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    A piece of the war in Ukraine is playing out in Maryland after a Russian is charged with hacking
    An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for 22-year-old Amin Timovich Stigal, who is charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and damage.
    The FBI is seeking information about 22-year-old Amin Timovich Stigal, a Russian national charged in Maryland with plotting to hack computers and infrastructure in Ukraine and allied countries.
    Baltimore woman completes historic swim to Inner Harbor
    Katie Pumphrey completed a more than 24-mile swim from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to the Harborplace Amphitheater in the Inner Harbor.
    Katie Humphrey holds up a hand heart to her supporters after completing her 24-mile swim at the Inner Harbor.
    Baltimore Police identify person who drowned near Baltimore Peninsula
    Marquis Whitfield, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene after the city’s dive team pulled him to the shore, according to Baltimore Police.
    The safety marker in the Inner Harbor near Port Covington. Baltimore Fire Department officials say one person drowned June 22, 2024, after swimming past the marker.
    Light rail or bus rapid transit? Officials near announcement on mode of future Red Line.
    State and city officials are gearing up to make a major announcement regarding the planned Red Line transit project in the coming days. A key question is whether the project will be light rail or bus rapid transit.
    State officials have said an announcement on whether Baltimore will get roughly 14 miles of new light rail track or dedicated rapid bus lanes will be made before the end of June.
    Salt marsh habitat on the Inner Harbor to open to the public in early August
    The exhibit, including the walkable floating dock, spans to 10,000 feet. Admission will be free, and it will operate the same hours as the aquarium, which is open between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. from Sunday through Thursday and until 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
    “Harbor Wetland,” a National Aquarium floating exhibit that re-creates a salt marsh habitat, will be open to the public Aug. 9, near the date of the aquarium’s 43rd anniversary.
    The oldest snowball stand in the U.S. got a makeover. Not everyone was happy.
    Out with the crushed ice and Koldkiss, in with the shaved ice and French syrups: The Peggy at Walther Gardens, the oldest snowball stand in the country, looks to redefine the sweet treat.
    The Peggy snowball stand carries all the classics, including egg custard with marshmallow topping.
    Maryland pickleball equipment serves legal volley at sport’s governing body over paddle ban
    Sport Squad, Inc., which does business as JOOLA, is seeking $100 million in damages. JOOLA, based in Rockville, is also seeking an injunction requiring the USA Pickleball Association to approve the nine pickleball paddles it rejected and make them eligible for use in competition.
    A Maryland-based pickleball equipment maker is suing USA Pickleball, seeking to force the governing body to approve its paddles for use in competition in the fast-growing sport.
    Baltimore’s once-thriving Polish community takes another hit in Catholic Church reorganization
    Baltimore's Holy Rosary Catholic Church was long a beacon for Polish families. Its parish will soon merge with a Latino one.
    Holy Rosary church hosts the Polish festival every fall.
    Strangers making small talk bonded over connection to overdose victim
    One of the last people to see Devon Wellington alive, before he overdosed in 2021, has developed a relationship with the man’s mother. She taught him how to use Narcan, and they recently attended a street renaming event together.
    Donna Bruce waves her praise flags through the newly renamed street, Devon Wellington’s Way after the ceremonial street signing, in Baltimore, June 5, 2024.
    Maryland-based pickleball paddle maker facing proposed class-action lawsuit
    The case was filed June 6 in U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Gregory Matus, a Fort Lauderdale resident, said Sport Squad, Inc., which does business as JOOLA, marketed and sold pickleball paddles as if USA Pickleball had approved them.
    Pickleball has grown popular in the past few years, and is one of the fastest growing sports in the US.
    Summer heat has arrived. Here are the hours and rules for Baltimore’s pools.
    There are rules and procedures, including setting up an account with Recreation and Parks, you need to keep in mind before heading out.
    Roosevelt Park Pool and most of the other city pools are opening, some with extended hours, after a lifeguard shortage caused closures over the last few years since the pandemic. Pool goers don't need to worry about that this year!
    Moore pushes cleaner home and water heating options to combat climate change
    An executive order from the governor requires new standards for using low-emission electric options for new and replacement heating equipment in homes, such as furnaces and water heaters.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks with students on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership School in East Baltimore. He visited the school to sign an executive order on climate change.
    ACLU says a Howard County school is trying to silence students over Israel-Hamas war
    The letter, which focuses on River Hill High School, said Principal Robert Motley and Assistant Principal Allison Volinsky are violating district policy and the First Amendment rights of the students.
    The exterior of River Hill High School in Howard County on Feb. 7, 2024.
    4 suspended, 1 injured after brawl at BWI; fight caught on video
    Four employees of a Spirit Airlines vendor have been suspended after they fought with a fifth person at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    A fight between vendors working for a Spirit Airlines and a fifth person at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport was caught on video. The four contractors working for the vendor have been suspended.
    A man accused his ex of a campaign of online attacks. The FBI says he was the stalker.
    The FBI affidavit unsealed Friday in U.S. District Court in Maryland lays out a series of allegations of stalking, using spoofed phone numbers and text messages aimed at the targeted woman.
    Richard Michael Roe is charged with cyberstalking and is currently free on $100,000 bond. He pleaded not guilty at an initial appearance.
    They bonded over the Grateful Dead. Now friends of a slain trans woman honor her at a festival
    The festival — they are calling it MegFest — was supposed to pair up with the day of the trial of the man who fatally shot her. It is supposed to bring closure to a community that is still piecing together what happened that night in December.
    Meghan Lewis' life is honored with a candle lit memorial in Bel Air, MD on Jan 2, 2024.
    City Council candidates keep narrow leads after additional batch of mail ballots
    About 25,000 outstanding votes were expected to help decide at least three closely contested City Council races that have not yet declared winners.
    Baltimore City Hall
    Mark Parker declares victory in Baltimore’s 1st District City Council race
    The pastor at Breath of God Lutheran Church and a familiar face in Highlandtown would take over the seat of Zeke Cohen, who endorsed Parker earlier this year and declared victory in his bid for City Council president.
    Mark Parker, Joseph Koehler and Liam Davis are running for Baltimore City Council in District 1.
    Jones hopes union support will overcome Stokes’ deep roots in 12th District
    The East Baltimore district has been reshaped, adding Little Italy and Harbor East to neighborhoods including Greenmount West, Oldtown and Remington.
    Councilman Robert Stokes gives brief remarks about his optimism in the community cleaning program called Clean Core, on E 20th and Kennedy St., in East Baltimore on February 6, 2023.
    They shared a name — but not a future. How 2 kids fought to escape poverty in Baltimore.
    Two kids named Antonio grew up together in the streets of east Baltimore surrounded by poverty and gun violence. But only one would make it out alive.
    Antonio Lee’s mother is comforted while mourning her son at a vigil, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, in Baltimore. Lee, 19, was shot and killed while squeegeeing in Baltimore. Lee and childhood friend Antonio Moore grew up together in the streets of east Baltimore, surrounded by poverty and gun violence. But only one would make it out alive. Moore is a successful real estate investor and marketing consultant. Lee was shot and killed last summer, four months before his 20th birthday.
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