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African American English Dictionary gives first look at 10 words

A dictionary comprised of words created or redefined by Black people released a list of 10 words that will appear when the book is published in March 2025.

Don’t shed any tears over Maryland’s rising gas tax | COMMENTARY

Want better roads and public transit while reducing greenhouse gas emissions? Then paying a few more pennies per gallon should welcome news.

LifeBridge Health names new president for Baltimore’s Sinai Hospital, Grace Medical Center

LifeBridge Health has named Amy Shlossman, a health care leader and policy expert with a background at the White House, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Red Cross, as the new president and chief operating officer of the Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and Grace Medical Center.

Charles M. Blow: Unprepared Republicans are flooding into the presidential race | GUEST COMMENTARY

If you thought the last two election cycles were ugly, strap up: This one will likely be worse.

The U.S. Copyright Office said no to AI, but its explanation is unconvincing | GUEST COMMENTARY

The CO said a human and not a machine must be primarily responsible for creating a copyrightable image.

‘Gentleman’s gentleman’ Ed Kelly of Catonsville to be inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame

Ed Kelly, who grew up in the Irvington neighborhood of Baltimore and wrestled at Mount Saint Joseph and Loyola College, was a wrestling official for 27 years. He's set to be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Is a four-day week a logical evolution in the workplace? Some Baltimore companies say it works for them.

Baltimore software company Tricerat joined a movement to trim employees' workweek to four days.

After Supreme Court limited wetlands protection, most impacts to Maryland could come from other states

In Maryland and several other Chesapeake Bay states, the decision will be blunted by the existence of state laws protecting wetlands newly excluded from federal oversight.

Bits & Bites: Baltimore gets new market, Clavel owner opens tropical bar, JBGB’s spreads it on and Pitango expands

A few dozen vendors have set up shop on an empty lot at the corner of West Baltimore and Poppleton streets, bringing much-needed fresh food options to the area.

Do the Ravens need star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins? It’s a complicated question. | ANALYSIS

Star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson have expressed a desire to play with one another. While a potential addition seems like a no-brainer, there are myriad questions, challenges and risks of doing so.

Sixteen new lieutenants in Carroll’s Fire and EMS department to be inducted this week

Carroll County will induct 16 lieutenants into the new Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services Thursday during a commissioning ceremony that county officials are calling historic.

Baltimore Fire Department beset by shortage of emergency medical technicians, paramedics

More than 60 out of 380 emergency medical service jobs in Baltimore are unfilled, leaving nearly a 16% vacancy rate in one of the country’s busiest fire agencies per capita.

May has tested the Orioles’ ability. The next few weeks will test their resolve. | ANALYSIS

The Orioles won their first game after placing Cedric Mullins on the injured list. But the weeks to come without their All-Star center fielder figure to challenge them more than their daunting May schedule did.

Baltimore native William Joseph deThrom Somerville Jr., USF&G insurance executive and Army veteran, dies

William Joseph deThrom Somerville Jr., an insurance executive and Army veteran, died May 23 at Blakehurst, a retirement community in Towson. He was 90.

Orioles explode for seven runs early, hold on late in 8-5 win over Guardians

The Orioles exploded for seven runs in the first two innings and Kyle Gibson delivered another strong start en route to an 8-5 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.

Man charged with murder and attempted murder in triple shooting at Catonsville hotel

Baltimore County Police have arrested an 18-year-old Indiana man and charged him with first-degree murder and attempted murder in a shooting at a Catonsville hotel that left one man dead and two injured early Monday morning.

15-year-old shot, killed by older brother in apparent murder-suicide in Columbia, Howard County Police say

Police said that “there are no indications that anyone else was involved.”

Mike Young, who played 6 seasons for the Orioles in the 1980s, dies at 63

Mike Young, who played in 520 games and patrolled all three outfield spots for the Orioles from 1982 to 1987, died of a heart attack Sunday while visiting his wife’s family in Brazil, the team said. He was 63.

Baltimore City Council probes staffing increases in mayor’s office, elsewhere on first day of budget hearings

Baltimore City Council opened its first day of budget hearings by drilling down on city personnel issues and spending in the mayor’s office.

Orioles sign Aaron Hicks, former Yankees and Twins outfielder, and place Cedric Mullins on injured list

The Orioles signed outfielder Aaron Hicks, who the New York Yankees released last week, as a replacement for All-Star center fielder Cedric Mullins, who has been placed on the 10-day injured list.

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