Towson, MD
Breaking News
Baltimore's Most Wanted: Dashawn Taylor Still At Large After Shooting That Killed Asia Williams Baltimore's Most Wanted: Dashawn Taylor Still At Large After Shooting That Killed Asia Williams Baltimore's Most Wanted: Dashawn Taylor Still At Large After Shooting That Killed Asia Williams
Baltimore's Most Wanted: Dashawn Taylor Still At Large After Shooting That Killed Asia Williams The search continues for a Maryland man wanted in connection with a shooting that killed a Baltimore woman and wounded another person. Baltimore Police renewed their call for help on Tuesday, Sept. 29, as they continue looking for 24-year-old Dashawn Taylor in connection with the fatal shooting of 38-year-old Asia Williams. Williams was killed on June 23 in the 5200 block of York Road, police said. A 27-year-old man was also shot. More than three months later, Taylor remains wanted and is still considered armed and dangerous, according to investigators. Police have included Taylor in thei…

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by Zak Failla
Edgewood, MD
Breaking News
Months On The Run End For Teen Accused Of Killing Edgewood Man: Sheriff Months On The Run End For Teen Accused Of Killing Edgewood Man: Sheriff Months On The Run End For Teen Accused Of Killing Edgewood Man: Sheriff
Months On The Run End For Teen Accused Of Killing Edgewood Man: Sheriff For months, a teenager accused of killing a man in Maryland managed to stay one step ahead of investigators. His run ended on Tuesday, Aug. 25. A’maree Curbeam, 17, of Edgewood, was arrested at a Baltimore residence nearly five months after the shooting death of 20-year-old Bryan H. Burrows Jr., according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. Burrows was killed on Friday, April 3, when violence broke out in the 1900 block of Eloise Lane in Edgewood. A second person was also shot and wounded. Detectives say they identified Curbeam as the suspected shooter early on. They still had to fin…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Breaking News
Crews Rush Into Burning Baltimore Apartment Building As Flames Engulf First Floor (DEVELOPING) Crews Rush Into Burning Baltimore Apartment Building As Flames Engulf First Floor (DEVELOPING) Crews Rush Into Burning Baltimore Apartment Building As Flames Engulf First Floor (DEVELOPING)
Crews Rush Into Burning Baltimore Apartment Building As Flames Engulf First Floor (Developing) Maryland firefighters raced into a burning apartment building Saturday after flames burst through a first-floor unit and thick black smoke poured into the sky. The fire broke out shortly after noon on Saturday, Aug. 1, in the 200 block of Beale Court in Baltimore, where crews arrived to find heavy fire showing from the first floor of a two-story, low-rise apartment building, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department. Firefighters quickly went to work attacking the blaze as flames shot from multiple windows and licked up the side of the building, photos released from the scene show. O…

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by Zak Failla
Old Saybrook, CT
On Your Side
Major Boating Retailer Closing Dozens Of Stores, Declares Bankruptcy: See Full List Major Boating Retailer Closing Dozens Of Stores, Declares Bankruptcy: See Full List Major Boating Retailer Closing Dozens Of Stores, Declares Bankruptcy: See Full List
Major Boating Retailer Closing Dozens Of Stores, Declares Bankruptcy: See Full List A major boating and marine retailer with locations across the Northeast is closing nearly 60 stores after filing for bankruptcy. West Marine will shutter 59 locations in 23 states as part of its Chapter 11 restructuring, the Florida-based company announced on its website. The retailer filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday, May 17. The company reported more than 100,000 creditors and between $500 million and $1 billion in both assets and liabilities, according to court documents. "This decision reflects our effort to align our store footprint with our current business needs, while …

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by Chris Spiker
Annapolis, MD
Weather
Brutal Maryland Heatwave Gives Way To Dangerous Storms, Hail, Flooding: Forecasters Brutal Maryland Heatwave Gives Way To Dangerous Storms, Hail, Flooding: Forecasters Brutal Maryland Heatwave Gives Way To Dangerous Storms, Hail, Flooding: Forecasters
Brutal Maryland Heatwave Gives Way To Dangerous Storms, Hail, Flooding: Forecasters andMaryland and Virginia are about to go from sweating through near-record heat to dodging potentially dangerous storms in a matter of hours. After days of brutal temperatures baked the region under some of the hottest May weather ever recorded, forecasters warned Wednesday that the atmosphere was primed for severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds, hail, flooding, and dangerous evening commute conditions across much of the region. The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, for large portions of Maryland and Virginia as…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Breaking News
Teen With 'History Of Violent Offenses' Arrested For 11th Time, Released Again In Baltimore Teen With 'History Of Violent Offenses' Arrested For 11th Time, Released Again In Baltimore Teen With 'History Of Violent Offenses' Arrested For 11th Time, Released Again In Baltimore
Teen With 'History Of Violent Offenses' Arrested For 11th Time, Released Again In Baltimore Some top lawmakers in Baltimore are speaking out after a teen offender who has run afoul of the law repeatedly was released and reoffended — again. On Tuesday, March 31, officers arrested a 14-year-old on an open warrant while he was in the 2200 block of Kirk Avenue.  His offense this time? Failure to appear in reference to a previous crime. But, which previous crime?  The teen is well-known to police, with 10 prior arrests for failure to appear, theft, robbery, and assault. Arrest number 11 resulted in more of the same: the teen was taken to the Juvenile Justice Center, a…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
MA Cities Among 10 Best For St. Patrick's Day Celebrations, Study Says: See Full List MA Cities Among 10 Best For St. Patrick's Day Celebrations, Study Says: See Full List MA Cities Among 10 Best For St. Patrick's Day Celebrations, Study Says: See Full List
MA Cities Among 10 Best For St. Patrick's Day Celebrations, Study Says: See Full List Every year, some cities feel the luck of the Irish a little more than others. WalletHub released its 2026 list of Best Cities for St. Patrick's Day Celebrations on Wednesday, March 11. The study ranked 200 US cities based on holiday traditions, Irish pubs and restaurants per capita, affordability, safety, accessibility, and even the weather forecast. WalletHub said Americans are expected to spend about $7 billion on St. Patrick's Day in 2026. "St. Patrick's Day celebrates the Irish, but it's become a beloved cultural holiday for millions of Americans regardless of their ancestry," said Wal…

