Baltimore Sun

After Baltimore Police fatally shoot man in Millhill, neighbors question whether foot pursuit was necessary

Cassidy Jensen, Darcy Costello — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:10:00 +0000

Two witnesses described watching Hunter Jessup flee Baltimore Police while gripping his pants and a backpack, then falling amid rapid gunfire. Neighbors questioned whether the fatal police foot chase was necessary and lamented the tense relationship between residents and officers who patrol the neighborhood seeking guns.

In discussions about a regional water authority for Baltimore, unanswered financial questions loom large

Christine Condon — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:09:30 +0000

A new, regional water authority remains on the table for the Baltimore region, but unanswered financial questions are looming large, which could delay such a move — or kill it altogether.

Dick’s Sporting Goods opens Parkville warehouse store

Maria Morales — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:10:03 +0000

Dick's Sporting Goods has opened its Dick's Warehouse Sale in Parkville, and reopened its Golf Galaxy store in Towson.

Harford sheriff’s deputy struck by car

Maria Morales — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:15:09 +0000

A deputy with the Harford County Sheriff's Office was struck by a car in Aberdeen on Thursday.

Amid offshore wind industry struggles in the US, how will Ocean City projects fare?

Christine Condon — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:19:13 +0000

The company behind a planned wind farm off Ocean City says that because of financial considerations, it would have to reconfigure the project if it's going to go forward.

Space rocket maker expands to Middle River with production plant

Lorraine Mirabella — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000

Rocket Lab USA, a California-based maker of space satellite launch vehicles, plans to open a production plant in a former Lockheed Martin plant in Middle River and hiring up to 65 people in the next two years.

For Maryland racing, ‘the status quo is not going to work’. Under a new authority, the next year is pivotal.

Childs Walker, Hayes Gardner — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Maryland's thoroughbred horse racing industry faces challenges with revenue shortfalls, decaying tracks and conflicting interests among stakeholders.

Joe Vogel, 26, leads in fundraising, spending in Maryland’s US House 6th District race

Shifra Dayak — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Maryland Del. Joe Vogel, a Democrat from Montgomery County, has raised and spent the most money out of all candidates vying to represent the state’s 6th District in the House.

Army lends technology from Aberdeen Proving Ground to National Park Service to help identify rare fossil

Sarah W. Lobos — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000

The Army's Chemical Materials Activity Recovered Chemical Materiel Directorate, which is based at Aberdeen Proving Ground, is helping to identify a rare fossil.

Alexander B. ‘Sandy’ Martin, salesman and record-setting squash player, dies

Frederick N. Rasmussen — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Alexander B. “Sandy’ Martin, a salesman who set state, regional and national squash records, died Saturday at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. The longtime Owings Mills resident was 77.

Federal grant to boost offshore wind production facility in Sparrows Point in Baltimore County

Dillon Mullan — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 03:36:49 +0000

Sparrows Point Steel won a $47 million grant from the U.S. Maritime Administration for its offshore wind logistics and manufacturing hub.

Four men wounded, one critically, in West Baltimore shooting Wednesday night

Dillon Mullan — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 01:41:02 +0000

Four men were shot in West Baltimore’s Carrollton Ridge neighborhood Wednesday night.

Thanksgiving meal at Peace Healthcare, Inc. | PHOTOS

Brian Krista — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 01:04:15 +0000

See photos of Peace Healthcare Inc.'s food giveaway and free, hot Thanksgiving meal for the community at their new facility in Forest Hill on Thursday, November 16, 2023.

Proposed Harborplace redevelopment faces criticism, call for more study in first city review

Lorraine Mirabella — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:35:18 +0000

Plans to transform downtown Baltimore’s iconic yet faded Harborplace into a mixed-use project met with criticism Thursday from a city panel that asked the developer to step back from a fully formed proposal and analyze alternatives for the high-profile site.

