22-year-old fatally shot on Marx Avenue
22-year-old man shot and killed late night on Marx Avenue in Northeast Baltimore Baltimore, MD — A 22-year-old man was fatally shot just before midnight on Monday in Northeast Baltimore, prompting a homicide investigation now underway by city police. At approximately 11:52 p.m. on January 5, Northeast District patrol...
YouthWorks opens 2026 summer job applications for Baltimore youth
YouthWorks, the program within the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Employment Development that provides a five-week summer job opportunity to thousands of Baltimore City youth and young adults will return in 2026. The program, which began in 1973 as “Blue Chip,” creates employment opportunities each year for people...
38th Annual MLK Jr. Awards Banquet Set For Jan. 16th In Glen Burnie
Anne Arundel County’s largest celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday will return Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 when the 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Banquet is held at La Fontaine Bleue in Glen Burnie. The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m., with Governor Wes Moore scheduled as the keynote speaker and...
Armed Robbery Reported at Hanover ATM; Police Seek Suspect
HANOVER, Md. — Anne Arundel County police are searching for a suspect after an armed robbery was reported Friday night in Hanover. Officers were called to the 7500 block of Ridge Road around 7:45 p.m. January 2, 2026, after a man reported being robbed while using an ATM. The suspect reportedly approached the victim,...
Maryland’s Thomas The Train Rides
If you’ve got a little engineer in the family (or you’re a grown-up one yourself), Day Out With Thomas™ is one of those “circle it on the calendar” weekends—part train ride, part festival, and part all-day museum adventure. In 2026, the B&O Railroad Museum...
Best Crab Cakes in Maryland, According to National Food Publication
Maryland’s crab cake reputation stretches from the Eastern Shore to Baltimore, Annapolis, and beyond. National publication Mashed recently released a list highlighting standout crab cake destinations across the state, based on personal visits, frequent mentions on food forums, customer reviews, and recognition from...
Gov. Moore: ‘There has to be accountability’ for Kanaiyah Ward; questions linger
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WBFF) — What does accountability look like for a teen girl who died in foster care after a state’s investigation found contractors were negligent, and the top local prosecutor declined to bring criminal charges? That’s the question many are trying to answer after Kanaiyah Ward died while under the...
Wayfair Outlet Moves Closer to Opening Maryland Location
Permanent signage is now up at Wayfair’s upcoming outlet store at Arundel Mills in Hanover, MD, where the company is preparing to open in early 2026. The location is also actively hiring. Wayfair, one of the nation’s largest online home goods retailers, is bringing its outlet concept to the...
Baltimore Achieves Lowest Homicide Rate in Nearly 50 Years Through Strategic Initiatives Led by...
Baltimore is seeing historic lows in its homicide rates, the numbers plunging to levels not witnessed in almost half a century, thanks in large part to a collaborative effort led by the Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City (SAO), in concert with local law enforcement and community members, a statement...
A Look at America through Baltimore’s Eyes
This year, (2026) the United States will mark two hundred and fifty years since its founding—a number that invites both celebration and unease, a round anniversary heavy with unfinished arguments, like those found in the reparations discussions this past December. As the nation rehearses its familiar story of...

















