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    Preakness weather forecast: Showers with a chance of storms
    The forecast for Preakness Stakes 2025? Showers and a chance of storms on the day of the big race.
    Horses race in the mud during the wet and rainy Preakness Stakes in 2024.
    Dozens displaced by 7-alarm fire at West Baltimore warehouse
    Over 220 firefighters responded to a warehouse fire in West Baltimore Monday night.
    Baltimore firefighters battle a 4-alarm blaze at a warehouse at 2205 W Lanvale Street in West Baltimore Monday evening, May 12, 2025.
    Ravens mock 2025 schedule: Dreaming up a slate with big games and high drama
    The Ravens’ schedule, which will be released Wednesday, could be brutal. But let's try to make it fun, too.
    A “Sunday Night Football” visit from the Detroit Lions, whom Lamar Jackson and the Ravens trounced in 2023, would be a blockbuster beginning to the season.
    As Baltimoreans start swimming in the harbor, water quality remains murky
    A new report by Blue Water Baltimore found that water quality has declined somewhat in the harbor and its watershed since 2013.
    Baltimore Banner reporter Giacomo "Jack" Bologna jumps into the Baltimore Harbor alongside other participants as a part of the Waterfront Partnership's Harbor Splash 2024 event held last June.
    Adley Rutschman’s struggles are as confounding as they are frustrating | Banner Baseball Show
    The Orioles catcher is batting just .203, but there is reason to believe he’s been the victim of bad luck.
    Meet the field of the 150th Preakness Stakes
    Journalism is the favorite in a nine-horse field that will bring many of thoroughbred racing’s most famous trainers to Pimlico Race Course on Saturday.
    Griffin Johnson, second from left, co-owner of Sandman, joins a toast at the conclusion of the Preakness 150 Post Position Draw.
    Tariffs and labor shortages threaten to crack Maryland’s crab industry
    The few remaining crab processors across Maryland are facing sweeping tariffs and labor shortages in an already struggling seafood industry.
    Crabpots stacked alongside a marina in Crisfield.
    The price of Preakness: a $500 million state infusion, a $5 million annual fee
    Despite public subsidies, Maryland horse racing is furlongs away from its 20th century heyday.
    Point Dume clinches a win during the Black-Eyed Susan races at Pimlico Race Course in 2024.
    Ravens tackle Ronnie Stanley opens up about near-death experience, ankle injury that left him in tears
    “I was in so much pain that I was crying for a good portion of the game,” Stanley said.
    Offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley (79) watches from the sidelines during a preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons last August.
    Derby runner-up Journalism is 8-5 favorite for Preakness
    Derby winner Sovereignty, who outdueled Journalism to win the Run for the Roses by 1 1/2 lengths, is not making the trip to Baltimore for the final Preakness at historic Pimlico.
    The Woodlawn Vase is awarded to the winner of each Preakness Stakes. This year’s 150th running of Preakness will be its last at the original “Old Hilltop.”
    Howard County executive proposes additional $14.5 million to help schools close budget gap
    Howard County Executive Calvin Ball filed emergency budget legislation Monday to provide up to $14.5 million in additional funding to the school system for the coming fiscal year.
    Howard County Executive Calvin Ball at a town hall in March.
    University of Maryland, Baltimore, will lay off employees, reduce salaries amid budget crisis
    University of Maryland, Baltimore, President Bruce Jarrell warned of a “clear and present danger” in relation to layoffs.
    University President Bruce Jarrell told the University System of Maryland Board of Regents Monday evening that the school will lay off 30 full-time staff and eliminate an additional 30 vacant positions.
    Two firefighters hospitalized, one in critical condition, after downtown fire
    One firefighter is in critical condition after a downtown fire, Baltimore City Fire Department officials said.
    A Baltimore City firefighter on the scene of a fire in Downtown Baltimore on Sept. 22, 2024.
    Baltimore ‘baby bonus’ advocates hit another roadblock
    The Maryland Child Alliance is back to collecting signatures to create a fund for parents of newborns.
    Advocates formed the Maryland Child Alliance to establish a fund for parents of newborns in Baltimore.
    Prosecutors can’t introduce other bad acts at Severna Park Elementary teacher’s sex abuse trial
    Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Pamela K. Alban ruled that there could be scenarios at the trial of Matthew Schlegel in which the door is opened to that testimony.
    The Anne Arundel County Courthouse is located on Church Circle in Annapolis. It is home to the Circuit Court, the Clerk of the Court, the State Attorney's Office and other agencies.
    Baltimore Police fatally shoot man who fired at officers, authorities say
    Police officials said Commissioner Richard Worley was on the scene of a police-involved shooting in the 4600 block of York Road in Baltimore.
    Baltimore Police at the site of an officer-involved shooting at the 4600 block of York Road on Monday, May 12, 2025.
    Baltimore’s Turnstile unleashes joyful chaos in the park — and raises $35k for a cause
    In celebrating the band’s new album release, Turnstile put on a free concert at Baltimore’s Wyman Park Dell over the weekend to raise money for Health Care for the Homeless.
    Turnstile performs a free benefit concert at Wyman Park Dell  in Baltimore, MD on May 10, 2025 to raise donations for Health Care for the Homeless.
    Baltimore’s top YIMBYs want to erase zoning rules blocking more housing
    A package of five bills will attempt to make it easier to build and redevelop Baltimore City properties.
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott holds a press conference announcing the Housing Options and Opportunity Act at City Hall on Monday.
    As Pat Spencer scraps in the NBA playoffs, his old Loyola lacrosse teammates are loving every minute
    The Maryland native and former Tewaaraton Award-winner at Loyola is now tearing up the hardwood in the NBA playoffs for the Golden State Warriors. Former Greyhounds who shared the field with him are enthralled, but not surprised.
    Golden State Warriors guard Pat Spencer (61) drives past Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason (17) during the second half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series.
    Trump hush money trial lawyer named acting librarian of Congress, replacing Carla Hayden
    Blanche replaces Carla Hayden, the longtime librarian whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from some conservatives that she was advancing a “woke” agenda.
    Blanche replaces Carla Hayden, the longtime librarian whom the White House fired last week.
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