Court Strikes Down Baltimore Law On Pregnancy Centers
A federal appeals court has struck down a Baltimore law that required an anti-abortion pregnancy counseling center to post disclaimers in its waiting room.
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A federal appeals court has struck down a Baltimore law that required an anti-abortion pregnancy counseling center to post disclaimers in its waiting room.
A federal appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for a 17-year-old immigrant held in custody in Texas to obtain an abortion.
An appeals court is blocking, for now, an abortion sought by a pregnant 17-year-old immigrant being held in a Texas facility, ruling that the government should have time to try to release her so she can obtain the abortion outside of federal custody.
An appeals court temporarily stayed a judge's ruling that would have allowed a pregnant 17-year-old to get an abortion.
Pregnant 17-year-old girl held in a Texas facility for immigrant children who have crossed the border alone is seeking an abortion.
Kansas has suspended a Missouri doctor's medical license for 90 days for failing to preserve a fetal tissue sample from a 13-year-old girl's abortion.
Montana lawmakers pushed forward with a measure that would effectively ban all abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy, regardless of the medical risks to a woman, by requiring doctors to deliver the fetus and try to save it.
Today, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Washington D.C. for the 44th annual March for Life, the world's largest annual pro-life demonstration. Crowds were massive today, with some marching for hours.
A comprehensive new survey finds the annual number of abortions in the U.S has dropped to well under 1 million, the lowest level since 1974.
Oklahoma plans to force hospitals, nursing homes, restaurants and public schools to post signs inside public restrooms directing pregnant women where to receive services as part of an effort to reduce abortions in the state.
Pope Francis announced that the Catholic church will now make it easier for women who have abortions to be forgiven.
A federal judge has ruled that a 2009 Baltimore ordinance cannot force a pregnancy center to post a disclaimer stating that it won't refer women for abortions.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio does not believe a pregnant woman with the Zika virusshould be able to get an abortion despite concerns about microcephaly and birth defects resulting from the virus, he said Saturday.
The Supreme Court has struck down Texas' widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics in the court's biggest abortion case in nearly a quarter century.
More public protests against Planned Parenthood. This comes as pro-lifers around the country and here in Baltimore want millions of federal dollars stripped from the organization.
There was another surprising announcement from the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis says priests can formally forgive women who have had an abortion and seek absolution.
Anti-abortion demonstrators crowded on to the National Mall for an annual march coinciding with a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.
Steven Brigham had performed late-term abortions in Maryland and New Jersey.
Montgomery County has paid just under $375,000 in attorneys' fees and court costs to a group that brought a lawsuit challenging a county ordinance that affected anti-abortion pregnancy counseling centers.
The court rules all employer members of the Catholic Benefits Association exempt from the Affordable Care Act's birth control mandate.
Thousands of abortion opponents confronted wind chills in the single digits Wednesday to rally and march on Capitol Hill to protest legalized abortion, with a signal of support from Pope Francis.
The Maryland Board of Physicians has closed its investigation into the death of a woman who was treated at an abortion clinic in Germantown.
Pope Francis shakes up the Catholic Church in a blunt new interview seen all over the world. The pope urges his followers to stop obsessing over same-sex marriage, abortion and contraception.
A Salt Lake City doctor once accused of murder for a botched abortion in Maryland will be allowed to keep her medical license in Utah.
A divided federal appeals court gave new life Wednesday to a Baltimore City ordinance that a judge had ruled violated the free-speech rights of anti-abortion pregnancy counseling centers.
Plenty of sunshine along with comfortable weather for this first day back to school across Maryland.
A new annual soccer game is helping keep the memory of a 16-year-old girl killed in a Harford County car crash last year alive.
A truck fire has closed all northbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Harford County.
Fifteen years ago, a rare magnitude 5.8 earthquake rattled Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic, leaving millions of people shaken.
In May, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a bill restricting cell phone use in schools.
A new annual soccer game is helping keep the memory of a 16-year-old girl killed in a Harford County car crash last year alive.
Baltimore City Public Schools has a new CEO, Dr. Jermaine Dawson, as students head back to school. WJZ-TV's Stephanie Douglas reports.
Fifteen years ago, a rare magnitude 5.8 earthquake rattled Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic, leaving millions of people shaken.
Plenty of sunshine along with comfortable weather for this first day back to school across Maryland.
In May, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a bill restricting cell phone use in schools.
A group of civil rights and privacy organizations have filed a complaint, accusing seven companies of violating the Maryland Data Privacy Act.
An EF-1 tornado touched down during Thursday's intense storms in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, according to the National Weather Service.
A New York man was arrested at Dulles International Airport after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers discovered 368 pounds of khat in his luggage.
Neighbors near an Annapolis house explosion that left a woman dead and a man severely injured said the blast was unlike anything they had heard before.
CBP officials said the men at BWI airport each had suitcases full of khat, with the street value of about $100,000.
