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Lights and Literature: Baltimore Book Festival and Light City combine, seeking community collaboration

For the first time, the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts (BOPA) is offering 10 $5,000 grants for communities, groups and neighborhoods be a part of Light City — the annual light-based art exhibit that stretches across parts of downtown. The grants will go toward illuminated events, performances...

Tylden W. Streett, sculptor, Maryland Institute College of Art teacher, musician, and World War II veteran, dies

Tylden W. Streett, a noted sculptor who successfully combined careers as an artist, musician and longtime teacher at the Maryland Institute College of Art, died Thursday of lymphoma at his home in Richmond, Calif. The former longtime Roland Park resident was 96. “He was a wonderful sculptor and...

Baltimore Consent Decree monitoring team reviewing Cherry Hill arrest video showing use of pressure point

An Instagram video of a Baltimore police officer tugging on the ears of two suspects lying on the ground and yelling will be reviewed by the city’s Consent Decree monitoring team, the oversight group said in a tweet Tuesday morning. Video of the June 18 incident in a Cherry Hill neighborhood began...

Inspector General: Baltimore Housing Department employee stayed on payroll after moving to Europe

A senior staff member at the Baltimore Housing Department was allowed to stay on the city’s payroll as a full-time employee after moving to Europe to study and while logging just a handful of hours of remote work, the city inspector general found. Another employee received a similar deal after...

Authorities seize 333 pounds of cocaine at Port of Baltimore — Customs' largest bust at port to date

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized 333 pounds of cocaine hidden inside a shipping container full of beach chairs in what was described as the largest drug bust at the port to date, the agency announced Tuesday. Customs agents found and seized the cocaine on June 18. So far, no arrests...

Baltimore drivers ranked worst in America by Allstate for second straight year

Baltimore drivers are just the worst. Again. For the second straight year, Allstate ranked Baltimore drivers last out of those in the country’s 200 largest cities, adjusting for population density and precipitation. The city dropped into the bottom slot last year in the annual Best Driver’s Report...

Man killed 'using bricks and other objects' after trying to leave scene of crash in West Baltimore, police say

A man was killed by assailants “using bricks and other objects” who followed him after he tried to drive away from a crash with their vehicle in West Baltimore on Sunday, according to police. After being dispatched to a disturbance on Whittier Avenue, officers found the man unconscious outside...

Baltimore proposes to use $10 million in excess revenues to cover cost of ransomware recovery

Baltimore officials are proposing to use $10 million in excess revenues to pay for the costs of recovering from a crippling ransomware attack that began in May. The proposal is set to go Wednesday before the city’s spending board, starting a process that then will proceed to the City Council. Democratic...

Baltimore police: 44-year-old man killed, another injured in separate shootings

A 44-year-old man was killed overnight in Southeast Baltimore and another was shot in a separate incident, police said Tuesday morning. Monday night’s homicide followed an intense afternoon of violence across the city, including two deadly shootings within an hour of each other. Over the weekend...

With one penalty pending, Baltimore judge again faces discipline hearing

A Baltimore judge faced disciplinary proceedings for the second time in less than a year as a hearing opened Monday before the state’s Commission on Judicial Disabilities. District Court Judge Devy Patterson Russell is accused of violating the state’s rules of judicial conduct. The commission’s...

Baltimore City Council considers awarding up to $1.7 million in public funds to mayoral campaigns

Maryland Democratic Party accuses donors to Gov. Hogan of violations; Hogan lawyer calls complaint 'false'

Maryland Gov. Hogan closes state offices for July 5, gives state employees day off

Developers and others worry expiring tax credit could slow Baltimore city housing market

One man dies, three others injured overnight after violent weekend

In addition to mail, Baltimore postman delivered over 100 kilograms of marijuana on his route, documents show

Baltimore homicide detectives investigating 3 deaths reported within 24 hours adding to a violent weekend

Baltimore Police deployed to 120 most violent 'micro-zones' three times per patrol shift, under new strategy

The Baltimore Police Department has implemented a new patrol strategy requiring officers to spend more time in 120 “micro-zones” across the city that have seen high rates of violence over the past five years, police officials confirmed to The Baltimore Sun. “The commissioner has constantly told...

