Baltimore News

Afaa Michael Weaver, a Baltimore native who spent 15 years as a factory worker, has won one the country's most lucrative poetry prizes.

Downtown Baltimore is getting a little greener this week as it readies for an Irish celebration Sunday including a mass, race and parade.

Maryland didn't want to end its 61-year history in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a one-and-done trip to the ACC tournament.

Although Harford County Public Schools has not yet met the state's goals for student participation in the Free and Reduced Meals program to the point they attracted a recent plea from Gov. Martin O'Malley to "feed these kids" school officials stressed Monday they are working to get as many eligible kids fed as possible.

Having recently interviewed the British statistician David Hand about probability principles, I suppose I should be willing to accept the following: Two men named James Elmer Bailey, both born on Oct. 15, 1962, resided in the Annapolis area at the time a woman accused one of them of punching her in the face.

The city Wednesday approved the $2.2 million sale of six long-vacant properties close to the Inner Harbor to a developer proposing to turn them into market-rate apartments.

If you were hoping that this winter's freezing temperatures had sent the hated stink bugs packing, you are out of luck.

Sojourner-Douglass College in Baltimore is in danger of losing its accreditation status and faces serious financial challenges, leaving the small private college's future uncertain.

James "Jamie" Hubbard , currently the general manager at One-Eyed Mike's in Fells Point, plans to open Lobo, a new restaurant and bar at 1900 Aliceanna St. Hubbard is buying the building, which currently houses Pearl's, with Mike Maraziti , the "Mike" in One-Eyed Mike's.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has broken the house record in Baltimore, MD for the week ending March 9 at the Hippodrome grossing $1,675,748.25.

A man was shot in the jaw and ankle on Belair Road in northeast Baltimore early Wednesday morning by an unknown suspect wearing a hooded sweat shirt and dark pants, city police said.

Police in Prince George's County have arrested a 53-year-old man for the attempted kidnapping of a third grade girl.

Mild temperatures and wet, possibly stormy, weather was forecast Wednesday ahead of a potent cold front and gusty winds expected to move through overnight.

It has been a very encouraging spring at the Ed Smith Stadium complex, and there is every reason to believe that the Orioles will have a very entertaining and exciting season.

Republicans scored a significant victory in a special congressional election Tuesday, holding onto a seat in a swing district in Florida that Democrats had high hopes of capturing after a campaign that focused heavily on President Obama 's healthcare law .

Douglas F. Gansler grew up in the leafy Montgomery County community of Chevy Chase, just north of the District and a short drive from the important federal jobs held by his father, a high-level Defense Department employee, and many other county residents.

The Court of Appeals has extended the deadline by which the state must make sure criminal defendants have lawyers by their side during bail hearings before District Court commissioners.

By several measures, Remington's renaissance seems real. A decade of steady movement into the neighborhood, by businesses and residents, has changed the landscape and attracted visitors who can easily name popular spots: cocktail bar W.C. Harlan on West 23rd Street, bakery and cafe Sweet 27 on West 27th Street, and, on North Howard Street at the ... (more)

Pandora Jewelry LLC, a Danish company known for its popular charm bracelets, is in negotiations to sign a massive lease at 250 W. Pratt St., a deal that would give the downtown office market a boost and possibly a company headquarters.

Baltimore's spending board is scheduled to consider approving a $2.2 million sale of city-owned property on Wednesday.