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Maryland Lottery Makes A Millionaire; Two Tickets Pay $100K This Week

The Bay Net - Maryland · August 18, 2025

BALTIMORE — A Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket made a millionaire in Baltimore, and two other players in Rockville and Upper Marlboro each won $100,000, topping the big winners leaderboard for the past week. Meanwhile, a pair of Powerball...

Baltimore City begins trial against Maryland gun shop over alleged ghost gun sales

CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland ·

Updated on: August 18, 2025 / 3:25 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore CBS News Live CBS News Baltimore Live A lawsuit against a Maryland gun shop accused of illegally selling untraceable "ghost gun" kits went to trial Monday. Baltimore City accused Hanover...

Baltimore County office complex sold for $20M

The Daily Record - Maryland · August 18, 2025

St. John Properties Inc., a Baltimore-area commercial real estate firm, announced it has acquired a three-building office portfolio in Hunt Valley for $20.05 million, according to a company spokesperson. The 300,000-square-foot office complex...

Maryland faces a special education funding crisis | GUEST COMMENTARY

Baltimore Sun - Maryland · August 18, 2025

The state of Maryland is facing a crisis you don’t see splashed across the headlines — but if you talk to parents and step inside classrooms across the state, you’ll feel it immediately. According to the National Education Association, Maryland...

Maryland homicide suspect jailed in SW Kansas

Great Bend Post - Kansas ·

Eaton photo Finney CountyFINNEY COUNTY—Law enforcement in southwest Kansas have a homicide suspect in custody after an incident at a motel. Just after 5:30 p.m., August 13, police responded to a business assist call at the Best Western – Emerald...

Fox Sports- 1

97.5 FM The Fanatic Philadelphia - Pennsylvania ·

The Philadelphia Eagles didn’t just win Super Bowl LIX, they dominated it. And less than six months later, they still have most of their key players. So, there’s no reason to move them down from the top spot in the Fox Sports NFL Power Rankings....

Scottie Scheffler lives with Maryland lacrosse royalty during BMW Championship

Baltimore Sun - Maryland · August 18, 2025

Frank Kelly III and his family own a lengthy list of athletic accomplishments. The family has even been dubbed “the kings of lacrosse in the Baltimore area” by Cornell coach Connor Buczek. This past week, the Kellys added “Scottie Scheffler’s...

From HBO to Hulu, these Baltimore musicians are crafting your TV soundtracks

Baltimore Banner - Maryland · August 18, 2025

A 19th-century, coming-of-age adventure based on a bestselling novel. An anime action series starring a supernatural teenage girl. A gritty HBO crime drama led by Emmy winner Mark Ruffalo. If you’re in search of your next TV binge-watch, we’re...

144th Maryland State Fair returns for another three-weekend run

WBAL - Maryland · August 18, 2025

The 144th Maryland State Fair opens on Thursday and will remain open over three weekends at the State Fairgrounds in Timonium. “We say whenever the big Ferris Wheel lights go off, but normally around 11 o’clock at night,” Assistant general manager...

UB Art Galleries opens season with two exhibitions in CFA Gallery

UB Now ·

The UB Art Galleries will open the 2025-26 academic year with exhibitions in the Center for the Arts Gallery and the UB Anderson Gallery, with the first exhibitions in the CFA Gallery focusing on trailblazing gallerist Martha Jackson, as well as...

Lehighton Ukrainian Festival celebrates art and culture

Times News - Pennsylvania ·

It was a celebration of Ukrainian arts and culture at the Annual Ukrainian Festival held Saturday and Sunday at the Ukrainian Homestead on Beaver Run Drive in Lehighton. The festival has been held at the homestead almost since the homestead was...

Cruise ship out of Baltimore changes itinerary due to Hurricane Erin

WBAL TV - Maryland · August 18, 2025

THIS IS OUR VIEW. IT’S PRETTY NICE. JENNIFER CHOMIAK IS DETERMINED TO MAKE THE MOST OF HER FIRST CRUISE, DESPITE HURRICANE ERIN CAUSING A BIT OF A DISRUPTION. WE WERE MOST NERVOUS ABOUT THEM CANCELING THE TRIP ALTOGETHER, BUT ROYAL CARIBBEAN DID...

America's Most Iconic Pie Shops From Baltimore to Brooklyn

Food & Wine ·

Few foods capture the heart of America quite like pie. Whether served oven-warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or cold from the fridge the next day, pie is more than just dessert — it’s tradition, comfort, and community all rolled into one...

CNN anchors shill for Cuomo as mainstream media attacks Mamdani again

The Real News Network · August 18, 2025

Inequality Watch Dogs Taya Graham and Stephen Janis breakdown CNN’s recent attack on NYC Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, this time with CNN’s Kasie Hunt’s interview with New York’s former governor Andrew Cuomo. Wealthy donors have...

New program in Maryland giving kids a chance to master the art of sailing

WQAD 8 - Illinois ·

"From Swimming to Sailing Youth Empowerment Program" gives kids from underserved communities their first real access to the water. Author: wqad.com Published: 12:55 PM CDT August 18, 2025 Updated: 12:55 PM CDT August 18, 2025

Young Successful Leaders Incorporated to Receive $50,000 Huddle Up for Health Grant from CareFirst and Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore Afro-American - Maryland · August 18, 2025

CareFirst and the Ravens award Young Successful Leaders Inc. (YSLI) $50,000 to expand mental health, violence prevention and youth development programs. (Courtesy photo) By The Baltimore Ravens CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), one of...

Kristin Emery Retiring from KDKA After 37 Years in Local TV

Adweek · August 18, 2025

Meteorologist Kristin Emery is retiring from Pittsburgh CBS owned station KDKA after 13 years there and 37 years in local TV. She’s been posting her retirement countdown on her social media page. In the last post, she let everyone know she has,...

Baltimore v. Wal-Mart: Showdown tonight at Planning Commission hearing

Baltimore Brew - Maryland ·

Swirled up in citywide debate over a living wage and national angst over big-box chains, the 25th Station project reaches a big milestone with tonight’s Planning Commission hearing. Some in Baltimore are welcoming it, others are bitterly opposed...

DraftKings promo code updated: New $200 sports NFL betting bonus now available

Syracuse.com - New York · August 18, 2025

As of Monday, August 18, 2025, DraftKings has announced their latest promo code, offering $200 in bonus bets instantly plus a discount of more than $200 on NFL Sunday Ticket through YouTube and YouTube TV. By signing up with this nationwide...

Sport in brief: August 18, 2025

Morning Star ·

MEN’S CYCLING: Irish national road race champion Rory Townsend won his first World Tour race after holding off some of the world’s best one-day riders to claim Sunday’s Hamburg classic. Townsend was part of the breakaway that led for almost 200km...