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    16-year-old pedestrian killed in Kensington crash
    The collision occurred about 9:15 p.m. in the 3500 block of University Boulevard West.
    What Marylanders should know as copperhead snakes become more active in fall
    State officials are reminding Marylanders that eastern copperheads, one of two venomous snakes in the state, will become more active as the weather gets cooler.
    The Eastern copperhead is a venomous pit viper, with a very distinctive triangular-shaped head.
    Teenager accused in Rodgers Forge shooting to be tried as an adult, judge rules
    The teenager accused of shooting a Towson man during an armed robbery in an alley of Rodgers Forge last year will have his case tried in adult court, a judge ruled Friday.
    An alley is seen behind the 400-block of Dunkirk Road in Rodgers Forge. Two teens are being charged as adults for attempted first-degree murder, assault and related gun charges in an attack on neighborhood resident Mark McKenzie.
    Mother’s loss fuels life-saving contest in Montgomery County
    A video competition on the dangers of fentanyl includes $15,000 in prize money for middle and high school students.
    Jenn Pisarra poses for a portrait in Rockville, Md.
    Between boon and boondoggle, the Purple Line winds toward completion
    Years of delays and cost overruns have ballooned the cost of the Purple Line to an estimated $9.5 billion. Now, the massive transit project is winding toward completion.
    Crews run dynamic testing of the Purple Line light rail vehicles at the New Carrollton station. The expanded testing schedule started in August.
    Baltimore-based Volo Kids Foundation celebrates 10 years of bringing free sports to kids
    In the 15 years since its founding, Volo Sports has grown to be the largest provider of social sports in the nation. And the company’s nonprofit arm, launched in 2015, has grown too.
    Volo Kids Foundation National Program Manager Jeffry Pabon, center, brings coaches and kids in for a cheer after a rousing game of flag football at the Volo Kids Foundation’s 10th-anniversary party at Club Volo Brewers Hill in Baltimore.
    Princeton Sports alumni open new bike and ski shop in Baltimore County
    Corey Adams and Gregory Doda, former employees of the beloved Princeton Sports in Baltimore County, have opened their own bike and ski shop — right behind the old store.
    Corey Adams, left, and Gregory Doda work together inside their shop, Peak Bicycle and Ski, in Baltimore.
    Inside the not-so-secret society of Baltimore artists painting people’s faces
    This is the 100 Heads Society, where friends and strangers dedicate their Monday evenings to honing their portraiture skills.
    AUGUST 25, 2025 - Evelyn sits for a portrait with 100 Heads Society in August.
    3 jobs, 9 roommates: What it’s like for foreign students to work a summer in Ocean City
    Ocean City is the most popular destination for the U.S. State Department program that offers foreign university students a chance working and traveling in the U.S. on a J-1 visa.
    Teodora Wjacic works a shift as a barista at the All Friends coffee shop in Ocean City.
    Dundalk shooting victim ID’d in Baltimore County’s second homicide this week
    In the predawn hours Wednesday, Baltimore County Police responded to call about a shooting that killed Marcos Molina-Saravia.
    A 35-year-old man suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was found dead in a residential neighborhood in Northeast Dundalk down the block from Phillips Inn Restaurant off Portship Road on Wednesday.
    2 shootings and vacant building fire leave 3 dead in Baltimore in 6 hours
    Within a span of six hours, three people died in Baltimore from shootings and a vacant building fire, police said.
    A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
    Hundreds attend vigil for student killed in Harford County school bus crash
    Hundreds gathered on the field at C. Milton Wright High School on Friday night, including classmates, teachers, coaches, close friends, and the family of 16-year-old Blake Elliot. 
    Vigil was held at C. Milton Wright High School in Bel Air, Maryland on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 for 16 year-old Blake Elliot who was killed in a crash involving a school bus Thursday afternoon.
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    This Baltimore man earned a diploma while juggling work and family. But he’s not done.
    After 15 years away from the classroom, a Baltimore man on Friday achieved his goal, joining more than 50 graduates from the Excel Center, a free adult high school for Maryland students.
    Antonio Pennix holds his sons Avion and Avi after his commencement ceremony at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, on Friday.
    19-year-old man shot near Forest Park High School after football game
    A 19-year-old was shot and injured outside of Forest Park High School in Northwest Baltimore Friday evening, police said. The teenager is in stable condition.
    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.
    Vigilante mom sentenced to 20 years for Columbia shooting of two teens
    Vigilante mom Dieneba Sekou Traore was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday after a Howard County jury found her guilty of shooting two teens in downtown Columbia.
    A Columbia woman is facing charges in Howard County tied to an Oct. 12 shooting that injured two teenagers in a grassy area adjacent to the Giant Foods parking lot on Centre Park Drive.
    Anne Arundel teen sentenced to 18 months in jail for Meade High stabbing
    An 18-year-old was sentenced Friday to 18 months in jail for stabbing a fellow student at Meade High School in January.
    Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025 — The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County in Annapolis.
    Hearing in mass shooting case renews attention to Anne Arundel state’s attorney’s actions
    Defense attorneys for a man accused of shooting six people in Annapolis in 2023 want his charges dismissed, accusing Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess of misconduct during his February trial.
    Annapolis police respond to a quadruple shooting on Paddington Place near Edgewood on Sunday night, June 11, 2023. At least one person was killed.
    Brace for another busy traffic weekend in Baltimore
    Several festivals and events mean parking restrictions and road closures will be in effect around downtown this weekend and on Monday.
    People in lawn chairs listen to MC Lyte’s set in the foreground as people in the background closer to the stage stand.
    Locust Point residents cheered when noisy military ships left. Then one came back.
    Locust Point residents thought their wishes had been granted Wednesday when two massive and noisy military cargo ships left the spot where they’d been berthed since June. But then one returned.
    The spot where two massive military cargo ships were berthed in Locust Point was empty Wednesday morning.
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