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Officials have identified three Maryland residents who died and three others who were injured in a house fire in North Carolina's Outer Banks last week.
One person is in critical condition after a 3-alarm fire in southwest Baltimore, according to Baltimore City Fire officials.
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No civilians or firefighters have been injured by the fire.
Police have not said whether any of the fires are suspected of being connected.
It took 35 firefighters half an hour to put out the house fire.
This is the third Baltimore playground that has been on fire within the past three weeks.
Custodial staff were moving items out of a classroom and, at one point, placed electronic equipment on a stove-top burner.
The fire damaged multiple homes in the 9800 block of Decatur Road.
A person was found inside a burning vehicle in North Baltimore, Baltimore Police said.
A portion of I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia collapsed Sunday morning after a large truck fire.
Gov. Josh Shapiro says there's "remarkable devastation." A portion of roadway collapsed after a large vehicle fire under an overpass.
The buildings are more than a hundred years old—originally built in 1920, according to state property records.
Witnesses told Deputy State Fire Marshals that they heard an explosion come from one of the boats and saw fire rapidly spreading to the pier and nearby boats.
The man was burned by the fire's flames and has been taken to the Johns Hopkins Bayview Trauma Center to receive medical treatment for his injuries.
Firefighters battled the flames of a house fire in Southwest Baltimore on Sunday, according to the local firefighters' union.
Firefighters remained on Wilkens Avenue examining several homes that were impacted by a two-alarm fire on Wednesday.
Thirty-five players and coaches were on their way back to Boston, Massachusetts, after a weekend series in North Carolina when the smooth ride up I-95 took a dramatic turn.
Firefighters were asked to extinguish a fire that ignited after three vehicles collided in Northwest Baltimore on Sunday night.
Firefighters are trying to extinguish a fire that has chewed through multiple houses in Southeast Baltimore, according to the local firefighters' union.
Around 40 Maryland residents have died in fires in the first three months of 2023.
Five people, including the three children, were rescued from the fire. The children later died from their injuries.
One person has died following an explosion involving a tanker truck on US 15 at Rosemont Avenue in Frederick County on Saturday.
A man is dead after a police-involved shooting happened late Saturday in Bel Air, in Harford County, according to the police department.
Today is a First Alert Day for the threat of a few strong thunderstorms with potential gusty winds by late afternoon into this evening
Maryland Governor Wes Moore is offering words of encouragement to sailors abord the USS Abraham Lincoln amid a long deployment.
A man was shot in West Baltimore Saturday afternoon in the 400 block of W. Lafayette Avenue.
Experts are warning against scams that are targeting job seekers.
Loved ones are celebrating the life of 17-year-old Jada Sellers, a Baltimore teen gunned down two weeks ago.
Experts are warning against scams that are targeting job seekers.
A man is dead after a police-involved shooting happened late Saturday in Bel Air, in Harford County, according to the police department.
Today is a First Alert Day for the threat of a few strong thunderstorms with potential gusty winds by late afternoon into this evening
A man was shot in West Baltimore Saturday afternoon in the 400 block of W. Lafayette Avenue.
A Maryland court has struck down the state's first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising and ordered the state to refund the taxes.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned drone flights around the grounds of the Maryland State Fair.
Another beaver attack has been reported in Maryland, this time at Montgomery County's Seneca Creek State Park.
The FBI has announced results of a major fugitive sweep in Maryland and Delaware that led to the arrests of 109 individuals in an effort to combat violent crime.
Maryland residents are feeling lucky ahead of a $1 billion Powerball drawing Wednesday, the eighth largest jackpot in the game's history.
Talk Teeny is set in Baltimore during the 1960s and follows a young girl's experience of family, friendship, social change, and growing up in a city that was itself changing rapidly.
Award-winning actor and television personality Kalen Allen joins us in studio to talk about his character in the play Erikson, and how he's been adjusting to life in Baltimore.
WJZ is live in Glen Arm, checking out the fields of flowers and sunflowers at Weber’s PeachBerry Farm.
Tipsy on Tap joins us on TV Hill to share some of their signature craft mocktails, and specialty lemonades. Their menu features flavors of the season, and themes unique to Maryland.
School provost, Dr. Katie Gantz shares what sets St. Mary's College of Maryland apart as a National Public Honors College.
Dylan Beavers hit a two-run, pinch-hit single in the seventh to put Baltimore ahead to stay, and the Orioles snapped the Rays' nine-game win streak.
LSU coach Lane Kiffin says he is standing by his initial stance on allowing cornerback D.J. Pickett to wear the No. 5 jersey previously worn by Jayden Daniels.
The Baltimore Ravens are gearing up for their first preseason home game Saturday at the newly renovated M&T Bank Stadium.
Baltimore Ravens cornerbacks Nate Wiggins and Marlon Humphrey could return next week from injuries they suffered in training camp this week, coach Jesse Minter said after Thursday's practice.
Jayden Daniels has told LSU it can no longer use the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner's name, image and likeness.
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.
President Trump said Karoline Leavitt will be leaving her role to focus on her young family.
A lawsuit has been filed by a group of conservative state lawmakers in Maryland in an effort to block a redistricting measure that is set to appear on the November ballot.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was hospitalized on June 14.
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.
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.
Neighbors in one west Baltimore neighborhood are figuring out what to do for groceries, due to the Giant Food location in Edmondson Village closing next month.
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.
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.
The Maryland Department of Health says it has confirmed 110 cases of cyclosporiasis in the state this year, with 106 reported since May 1.
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.
Multiple rounds of rain are expected across Maryland today.
Today is a First Alert Day for the threat of a few strong thunderstorms with potential gusty winds by late afternoon into this evening
A pleasant start to the weekend is in Maryland on Saturday.
Sunday is a First Alert Weather Day.
CBS News Baltimore's Rachael Jay has the latest weather forecast.
The American Red Cross on blood supply crisis; donors are needed to help protect patient care.
A new mural in the Penn-North neighborhood of Baltimore highlights a hopeful message.
Multiple rounds of rain are expected across Maryland today.
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Metro Crime Stoppers is offering $8,000 to anyone with information on the murder of 17-year-old Jada Sellers.