Baltimore County

David S. Lapp, the people’s counsel, wrote a letter voicing his worries about a proposed 70-mile power line to the managers of PJM Interconnection LLC, the utility that manages the power grid infrastructure in Maryland and 12 other states.

Lewis M. Laury Jr., 24, a U.S. history teacher who taught at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School in Baltimore, faces 24 counts, including second-degree rape and sexual assault in the third degree. He is awaiting trial at the Baltimore County Detention Center.

Students from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and the Park School are headed to one of the most remote places in the world to study climate change.

A still-unsolved double homicide earlier this month in Middle River has left a family without three generations of women in just three years.

Here’s a roundup of hot spots that show Maryland has not only mastered the orange crush, but branched off and created a slew of innovative flavors — and even an unexpected alternative.

Isabella and Juliette Whittaker have different personalities, run different events and train on different coasts. But their shared dream of Olympic glory will see them sharing a room in Paris while competing for Team USA.

Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan found that 24 county employees were drawing pensions while collecting paychecks, and that some had done so for eight or nine years. The County Council often isn’t notified of such cases.

Small businesses had four minutes to pitch judges in “Shark Tank”-style competition at Baltimore County’s Randallstown library.

Howard County-based Dill Dinkers plans to bring at least 30 new indoor pickleball locations to the Baltimore region and parts of Delaware over the next decade.

The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project would bring a 70-mile energy transmission line to central Maryland. But the plan to slice through three counties to fuel data centers is worrying residents in Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties.

The State Highway Administration is reminding motorists to drive with caution and prepare for delays during overnight hours.

The National Weather Service’s excessive heat warning is continuing into Tuesday for much of Maryland, with temperature indices estimated to reach 110 degrees in some places.

Despite the Port of Baltimore reopening last month after the Key Bridge collapse, the pace of food insecurity has surprised even the president of the Maryland Food Bank.

Auto thefts have dropped almost as dramatically as they had spiked last summer, a Baltimore Banner data analysis found.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in May awarded $1.8 million to the nonprofit group American Rivers to begin the planning and initial design phase for the removal of Daniels Dam.

Nearly 140 years ago, a white mob lynched a Black teenager in front of the old Towson jail. On Saturday, a ceremony remembers Howard Cooper.

Four sites in Baltimore County were chosen for help with EV charger installations, while none in Baltimore City were selected.

Social Security Administration executive Randolph “Randy” Edwin Abrams died at 74 of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. A public viewing will be held July 11, while a graveside service will take place July 12.

An environmentally-focused upgrade to Maryland’s electric grid will require more than 70 miles of overhead powerlines across several counties.

The robberies in the first case happened between November 2023 and January. Five people between the ages of 17 to 20 are charged with armed robberies and motor vehicle thefts in Baltimore, Baltimore County and Howard County.