Climate & environment

Residents of Baltimore and Howard counties have spotted a young black bear roaming backyards and shopping centers in recent weeks.

Maryland is likely to see summer temperatures that are higher than average, according to the outlook published by the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center.

There are an estimated 238 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay this year, down from an estimated 317 million last year.

The nation’s largest public power company submitted a construction permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a small nuclear reactor.

Swimmer Katie Pumphrey cut short her second attempt to swim from the Chesapeake Bay to the Inner Harbor.

The overflow was considered a sanitary sewage overflow, which means raw sewage was released, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Children left schools in boats as 5 inches of rain deluged parts of Allegany and Garrett counties last week.

National Weather Service meteorologists have confirmed a tornado with maximum winds of 110 mph blew east through Baltimore into Dundalk on Friday evening.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore vetoed a bill requiring a study of reparations for the lingering effects of slavery and state-sanctioned discrimination, pledging he’ll move forward with his own proposals.

Severe thunderstorms rocked the Baltimore area early Friday evening, leaving tens of thousands without power and briefly bringing a tornado warning.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across Maryland on Friday, from midday through the early evening hours.

Heavy rains this week led to the worst flooding parts of Allegany County has seen in nearly 30 years. Gov. Wes Moore declared a state of emergency.

After some record-breaking rainfall Tuesday night, the Baltimore area will likely continue to have cloudy, stormy weather over the week.

This is the time of year for Baltimore’s birds – those pint-sized songsters whose bold tangerine sets off beautifully against the green trees.

Allegany County spokesperson Kati Kenney said responders used rescue boats to safely evacuate a school. About 150 students and 50 adults were evacuated during 15 boat trips.

The forecast for Preakness Stakes 2025? Showers and a chance of storms on the day of the big race.

A new report by Blue Water Baltimore found that water quality has declined somewhat in the harbor and its watershed since 2013.

Oysters occupy a special place in Maryland. Dubbed a keystone species, oysters sit at the intersection of environmental concerns, political wrangling, and a legacy economy that basically built Baltimore.

Nearly 1.3 million gallons of sewage overflowed in a Columbia townhouse community, the county health department said Friday. The agency has issued a precautionary health alert.

Liberty Reservoir, one of the region’s key water resources, has dropped to its lowest point in nearly two decades.