John Carroll vs. Archbishop Curley baseball
Archbishop Curley's James Gladden emerges out of a cloud of dust at home plate to see the umpire's safe call in the fourth inning of MIAA loser's bracket baseball game. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
No Mow May
Jack Trimper, a longtime resident of Arbutus, poses for a portrait in his front yard -- which he didn't mow during May as part of an environmental initiative. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
Faces of pain and determination are abundant during the struggle to climb to the top of the Herndon Monument as part of the Naval Academy's annual tradition. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles batter Anthony Santander (25) gets sprayed by cooler juice while heading for home plate following his game winning home run against the New York Yankees. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
UMBC Commencement
Freeman Hrabowski III, president of University of Maryland, Baltimore County laughs during the undergraduate commencement ceremony. Hrabowski is retiring after serving at the university since 1992. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
Baltimore begins guaranteed income pilot program
Inajah Wright, who studies for her GED hopes that she and her two children, Zar-Tist Watts, 2 (blue top), and Zyla Watts, 9 months, will be accepted for Baltimore's Guaranteed Income pilot program, spearheaded by Mayor Brandon Scott. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
McDonogh vs. Boys Latin
With less than a minute remaining in the MIAA A semifinal game and tied at 10, McDonogh’s Brendan Millo (41) moves in close to Boys’ Latin goal keeper Cardin Stoller (99) to score the winning goal. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
Flower Mart Criterium
Racers traverse a section of cobblestone by the Washington Monument during the first race of the day of the FlowerMart Criterium during the May festival. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Preakness week 2022
Horses work out on the Pimlico track early Tuesday in the week leading up to the Preakness Stakes. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Preakness Day 2022
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Trash Talkin Larry and other horses break out of the starting gate at the start of the 3-5 year old Maiden Special Weight race during the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)
Preakness Day 2022
The start of the day's 11th race, The Sir Barton Stakes, as viewed from the top floor of the grand stand at Pimlico Race Course. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
Early Voting wins the 147th Preakness
Early Voting, ridden by Jose L. Ortiz, wins the 147th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
Chad Brown
Trainer Chad Brown holds the Woodlawn replica vase after his horse Early Voting won the 147th Preakness Stakes. Beth Schultz Klarman (L), celebrates the victory with him. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
St. Paul's vs. Indian Creek in MIAA B conference baseball championship
Indian Creek's Christopher Kokoski, right, is tagged out by St. Paul's catcher John Padousis, left, in the seventh inning. Indian Creek defeated St. Paul's in extra innings to win the MIAA B conference baseball championship at Harford Community College. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
St. Paul's vs. Indian Creek in MIAA B conference baseball championship
Indian Creek's Andrew Harris scores as the ball gets away from St. Paul's Alex Cromwell in the third inning. Indian Creek defeated St. Paul's in extra innings to win the MIAA B conference baseball championship at Harford Community College. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
St. Paul's vs. Indian Creek in MIAA B conference
Indian Creek's Christopher Kokoski, right, embraces teammate Riley Handwerger as Andrew Harris, left, joins in their celebration of victory over St. Paul's. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
St. Paul's vs. Indian Creek in MIAA B conference baseball championship at Harford Community College. May 24, 2022
Indian Creek's Julian Butler leaps in the air after scoring the game-tying run against St. Paul's in the seventh inning, sending the game into extra innings. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
Women’s lacrosse championship
North Carolina celebrates winning the NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse national championship. The Tar Heels beat Boston College, 12-11, at Johns Hopkins' Homewood Field. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)
Women’s lacrosse championship
North Carolina celebrates winning the NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse national championship. The Tar Heels beat Boston College, 12-11, at Johns Hopkins' Homewood Field. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)
Inner Harbor shooting
Baltimore police work at the scene of a double shooting at the Inner Harbor that killed one 17-year-old and injured another. (Barbara Taylor/Baltimore Sun)
North Rose Street shooting
Evidence markers litter the shooting scene in the 700 block of North Rose Street, where a gunman fired more than 60 rounds with an assault rifle. One person died and three others were injured, according to Baltimore police. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
2022 Memorial Day observance ceremony
The colors are advanced during the Memorial Day observance inside Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
Women's lacrosse semifinal
Northwestern midfielder Ella Little (33) breaks down as North Carolina players rush the field after winning a NCAA Division I women's lacrosse semifinal. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
Baby formula shortage
Samantha Berlin holds her 5-month-old son, Jaxson, as big brother Jensen offers him a cracker. The Berlins had an 18-day supply of the special formula that Jaxson needs due to allergies. Samantha is part of a Facebook group of moms who are helping each other locate sources of baby formula amid a nationwide shortage. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)