Joe Squared, known for square pizzas and live music on North Avenue, will close next month

Amanda Yeager — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 21:28:06 +0000

The Baltimore restaurant’s collective of worker-owners shared the news in a social media post Thursday afternoon.

No additional home detention for ex-BPD officer already convicted in Baltimore County, city judge says

Darcy Costello — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 21:14:00 +0000

A former Baltimore Police officer convicted of selling marijuana in Baltimore County won’t get any time added by Baltimore City to his home detention sentence.

Hopkins doctor placed on leave for violent tweets as online posts about Israel-Hamas war lead to backlash

Dan Belson — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 21:04:20 +0000

A Johns Hopkins physician who made a series of “deeply disturbing” social media posts about Palestinians has been placed on leave, the institution said Thursday.

Harford Memorial Hospital closing set for Feb. 6, the same day a medical center in Aberdeen and pavilion in Bel Air open

Maria Morales — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:52:53 +0000

Feb. 6 has been set as the date for Harford Memorial Hospital’s closing, UM Upper Chesapeake Health CEO Elizabeth Wise announced during a presentation at the Harford County Council meeting Tuesday night.

Still unclear if grocery store will move into Shops at Harford Mall complex on old Sears site in Bel Air

Peder Schaefer — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:50:21 +0000

The new Shops at Harford shopping center, located on the old Sears site in Bel Air, remains mostly empty, including a space that was supposed to be a grocery store.

Slowdown in housing sales likely to negatively impact Carroll County government’s operating budget

Sherry Greenfield — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:45:00 +0000

A slowdown in housing sales could mean that Carroll County government will have less tax money to work with this fiscal year, said Ted Zaleski, the county’s director of Management and Budget.

Howard County students can now access free digital bus passes on mobile devices

Thomas Goodwin Smith — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:45:00 +0000

Digital bus passes will grant free bus access to Howard County middle, high school, and community college students.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is on a Grammy-nominated kids album: ‘We can achieve things no one thought possible’

Abigail Gruskin — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:34:57 +0000

Baltimore native DJ Willy Wow!’s Grammy-nominated kids' album features a track voiced by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.

Harford schools’ budget within normal range following first quarter; funds to transfer between projects

Tony Roberts — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:26:33 +0000

Harford County Board of Education heard several reports at its business session on Monday regarding the school system's finances and construction projects.

Baltimore could see transparency, guardrails for facial recognition under city proposals discussed by committees

Darcy Costello — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:04:49 +0000

Soon, businesses in Baltimore that employ facial recognition software could be required to register with the city and post a sign on the premises notifying residents.

In new lawsuit filed under Child Victims Act, 25 people allege sex abuse at Cheltenham Youth Detention Center in Maryland

Cassidy Jensen, Jonathan M. Pitts — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:56:00 +0000

On Thursday, 25 men and women filed a lawsuit against the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services alleging that they were sexually abused decades ago at the Cheltenham Youth Detention Center.

Café Dear Leon owners will open Italian restaurant on the same Canton block as their popular bakery

Amanda Yeager — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:35:25 +0000

The new Baltimore eatery, serving fresh pasta, will be just three doors down from their bakery.

Anne Arundel County school board picks redistricting plan with 5-3 vote: ‘Change can be difficult’

Brian Jeffries — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:32:39 +0000

The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County voted Wednesday to pass a redistricting plan that will redraw boundaries at 48 of the 58 schools in the northern part of the county.

Annapolis sees second phase of Maryland State House restoration begin

Dana Munro — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:15:16 +0000

After revitalizing the Maryland State House dome, workers are now completing rehabilitation work on rest of the Capitol building.

Shooting in West Baltimore late Tuesday night leaves 2 dead, police say

Baltimore Sun staff — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:12:11 +0000

Two victims died after a shooting late Tuesday night in West Baltimore, police said.

Jazz phenom Joey Alexander’s new album spotlights Fells Point: ‘It’s a blessing to live in a city like Baltimore’

Abigail Gruskin — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000

After traveling the globe, it was Maryland that became jazz pianist Joey Alexander's home, offering a new kind of musical inspiration.

