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Missed the northern lights in Maryland? You might be able to spot them tonight.
Sky-gazers across Maryland snapped photos Tuesday of the night sky with colorful hues of magenta, teal and purple.
The northern lights again made an appearance in Maryland skies on Tuesday night, seen here in Lisbon.
You can still climb the ruins of one of the Baltimore area’s last company towns
Daniels, once a thriving Baltimore County community, offers century-old stones, rusted-out cars and spectacular scenery.
Nailah Agbodjogbe, of Towson, explores the ruins of Daniels, an old company town.
Extreme Cold Alert issued for Montgomery County
Montgomery County officials issued an Extreme Cold Alert beginning Tuesday night and extending through 9 a.m Wednesday.
Montgomery County officials want people to bundle up. They issued a cold weather alert that ends Wednesday morning.
Maryland sees first snow of the season as temperatures drop statewide
Maryland’s first cold snap of the season has arrived, bringing snow in the mountains, freezing temperatures to its southern counties and a sharp temperature drop statewide.
Parts of Western Maryland could see up to 4 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service.
Decades-long Chesapeake Bay cleanup pushed off to 2040. Some worry it’s not enough.
Officials from Maryland, home to the Chesapeake’s largest and most depleted waters, had pushed for loftier goals but were outvoted by other states.
An eroded Chesapeake Bay shoreline is seen on Middle Hoopers Island.
Maryland preps for winter as NOAA predicts warmer temperatures
While the weather will bring a chill to the Baltimore area this week, a warmer winter could be ahead in Maryland, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Looks Much Better Now mural is seen on 22nd Street early February, 12, 2025, following a snowstorm that started the previous evening.
Maryland says Patapsco needs radio tower for safety. Neighbors call it a ‘Tower of Terror.’
Patapsco Valley State Park needs a radio tower for better communication. Neighbors, however, call it a 'Tower of Terror' and are against the project back by Maryland officials.
A Patapsco Valley State Park maintenance facility along Hilton Avenue in Catonsville, where a 350-foot radio tower is proposed to be built.
Super moon and strong winds drive low-water advisory in Baltimore Harbor
A combination of high winds and a super moon, when the moon’s orbit brought it closer to Earth, is to blame for a low-water advisory for Baltimore Inner Harbor.
Water levels are low in Baltimore's Inner Harbor as the tide starts to come in on Thursday.
Paul Pinsky, head of Maryland Energy Administration, retires
After nearly 40 years of pushing for progressive change on environmental and educational policy, Maryland Energy Administration leader Paul Pinsky is retiring from public service.
Paul Pinsky, director of the Maryland Energy Administration, speaks during a panel on energy and the environment during the Baltimore Banner’s Inside the Legislative Session event.
Musician Billie Eilish donates $11,000 to Howard County Conservancy climate program
Musician Billie Eilish donates $11,000 to the Howard County Conservancy Youth Climate Institute.
Billie Eilish, shown performing in May at the Barclays Center in New York City, gave $11,000 to the Howard County Conservancy’s Youth Climate Institute.
This little fish is the center of a big debate in the Chesapeake Bay
No one — fisherman, conservationist or scientist — can say for certain how “the most important fish” is really faring in the Chesapeake Bay.
Menhaden caught by a small-scale waterman in Maryland.
Heavy rain floods parts of Baltimore area, prompting coastal advisories and road closures
A low-pressure system brought upward of 2 inches of rain to the Baltimore region Thursday, weather officials said, causing flooding in some areas.
Fells Point streets flood after a heavy rainstorm Thursday.
Marylanders with ties to Jamaica wait, worry and pray for loved ones
When Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, Seymour Clarke could only watch from afar — glued to his phone as videos of flooding and destruction filled his screen and messages from family back home trickled in.
Residents walk through Lacovia Tombstone, Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.
Can Baltimore’s Inner Harbor makeover prevent another stinky pistachio tide?
While thermal inversions like the one Baltimore’s harbor just experienced happen naturally, humans have made the consequences worse.
The water in Baltimore's Inner Harbor is bright green on Wednesday as Blue Water Baltimore calls the event the most widespread "pistachio tide" they've seen.
Columbia earthquake caused ‘substantial’ water main break at Howard Community College
Howard Community College traced a “substantial” water main breach on its main campus to the magnitude 2.5 earthquake near Columbia.
The campus of Howard Community College is seen along Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia.
Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead in trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, fallen utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday.
Residents stand on the wreckage of a house destroyed by Hurricane Melissa in Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Halloween forecast: Breezy and cool, but rain should be over before trick-or-treating
The Baltimore region will see some rain this week, but the weather is expected to dry up in time for trick-or-treating on Friday.
It will be breezy on Halloween, according to the National Weather Service, but there won’t be any rain.
World’s largest sailing cargo ship headed to Baltimore on inaugural voyage
With towering 300-foot sails — which need to be lowered to fit under the Bay Bridge — the Neoliner Origin will regularly unload automobiles, bottles of Hennessy and even cruising passengers at the Dundalk Marine Terminal.
The Neoliner Origin, pictured during a sea trial earlier this year, has two mainsails and two jibs.
Rain and coastal flooding expected for ‘abnormally dry’ Maryland
For an “abnormally dry Maryland,” rain will soon come as meteorologists predict 1-2 inches could fall across the region between Wednesday and Thursday.
Cars drive on West Nursery Road near BWI during a thunderstorm in the Baltimore, Md. region on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
Columbia’s earthquake wasn’t its first and likely won’t be its last
Maybe you missed the Columbia earthquake Monday. The magnitude 2.5 quake that jostled Howard County and surrounding areas around 5:17 p.m. was relatively gentle as far as seismic activity goes. Here’s what you should know about Maryland’s shaky ground.
A partial screenshot of the Soldier's Delight Station (SDMD) Helicorder Record for an earthquake in Columbia on Monday shows the measurement of the up-and-down movement of the earth in red, and a much smaller subsequent side-to-side movement in blue.
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