Baltimore Patch

07/20/2025

Driven in part by tariffs, consumer prices increased 2.7 percent for the year, raising the costs of some key grocery items by double digits.

07/20/2025

A recent WalletHub ranking aims to give parents a sense of which towns are best suited to raise families. See which MD towns made the list.

07/20/2025

All is not as it seems with teddy bear “patched together flesh.” Elmo’s reputation was impugned with hacker’s antisemitic, racist screed.

All is not as it seems with teddy bear "patched together flesh." Elmo's reputation was impugned with hacker's antisemitic, racist screed.

07/20/2025

Chef Standards recently compiled a list of the best sushi restaurants in each state. See which Maryland eatery made the cut.

07/20/2025

A beloved radio host died, while a wood-fired pizzeria opens, a bakery is closing, and a strip club has been sold: Maryland business news.

07/20/2025

Dozens of water rescues were made in Montgomery County as heavy rains sent creeks rising 10 feet.

East-West Highway had water waist-deep in some spots; a Chevy Chase fire crew responding to a call got stuck but rescued a trapped driver.

07/19/2025

3 MD counties are under flash flood warnings Saturday evening after heavy rainfall.

Some roads are closed as rainfall of 1-2 inches in 30 minutes has caused flooding, according to authorities.

07/19/2025

Craft breweries across the country are appealing to families with young children. Some are reconsidering after safety incidents.

07/19/2025

A man accused of filming a girl in a mall changing room also faces accusations of having a s*x with a dog.

After a man was investigated for recording a girl in a dressing room at a Bethesda mall, police found evidence he had s*x with a dog.

07/19/2025

If vanilla ice cream is your favorite, you may be either chill or anxious and needy. But what about chocolate, strawberry and other flavors?

07/19/2025

The highly anticipated Perseid meteor shower is under way. It overlaps with two other lesser meteor showers.

07/19/2025

One diner stands above the rest in Maryland, according to a national food review website. Patch provides the details here.