South Carroll High School’s thespians present ‘The Wizard of Oz’ through Saturday

Thomas Goodwin Smith — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000

South Carroll High School students present performances of “The Wizard of Oz” this weekend at the school.

William R. ‘Bill’ Bone, Marine Corps veteran who combined careers in marketing and academia, dies

Frederick N. Rasmussen — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000

William R. “Bill” Bone, a Marine Corps veteran who combined careers in marketing and education, died Nov. 1 at Gilchrist Center in Towson. The North Roland Park resident was 91.

Pedestrian struck and killed by car Wednesday morning in Rossville

Dillon Mullan — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 04:16:32 +0000

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car Wednesday in Rossville.

Two workers in critical condition after being shocked by live wire Wednesday in Timonium

Dillon Mullan — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 03:41:19 +0000

A pair of men who were working on a roof are in critical condition after their ladder hit a live wire Wednesday in Timonium.

Male dies in Ellwood Park/Monument shooting Wednesday afternoon

Dillon Mullan — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 01:38:02 +0000

A male was shot and killed in East Baltimore’s Ellwood Park Monument neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.

Death of 81-year-old man last week in Lochearn being investigated by homicide detectives

Dillon Mullan — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 23:46:37 +0000

Homicide detectives are investigating the death Friday of an 81-year-old man in Lochearn in Baltimore County.

US Senate committee takes step toward ending Sen. Tuberville’s military nomination blockade

Mary Clare Jalonick — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 22:32:40 +0000

Senate Democrats pushed ahead Tuesday with a resolution that would allow for the quick confirmation of hundreds of military nominees, including Rear Adm. Yvette Davids.

Marilyn Mosby case: Judge sets January trial date for former Baltimore state’s attorney’s mortgage fraud charges

Alex Mann — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 22:18:00 +0000

Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby will stand trial on mortgage fraud charges Jan. 18.

Taneytown hires new police chief; mayor fires city attorney, angering council members

Sherry Greenfield — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 21:57:52 +0000

Mayor Christopher Miller announced this week that he fired the city’s longtime attorney. Meanwhile, the City Council hired a new police chief after almost a year of trying to fill that role.

McDaniel College Theatre Arts presents ‘Urinetown, The Musical’

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 21:53:13 +0000

McDaniel College Theatre Arts presents “Urinetown, The Musical” through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., in WMC Alumni Hall.

Western Maryland coal-burning power plant to retire in 2024, becoming state’s last to announce closing

Christine Condon — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 21:33:00 +0000

The owner of an Allegany County power plant has announced that it plans to stop burning coal there next year, making it the last plant in Maryland to share an end date for the practice.

Driver of motorbike, 19, dies Sunday after collision in Dundalk days before

Tony Roberts — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 21:01:01 +0000

The victim was 19 years old when his motorbike collided with a car making a left turn into a shopping center.

Baltimore Board of Estimates approves $225K settlement for sexual harassment suit

Hannah Gaskill — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:47:49 +0000

A woman alleged a former Baltimore City Community Action Partnership Center employee sexually harassed her during the summer of 2018.

Maryland fills two new climate change jobs, one focusing on sustainability and the other on resilience

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:17:40 +0000

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced two new positions Wednesday aimed at addressing the causes and effects of climate change and other environmental threats.

Baltimore County officials to break ground on $70M, net-zero replacement for Deer Park Elementary

Dan Belson — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 19:53:38 +0000

Baltimore County officials will kick off the construction of a replacement for Deer Park Elementary School on Monday amid ongoing attempts to address overcrowding throughout the district.

Baltimore City Council advances inclusive housing legislation despite financial concerns

Hannah Gaskill — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 18:27:51 +0000

The Baltimore City Council moved forward a pair of bills Tuesday evening slated to provide inclusionary housing to low-income residents.