Maryland vs. Vermont
Vermont's Tim Norton (29) falls while chasing the ball behind Maryland's Luke Wierman (52) after a face-off. Maryland trounced Vermont, 21-5, in the first round of the NCAA tournament. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
Blue Angels
The Blue Angels practice in the skies over Annapolis as part of the U.S. Naval Academy graduation week events. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
IAAM A lacrosse finals
Glenelg Country goalkeeper Stephanie Marszal blocks a St. Paul's shot during the 2022 IAAM A Conference girls lacrosse championship. St. Paul's won, 15-7. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
Training service dogs for vets
Chris Hardy works at his desk with his service dog Brody. Hardy, a U.S. Army veteran of 11 years, is founder of US Kennels Inc., a nonprofit organization that rescues dogs from shelters and trains them to become service dogs for veterans. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)
Maryland vs. Boston College
Maryland midfielder Jordyn Lipkin gets hit by Boston College defender Hollie Schleicher, who is called with a foul during a NCAA Division I women's lacrosse semifinal at Homewood Field. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
SOWEBO Arts and Music Festival
Zayd Kamle, 2, of Middle River, enjoys a cup cake at the SOWEBO Arts and Music Festival at Hollins Market. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
Honor Flight Network flight
World War II veteran Justin Roy, 97, of Mesa, Arizona is greeted by Jerrold Epstein of Alexandria, Virginia, right, and other well-wishers who came to BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport to welcome the more than 100 veterans who arrived on a Honor Flight Network flight from Phoenix. The veterans were set to attend a ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. to kickoff Military Appreciation Month. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
2022 IAAM A girls' lacrosse final Glenelg County vs St Pauls
St. Paul's players, including Kira Balis (21), Maddy Kissinger, Cate Alokones (8) and Olivia Rose (5), charge the field after handily defeating Glenelg Country during the 2022 IAAM A conference girls lacrosse championship at USA Lacrosse Headquarters. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
West Baltimore Street fire
Baltimore firefighters battle a multiple-alarm blaze in the 1500 block of West Baltimore Street. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
2022 Memorial Day observance ceremony
A member of the 229th Army Band, Maryland Army National Guard, sits in the shade during the Memorial Day observance ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
Planting flags at Dulaney Valley
Nicolas Burton, a member of the Historic Elkridge Young Marines, salutes after planting a flag in the Field of Honor at Dulaney Valley Memorial Garden. Local groups planted 3,500 flags on veterans’ grave sites ahead of Memorial Day. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)
Oysters harvests increase
Toni Lopes, oyster shucker at Dylan’s Oyster Cellar in Hampden, stocks the raw bar for the evening with six different kinds of oysters from Maryland and New England. This season’s wild oyster harvest is the best since the 1980s, and aquaculture also achieved its best harvest. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
Preakness Live
Megan Thee Stallion performs on the main stage at Preakness Live, a new music, food and arts festival held at Pimlico Race Course the night before Preakness. (Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun)
Preakness Live
Grace Kanja, center, watches Lauryn Hill’s performance during Preakness Live. The new festival was organized by Kevin Liles, a music executive from Baltimore. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)
Preakness LIVE
Michaela Ross, second from right, dances while watching Lauryn Hill’s performance during Preakness Live. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)
John Waters book signing
John Waters fan Tanya Price, 37, of Pasadena is dressed in a real beehive hairdo to meet Waters at Atomic Books to get his first novel, "Liarmouth," signed. She has his autograph from a previous event tattooed on her arm. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
Festival of Dogs at Evergreen
Haydee Rodriguez heads to the Festival of Dogs at Evergreen with her Pekingese, Bruno, left, and Pekingese and pug mix, Tilt, right, to enter the Best Dog-Owner Look-Alike category at the fundraiser to benefit the Johns Hopkins University Museums. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
Lacks family lawsuit
Lawrence Lacks, center, son of Henrietta Lacks, raises his arm along with attorney Ben Crump, as members of the Lacks family and their attorneys hold a news conference after their appearance in federal court. Alfred Lacks-Carter, grandson of Henrietta Lacks, is on left. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)
Reparations ceremony by Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
The Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, Bishop of Maryland, left, congratulates Darlene Clark as she and Jermaine Glover of SLYC (St. Luke's Youth Center) are recognized with a symbolic $30,000 check as the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland donates money toward community projects aimed at improving life in marginalized neighborhoods, in a ceremony at Cathedral of the Incarnation. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
Naval Academy Color Parade
Midshipmen celebrate after their final Color Parade at the United States Naval Academy by jumping in the academy’s fountain. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Naval Academy graduation
Avery Stowell of Yorba Linda, California, shows off her diploma. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Naval Academy graduation
Midshipment toss their hats at the United States Naval Academy 2022 graduation and commissioning ceremony at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)