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'A cautionary tale': Supporters say Baltimore mayor's use of business connections helped fuel her political rise — and fall

As federal, state and local investigations into Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh's affairs continue, calls for the mayor to resign have become almost universal, including among her allies.

Shooting death of Morgan State student rattles neighbors

Neighbors who say they were stunned by the shooting death of 21-year-old Kevon Dix attended a vigil in his honor Saturday on the quiet street in Northeast Baltimore where he was gunned down.

Five Things We Learned from the Ravens' 2019 draft

Form the big-pay excitement of first-round pick Marquise Brown to the familiar draft maneuvering from general manager Eric DeCosta, here are five things we learned from the Ravens' 2019 draft.

Mike Preston: Ravens might've gotten up to speed in weapons department

The Ravens appear to have upgraded because they attempted to fill needs at wide receiver, edge rusher and on the offensive line.

Ravens undrafted-free-agent tracker: All-America DT and prolific WR among notable signings

The Ravens got to work on signing undrafted free agents to their 90-man roster.

Four years after Freddie Gray's funeral, a parade to promote peace in West Baltimore

Safe Streets Sandtown-Winchester organized the event to show community strength in Baltimore.

Tentative agreement would give Baltimore officials but not the public the engineering report tied to Preakness seating

A tentative agreement calls for the city – not the public – to see report tied to Preakness seating. The engineering report led to the closing off of 6,670 seats for the Preakness Stakes next month.

'There's going to be no fish to fight over at all': The Chesapeake Bay's rockfish population is falling

Three decades after an outright ban on fishing for the species properly known as Atlantic striped bass helped it recover from near-extinction, scientists, anglers and the commercial fishing industry are raising alarms that the bay’s supreme and delectable swimmers are again being overfished.

Baltimore County on track to meet goals of affordable housing settlement, but challenges remain

Three years into a legal settlement targeting housing policies, Baltimore County says more than half of the 1,000 affordable homes it promised are built or in the works. But challenges remain as the county navigates the multiyear settlement under the administration of a new county executive.

Communication remains work in progress for Orioles outfielders

Orioles outfielders have spent the first month of the season not only getting comfortable with life in a major league outfield, but also with each other. The Orioles have deployed eight starting outfield combinations through 28 games.

Baltimore police arrest man on first-degree murder charge

Baltimore police detectives have arrested 26-year-old Donte Patterson in connection with the fatal shooting of a man earlier this month.