Baltimore News
'Ace of Cakes' bakes the Obama inauguration cake
Baltimore celebrity baker Duff Goldman says the cake he's baking for President Barack Obama's inaugural ball is going to be more elegant than crazy, full of stars and stripes and a whole lot of glitter.
Baltimore police officer indicted on drug charges
Federal prosecutors say a Baltimore police officer indicted on drug and weapons charges is facing up to life in prison.
Baltimore mayor says city mourns Weaver's passing
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says the city is mourning the passing the former Orioles manager Earl Weaver.
Man shoves, robs elderly woman
Montgomery County police have released surveillance video of a man pushing and robbing an elderly woman at a Safeway store.
Md. reports 1st pediatric flu-related death
State health officials say the season's first pediatric flu-related death has been confirmed in Maryland.
Poe visitor comes nevermore, yet mystery lingers
From the tombstone of Edgar Allan Poe, one can reach the street by taking a narrow dirt path between two tall stone mausoleums and crouching for a few steps underneath a portion of Westminster Hall.
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.