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
Ravens Legend Ed Reed Fires Back After White House Uses Him In Viral Video: 'I Do Not Approve' Ravens Legend Ed Reed Fires Back After White House Uses Him In Viral Video: 'I Do Not Approve' Ravens Legend Ed Reed Fires Back After White House Uses Him In Viral Video: 'I Do Not Approve'
Ravens Legend Ed Reed Fires Back After White House Uses Him In Viral Video: 'I Do Not Approve' Ravens Hall of Fame safety Ed Reed was a legendary ballhawk remembered for his big hits with the "Bullies of Baltimore."  Now, No. 20 is hitting back at the White House. In recent weeks, White House staffers have been taking to social media to post AI-generated videos that were widely spread — and panned — by celebrities who never gave permission for their likeness to be used in recruitment and other videos celebrating the Trump administration. Reed was having none of it when the official X account of the White House shared a video montage of NFL and college football players maki…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Breaking News
Trooper Shooting Suspect Charged In Murder Of Millionaire At Potomac Senior Living Facility: PD Trooper Shooting Suspect Charged In Murder Of Millionaire At Potomac Senior Living Facility: PD Trooper Shooting Suspect Charged In Murder Of Millionaire At Potomac Senior Living Facility: PD
Trooper Shooting Suspect Charged In Murder Of Millionaire At Potomac Senior Living Facility: PD The 22-year-old who fired shots at a Maryland State Police trooper during a traffic stop has now been linked to the murder of millionaire philanthropist Robert Fuller Jr. at a senior living facility in Potomac. Marquise Emilio James, a Baltimore resident who was working at the Cogir Potomac Senior Living facility, where Fuller was killed on Valentine's Day, has been charged with his murder, authorities announced on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Fuller was found unresponsive inside his apartment at the Cogir Potomac Senior Living Facility in the 10800 block of Potomac Tennis Lane shortly after 7:…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Breaking News
How One Loose Wire Took Down Baltimore’s Key Bridge, Killing Six Workers, NTSB Says How One Loose Wire Took Down Baltimore’s Key Bridge, Killing Six Workers, NTSB Says How One Loose Wire Took Down Baltimore’s Key Bridge, Killing Six Workers, NTSB Says
How One Loose Wire Took Down Baltimore’s Key Bridge, Killing Six Workers, NTSB Says A single loose wire on a 984-foot cargo ship caused the electrical blackouts that sent the vessel drifting into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, collapsing the span and killing six highway workers, the NTSB announced in Washington. Investigators said the loose wire in the Dali’s electrical system caused a breaker to unexpectedly open near the 2.37-mile-long bridge on March 26, 2024.  The sudden loss of power triggered two blackouts and a total loss of propulsion and steering as the giant ship closed in on the crossing. According to the NTSB, the wire-label banding on one of the s…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Obituaries
Shock Spreads After Death Of Baltimore Rabbi, Jewish Renewal Pioneer Arthur Waskow Shock Spreads After Death Of Baltimore Rabbi, Jewish Renewal Pioneer Arthur Waskow Shock Spreads After Death Of Baltimore Rabbi, Jewish Renewal Pioneer Arthur Waskow
Shock Spreads After Death Of Baltimore Rabbi, Jewish Renewal Pioneer Arthur Waskow Rabbi Arthur Ocean Waskow, a Baltimore native whose lifelong fight for justice and spirituality reshaped American Judaism, has died at 92 in Pennsylvania. Waskow, founder and longtime executive director of The Shalom Center in Philadelphia, passed away at his home on Monday, Oct. 20, according to a statement from the organization. Born in Baltimore in 1933, Waskow helped redefine the intersection of faith and activism — from marching for civil rights to protesting war and environmental destruction — all while reimagining Jewish ritual for modern times. Waskow earned his bachelor's degree f…

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by Zak Failla
Reisterstown, MD
Breaking News
Road Rage Case Leads To Baltimore Man’s Arrest With 850 Fentanyl Pills, Gun, Vest: Police Road Rage Case Leads To Baltimore Man’s Arrest With 850 Fentanyl Pills, Gun, Vest: Police Road Rage Case Leads To Baltimore Man’s Arrest With 850 Fentanyl Pills, Gun, Vest: Police
Road Rage Case Leads To Baltimore Man’s Arrest With 850 Fentanyl Pills, Gun, Vest: Police A Baltimore man with a violent history was busted with a ballistic vest, a gun, and more than 850 fentanyl pills after a Maryland State Police investigation that started with a road rage case, officials announced. Malik Jamil Pleasant, 29, was arrested on Sept. 22 in Baltimore by the Maryland State Apprehension Team and the US Marshals Capital Region Fugitive Task Force, police said. Troopers said Pleasant was wanted on an open warrant for violating probation stemming from a conspiracy-to-commit-first-degree-assault conviction in a prior Baltimore City shooting case.  He is being held…

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by Zak Failla