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    Exterior of Princeton Sports as seen on February 1, 2025 in Baltimore, MD.
    Longtime home of Baltimore County’s Princeton Sports gets a new owner
    Crosby Jenkins, a Mount Vernon interior design firm, purchased the longtime location of Princeton Sports in Baltimore County.
    A colorized scan of a microscopic image of E. coli bacteria. The bacteria are tiny red ovals on a purple background
    Ground beef sold at Whole Foods nationwide may be tainted with E. coli, USDA says
    Ground beef sold nationwide from Whole Foods could be contaminated with E. coli, though no sicknesses have been reported.
    Around 8 p.m. on Monday, June 2, 2025, a 64-year-old man drove a pick-up truck into the building at the corner of Federal Street and N. Patterson Park Avenue, according to police.
    Baltimore rowhome that collapsed after crash has been hit multiple times, owner says
    The rowhome partially collapsed after a support structure was destroyed when a truck crashed into the building.
    The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has suspended the license of Advantage Sentencing Alternative Programs, Inc.
    Home detention agency’s license revoked after teen under its supervision charged with murder
    The state Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has suspended the operational license of Advantage Sentencing Alternative Programs, Inc.
    Officers found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames when they responded to the parking lot of the Tropic Bay Aquatic Garden Center in Davidsonville last month.
    As possible video of Anne Arundel blaze circulates, new details behind killing emerge
    Investigators offered a detailed description in charging documents of how they connected Jonah Michael Poole and Kylee Alyssa Dakes to the killing of Annapolis' Edward Stephen Koza.
    Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier said she decided to "go by the charter" and require Kelly Madigan to re-apply for her job.
    Klausmeier says Inspector General Kelly Madigan never asked to keep the job
    Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier said the county’s first inspector general never asked to be re-appointed to her position.
    The Druid Hill Park walking loop in Baltimore was recently reopened.
    Druid Hill Park’s walking loop is finally back, but construction isn’t over
    Walking routines, workout momentums and impromptu daylight getaways are back since the walking loop reopened.
    Baltimore County Public School teachers will not perform any work outside of their contractually obligated hours, according to the Teachers Association of Baltimore County.
    Teachers in Baltimore County are stopping their work days on time. It’s a protest over pay.
    Baltimore County Public Schools teachers will not perform any work outside of their contractually obligated hours, according to the Teachers Association of Baltimore County.
    Dick Story.
    Dick Story, prominent economic development executive, was ‘the voice of Howard County’
    Story, the longtime CEO of the Howard County Economic Development Authority, died May 23 of kidney cancer. He was 79.
    Wildfire smoke from Canada could create hazy conditions in Baltimore this week, though the air quality is not expected to diminish like it did in 2023.
    Canadian wildfire smoke could cloud Baltimore region Tuesday
    Baltimore skies might be hazy because of Canadian wildfire smoke, but the air quality is not expected to diminish.
    The lawsuits add to a growing pile of child sexual abuse claims filed in Maryland since  the state eliminated its statute of limitations for such cases.
    Baltimore schools sued for failing to protect students from predatory teacher
    Three women are suing Baltimore’s public school system, alleging they were sexually abused by a special education teacher decades ago while administrators failed to protect students from his predatory behavior.
    Though rain has helped, drought conditions persist in Maryland, especially around Baltimore County.
    Central Maryland remains in drought, though conditions have improved statewide
    Though rain has helped, drought conditions persist in Maryland.
    Officers found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames when they responded to the parking lot of the Tropic Bay Aquatic Garden Center in Davidsonville last month.
    Anne Arundel teens charged in grisly killing were in relationship and set to graduate, police say
    Jonah Michael Poole and Kylee Alyssa Dakes, both 18, have both been charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and arson.
    Over the years, Baltimoreans have reported seeing several unexpected animals roaming the streets.
    What in the Jumanji? Bear, baboon and alligator sightings in Maryland
    Baltimoreans will sometimes report seeing an unexpected animal roaming the streets — and we are delighted by it and not always wrong.
    Officials said 21 million gallons of partially-treated wastewater from Baltimore’s Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant seeped into the headwaters of the Patapsco River to the mouth of Bodkin Creek.
    21M gallons of partially treated sewage seep into Patapsco River from Baltimore water treatment plant
    The Baltimore City Department of Public Works released a statement about the water overflow confirming it was not a health hazard
    Cars drive past the “Charm’tastic Mile” sign in downtown Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, November 27, 2024.
    Letter: Baltimore, please do something about dangerous drivers
    Gary Proctor of Baltimore bemoans the lack of traffic enforcement to stop dangerous drivers.
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    Baltimore Orioles owner David Rubenstein takes questions from reporters during Spring Training in Sarasota, Fla., in February.
    Letter: Dear Orioles owner David Rubenstein — you may have a brand problem
    Jason Dittrich says when it comes to the Orioles, David Rubenstein has a branding problem.
    Baltimore City firefighters mop up a five-alarm fire on the 3400 block of Keswick Road in October 2024.
    A string of fires in Hampden has left neighbors suspicious and on edge
    Rumors are swirling in the aftermath of four fires on Keswick Road in the Hampden neighborhood in Baltimore City.
    Katrina Schmidt watches a storm grow stronger from inside the lobby of Camden Yards on Friday, May 30, 2025.
    Tornado, flash flood warnings issued for Maryland counties
    The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for parts of Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.
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