Eyeing stimulus money for Westport development

Seven months after the Baltimore City Council gave the green light to borrowing $160 million for the planned Westport development, investors have shown no interest in the bonds, leading some city officials to fear that the ambitious project will be delayed.

Building on Historic Register gets new life

The first tenants are moving into Miller's Court, a $20 million conversion of a North Baltimore factory building designed to house young teachers and non-profit organizations.

 
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Fire forces Bethel AME Church to move Sunday services

The congregation of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Druid Hill Avenue will hold...

City can proceed with Wells Fargo lawsuit

A federal judge on Thursday denied Wells Fargo's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Baltimore over...

City teen to face trial as adult in attempted rape

A Baltimore teenager who has confessed to attempting to rape a 22-year-old baby-sitter during a...

Newest frontier for social media: transplants

Robert Imes, a painter and mechanic at Johns Hopkins Hospital, had been too sick to work for...

City woman gets year for assault on son's teacher

A Baltimore Circuit Court judge sentenced the mother of a city elementary school student this...

Man critical after shooting in Westport near parkway

A man was shot several times in the back late Thursday in the Westport neighborhood of Baltimore,...

Police report 3 nonfatal shootings in city

Three people were shot in a six-hour span beginning about 7 p.m. Wednesday, Baltimore police said....

Police identify man fatally stabbed in West Baltimore

Police on Thursday identified a man stabbed to death this week at a West Baltimore intersection.

Jury fails to impose death penalty in 'Special' case

A federal jury on Wednesday failed to agree on a death sentence, sparing the lives of two...

At former PAL centers, a transition

Officer Phil Dixon (pictured) has been working in the Police Athletic League for five years, the...

Off-leash hours in parks still need working out

Nearly two months after Baltimore's City Council voted to pursue creating off-leash dog hours in...

Questions developed for school hopefuls

The Maryland State Board of Education has developed a series of questions it will ask city school...

City killings up 8%, but behind recent years

Baltimore ended the first half of 2009 with an 8 percent increase in homicides compared with the...

City to sell surplus land to developer at steep discount

Baltimore city officials agreed unanimously at the Board of Estimates meeting Wednesday to sell 98...

City's Metro passes round of 'integrity tests'

A Maryland Transit Administration official said early Wednesday morning that Baltimore's Metro...

Stadium playground due to rise from the ashes

A community playground at the former site of Baltimore's Memorial Stadium will officially rise...

Lane of Baltimore Street closed downtown after minor collapse

The right lane on the south side of Baltimore Street was closed Wednesday afternoon between...

Unidentified man fatally stabbed in West Baltimore

An unidentified man was fatally stabbed about 11:20 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Harlem and...

Petition asks Dixon's removal

A Baltimore man petitioned Tuesday to have Mayor Sheila Dixon removed from office, arguing in...

Baltimore still losing population

Baltimore's population continues to drop, losing 3,231 people during the year that ended July 1,...