Downtown Blast Has City Council Fuming Over Baltimore’s Blown Manholes
Baltimore's City Council public safety committee is hauling city and utility officials into City Hall today, looking for straight answers after a forensic review found that combustible gases detonated in an underground manhole on Sept. 29, 2024. The blast sent manhole covers flying across the downtown corridor,...
Opening statements begin in trial for suspect in killing of Baltimore bystander
Opening statements are set to begin for the final suspect in the 2024 killing of Cameran Holt during a shootout in Baltimore's Federal Hill neighborhood.
Authorities seek suspect in Cockeysville sporting goods arson; $2,000 reward offered
COCKEYSVILLE, MD—Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland and the Baltimore County Police Department are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect wanted for intentionally setting a fire inside a local business last month. According to investigators, the incident occurred on February 21, 2026, at the Dick’s...
Lawsuit against Baltimore over 2022 deadly fire thrown out by judge again
A federal judge has thrown out a second lawsuit against Baltimore related to a 2022 fire that left three firefighters dead.
$177 Million Upgrade for Chesapeake Bay Bridge’s Main Support Piers
Following the Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is getting new collision-blunting structures around its main support piers. In our weekly series with the Bay Journal Delmarva Public Media's Don Rush talks with reporter Jeremy Cox about the new protection. RUSH: In the wake of the Francis...
One person dead after being struck by train in Maryland
MARYLAND — A man was killed Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a train at the Shot Tower station in downtown Baltimore. Officials with the Baltimore City Fire Department said the man was hit by a Maryland Transit Administration train and became trapped following the incident. Emergency crews responded to the...
Baltimore Trash Haulers Bail on City Dump After Fee Hike
Baltimore's main landfill just got a lot quieter. Since the city more than doubled what big customers pay to dump trash at the Quarantine Road landfill, deliveries have dropped off sharply, rattling budget projections and raising a blunt question at City Hall: if the garbage is not going there, where is it going, and...
BGE CEO responds to concerns about high energy bills
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — With mounting concern and frustration over high energy bills, Baltimore Gas and Electric CEO Tamla Olivier addressed the issue in an exclusive interview, pointing to rising supply costs. "We're equally as frustrated, we feel our customers' pains, and I live in Maryland, I don't get a...
Knife-Wielding Son Shot By Stepfather After Alleged Attack On Mom In Odenton: Police
The violence unfolded just before sunrise. Officers were called to the 400 block of Lisa Avenue in Odenton around 5 a.m. on March 3 for a report of family violence involving a shot fired, according to Anne Arundel County Police. Inside the home, investigators say an adult son stole a...
Maryland man wins $1 million lottery prize after letting another customer ahead of him...
SEVERN, Md. — A Maryland man won a $1 million prize on a lottery ticket as a result of allowing a woman to go ahead of him in line at the store. Sometimes it pays to be nice, and sometimes it can earn you a million dollars. One Maryland man was rewarded handsomely for one such pleasant gesture when it placed him on a...

















