Smoke and heat combine in Baltimore today: highs near 98°F and a Code Orange air-quality alert for sensitive groups. Thunderstorm chances increase Saturday.

Sip & Sizz brings a travel-borrowed 'Stack It' menu to Canton Square, stacking bowls atop drinks for a one-handed meal.

Baltimore approved a roughly $24M dredging of Lake Montebello this week. The two‑year project will close short stretches of the loop while crews remove decades of sediment.

Oxygen Ultra Lounge has closed and the downtown building at 10 S. Calvert St. is listed for about $1.2 million, adding to recent downtown hospitality shifts.

A new analysis finds untreated sleep apnea tied to roughly 69% faster cognitive decline over 10 years, and suggests broader access to and adherence with CPAP may protect brain health.

Baltimore police arrested two men and charged them with first‑degree murder in the 2025 Eastern District shooting death of Sir Bryant Alston.

Howard County police warn callers are posing as officers and demanding payment by gift card or crypto. Officials urge people to hang up and verify suspicious claims.

A 60-foot boat burned at Safe Harbor Narrows Point in Grasonville, sending thick black smoke across Kent Narrows. Fire crews extinguished the blaze and no injuries were reported.

A 19-year-old was killed and an 18-year-old critically wounded in a West Baltimore shooting on the 2800 block of West Lanvale Street. Homicide detectives are seeking tips.

At a packed Essex town hall, neighbors pressed county leaders over a rash of juvenile incidents and carjackings while officials pointed to arrests and youth programs.

A vehicle drove into the Gold Trading Center pawn shop in Randallstown Tuesday; patrons were rescued and several people were taken to hospitals.

A 60-year-old pedestrian was killed on Liberty Road early July 14; police say the driver briefly fled then returned and the Crash Team is investigating.

A grand jury indicted Reginald Gray Jr. on first‑degree murder and related counts in the June 5 road‑rage shooting that killed Towson University student Nasir Majied. Police say a parking ticket and cell‑phone data helped lead to the arrest.