THE LOCAL PICTURE
Local reporting from across the region. Read the original coverage, then join the conversation.
Community
A Baltimore judge Wednesday ordered the city to turn over records sought by Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming’s office over the past two years, while allowing the city to redact info
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Regional
State fire officials are investigating a boat fire in Dorchester County that damaged a 24-foot boat and caused an estimated $25,000 in losses.
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Community
Judge Pamela White said that she will issue an order that will require the city of Baltimore to turn over outstanding subpoena requests from Inspector General I
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Community
Community
A man died after being shot late Tuesday night in Prince George’s County, police said.
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Community
Reader commentary: Giving Maryland’s cities and counties more power to raise their own taxes and fees would be disastrous to the state, writes Stas Chrzanowski.
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Sports
The New Orleans Saints visit the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 12 p.m. CT.
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Community
Community
Reader commentary: The pope’s recognition of Father Bill Watters and his contribution to the Baltimore community is well-deserved.
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Community
The ladies of Western High School are about to welcome royalty, all thanks to their principal’s boss.
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Community
Two men have been charged in connection with five residential burglaries reported on the University of Maryland campus last month, university police announced.
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Community
Donald Kirk Marchand, 70, was arrested Tuesday morning and is being held pending a bail review, officials said.
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Regional
A woman reported missing last week in Baltimore County has been found.
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City Government
Mayor Brandon Scott said he has accepted the final report and recommendations from the Sisson Street Task Force, a group formed to consider whether Baltimore’s
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Community
A defense lawyer said removing indecent exposure could allow prosecutors to focus on more serious assault charges or tighten plea options.
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Community
Baltimore is making progress toward a goal of reducing the number of vacant homes by 5,000 by Summer 2029.
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Public Safety
Baltimore Police Deputy Commissioner Brian Nadeau has been suspended from his role amid an investigation. A spokesperson did not address the allegations.
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Sports
Previewing the Saints’ offensive matchup in week 2
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Sports
Previewing the Saints’ offensive matchup in week 2
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Community
5,400 Baltimore residents hired at Hopkins. $1.4 billion invested in city businesses. See what Baltimoreans are accomplishing with Johns Hopkins.Jeffrey Hargrave’s commercial construction co
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Community
A 54-year-old man was indicted on two murder charges this week in the death of Dominic Rhames, a Maryland transit supervisor killed in front of his daughter thi
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Community
Caroll H. Spriggs II, a longtime firefighter and former deputy fire chief in Prince George’s County and Annapolis, has been appointed Maryland’s state fire marshal, becoming the first Africa
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Public Safety
One of the Baltimore Police Department's top officials has been suspended as an internal investigation moves forward.
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Public Safety
A man was killed during a shooting on Wednesday morning in Baltimore’s Cherry Hill neighborhood, police said.
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