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Approximately 585,708 residents
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Baltimore, Maryland
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92 square miles in central Maryland

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Fort McHenry National Monument: Where Star-Spangled Banner Began, Visitor Essentials

Fort McHenry National Monument: Where Star-Spangled Banner Began, Visitor Essentials

Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine is the star-shaped fort on the Patapsco River in Baltimore Harbor that ...

Sarah Chen1m read
Education

Lockdown at Dunbar High After Reported Gun Sighting; No Weapon Found

Lockdown at Dunbar High After Reported Gun Sighting; No Weapon Found

Student reported a possible gun at Paul Laurence Dunbar High around 11:30 a.m.; lockdown lifted near 1 p.m., no weapon f...

Lisa Park2m read
Government

Baltimore Correctional Officer Dewaun Gough Indicted for Alleged Juvenile Assault

Baltimore Correctional Officer Dewaun Gough Indicted for Alleged Juvenile Assault

Correctional Officer Dewaun Gough was indicted by the Baltimore City State’s Attorney on charges including second-degree...

Marcus Williams2m read
Government

Baltimore Police Arrest 23-Year-Old Darrien Robinson Jr. in Pigtown Homicide

Baltimore Police Arrest 23-Year-Old Darrien Robinson Jr. in Pigtown Homicide

Baltimore police arrested 23-year-old Darrien Robinson Jr. in connection with the Oct. 15, 2025 shooting of Darrius Hine...

Marcus Williams2m read
Community

Suspected shooting between drivers on northbound I-95 near Hanover Street

Suspected shooting between drivers on northbound I-95 near Hanover Street

A driver in a gray Chevrolet sedan reported being shot at on northbound I-95 near the Hanover Street exit around 10:45 a...

Lisa Park2m read
Government

Baltimore City IG probes $1.6M ARPA payments for Artscape talent, VIP

Baltimore City IG probes $1.6M ARPA payments for Artscape talent, VIP

Baltimore’s inspector general questions $1.6M in ARPA funds for Artscape 2025, finding $516,150 went to artists, $582,80...

James Thompson3m read
Education

Baltimore students stage anti-ICE midday walkout, blocking streets during school

Baltimore students stage anti-ICE midday walkout, blocking streets during school

Students from Baltimore City College marched from the University of Baltimore to Pearlstone Park at 1:30 p.m., organized...

Lisa Park3m read
Healthcare

Five Black Surgical Residents Lead Johns Hopkins Halsted Trauma Service

Five Black Surgical Residents Lead Johns Hopkins Halsted Trauma Service

For the first time in Johns Hopkins Hospital history, five Black surgical residents are leading the flagship Halsted Tra...

Lisa Park2m read
Government

Mayor Brandon Scott Unanimously Elected 2026 BMC Board Chair; Klausmeier Vice Chair

Mayor Brandon Scott Unanimously Elected 2026 BMC Board Chair; Klausmeier Vice Chair

Baltimore mayor Brandon Scott was unanimously named chair of the Baltimore Metropolitan Council for 2026, with Katherine...

Marcus Williams2m read
Community

One Dead, One Seriously Injured After Fiery Single-Vehicle Crash in NE Baltimore

One Dead, One Seriously Injured After Fiery Single-Vehicle Crash in NE Baltimore

A car struck a pole and erupted in flames near Hillen Road and E. Northern Parkway by Mt. Pleasant Park; one occupant di...

Sarah Chen2m read
Business

Baltimore Magazine February 2026 issue unveils Best Restaurants readers' poll and picks

Baltimore Magazine February 2026 issue unveils Best Restaurants readers' poll and picks

Baltimore Magazine’s Best Restaurants issue hits newsstands Feb 27, with a readers’ poll that ran Jan 5-25 and a Penguin...

Sarah Chen3m read
Government

Early thaw exposes hundreds of potholes as Baltimore crews scramble

Early thaw exposes hundreds of potholes as Baltimore crews scramble

Mid-February thaw exposed hundreds of potholes across Baltimore as SHA patching has already topped last year’s 6,779 squ...

Marcus Williams3m read
Government

Dejuan Cole sentenced to 30 years for killing 17-year-old outside Baltimore hotel

Dejuan Cole sentenced to 30 years for killing 17-year-old outside Baltimore hotel

A Baltimore jury sentence was imposed after a guilty plea: Dejuan Cole received life with all but 30 years suspended for...

Marcus Williams3m read
Government

Police Identify Victims in North Baltimore Double Homicide: Tiera Alexander, Joseph Osborne

Police Identify Victims in North Baltimore Double Homicide: Tiera Alexander, Joseph Osborne

Baltimore police identified two people found fatally shot on the 2600 block of Edgecombe Circle North as Tiera Alexander...

