Baltimore News
Ravens kicker Tucker confident he won't miss
If the Baltimore Ravens need a field goal in the waning seconds of the AFC championship game, they'll call upon a rookie with little regard for history.
Man who set self on fire, grabbed mother convicted
A man who set himself on fire and held onto his mother, causing her to suffer fatal burns, has been convicted of manslaughter.
Maryland suspends plans for new jail for youths
Maryland has suspended plans to build a new jail in Baltimore for youths charged as adults.
U. of Md. placing last beam at new cancer center
The University of Maryland School of Medicine is laying the last beam at its new $200 million cancer treatment facility.
EPA: Mid-Atlantic air pollution down in 2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says releases of toxic air pollutants were down in 2011 in the Mid-Atlantic.
Baltimore shootings double so far in 2013
Baltimore police say there have been 24 shootings in the city so far this year, double the number there had been this time in 2012.
Polar bear at Md. Zoo euthanized
The Maryland Zoo says a deaf female polar bear that arrived at the facility after being abandoned by a circus in Puerto Rico and became a visitor favorite has died.
Md. teacher charged with sex with student
A gym teacher and coach at a Jewish high school outside Baltimore has been charged with child abuse for allegedly having sex with a student over a 4-year period.
Ex-gym teacher charged with abusing student
Baltimore County Police have arrested a former gym teacher they say engaged in sexual activity with a student.
NY Mayor Bloomberg urges fed gun control reforms
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is calling for federal gun control reforms.
Everyman Theatre to open in long-abandoned site
The Everyman Theatre is opening in its new home in a long-abandoned historic theater on Baltimore's west side with a week of festivities.
Johns Hopkins to host Bloomberg, experts for gun policy summit
One month removed from a horrific shooting at an elementary school, gun policy experts meet this week to discuss ways to curb violence and effect change at the federal level.
Man arrested after standoff at Md. senior complex
Police in Baltimore have a person in custody after a standoff at a senior complex during which the suspect confronted them with a makeshift blowtorch.
2 accused of fraudulently getting Social Security
Two Baltimore women have been indicted on charges of fraudulently obtaining Social Security benefits using information they obtained by telling victims they had won a lottery in Jamaica.
Crab cakes, ribeye steaks riding on playoff game
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock have bet local cuisine on the playoff game between the Ravens and Broncos.
2 arrested in 2009 stabbing death in Randallstown
Baltimore County police have arrested two men in the September 2009 stabbing death of a man inside his Randallstown home.
African-American sorority to meet in Baltimore
Hundreds of members of Alpha Kappa Alpha, a historically African-American college sorority, are celebrating the group's 105th anniversary in Baltimore this weekend.
Restaurant Week begins in Baltimore County
Restaurant Week is under way in Baltimore County, and it lasts a lot longer than a week.
Feds: Risks remain at some W.Va. coal slurry ponds
West Virginia regulators have made many changes to ensure massive coal slurry ponds don't fail from the bottom and flood underground mines, but federal officials said Thursday they must do more to document and reduce risks from nearby mining activity.
NFL players don't want kickoffs to get the boot
The eight teams left in the NFL playoffs can thank their special teams for a good part of their success. That's one reason players are still upset Commissioner Roger Goodell has floated the idea of abolishing kickoffs altogether.



