Friday, November 6, 2026
Baltimore
Around Town ·
Baltimore City is formally opposing a proposed BGE surcharge that could add about $9 a month to utility bills for customers in the city.
Read at WMAR-2 News (ABC)
Housing & Homelessness ·
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on Thursday signed a bill into law addressing health and safety standards for renters in the city.
Read at Baltimore Fishbowl
Transit & Streets ·
A ramp from the Baltimore Beltway to northbound Harford Road in Parkville closes this weekend, with lane restrictions, while crews install a new drainage pipe.
Read at WMAR-2 News (ABC)
Culture & Events ·
The Baltimore Veterans Day Parade starts at noon Saturday, Nov. 7, and ends around 2:30 p.m. Street closures begin as early as 6 a.m.
Read at WJZ CBS News Baltimore
Elections ·
For as long as most city officials can remember, Baltimore has been required to award contracts to the lowest responsible bidder. Question E, approved by voters this week, would change that.
Read at The Baltimore Banner
Elections ·
Parents, teachers, students and others gathered in East Baltimore Tuesday to celebrate passage of the Baby Fund ballot measure, which supporters say will help families when they need it most.
Read at WYPR 88.1 FM
DevelopingElections ·
As of Friday morning, 848 votes separated Democrat Shawn McIntosh and Republican Nino Mangione as Baltimore County counted mail-in ballots.
Read at WYPR 88.1 FM
DevelopingElections ·
Democratic candidates who are behind after Election Night are banking on mail-in ballots to turn the tables.
Read at WYPR 88.1 FM
Elections ·
In the Baltimore County Executive race, Democratic Councilman Julian Jones defeated his Republican opponent Patrick Dyer.
Business & Economy ·
A taxpayer-funded Baltimore City nonprofit that had its offices raided spent $1 million this year on a grant donation to an unspecified organization.
Read at FOX45 News (WBFF)
Around Town ·
Susan Lee, Edward Rothstein and Carolyn Scruggs are leaving their state cabinet posts effective Friday, Moore's office announced.
Read at The Baltimore Banner
Elections ·
Baltimore, now largely contained in one district, could be split among several after redistricting, potentially diluting the power of city voters.
Read at The Baltimore Banner
Elections ·
Del. Luke Clippinger, a Democrat, reported his treasurer to the state prosecutor in January.
Read at The Baltimore Banner
Elections ·
No surprises as Maryland voters reelect Gov. Wes Moore and all seven U.S. House Democrats. The state's lone Republican congressman, Rep. Andy Harris, won a ninth term.
Read at The Baltimore Banner
Elections ·
The Green Party gubernatorial ticket of Andy Ellis and Owen Silverman Andrews earned 2.07% of the vote and keeps its recognized party status in Maryland.
Read at The Baltimore Banner
Elections ·
With thousands of ballots left to count, Maryland appears on track to match some of its strongest voter turnout numbers of the last three election cycles, preliminary state data shows.
Read at The Baltimore Banner
Elections ·
Governor Wes Moore stopped off in Baltimore for a victory lap to discuss winning re-election, helping out down-ballot candidates and successfully lobbying for Question 3.
Read at WMAR-2 News (ABC)
Housing & Homelessness ·
Steamed about a councilman’s pr consultant and the persistence of homelessness despite millions in government grants, the protesters were almost prevented from speaking.
Read at Baltimore Brew
Housing & Homelessness ·
A nearly block-long row of apartments on Biddle Street is up for auction in a sale conducted by Alex Cooper Auctioneers in cooperation with Harbor Stone Advisors.
Read at Baltimore Fishbowl
Public Safety ·
Opponents of Baltimore’s newly approved Harford Road Overlay District said on Thursday they will take legal action against the legislation if it becomes law, co
Read at FOX45 News (WBFF)
Public Safety ·
Police said a woman was stabbed to death Friday morning and pronounced dead at Good Samaritan Hospital in Northeast Baltimore. Homicide detectives are investigating.
Public Safety ·
Police said a 15-year-old was charged with manslaughter after a carjacked vehicle he was driving struck and killed a pedestrian in Baltimore in October.
Public Safety ·
Two shootings in Baltimore County within about two hours of each other — one of them deadly — have renewed concerns about gun violence among some residents, as
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Public Safety ·
Police said a 15-year-old who has been arrested multiple times was charged with armed carjacking after a Wednesday evening incident and pursuit in Northeast Baltimore.
Public Safety ·
Two men accused in a targeted Halloween Cockeysville shooting remain jailed without bond as questions persist about motives and drugs found at the scene.
Transit & Streets ·
Over the span of roughly a decade, two different governors promised Baltimore a transformative new light rail train. But now Maryland’s largest city may have to compromise.
Read at The Baltimore Banner
Business & Economy ·
A Baltimore County-based pharmaceutical development and manufacturing company will lay off 94 employees by December, according to an Oct. 30 filing with state officials.
Read at The Baltimore Banner
Business & Economy ·
After serving nearly 19 years as a hub for Baltimore's arts, culture and community-building, Terra Cafe closed its doors Oct. 27 amid mounting financial challenges and repeated incidents of vandalism.
Read at AFRO American Newspapers
Business & Economy ·
A new Barnes & Noble bookstore is coming to Timonium.
Business & Economy ·
Marie Louise Bistro has closed after almost two decades in Mount Vernon, owner Marie Ransome confirmed Wednesday.
Read at The Baltimore Banner
Business & Economy ·
At Hersh’s Orchard Inn, Hershel “Hersh” Pachino walked to every table, asked about the meal and talked with the people seated there.
Read at Baltimore Jewish Times
Business & Economy ·
Some of the tastiest new sandwiches in the city aren’t at a traditional shop: they’re at Tortuga Deli, Davon Pulliam’s chef-driven pop-up and kombucha business.
Read at The Baltimore Banner
Around Town ·
Protections now extend to all children under state supervision, not just those in foster care, after 9-year-old Tristan King ran from a caseworker and remained missing for nearly six months.
Read at The Baltimore Banner
Weather & Environment ·
Forecasts call for a dry, seasonably cool weekend across the Baltimore area, with Saturday afternoon highs in the low to mid-60s.
Read at WJZ CBS News Baltimore
Around Town ·
Maryland's Office of Home Energy Programs has served thousands more households in 2026 than in 2025.
Read at Baltimore Fishbowl
Around Town ·
Tens of thousands of Baltimore tax dollars are being spent on contracts aimed at boosting City Councilmembers’ social media presence.
Read at FOX45 News (WBFF)
Health ·
A pediatric surgeon who agreed to stop practicing medicine in Ireland landed a job at Baltimore’s Sinai Hospital.
Read at The Baltimore Banner
Around Town ·
After a legal challenge to a Maryland power line fell short this year, opponents asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider their case.