James Thompson2m read
Government

Baltimore leaders oppose Bill 25-0066 allowing investor conversions of homes

Baltimore leaders oppose Bill 25-0066 allowing investor conversions of homes

Community leaders and some council members oppose bill 25-0066, saying it lets investors convert single-family homes int...

Marcus Williams3m read
Community

3-year-old shot in ankle at 700 Wilbron Avenue home; police seek tips

3-year-old shot in ankle at 700 Wilbron Avenue home; police seek tips

A 3-year-old was shot in the ankle at a home on the 700 block of Wilbron Avenue; police are investigating and asking nei...

Marcus Williams2m read
Government

Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Cumming to sue for mayoral records

Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Cumming to sue for mayoral records

Baltimore inspector general Isabel Cumming will sue to force release of unredacted mayoral records, saying redactions bl...

James Thompson3m read
Community

36-Year-Old Man Shot During South Baltimore Robbery; Suspect Arrested

36-Year-Old Man Shot During South Baltimore Robbery; Suspect Arrested

A 36-year-old man was shot during a robbery in South Baltimore and a 31-year-old suspect, Preston Freeman, was arrested;...

Lisa Park2m read
Government

Baltimore DPW Restores Alley Trash and Recycling Collection After Winter Storm

Baltimore DPW Restores Alley Trash and Recycling Collection After Winter Storm

Baltimore DPW has resumed standard rear-alley trash and recycling collection after a January snowstorm; residents should...

James Thompson2m read
Government

Flaking Orange Paint from 28th Street Bridge Littering Falls Road, Jones Falls

Flaking Orange Paint from 28th Street Bridge Littering Falls Road, Jones Falls

Orange paint flakes from the 28th Street Bridge have scattered across Falls Road, the Jones Falls Trail and the Jones Fa...

James Thompson2m read
Government

Baltimore Issues 224 Citations for Unshoveled Sidewalks Following Jan. 25 Storm

Baltimore Issues 224 Citations for Unshoveled Sidewalks Following Jan. 25 Storm

Baltimore issued 224 citations for unshoveled sidewalks after a Jan. 25 snowstorm; residents face fines and continued sa...

Marcus Williams2m read
Community

MDTA police investigate suspected shooting on I-95 northbound near Hanover Street

MDTA police investigate suspected shooting on I-95 northbound near Hanover Street

MDTA Police say a driver of a gray Chevrolet sedan reported being shot at on northbound I-95 near the Hanover Street exi...

Lisa Park2m read
Healthcare

Baltimore VA Medical Center Emergency Department Receives First Ambulance Patient

Baltimore VA Medical Center Emergency Department Receives First Ambulance Patient

Baltimore VA Medical Center emergency department received its first patient by ambulance on Feb. 9, 2026, a milestone th...

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Government

Mayor Scott Declares March 7 BMore United Day; D.C. United Commits Long-Term

Mayor Scott Declares March 7 BMore United Day; D.C. United Commits Long-Term

Mayor Scott declared March 7 BMore United Day as D.C. United announced plans that could bring a permanent soccer campus,...

James Thompson3m read
Business

Baltimore Sun Guild Reporters Denounce AI-Generated Analyses, Sparking Newsroom Dispute

Baltimore Sun Guild Reporters Denounce AI-Generated Analyses, Sparking Newsroom Dispute

Baltimore Sun reporters, led by acting unit chair Dan Belson, denounced two mid-February AI-generated analyses after the...

Sarah Chen2m read
Business

TEDCO Awards $647,000 to 13 Baltimore City Recipients Through BII Pilot

TEDCO Awards $647,000 to 13 Baltimore City Recipients Through BII Pilot

TEDCO’s Maryland Innovation Initiative distributed roughly $646,000 through the Baltimore Innovation Initiative pilot, w...

Sarah Chen2m read
Community

Brass Tap Baltimore Donates 10% of Monday Sales to Brewer’s Art Staff

Brass Tap Baltimore Donates 10% of Monday Sales to Brewer’s Art Staff

Brass Tap Baltimore pledged 10% of Monday sales to benefit former Brewer’s Art staff after the restaurant's abrupt Febru...

Marcus Williams2m read
Government

Mayor Scott announces tax relief, tax-sale reforms to ease homeowners' burden

Mayor Scott announces tax relief, tax-sale reforms to ease homeowners' burden

Mayor Brandon M. Scott unveils a two-part plan to lower homeowners' effective property tax through credit changes and re...

James Thompson3m read
Community

15-year-old Tyonna Pierce Fatally Shot Early Morning on Druid Hill Avenue

15-year-old Tyonna Pierce Fatally Shot Early Morning on Druid Hill Avenue

Tyonna Pierce, 15, was found shot inside a home on the 2100 block of Druid Hill Avenue and later died after being taken ...

Lisa Park2m read