Baltimore News
Acting police commissioner in Baltimore on leave
The acting commissioner of the Baltimore city police department is taking medical leave and will be out indefinitely.
Phelps finally meets his idol, the 'other' Michael
Michael Phelps' big year just keeps getting better.
Honeywell to pay most of Md. port chromium plan
The Maryland Port Administration says Honeywell International Inc. will pay for most of a $27 million plan to keep chromium-tainted fill from polluting the harbor and nearby residential areas.
Constellation exec buys Michael Phelps' townhome
A Constellation Energy executive bought Michael Phelps' Baltimore townhome for nearly $450,000 less than the Olympic swimmer paid for the property.
Maryland organics say they have nothing to hide
Owners of small organic businesses in Maryland aren't fretting about a California ballot initiative that would require the labeling of genetically engineered ingredients in products like food and clothing because, they say, their products don't have any ingredients to hide.
Hopkins gets $7.4M grant for math, science ed
Johns Hopkins University has been awarded a $7.4 million grant to help boost science and math learning in Baltimore elementary schools.
Md. enhancing security at social services offices
Maryland is beefing up security at state social services offices.
Baltimore police ID 2 homicide victims
Baltimore police have identified the victims of two recent homicides.
Michelle Obama attending fundraisers in Baltimore
First lady Michelle Obama is attending two fundraisers in the Baltimore area.
Baltimore crab to predict early winter/warm fall
Pennsylvania has a groundhog that predicts whether winter will end early. And now, the makers of Old Bay seafood seasoning say they have a crab that will tell whether winter is coming early.
1 in 4 impoverished in Baltimore, census finds
New census figures show one in four Baltimore residents living in poverty.
Molotov cocktails blamed for Baltimore fires
Baltimore police say Molotov cocktails are to blame for fires that injured more than a half- dozen people.
Baltimore officer sentenced for dealing heroin
A Baltimore police officer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for trafficking in heroin, a crime prosecutors say he committed while on duty and in uniform.
24 pounds of cookies stolen from Md. mall shop
Baltimore County Police say 24 pounds of cookies have been stolen from a shop in the Towson Town Center mall.
Grandson of slain Md. couple arrested in Oklahoma
A Maryland man wanted in the slayings of his grandparents near Baltimore was hospitalized Tuesday in Oklahoma City after what police say was an apparent suicide attempt.
Baltimore police: Arrest made in campus shooting
Baltimore police say an arrest has been made in a shooting on the campus of Morgan State University.
NIH researcher killed near Baltimore home
Baltimore police say a researcher for the National Institutes of Health was killed in a shooting near his home.
Horse that won 1983 Preakness dies in Md.
Horse-racing fans are mourning the death of Deputed Testamony, winner of the 1983 Preakness Stakes.
Thousands expected at natural products expo in Md.
Thousands of vendors will crowd the Baltimore Convention Center later this week to showcase their wares. Nearly all products are welcome: household cleaners, personal care items, food and beverages, pet toys.
Baltimore schools join Kennedy Center arts program
The Kennedy Center in Washington is expanding an arts education program to Baltimore schools to help ensure every student in elementary and middle school has access to the arts.



