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    Another Wilde Lake board meeting was canceled. So residents held their own.
    The Wilde Lake Village board chair canceled another public meeting, so Columbia residents held their own.
    Community members meet at Slayton House on Monday evening to discuss their concerns about the actions of the Wilde Lake village board.
    Weapons detectors? Police officers? How should MCPS respond after Wootton shooting?
    Thomas S. Wootton High School opened its doors Tuesday, less than a day after a student shot a classmate.
    A Montgomery County Police officer walks past the barricaded Thomas S. Wootton High School after a reported shooting at the school on Monday.
    7 things to do in Baltimore County: Valentines, Galentine’s, Thin Mints and piña coladas
    Whether it’s an evening of medicinal self-care, Girl Scout Cookie and tiki drink indulgence, or immersing yourself in the arts, there’s an event worth attending coming up.
    Gear for volunteers to use on projects inside the Irvine Nature Center in Owings Mills, Md., on Thursday, November 13, 2025. The Center will host a free Indigenous Peoples Celebration on Sunday, November 23.
    Case dismissed against Baltimore County gym teacher accused of sexually abusing 2 students
    Jordan Adams, 29, of Windsor Mill, had been charged in Baltimore County Circuit Court with sexual abuse of a minor and second-degree assault.
    The Baltimore County Courts Building at 401 Bosley Avenue in Towson.
    BGE finds a Democrat to back its controversial Maryland energy proposal
    A Maryland lawmaker submitted BGE’s controversial proposal in the final hours before a procedural deadline.
    The 21-story, mixed-use Constellation Building serves as the headquarters of Constellation Energy and a regional office for the Exelon Corporation.
    Suspect charged with murder in the 2023 death of Gaithersburg man
    A defendant was arrested in the death of a Gaithersburg man whose body was found in a Germantown creek in 2023.
    Buddhist monks’ 2,300-mile ‘Walk for Peace’ to stop in Annapolis
    A group of Buddhist monks whose monthslong walk took them 2,300 miles from Texas to Washington, D.C., are extending their peaceful journey to Maryland’s capital Thursday.
    Buddhist monks walk outside of the Washington National Cathedral after and event they participated during the Walk For Peace, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Washington.
    Raskin sends late-night redistricting plea to General Assembly Democrats
    The influential member of Maryland's congressional delegation said he doesn't see much merit in arguments against Maryland Democrats trying to increase their numbers in Congress.
    Rep. Jamie Raskin says he doesn't see much merit in arguments against Maryland Democrats trying to increase their numbers in Congress.
    Baltimore judge recalls arrest warrant for boxer Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis
    Circuit Judge Althea Handy on Feb. 2 issued an arrest warrant for Gervonta “Tank” Davis, 31, now of Parkland, Florida, on allegations that he violated his probation.
    Gervonta Davis arrives at the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse for a probation violation hearing Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
    Mike Elias has confidence in Orioles pitching staff but doesn’t rule out an addition
    “I think this rotation looks good,” Mike Elias said. “I think this bullpen looks good. And I think we have a really talented position player core and this is a team that is very capable of going where we want to go, which is deep in the playoffs.”
    Orioles general manager Mike Elias speaks prior to a ribbon cutting for the new Orioles Player Development Complex at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida, on Monday.
    Man pleads guilty to fatally shooting 17-year-old near Inner Harbor
    Dejuan Cole, 20, of Fallstaff, was sentenced to life in prison, with all but 30 years suspended, plus five years’ probation.
    Devron Tyner was fatally shot outside the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel during what detectives described as a robbery on April 1, 2024. He was 17.
    FBI releases first surveillance images of masked person on Nancy Guthrie’s porch
    Authorities investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie released the first surveillance images Tuesday showing a masked person on her porch the night she went missing.
    On Tuesday, FBI Director Kash Patel released several photographs on X showing surveillance images at the home of Nancy Guthrie the night she went missing in Tucson, Ariz.
    Man remains held without bond in deadly stabbing of his estranged wife in Ellicott City
    Alexander Stephenson, 53, of Ellicott City, was in custody on a charge of violating a protective order less than four hours before the killing.
    February 10, 2026 - Exterior of Howard County District Court in Ellicott City.
    Montgomery County Council passes restrictions on ICE
    Montgomery County Council members say the bills to limit ICE are constitutionally sound, but the group is prepared for federal pushback.
    Montgomery County Council President Natali Fani-González introduced the Trust Act at a press conference in December.
    Ferguson shouldn’t lead state Senate after opposing redistricting, senator says
    Charles County Sen. Arthur Ellis said Senate President Bill Ferguson’s decision to block a plan to further gerrymander Maryland’s congressional maps in favor of Democrats disqualified him from being Senate president.
    FEBRUARY 5, 2026 - Maryland state Sen. Arthur Ellis, a Charles County Democrat, speaks to reporters at the State House after he announced he would not register his attendance in the Senate as a protest against the Senate president's decision not to call a vote on a new map of congressional districts.
    Rockville teen charged with attempted murder in Wootton High School shooting
    A 16-year-old student has been charged as an adult in Monday’s Wootton High School shooting, including attempted second-degree murder.
    Montgomery County Assistant Police Chief David McBain speaks about a shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School at a press conference in Rockville on Monday evening.
    Democrats call White House offer on ICE ‘insufficient’ as Homeland Security funding set to expire
    Democratic leaders say a proposal from the White House is “incomplete and insufficient” as they are demanding new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and threatening a shutdown of the Homeland Security Department.
    Democratic leaders said Monday that a White House counterproposal does not address “the concerns Americans have about ICE’s lawless conduct.”
    Washington County declares support for ICE amid proposed detention facility near Hagerstown
    Washington County commissioners declared support for the conversion of a sprawling warehouse outside Hagerstown into a proposed federal immigration detention facility on Tuesday.
    County commissioners declared support for the conversion of a warehouse outside Hagerstown into a proposed federal immigration detention facility.
    Alleged student shooter at Wootton High School will be tried as an adult, police say
    A student was shot at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Montgomery County Police said Monday.
    An ATF agent walks past a police barricade near Thomas S. Wootton High School after a reported shooting at the school on Monday.
    ‘Driver retirement’ planning can be scary, but experts say it’s also an opportunity
    In a country built around car ownership, and in Maryland where 1 in 5 drivers is 65 or older, giving up the keys as an older adult can feel like saying goodbye to activity and independence.
    Nina Uzick, 74, in her car outside her home in Olney. Uzick helps coordinate driver safety initiatives for AARP as an instructor and district coordinator.
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