WJZ is live at The Perennial Farm to learn about fall plants and shrubbery and the best times to plant them.
Joe Caloggero provides back-to-school safety tips for kids like walking on the sidewalk near busy streets, crossing at crosswalks, riding bikes in the bike lane, and walking in groups.
President Carolyn Ringer Lepre joins to talk about the University's premier location, affordability mission and their high impact practices.
Chyno the Blue Bearded Foodie stops by our studio to demonstrate the proper way to pick Maryland crabs.
Owners Josh and Brad Vecchiolla stop by to share what makes their smash burgers so tasty, and where you can find them around Baltimore this summer.
Nick Martinez pitched six innings of one-hit ball; Junior Caminero and Chandler Simpson delivered RBI singles in the pivotal sixth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Gerrit Cole pitched six sharp innings, and the New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep in Baltimore with a 6-1 victory over the Orioles.
Pete Alonso's drive down the left-field line in the seventh inning was ruled foul, and the New York Yankees took advantage of that reprieve, scoring twice in the top of the eighth to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 on Wednesday night.
The Baltimore Ravens and the Minnesota Vikings each have designs on returning to the playoffs after underperforming in 2025 and making significant changes.
Trent Grisham hit his 17th home run in the third inning and had a two-run single in the seventh to propel the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.
The aircraft carrier and its 5,000 crew members will return to San Diego after an approximately nine-month deployment.
In May, a federal judge dismissed a criminal indictment against Abrego Garcia, who had been accused of smuggling immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ruled that the Trump administration's move to divert funding and cancel a plan to move the FBI to Maryland was "arbitrary and capricious and not in accordance with law."
A judge ruled in favor of Baltimore City Inspector General Isabel Cumming on Friday in an ongoing legal battle with Mayor Brandon Scott over access to city records.
Senate Democrats are demanding answers about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during the aircraft carrier's record-setting deployment.
Nearly 200 families were expected to shop at the 10th annual Christmas Store, hosted by the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and The Foundry Church on Friday.
After a loved one became a victim of sexual assault, a Maryland family is on a mission to prevent it among teens.
Over 400 future star chefs took over Baltimore on Saturday for a National Culinary Cook-off.
Chopped Broadway Bodega & Deli is making its mark as the first Black- and women-owned bodega in Fells Point, bringing the unmistakable flavors of a classic New York bodega to Baltimore.
'I Believe in Me Girls' held its fifth annual workshop on Saturday to empower young women while introducing them to a variety of career opportunities in the creative industry.
Back to school means back to school shopping. How much does it cost to send kids to school?
Baltimore County Restaurant Week kicks off its summer 2026 edition on Friday, July 10 and runs through Sunday, July 19.
Despite the rash of thefts here and there, Howard County Police data shows airbag thefts have been on a downward trend.
Senator Kagan said this bill will limit what she calls "bait and switch" and price gouging.
The Maryland Department of Emergency Management increased the State Activation Level from Normal to Partial on Friday morning in response to a Microsoft outage that has paralyzed systems worldwide.
The Bitty & Beau's Coffee shop in the City Dock section of downtown Annapolis has confirmed its plans to close in September.
Steelefish Grille, located at 660 Boulton Street in Bel Air, announced on its Facebook page that it is abruptly closing after 14 years.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will stay open after it was sold to a nonprofit.
New flights to both U.S. and Caribbean destinations are coming to BWI in 2026.
After three decades of serving customers on the Baltimore waterfront, The Cheesecake Factory is closing its Inner Harbor location.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Vibrio vulnificus is a rare flesh-eating bacterium that lives in brackish or salty water and has been on the rise in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay.
Health officials in Harford and Anne Arundel counties have issued new rabies alerts involving a raccoon, a fox and a bat.
Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare form of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, died Wednesday in Bethesda, Maryland.
As the nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak continues to rise, a Maryland farmers' market vendor says a common question she hears is about food that gets people sick.
BTS fans, better known as the BTS ARMY, have been flocking to a wide range of businesses in Charm City for days.
The Baltimore Cultural Alliance nonprofit has announced plans to shut down for financial reasons.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
"Be The Mogul" reflects on life in East Baltimore and stresses how community organizations help young people discover their purpose.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Plenty of sunshine along with comfortable weather for this first day back to school across Maryland.
Beautiful back-to-school weather in Maryland
Pleasant weather continues as students head back to school
A sunny Sunday is expected in Maryland.
The chance of widespread wet weather will hold off until the end of the week.
Baltimore City Public Schools has a new CEO, Dr. Jermaine Dawson, as students head back to school. WJZ-TV's Stephanie Douglas reports.
Steve Sosna has your latest forecast.
Sunday was 15 years since 5.8 earthquake shook Maryland
Beautiful back-to-school weather in Maryland
"Blake Elliott Cup" soccer event honors student killed in Harford County crash