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The search follows the drowning death less than three weeks ago of Towson University student Nazir Bell, 20, who had also been swimming with a group in the Potomac.

Forecasters are expecting a high of 104 on Thursday and 103 on Friday.

A Montgomery County man was arrested Monday after a woman exited his car during a traffic stop near Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and told police she had been handcuffed and kidnapped by the driver.

An Annapolis Police Department officer shot and killed an “aggressive” dog on Saturday, the department said.

Howard County residents and immigrant rights activists plan to rally Thursday morning outside the federal courthouse in downtown Baltimore ahead of a crucial hearing on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Elkridge.

Anne Arundel County Police are investigating the death of a pedestrian following their discovery of a potential hit-and-run in Glen Burnie on Wednesday night.

As Maryland braces for extreme heat over Independence Day weekend, here are tips to keep your energy bill from rising.

Baltimore wants to help families dealing with the aftermath of a fatal overdose. In June, city leaders approved a budget that included $1.15 million to create a new family support fund.

Jocelyn Route, a former Bladensburg council member and at large member of the Prince George’s County board of education, eked out a victory in an 11-candidate primary battle to run a quiet corner of local government: register of wills.

Sanvika Selluka, 12, was killed in Ellicott City on Tuesday after falling off of her bicycle into the path of a dump truck in Howard County

Employees at Howard County’s smallest businesses are getting a raise thanks to a pandemic-era law that has doled out incremental hikes to the minimum wage since 2022.

Firefighters from the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services responded to the 11500 block of Little Patuxent Parkway around 5:45 p.m. for a report of a smoke odor in the building.

Almost all of Maryland is under a heat advisory or an extreme heat warning Wednesday amid a heat wave expected to cook most of the mid-Atlantic and Midwest.

Anti-establishment candidates who won their primary races promise to shake up business as usual.

Here’s what you need to know about pyrotechnics in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, including where to watch and what other festivities to expect.

The emergency response shut down Pulaski Highway in both directions, causing traffic delays.

Homicides were down 23% as of June 20, the most recent data Baltimore Police submitted to the FBI, with violence overall having decreased over the same timeframe.

Catherine Hollerbach brings more than three decades of experience working in Maryland’s public libraries.

The Howard County Health Department announced Tuesday it has opened two free vending machines that dispense naloxone and other items.

The tall ships that brought life to Baltimore’s waterfront are heading to New York for Independence Day.