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Students were evacuated but have since reentered Vincent Farm Elementary School in White Marsh after a hazardous materials incident, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. At around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, the fire department posted an alert on X that it was investigating a hazardous materials incident within the school and students were being evacuated. No…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) — People who volunteer to donate a kidney face an even lower risk of death from the operation than doctors have long thought, researchers reported Wednesday. The study tracked 30 years of living kidney donation and found that by 2022, fewer than 1 of every 10,000 donors died within three…

A 31-year-old died Monday after being shot last Tuesday in South Baltimore, and a 42-year-old died last week after being shot nearly two decades ago, according to Baltimore Police. Police said that the 31-year-old, identified as Rodney Lee, was found critically injured by a gunshot wound after officers responded at 11:10 p.m. on Aug. 20…

The Washington Commanders’ home field now will be known as Northwest Stadium after the team announced an agreement Tuesday with Northwest Federal Credit Union. The team announced an eight-year deal to rename the place that was known as FedEx Field from 1999 until several months ago. FedEx ended its naming-rights agreement in February, two years…

Former Prince George’s County Council member Jamel “Mel” Franklin pleaded guilty to felony theft Monday after authorities discovered more than $124,000 of discrepancies in his campaign finance accounts. Between 2010 and 2023, Franklin was in sole control of several bank accounts linked to his public service career, acting also as the treasurer of the Friends…

As the 2024-25 academic year begins at Baltimore County Public Schools, drivers should watch out for school buses that are newly installed with safety cameras. BCPS launched a new program Monday, the first day of school, that equipped all school buses with interior and exterior traffic cameras to discourage drivers from passing while blinking, red…

By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah pulled back after an exchange of heavy fire over the weekend that briefly raised fears of an all-out war. But their decades-long conflict is far from over, regional tensions linked to the war in Gaza are still high, and it’s probably only a matter of time…

Last summer, my wife and I were in Norway taking a tour. We took numerous ferries as part of the tour, not as sightseeing but as part of the regular transportation route. They are free to take, and I believe cheaper than constructing a bridge. Nova Scotia also has ferries as a part of their…

The University of Maryland, College Park joined a new national program this year that allows colleges and universities to privately sponsor and resettle academically qualified refugee students. UMD is one of 17 higher education institutions across the country to enroll refugee students in Welcome Corps on Campus, which launched last July. One such student will…

Sunny weather with sporadic chances of thunderstorms will last throughout most of week in the Baltimore area, according to the National Weather Service, Sunday will be sunny with a high of 88 degrees. Sunday night will remain mostly clear with a low around 68. [Get the latest weathercast from FOX45 News] Monday will be mostly…

A Baltimore father pled guilty to two charges in the December 2023 death of his 2-year-old daughter, the State’s Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Christopher Gamble will serve 20 years, of which 10 are suspended with the first five ineligible for parole, for charges of manslaughter and use of a handgun in the commission of a…

Over the years, the volunteer fire service has provided the community with a steady succession of great Carroll County leaders. Sadly, several of the leaders who worked hard and made great contributions to our community died this summer. William L. Logue died at the age of 95 on July 10. He was the oldest living…

Founded in 1797, the Union Mills Homestead was home to six generations of the Shriver family for more than 160 years. Henry Wirt “Harry” Shriver (1870-1938) was among the fourth generation of the homestead, a great-grandson of founder Andrew Shriver. Harry’s mother, Mary Winebrenner Shriver, wrote in her 1898 diary: “when war was declared to…

By REBECCA SANTANA and VALERIE GONZALEZ Opponents are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. Sixteen Republican-led states filed suit Friday to halt the program launched by President Joe Biden in June, saying in…

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and ALI SWENSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump are set to appear miles apart in Arizona on Friday as speculation grows that Kennedy could drop his independent presidential bid and endorse the Republican nominee. Kennedy is scheduled to speak at 2 p.m. Eastern time in Phoenix “about the present historical…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit Friday against real estate software company RealPage Inc., accusing it of an illegal scheme that allows landlords to coordinate to hike rental prices. The lawsuit, filed alongside attorneys general in states including North Carolina and California, alleges the company of violating…

By ANDREW DeMILLO LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state’s rejection of signature petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before voters in November. The ruling dashed the hopes of organizers, who submitted the petitions, of getting the constitutional amendment measure on the…

It’s the fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where Vice President Kamala Harris will ceremonially accept her party’s nomination. Her vice presidential pick, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, spoke to his largest national audience yet on Wednesday night, peppering his relatively brief address with sports references and framing the party’s definition…

There is nothing more natural then to be sitting on the beach and looking out toward the ocean and see dolphins feeding and frolicking. It’s also natural to see pelicans in groups flying in formation. I, for one, see wind turbines as a eyesore (“Ocean City’s escalating war against wind power,” Aug. 19). Just go…