.
Art and self-acceptance: What to know about Disability Pride celebration in Baltimore
The third annual Disability Pride Arts Festival in Baltimore will celebrate the history, achievements and experiences of the disability community.
Tyrone Weedon paints at his workstation. His art hangs over his desk.
Not so fast, the Orioles clubhouse says. Despite a trade, don’t call it quits on the season.
To interim manager Tony Mansolino and players, the plan remains: Win as much as possible, keep the team together, make the playoffs.
Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino said it is too early to write the obituary for this season.
The best — and worst — deals from Baltimore County’s Restaurant Week
We analyzed the menus for the eateries participating in Baltimore County’s Restaurant Week to tell you where to go — and where you can skip.
The patio at La Food Marketa.

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Rebranding in the Trump era: Hopkins’ soft-power campaign to save research through persuasion
After the Trump administration launched a broadside attack against the way the federal government has funded major research universities across the country, Hopkins has been forced to wage a campaign of its own.
Carrie Billman, wearing a protective hood, joins colleagues to talk about their research into safeguarding against lethal pathogens at the Hopkins on the Hill research showcase in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2025.
The best — and worst — deals from Baltimore County’s Restaurant Week
We analyzed the menus for the eateries participating in Baltimore County’s Restaurant Week to tell you where to go — and where you can skip.
The patio at La Food Marketa.
Noise from massive military ships at Locust Point could last another 6 months, feds say
The Maritime Administration told Locust Point residents it is working to alleviate the roar caused by the generators of two massive military ships berthed there.
A pair of Navy ships docked near residential homes at North Locust Point on June 5.
Annapolis public housing lawsuit could destroy Mayor Gavin Buckley’s legacy
The outcome of mediation in a class action lawsuit will either free the next Annapolis mayor to move past an ugly history or hobble the city with a crippling payout and more years of litigation.
Yeah, that's columnist Rick Hutzell in the middle of a forum on June 10, 2025 featuring Democratic candidates for mayor of Annapolis, Alderwoman Rhonda Pindell Charles and former alderman Jared Littmann.
How a veteran makeup artist from Baltimore became Hollywood’s ‘earth mother’
Baltimore natives Debi Young and Ngozi Olandu Young have earned respect throughout Hollywood for both their technical brilliance as makeup artists and, perhaps more importantly, their people skills.
Makeup artist Debi Young is a four-time Emmy nominee.
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