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Colton Cowser and Jordan Westburg delivered a one-two punch for the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, blasting back-to-back home runs off Royals starter Seth Lugo to propel their team to a 5-0 victory over Kansas City. Lugo, who had not surrendered a home run since last September, saw his impressive streak come to an end as […]

As efforts continue to salvage the collapsed sections of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and pave the way for its eventual reconstruction, the Port of Baltimore has opened a third temporary channel to facilitate the entry and departure of vessels. This latest addition expands shipping access further, allowing more commercial activity to resume amidst the […]

A woman lost her life in a shooting incident this afternoon at the ReNew Whitemarsh apartment complex in Nottingham. The Baltimore County Police Department is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. when police officers responded to a call reporting a shooting at the 8500 block of Walther […]

A deeply unsettling case of child sexual exploitation has resulted in a 34-year-old former substitute teacher and volleyball coach from Taneytown, Maryland receiving a 17-year federal prison sentence. Evan Thomas Harris Frock’s crimes involved using social media to pose as a teenager and systematically manipulate and coerce minors into producing and sending him explicit sexual […]

Baltimore County Councilmembers have introduced new legislation aimed at addressing the pressing issue of school overcrowding in the region. The proposed measures could restrict development in areas where schools are overcrowded and limit the number of students allowed to attend a school at any given time. “If you’re at 100%, 115%, 130%, where are these […]

A public rift between Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates over crime-fighting strategies and political endorsements appears to have been resolved. The two leaders have released a joint statement announcing their commitment to mending their strained relationship and working more closely together in the future. The conflict between Scott and […]

Authorities in Montgomery County, Maryland have arrested an 18-year-old student, Andrea Ye of Rockville, for an alleged mass shooting plot targeting Wootton High School. The arrest followed the discovery of a disturbing 129-page manifesto authored by Ye, detailing strategies for carrying out such an attack, despite Ye’s claims that it was a work of fiction. […]

An elementary school teacher in Anne Arundel County, Maryland is under investigation after being accused of inappropriately touching several students, according to an investigation by Fox45 Project Baltimore. Matthew Schlegel, a third-grade teacher at Severna Park Elementary School, was removed from the classroom indefinitely on March 18th. “Parents were notified that Schlegel had been removed […]

A Baltimore County high school is being described as an unsafe environment by one of its own teachers after a series of violent fights broke out on campus in recent weeks. Fox45 Project Baltimore spoke with Steven Kronberg, a social studies teacher at Loch Raven High School who was injured trying to break up one […]

The owner of the container ship that struck the Key Bridge is taking legal measures to try to defray the potentially enormous costs. The massive ship Dali struck a bridge support in Baltimore last month, causing sections of the Francis Scott Key Bridge to collapse onto a road crew, killing six workers. The ship’s owner, […]