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Passengers board a bus at the Mondawmin Transit Hub.
Want better school commutes in Baltimore? First, find out who’s riding the bus
Without data, experts say, it’s all but impossible for school officials and transit planners to find solutions for the thousands of Baltimore City kids who struggle to get to class on time every day.
Commentary: It was already hard for teachers. Then Trump took office.
Students are expected to thrive even as the federal government has instituted hundreds of millions of dollars in education cuts.
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden was fired abruptly by Trump.
President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
The move infuriated Congressional Democrats who accused Trump of attempting to shut down 'history, progress and learning'.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
3 men arrested in connection with 15-year-old boy’s shooting death
Three men were arrested Thursday in connection with the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy on Wednesday in East Baltimore, according to the Baltimore Police Department.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott spoke to Candy Kerr of the Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition and other community advocates at a budget town hall held at Coppin State University on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
Baltimore won millions to fight overdoses, but community groups may get just a fraction
Only $2 million is slated to be available to community organizations interested in applying for grants this upcoming year.

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Alexandria Warrick Adams, executive director of Elev8 Baltimore, said at a Thursday press conference that Maryland communities and children will feel the effects of AmeriCorps cuts.
Maryland loses 550 AmeriCorps positions to Trump administration cuts
Maryland lawmakers and AmeriCorps partners are asking the community to step in to save their organizations and programs as the Trump administration moves to significantly cut the federal agency.
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) Maryland members during a press conference held outside of the Marriott to urge newly elected Archbishop Timothy Broglio to add clerics who abused men or women over the age of 25 to its list of perpetrators.
Archdiocese abuse survivors may have had information exposed in cyber breach
The names and information of victims of sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore may have been compromised by a cybersecurity breach, according to court documents filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
An aerial view of the southernmost section of Liberty Reservoir.
Baltimore region asked to conserve water amid drought, low reservoir levels
Liberty Reservoir, one of the region’s key water resources, has dropped to its lowest point in nearly two decades.
A Taco Bell location on Reisterstown Road in Baltimore on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. O'Brian Lynch of Frederick recently filed a lawsuit in Baltimore Circuit Court against Taco Bell. An employee, Dayquan Harding, 29, of Southwest Baltimore, pleaded guilty in 2023 to first-degree assault and related crimes for pulling a gun on him at the location on Reisterstown Road on Aug. 8, 2022, and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
Taco Bell messed up his order of chicken tacos. Then an employee pulled a gun on him.
O’Brian Lynch recently filed a lawsuit in Baltimore Circuit Court against Taco Bell on two counts: negligent hiring and retention, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Jennifer Dewees, president of MCCEI, speaks at the first Annual Maryland Tradeswomen Summit in March.
Local workforce development organization falls victim to Trump cuts
As the Trump administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion, one of Baltimore's workforce development organizations loses funding.

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Portrait of a silver back gorilla standing in the typical pose on legs and hands
Why do we care if 100 men can beat a gorilla?
There has been a question going around about whether 100 men could take down one silverback gorilla. I needed to know why that would be anything to care about in the first place.
The Baltimore hardcore band Turnstile is pictured sitting on a couch.
What to do in Baltimore this weekend, from a free Turnstile concert to Remfest
Whether you want to mosh at a free Turnstile concert, explore the Remington neighborhood or celebrate Greek food and culture, we’ve got you covered.
15-year-old killed, another teen injured in Baltimore shooting
Two teenagers were shot Wednesday evening in Baltimore, leaving one dead and another injured.
Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott delivers his 2025 State of the City address at the France Merrick Performing Arts Center in downtown Baltimore on Monday, April 21, 2025
Mayor Scott extends protection from ‘predatory’ tax sale, but some want more
It’s become of the mayor’s signature policies, but advocates are pushing him to up the ante.
Baltimore officials trimmed nearly $6 million from income tax projections Wednesday — and may have to trim more later, depending on federal job cuts.
Federal job cuts cost Baltimore tax revenue, punching $5.9 million hole in budget
City officials know of at least 12,000 federal employees who work in Baltimore, but there are untold more who commute to other locations or work from home in the city.

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Renderings show what the redeveloped Pimlico Race Course in Park Heights could look like. The thoroughbred horse racing track is scheduled to be torn down after the 2025 Preakness Stakes and rebuilt in time for the 2027 Preakness Stakes.
Here’s what the rebuilt Pimlico Race Course could look like
After this year’s Preakness Stakes, the historic Pimlico Race Course will be torn down to make way for a reimagined and rebuilt center for thoroughbred horse racing.
The entrance to the recently foreclosed on Vivo Baltimore towers, which were converted from hotels to apartment buildings during the pandemic.
They bet $45M on a downtown Baltimore property. Now it’s worth half that.
After foreclosing on the Vivo Baltimore property last year, a lender bought two residential towers in downtown Baltimore at auction for $25 million.
After a federal investigation spurred by the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore launched its police consent decree in April 2017.
An exodus at Trump’s DOJ is threatening to unravel Baltimore’s federal police oversight
The wave of departures threatens to tilt the 8-year-old court case into dysfunction.
Kingsley Mooney.
Kingsley Mooney, former mortgage banker and expert gardener, was the ‘glue’ of her family
Kingsley Mooney, a former mortgage banker, expert gardener and talented athlete, died April 7 of complications from a stroke. She was 64.
The unassuming exterior of Kong Pocha in Station North belies the deliciousness that awaits.
The Dish: A Baltimore restaurant with a cult following expands to Columbia
Kong Pocha, a restaurant beloved for its Korean fried chicken, adds a new location in Howard County.
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