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April marked the lowest total of any month in any year dating back to 2012.
Baltimore’s homicide rate dropped to a historic low last month, defied racial trends
Baltimore ended April with five homicides, the lowest monthly total in recent memory.
The encampment in Brooklyn Park features several tents in circle with Pam Macapagal's shelter in the center.
Twice as many Baltimoreans needed an emergency shelter in the last 2 years
The number of people using Baltimore’s emergency shelter system for overnight stays has doubled in the last two years, the latest city data shows.
In a still from a video captured by her daughter, Elsy Noemi Berrios is detained by ICE agents after being forcibly removed from her car while on her way to work in March.
Bond denied for Maryland mother whom ICE detained after shattering her car window
The 52-year-old Westminster woman’s arrest by ICE agents while in her car drew national attention.
T-Pain performs during halftime of the AFC Championship game between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs at M&T Bank Stadium in January 2024.
T-Pain, Wyclef Jean to headline slimmed-down Preakness Stakes
Without the usual infield music festival, Preakness 150 is calling on Wyclef Jean and T-Pain to entertain music fans at Baltimore’s annual Triple Crown race.
Fifi the poodle approaches the mud obstacle of the Kinetic Sculpture Race at Patterson Park on May 4, 2024.
What to do in Baltimore this weekend, from the Kinetic Sculpture Race to Flower Mart
Whether you want to cheer on the charming Kinetic Sculpture Race, enjoy plants at Flower Mart or rock out to Linkin Park, we’ve got you covered.
Homes owned by ABC Capital Investments across the city.
State regulators pull license of title company connected to ABC Capital
One of the title companies that handled ABC Capital’s disastrous sale of hundreds of homes to foreign buyers has been stripped of its license.
Thirty-five years ago this spring, "The Cosby Show's" Vanessa Huxtable came to Baltimore to have Big Fun. It turned out not to be so much fun for her, but it made a very cool salt box design by Juliet Ames.
35 years ago, ‘The Cosby Show’ had ‘big fun’ in Baltimore. We still are.
Vanessa Huxtable of “The Cosby Show” came to Baltimore in 1990 to have “big fun.” It turned out not to be so much fun for her, but it was awesome for us Baltimoreans.
TAKOMA PARK, MD - APRIL 4:
Mike Tidwell sits on the stump of an oak tree, in a neighbor’s backyard on Willow Avenue in Takoma Park MD on April 4, 2025. Tidwell’s new book, The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue, talks about the diminishing oak trees and impacts of climate change on his neighborhood.
An original Maryland climate hawk recounts warming’s toll on his block
Not long ago, a lush canopy blanketed Takoma Park’s old homes, but today, hundreds of trees across the city are gone.
University of Maryland Medical System corporate headquarters at 250 West Pratt Street in downtown Baltimore. UMMS is suing the the Maryland corrections department over unpaid prisoner health care bills.
UMMS demands state pay $4.6 million in prisoner health care debt
University of Maryland Medical System’s lawsuit could hinge on a legal debate over what qualifies as a state subcontractor.
Former Coppin State University Police Cpl. Jamar Brockington, who was a 17-year veteran of the force, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Baltimore Circuit Court to misconduct in office and fourth-degree sex offense.
Ex-Coppin State University Police officer pleads guilty to forcibly touching 16-year-old girl
Former Coppin State University Police Cpl. Jamar Brockington pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Baltimore Circuit Court to misconduct in office and fourth-degree sex offense.
“In Bloom” is one of the comics Atomic Books in Hampden gets exclusively through Diamond Comic Distributors. Photographed on Friday, January 17, 2025.
Diamond Comic Distributors’ sale canceled as would-be buyer alleges fraud
Diamond, however, said Saturday that it has new buyers, which will be soon be announced.
Last month, Baltimore’s Department of Transportation said it would start enforcing parking rules on a 24-hour basis.
New Fells Point parking restrictions spark pushback: ‘Already difficult enough’
Residents and business owners in a Baltimore neighborhood said new late-night parking restrictions could drive away customers in the popular nightlife area.
Johns Hopkins University campus
Federal cuts have been brutal for Johns Hopkins. Here’s how its endowment can help.
The university tapped its endowment to replace some research grants, a highly unusual move.
4 BPD officers hospitalized after trying to arrest 29-year-old man
Four Baltimore Police officers were hospitalized after trying to take a 29-year-old man into custody Tuesday morning, officials said.
Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins is playing well after being in a funk during long stretches last year.
Inside the Dugout: Cedric Mullins offers reason for hope
Cedric Mullins’ standout first month feels like the one true bright spot of the Orioles’ sluggish start.
Thirty people were shot, two of them fatally, on July 2, 2023, during an annual event at Brooklyn Homes in Baltimore.
Fifth person sentenced for role in Brooklyn Day mass shooting: ‘A small chapter in his story’
Tristan Jackson, 20, of Hillen, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to conspiracy to commit first-degree assault, second-degree assault, use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence and possession of a regulated firearm under 21.
Firefighters spray water on the smoldering wood piles as fire continues to burn at the Camp Small city wood recycling facility in December.
Camp Small was warned of fire, environmental hazards ahead of massive blaze
The facility was faulted for blocked fire lanes and combustible mulch, but those don't appear to have contributed to the fire.
New research shows that a quarter of residents in Baltimore and Baltimore County describe themselves as entrepreneurs.
An unusually high number of Black Baltimoreans identify as entrepreneurs
New research shows a quarter of residents in Baltimore and Baltimore County describe themselves as entrepreneurs.
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 29: Starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez #31 of the Baltimore Orioles works Jose Abreu #79 of the Chicago White Sox in the first inning at an empty Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 29, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Due to unrest in relation to the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, the two teams played in a stadium closed to the public. Gray, 25, was arrested for possessing a switch blade knife April 12 outside the Gilmor Houses housing project on Baltimore's west side. According to his attorney, Gray died a week later in the hospital from a severe spinal cord injury he received while in police custody.
‘Like playing in a library’: Remembering the Orioles game without fans
Before COVID, there was no blueprint for going about your business in the eerie quiet as a city teetered on the brink.
Rosetta Sands.
Rosetta Sands, trailblazing nursing educator, could make the best of any situation
Rosetta Sands, who improved nursing education for students across Maryland and inspired future generations of Black nurses, died April 8.
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