Despite corrupt unit, Baltimore commissioner says plainclothes units are needed to fight crime. Some disagree.

Woman found dead inside car in Horseshoe Casino garage

Gunman opens fire on crowd in East Baltimore, killing 19-year-old — one of three homicides Saturday

Baltimore County police identify officer who fatally shot Phoenix man

BSO owed vendors $2.1 million as of April, nearly doubling amount owed 19 months ago

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra owed its vendors $2.1 million as of late April — a debt nearly double what it was 19 months earlier. According to a Baltimore Symphony Orchestra financial document obtained by The Baltimore Sun, 39.5 percent of the money the organization owed to tradespeople was...

Sampling initiative in Baltimore's Inner Harbor aims to answer the question, 'How's the water, hon?'

As a rule of thumb, it’s not safe to swim in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Even a splash could make you sick. But a new water quality tool could show that some times are safer than others for fishing, kayaking or dragon boat racing. For a decade now, local water quality advocates have been collecting...

Baltimore's budget for ethics enforcement: $0

Anne Arundel County budgeted $230,000 this year for ethics oversight. Montgomery County allocated $460,000. Prince George’s County approved $854,000. And Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. proposed a rewrite of the county’s ethics laws after taking office in December that the county...

Threats of deportation raids frighten Baltimore immigrants: 'They're afraid to go outside'

The sun shined all weekend in Baltimore, the perfect time to splash in Patterson Park’s public pool or run around its expansive green fields. But some families in the adjacent Highlandtown neighborhood were too nervous to venture out of their homes Saturday or Sunday. Lea esta historia en español...

John Harry Filbert III, horse owner who won the Maryland Hunt Cup and sold residential real estate, dies

John Harry Filbert III, who sold residential real estate and was the owner of the 1998 Maryland Hunt Cup winner, died of an apparent heart attack in his sleep Friday at his Monkton home. He was 78. Born in Baltimore and raised on Malvern Avenue in Ruxton, he was the son of John Harry Filbert Jr....

Fred Mirmiran, civil engineer and medical philanthropist, dies

Fred Mirmiran, who arrived in America with pocket change and founded a civil engineering firm before becoming a medical philanthropist, died of a heart attack Thursday at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. The Sparks resident was 78. “His gift to us was profound,” said Dr. Gary...

Baltimore council president calls for hearing on Poe Homes water outage, continuing into second week

As workers unloaded replacement toilets from a truck at the Poe Homes on Monday, Cynthia Davis watched in confusion from her front step. The Housing Authority of Baltimore City had just upgraded the public-housing complex’s toilets as part of an agency-wide initiative two weeks before a water main...

'Shocked, mortified and horrified': Noted former BSO music director David Zinman joins orchestra picket line

David Zinman, the former music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and a pivotal figure in the arts group’s history, visited the players’ picket line Monday to express his outrage at the efforts to shorten the orchestra’s season. “I was shocked, mortified and horrified to hear what was...

Fire at Baltimore cruise terminal placed under control, no injuries reported

Baltimore firefighters were dispatched to the Port of Baltimore Monday afternoon for a fire that sent thick black smoke billowing from outside a warehouse near the city’s cruise terminal. Fire department spokeswoman Blair Adams said a call for the 2000 block of East McComas St. fire came in just...

To commemorate Juneteenth, Alveda King takes 'freedom tour' of Maryland

Mirror shards covered the edges of the picture frame. Brush in hand, the Rev. Dr. Alveda King dabbed the edges with black paint, nodding in approval at the work of a child sitting across the table. “This is so therapeutic, I could do this all day,” said King, the niece of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...