The vote count continued Saturday in the Democratic primary for Baltimore mayor, with former Mayor Sheila Dixon holding a lead and a chief rival’s campaign saying a lot of things "have gone wrong” in the election process.
Dozens of demonstrators descended on a Middle River crabhouse Saturday afternoon to confront its operator over racist comments posted to social media.
Demonstrations against racism and police brutality continued for a ninth day on Saturday in the Baltimore region.
In the Baltimore City Council president race, Del. Nick Mosby maintains his lead in the most recent returns.
Councilman Bill Henry widens his lead over Joan Pratt as ballots in comptroller's race are counted.
Seventeen Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church parishioners have died from COVID-19 — three of them after waiting but being unable to get one of the 100-120 free tests administered by the city health departmen.
A lot has changed since diners were last able to gather in crowded restaurants, but some states are easing shelter-in-place guidelines and reopening to eat-in. Here are some guidelines for the post-pandemic dining scene set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and National Restaurant Association. (Madeline Buiano and Rosie Siefert, The Daily Meal)
Reddit co-founder and Columbia native Alexis Ohanian announced his resignation from the board of the social media site and urged the board to replace him with a black candidate.
Maryland officials reported Saturday 712 new cases of the coronavirus bringing the total to 57,482.
A 60-year-old Maryland man was arrested Friday after a video appeared to show him violently grab an object from a young adult who was posting signs protesting the death of George Floyd, park police said.
Baltimore Police are looking for the driver of a sedan that they believe sped down Park Heights Avenue on Saturday morning, killing a woman who was trying to cross the street.
Baltimore’s black youth are helping lead a movement to end racial injustice that is grounded in the collective memories of the city wrenched apart, with neighborhoods in flames and businesses looted.
Towson University is convening a committee to change the names of two residence halls named after two Maryland men who owned slave owners, the university announced Friday.
Even as government officials ease coronavirus-related restrictions on indoor gatherings, many houses of worship are "in no rush" to reopen, citing ongoing health concerns.
Seventeen Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church parishioners have died from COVID-19 — three of them after waiting but being unable to get one of the 100-120 free tests administered by the city health departmen.
Seeing Baltimore as ‘our city,’ a suburban Catholic church raised $500,000 in one weekend for a rec center and school on the southwest side.
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Kurt Thomas, the first U.S. male gymnast to win a world championship gold medal, died at 64. Thomas had a stroke May 24, caused by a tear of the basilar artery in the brain stem.
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Demonstrations against racism and police brutality continued for a ninth day on Saturday in the Baltimore region.
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Members of the Maryland National Guard on Saturday returned from Washington, D.C., where they had controversially been sent to guard national monuments.
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Bengies Drive-in Theatre in Middle River in Baltimore County will reopen Wednesday night with a double feature of the films “Sonic the Hedgehog” and “Jumanji: The Next Level.”
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In Maryland, the fuel crisis peaked in February 1974, when the shortage froze traffic around Baltimore. Seething drivers waited in queues, some five miles long, for hours in what The Baltimore Sun called “bread lines on wheels,” hoping to fill up; too often, stations ran out of gas. Fights broke out, station owners were threatened and some began toting guns.
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