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Failure to protect Savage Mill and Barney House reveals lack of respect for local history

Clouds, a few rain showers and cool temperatures are forecast for the Star-Spangled Spectacular festivities around Baltimore into this weekend.

All southbound traffic is shut down on Interstate 895 south at the Harbor Tunnel due to a disabled vehicle at 8:46 a.m. on Thursday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The Royal Navy ship whose "bombs bursting in air" inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" two centuries ago may have been discovered in Arctic waters Sunday.

Eleanor Taylor discusses the history of the War of 1812, as well as the significance it has to modern-day Baltimoreans.

The accident on the Baltimore Beltway near Dulaney Valley Road involving a tractor trailer that complicated the Wednesday rush hour has completely cleared as of about 9 a.m. Traffic was flowing freely, according to Maryland Department of Transportation cameras.

Carroll students participate in living American flag event for the bicentennial celebration of the War of 1812 and creation of the "Star Spangled Banner."

Myrtle Sanders was 1 month old when she and her mother visited Fort McHenry to join 6,500 participants in forming the Human Flag of 1914 – two years before New Mexico and Arizona were granted statehood.

Saturday's uniform will honor the Battle of Baltimore and 200th anniversary of 'Star Spangled Banner'

VP will deliver remarks at Fort McHenry Saturday night

The vice president will deliver remarks at Fort McHenry Saturday night

All lanes are open on Interstate 83 in Parkton with the clearing of a two-vehicle collision at the MD 137 (Mount Carmel Road) exit on Tuesday morning, according to the state Department of Transportation

Johann Seiling, a retired farmer of Guilford, Howard County, and well known here, was held up last Friday evening by three youths and robbed of $139, near the Guilford picnic grounds, as he was on his way home.

Letter contains new information about the commissioning of the Star-Spangled Banner flag

National anthem proves dynamic, enduring.

Baltimore County Police reported a crash in Towson at Goucher College Drive and Locustvale Road at 8:58 a.m. on Monday.

As the nation's eyes turn to Baltimore for commemoration of the War of 1812 bicentennial next week, businesses leaders are capitalizing on what one official called "the largest tourism event in our city's history" and on the chance to showcase the city in three live national television broadcasts.

The Maryland National Guard will join with the Dundalk Patapsco Neck Historical Society Museum and 12 other organizations presenting events at the Battle of North Point Bicentennial on Saturday, Sept. 6 and Sunday, Sept. 7, at Fort Howard Park, 9500 North Point Road, Edgemere.

"It's going to be an event and a week like Baltimore's never seen before, and because of that we put in a lot of time and effort to make sure that it's going to be a seamless experience and as enjoyable an experience as possible for all the visitors we have," Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said of the impending celebration of Francis Scott Key's famous drafting of the "Star Spangled Banner."

On Sunday, the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Caulk's Field, historical interpreters brought the battle out into the daylight for spectators on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

As 200th anniversary of War of 1812 unfolds, historic conflict deserves greater examination

News and events from clubs around Baltimore County.

Celebrate the Battle of Baltimore's 200th anniversary with historian Wayne Schaumburg at the Howard County Historical Society

The long-term construction on northbound Interstate 95 in Baltimore will once again shift lane patterns this weekend, forcing ramp and exit closures in the process, according to the Maryland Transportation Administration.

To mark the 98th anniversary of its creation, the National Park Service is waiving entrance fees for the day on Aug. 25. Of course, only 133 of the country's 401 national parks usually charge admission anyway.

Food and drink at Star-Spangled Spectacular

An overturned box truck and fuel leak closed part of the Ft. McHenry Tunnel on Thursday afternoon during rush hour.

The congestion-causing closure of a lane carrying Interstate 395 traffic south out of the city onto southbound Interstate 95 will come to an end late Friday or early Saturday morning, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.

Ships from six foreign countries and all over the East Coast, plus Texas, will be coming to Baltimore in September for the city's Star-Spangled Spectacular celebration, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Tuesday morning during a press conference.

The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and ships from six foreign countries will be coming to Baltimore in September for the city's Star-Spangled Spectacular celebration, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Tuesday.

All lanes are closed on MD 97 in Cooksville due to a collision at Old Frederick Road at 8:27 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Southbound traffic on U.S. 1 in Kingsville has been shut down for more than three hours due to a single-vehicle crash with injury, according to the state Department of Transportation.

A disabled vehicle on U.S. 50 West in Arnold past the MD 2 (Governor Ritchie Highway) exit has closed the westbound right traffic lane and westbound right shoulder at 8:42 a.m. on Friday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

All lanes on the Baltimore Washington Parkway and MD 32 in Jessup on Thursday have been reopened with the clearing of early morning incidents on both highways, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The sixth annual Orioles Pet Calendar benefitting the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) will go on sale August 12, and five players will be on-hand to sign calendars at the shelter that day.

Northbound traffic on MD 423 in Tracys Landing is shut down at Town Point Road due to a single-vehicle crash at 7:57 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

News and events from clubs around Baltimore County

Northbound traffic on MD 462 in Harford County is closed at MD 132 due to emergency roadwork at 7:25 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

A single-vehicle crash on Interstate 97 South in South Gate at MD 3 has closed the southbound right traffic lane and southbound right shoulder at 8:58 a.m. on Monday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

All lanes are open on MD 140 West in Finksburg with the clearing of a disabled vehicle at Old Westminster Pike at 8:28 a.m. on Friday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The Baltimore County Department of Public Safety on Thursday morning reported an accident involving an SUV that crashed into the Drumcastle Government Center on York Road in Towson.

Fluid Movement's wacky water ballet pays homage to the War of 1812

All westbound traffic is shut down on MD 198 in Laurel on Wednesday due to emergency roadwork at Old Portland Road at 8:40 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.