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The container ship Dali passes through the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site on its way to Norfolk Monday morning. Ninety days ago the ship hit a support pier of the bridge causing the catastrophic collapse. (Jerry Jackson/Staff) Men are seen standing on the wreckage on the container ship Dali as it’s pulled into the…

Watch the Dali container ship depart from Baltimore Monday, three months after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge, collapsing it. The freighter is headed for Norfolk, Virginia. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

By STEVE PEOPLES, AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rarely, if ever, has one candidate in a presidential debate had so much material to use against the other. Republican Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts with serious charges in three other indictments still pending. As president, Trump nominated three of…

A Randallstown High School teacher and soccer coach has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor, according to Baltimore County officials. Carlos Arroyo, 38, of Randallstown, was arrested Friday by the Baltimore County Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit and charged with two felonies: sexual abuse of a minor and a sexual offense in…

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As a governor-appointed member of the Maryland Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council, many of my colleagues have asked for my thoughts on what will happen next with the rescheduling of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III in the Controlled Substance Act (CSA).  As a physician who integrates medical cannabis into my patients’ treatments, I…

It is difficult to study Carroll County’s Civil War history without encountering the name G. Thomas “Tom” LeGore. On Saturday, June 29, the Pipe Creek Civil War Round Table will commemorate Corbit’s Charge (also known as the Battle of Westminster) for the 22nd time on the grounds of Westminster’s City Hall (Emerald Hill). Tom was…

Carroll County veterans’ organizations have provided a steady succession of great leaders for the community. Sadly, one of our leaders, Danny Bohn, a Vietnam veteran, passed away on May 16, while holding the hand of his wife Susan. Danny Bohn served as a combat medic in Vietnam in 1967 and 1968 and saw his fair…

Anne Arundel County native and former Olympic gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz withdrew from the 2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on Thursday night, announcing the decision on his social media platforms. Centrowitz, who won the 1,500-meter run at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, said a lingering hamstring injury has derailed his…

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Hot enough for you? Sorry, but it had to be said. Baltimore and summer have long had an uneasy relationship. There are scientific reasons for this beginning with the city’s status as an urban heat island with its abundant concrete, asphalt, steel and brick absorbing sunlight and releasing heat. Maryland’s higher atmospheric humidity (a product…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence. In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in 2022, the justices ruled 8-1 in favor of a 1994 ban on firearms for people under restraining orders to stay away from their…

Legal obstacles are now cleared to allow crew members of the cargo ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge to return home after 12 weeks stuck aboard the vessel. A court hearing Thursday morning confirmed that the army of lawyers involved in litigation surrounding the crash reached an agreement late yesterday that will permit…

The Baltimore County Police Department is hosting a steering wheel lock pop-up event on Tuesday, June 25, to provide free steering wheel locks to Baltimore County residents who own a Hyundai with a standard “turn-key-to-start” ignition. The event will be held at Security Square (at the former Sears), at 6901 Security Blvd. Steering wheel locks…

Kudos to the residents and fellows who pushed through the vote to unionize University of Maryland Medical Center (“Residents, fellow physicians at University of Maryland Medical Center vote to unionize,” June 13). Fingers crossed that the concept infects the entire medical community, coast to coast. My wife and I have been an item since her…

Bel Air is an unlikely ground zero for this nation’s ongoing immigration debate, yet the arrest of 23-year-old Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, a native of El Salvador who is alleged to have entered the United States illegally, for the rape and murder of Rachel Hannah Morin has thrust Harford County into the center of that political…

The Baltimore City budget season came to an end Monday evening with little fanfare as the City Council approved Mayor Brandon Scott’s $4 billion budget proposal without amendments. Not included in that budget, however, is the additional $1 million Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates requested to help bolster staffing within certain investigative units. Bates asked Scott’s…

An allegedly impaired driver struck a Maryland state trooper in his patrol vehicle early Wednesday morning in Montgomery County, Maryland State Police said. Police said that around 1:00 a.m., an impaired driver entered a work zone and crashed into the back right of the patrol vehicle. The 37-year-old driver was uninjured, and both cars were…

Back in March, Ravens team president Sashi Brown hinted that something special was in the works for Baltimore’s uniforms this season. “We’re exploring some things with some of the alternative jerseys,” he said during the NFL owners’ meetings in Orlando, Florida. “We have some stuff that’s coming, but if I said too much, my team…

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s top court declined Tuesday to hear Donald Trump’s gag order appeal, leaving the restrictions in place following his felony conviction last month. The Court of Appeals found that the order does not raise “substantial” constitutional issues that would warrant an immediate intervention. The decision…

By KEN SWEET (AP Business Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is discontinuing its buy now, pay later service known as Apple Pay Later barely a year after its initial launch in the U.S., and will rely on companies who already dominate the industry like Affirm and Klarna. It’s an acknowledgement from a company known…

A group of models and social media stars have sued the Gentlemen’s Gold Club for using their images to promote the well-known Baltimore strip club online without permission. The plaintiffs include Carmen Electra, the former “Baywatch” actress who has brought similar lawsuits against other strip clubs across the country in recent years. The social media…