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    Alleged Montgomery County Peeping Tom was accused of the same crime in Prince George’s
    A Takoma Park man faces multiple misdemeanor Peeping Tom charges after being accused of dressing like a woman to gain access to gym locker rooms.
    Police shooting in Baltimore County sends man to hospital, closes portion of MD 43
    A police shooting in Baltimore County sent one person to the hospital and closed a section of Maryland Route 43.
    Police responded to calls of an armed man in Baltimore County, though it’s unclear what kind of weapon he allegedly possessed.
    Car hits 5 people in downtown Baltimore
    Police said the victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    The latest viral outbreak in Maryland schools is yucky but rarely dangerous
    There are a lot of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in Maryland and around the country right now, but officials says it’s rarely dangerous.
    Hand, foot and mouth disease HFMD Human hand of scarlet fever in coxsackievirus palmarosa virus and child hand on white background
    I tried a meal delivery service for a week and I understand the hype ... and hesitation
    Many meal delivery options have popped up over the years, often with opportunities to tailor the service to your household needs.
    Amy Sherald brings ‘American Sublime’ to Baltimore, recalling how the city shaped her
    Acclaimed painter Amy Sherald returned to Baltimore on Sunday to discuss her midcareer survey, "American Sublime,” on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
    Amy Sherald speaks at the Baltimore Museum of Art on Sunday.
    Baltimore police recover body in the Inner Harbor
    Witnesses reported seeing firefighters and rescue units ahead of a body getting pulled out of the water.
    The Baltimore skyline is seen above the Harborplace pavilions and the Inner Harbor.
    Baltimore’s mayors get their portraits. Their legacies are harder to frame.
    Mayor Brandon Scott, perhaps knowing he will one day have a portrait unveiling, kept his remarks gracious, respectful and relatively vague.
    From left: Former mayors Sheila Dixon, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Catherine Pugh and Bernard “Jack” Young stand with their portraits during an unveiling ceremony inside City Hall in Baltimore on Saturday.
    Young crabber embraces old ways, keeps Chesapeake traditions alive
    Jack Torney is 22 and an unlikely heir to the old life on the bay. He grew up in Annapolis, where the waterfront gleams with sailboats and weekend cruisers, far removed from the fishing trade of its past. Yet he’s making his living like it’s a century ago.
    Jack Torney of Annapolis works the rivers alone as a crabber, selling his catch for cash from the driveway.
    Vindictive prosecution hearing for Kilmar Abrego Garcia delayed after lawyers request dismissal
    Two hearings for Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s criminal case are delayed after his lawyers said the government has “stonewalled” their efforts to call witnesses and collect evidence.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers said they have been “stonewalled” by the government in calling witnesses that could shed light on whether there was vindictive motivation to prosecute their client.
    Family and friends remember Maryland child actor with humor, heart and hometown roots
    Floyd Roger Myers Jr., a former child actor known for roles in “The Fresh Prince of Belair” and “The Jacksons: An American Dream,” was 42.
    Floyd Roger Myers Jr.
    Find out how much an original Bob Ross painting sold for in Towson auction
    Bidding for the painting, called “Lake With Cabin & Trees,” started at $10,000 on Friday, the auction website said.
    The 1987 painting "Lake with Cabin and Trees" by TV painter Bob Ross was sold in a Towson auction on Friday, October 31, 2025.
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    Maryland’s neediest residents ‘stretching food’ as SNAP benefits remain uncertain
    Maryland families who depend on SNAP benefits are unsure what November will bring as they potentially face a month without food aid.
    Amina Whynn carries her daughter, A’keena, to pick up her other daughter from school in Baltimore. Whynn says feeding three growing kids is expensive, especially with rising food prices.
    Baltimore County loses ‘sanctuary’ status after signing immigration enforcement deal
    Baltimore County is no longer a “sanctuary jurisdiction” after local and federal personnel came to an agreement on immigration enforcement, officials announced Friday.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    ‘Con man’ found guilty of second-degree murder in ‘perfect verdict,’ prosecutor says
    Prosecutors called the second-degree murder conviction for Jorge Rueda Landero a “perfect verdict.”
    Sue Ann Marcum was found dead in her home in the 6200 block of Massachusetts Avenue in Bethesda in 2010.
    Driver to accept plea deal for high-speed crash that killed 6 construction workers on I-695
    The driver whose car flipped down I-695 killing six construction workers in 2023 agreed to accept a plea deal on Friday that would find her guilty on six of her original 28 charges.
    A vehicle sits overturned in a construction zone on the Baltimore Beltway on March 22, 2023. Six construction workers were killed in the crash.
    Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier announces $4 million in food aid
    Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier announced she will provide $4 million from the county coffers to assist furloughed federal workers and those set to lose their SNAP benefits as the Trump Administration continues to cut spending.
    Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier sits for a portrait inside the Baltimore County Historic Courthouse, the county government headquarters, in Towson, Md. on Monday, June 2, 2025.
    A Baltimore County neighborhood squares off against Denny’s
    A dispute over a proposed Denny's in the Shops at Perry Hall stirred over an hour of debate during a recent Baltimore County Council meeting.
    An empty lot along Belair Road near Honeygo Boulevard in Perry Hall, where a proposed Denny’s restaurant is to be built.
    How 2 Kensington churches became collateral damage in a cannabis clash
    When neighbors on Farragut Avenue heard of the two Black churches moving into the lot behind their backyards, they pointed to the two churches on their street and the Maryland law stating that a dispensary could not be within 500 feet of a worship site. The county inspected the churches and found they were not properly permitted, issuing them a notice of violation — and a stop-work order for the dispensary for having violated state law. Both churches have left, and on Thursday the county lifted the dispensary’s stop-work order.
    Parishioners at Church Apostolic celebrate a move from the basement of the office building to the first floor during a Sunday service in December 2023.
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