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Some of the 9,000 products that use a red dye the FDA has banned are produced by McCormick & Co.
Icing and imitation bacon bits among McCormick products affected by red dye ban
McCormick & Co. makes 16 products that use a red food dye the FDA has banned starting in January 2027.
BLUE BELL, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 5: Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro prepares to speak during a television interview before U.S. President Joe Biden takes the stage during a campaign event at Montgomery County Community College January 5, 2024 in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. In his first campaign event of the 2024 election season, Biden stated that democracy and fundamental freedoms are under threat if former U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Moore sides with Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro in dispute over utility bill surge
Moore joined the governors of Illinois, New Jersey and Delaware in sending a letter to federal utility regulators pointing the finger at PJM Interconnect, the regional grid operator, for a looming jump in electricity rates.
A fire at the Owl Metals Inc. recycling facility in Dundalk rekindled Thursday after initially starting over the weekend. As of Friday, firefighters say it is nearly extinguished.
Firefighters make ‘significant progress’ on rekindled fire at Dundalk recycling center
A fire that started at a Dundalk recycling center last Saturday and rekindled this week is nearly extinguished, officials said.
A triple shooting left a 52-year-old woman dead in a “working-class neighborhood” in northern Baltimore Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
Woman killed in Govans shooting identified as a teacher’s aide, grandmother
The 52-year-old woman who was killed in a triple shooting Wednesday night in North Baltimore was identified by police as Antionette Jennings.
Former major league player Tim Federowicz, shown in 2020, will be the manager of the Orioles’ Triple-A affiliate.
Orioles cultivating ‘fresh feel’ for minor league coaching staffs in 2025
For 2025, the Orioles’ director of player development said around half of the staff members in his department are in new spots.

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An eco-village is expected to fill the “Tivoly Triangle” in Northeast Baltimore, a long-stalled redevelopment project.
Northeast Baltimore ‘eco-village’ wants to create new neighborhood model
The site would include large and small single-family homes but also duplexes at prices that are “financially accessible” to aspiring homeowners, project managers said.
PHA Healthcare's founder, Stephen Thomas, at his office in Baltimore, MD, December 13, 2024.
PHA Healthcare owner says treatment services have ended
The owner of PHA Healthcare said he has ended its treatment services, but clients are still living in the addiction treatment provider’s housing.
Baltimore-based snowball syrup manufacturer Koldkiss said it made the switch from red dye No. 3 years ago.
Your snowballs are safe from the FDA’s ban on red dye No. 3
The FDA recently announced its ban on red dye No. 3. But, if you still want a bright red snowball, you're in luck.
Tents and personal items in an alley in Mount Vernon, Baltimore, on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Baltimore activated its cold weather winter shelter initiative on Friday in response to the frigid weather. The designation, which will not expire until Thursday, expands the city’s shelter options for the homeless.
After more than 3 decades, Homeless Persons Representation Project to close
The free legal services and advocacy group will dissolve by the end of the quarter.
Jonathan Carney, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s top violinist, will retire in two years.
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s longtime concertmaster to retire
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Jonathan Carney will step down after a 25-year tenure that was occasionally marred by conflict.

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“In Bloom” is one of the comics Atomic Books in Hampden gets exclusively through Diamond Comic Distributors. Photographed on Friday, January 17, 2025.
Diamond Comic Distributors seeking buyer to avoid layoffs, Hunt Valley closure
Diamond Comic Distributors’ bankruptcy filing last week could mean layoffs and the closure of its Hunt Valley headquarters if it doesn’t find a buyer by April 1.
Baltimore City Fire Lt. Kelsey Sadler, Lt. Paul Butrim and EMT/firefighter Kenny Lacayo were killed while battling a fire at a vacant rowhome on South Stricker Street near West Pratt Street in Mount Clare on Jan. 24, 2022. Meanwhile, EMT/firefighter John McMaster was seriously injured.
Families of 3 Baltimore firefighters killed in 2022 continue their fight for justice
EMT/firefighter John McMaster was permanently injured while batting the fire, and he’s also a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
Fire crews were called to the site in Queen Anne’s County around 2 p.m. Wednesday after reports of an explosion, according to the state fire marshal.
State investigates explosion at cannabis facility on Kent Island
Authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion and fire at a cannabis processing facility in Queen Anne’s County.
Orioles owner David Rubenstein, center, and general manager Mike Elias have raised the team’s payroll during the offseason.
Jon Meoli: What the Orioles’ payroll increase says about the 2025 team — and beyond.
The question that will define the Orioles’ season isn’t going to be whether they spent enough, but did they spend it well?
KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN - OCTOBER 26: Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris greets former first lady Michelle Obama during a campaign rally at the Wings Event Center on October 26, 2024 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Vice President Harris will be campaigning today with former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama in the battleground swing state of Michigan. With 10 days remaining, Harris continues campaigning against Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the November 5 election.  (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Black women are finally putting themselves first
After Kamala Harris’ loss, some Black women, who for years have been touted as the backbone of democracy, are throwing off that load for someone else to bear.

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Mayor Brandon Scott delivers his 2024 State of the City address at Baltimore Center Stage on March 25, 2024.uk
Baltimore will not change immigration policies, Scott says, despite arrest threat
A Justice Department official directed prosecutors across the nation to investigate and charge officials who don’t comply in carrying out the administration’s mass deportation agenda
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: U.S. President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter during a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced an investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and took questions on a range of topics including his presidential pardons of Jan. 6 defendants, the war in Ukraine, cryptocurrencies and other topics.
Trump sued by 5 pregnant women, immigrant groups over birthright citizenship
Five pregnant mothers joined with CASA and Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project to file a lawsuit in the United States District Court of Maryland against President Donald Trump in response to his executive order seeking to overturn birthright citizenship.
An aerial shot of Ocean City, Md. near the inlet, showing the Atlantic Ocean at right, the beach center and the city at left.
Trump executive order signals rough seas ahead for Maryland offshore wind
A Day One order from Trump halts new leases and permits for offshore wind development, but one industry analyst said the step signals the president could take even more aggressive steps to roll back recent progress.
Bronwyn Mitchell-Strong, education director at the Natural History Society of Maryland, describes the process of assembling a woolly mammoth skeleton.
Time is running out to see Baltimore’s woolly mammoth
Woolly mammoth bones on display at the Natural History Society of Maryland’s museum are leaving soon.
Baltimore restaurants like Cinghiale participate in Restaurant Week to offer discounted meals to diners.
The Dish: Did Downtown Partnership drop the ball on Baltimore Restaurant Week?
Some business owners participating in Baltimore Restaurant Week say they have dealt with slow responses from Downtown Partnership and a lack of promotion.