Mathew Schumer

Mathew Schumer is a night reporter for The Baltimore Sun. Before joining The Sun, he wrote for the Washington City Paper as its primary crime reporter. He is from Newtown, Connecticut, and received his master's from the University of Maryland, College Park. Email him at mschumer@baltsun.com.

FILE – The northern lights flare in the sky over a farmhouse, May 10, 2024, in Brunswick, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Marylanders see Northern Lights amid solar storm

November 11, 2025 at 10:51 p.m.

Marylanders have taken to social media to post pictures of colorful nighttime skies, as a solar storm predicted by space weather forecasters hits Earth.

Kendall Sigman of Adamstown, MD (5056), center, was not bundled up in cold weather gear like many of the 16,000 runners and walkers in 2022 Bay Bridge Run, who endured wind and chilly temperatures in the mid-40s as they completed the course across the eastbound span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. At left is Kristin Duda of Ellicott City, and second from left, Amy Easter of Sykesville.

Bay Bridge Run canceled ‘due to inclement weather’, MDTA confirms

November 8, 2025 at 11:30 p.m.

The Bay Bridge Run, scheduled for Sunday, has been cancelled, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA).

Two adults were shot Friday night outside Wise High School in Upper Marlboro after a vigil was held earlier in the evening for NFL rookie Khyree Jackson and two others who died in a car crash last weekend, police said. FIle photo

Prince George’s County woman pleads guilty in crash that killed Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson

November 9, 2025 at 12:02 p.m.

A Prince George's County woman has pled guilty to negligent homicide in relation to the 2024 crash that killed three people, including Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson.

Residents temporarily displaced by Friday's fire in Remington were taken to a community center at the Church of the Guardian Angel, where volunteers and city workers provided food, water and masks.
(Surya Vaidy/Sun Staff)

Remington warehouse fire displaces residents; community, city agencies offer support

November 7, 2025 at 8:07 p.m.

Community organizations and city agencies rallied behind Remington residents temporarily displaced by a warehouse fire Friday afternoon.

Baltimore City firefighters battle a four-alarm blaze at a warehouse in Remington, in a commercial building near North Howard and West 25th streets. (Surya Vaidy/Sun Staff)

Remington warehouse fire contained; crews work into night

November 7, 2025 at 7:23 p.m.

Baltimore firefighters have contained a four-alarm warehouse fire that broke out Friday afternoon in Remington but expect to work into the night to extinguish it, city officials said.

Baltimore City Public Schools Administrative Headquarters is on East North Avenue.

Police investigating KKK flyers found near city school, officials say

November 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Baltimore City Public Schools issued a statement to parents disavowing flyers associated with a hate group found near schools on Monday.

The Baltimore Eagle Leather Bar and Night Club float moves along Charles Street in the Baltimore Pride 50th Anniversary Parade. (Kim Hairston/Staff)

Baltimore Police Department to establish LGBTQ+ advisory board

November 7, 2025 at 5:42 p.m.

The Baltimore Police Department is building a community advisory board aimed at connecting with the city's LGBTQ+ community.

Anthony Barksdale speaks at a news conference at Baltimore City Hall where he was introduced as the new deputy mayor for public safety. (Staff File)

Anthony Barksdale, Baltimore deputy mayor and former city police official, dies at 53

November 7, 2025 at 6:01 p.m.

Anthony E. Barksdale, deputy mayor of public safety and former acting commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department, died Thursday at 53.

The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has released body-worn camera footage of a fatal police shooting in Dundalk in Oct.. (Maryland Attorney General’s Office)

Body camera video released showing standoff before fatal police shooting in Dundalk

November 7, 2025 at 4:07 p.m.

The Maryland Attorney General’s Office released body-camera footage showing a tense two-hour barricade that ended with police fatally shooting 55-year-old Robert Adams in Dundalk on Oct. 8.

The renovated Cross Street Market is looking for a tenant to fill its last remaining stall.

KKK flyers in Federal Hill prompt concern around safety for Digital Harbor students

November 5, 2025 at 6:07 p.m.

Residents of Federal Hill were shocked to find flyers associated with a notorious hate group posted near Cross Street Market on Monday morning.

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