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Former Baltimore Colts star safety Bruce Allan Laird appeared in court Monday and offered a terse apology to a woman who accused him of drunkenly groping her.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced Monday night that legendary singer Chaka Khan had been added to the lineup for the city’s Artscape festival, set for early August.

Maryland Transportation Authority says it will tear down the remaining structures of the fallen Key Bridge starting this summer or fall in advance of building a new bridge.

Baltimore County Police continue to investigate the killings of a young woman and her grandmother in their Middle River home over the weekend. They were found to have “apparent trauma to the upper body.”

Vic Carter, a fixture on WJZ-TV’s news broadcasts for nearly three decades, is leaving the station July 25 to pursue other opportunities. “This isn’t retirement,” he said, “but an extension of my ongoing journey.”

Mohammed Sultani had no butchering or grocery experience. He relied on the kindness of strangers and his family. When that wasn’t enough, he started driving trucks.

Two women were found dead in Baltimore County in what police are describing as a suspected double homicide.

As the virtual realm of teens expands unfettered and unsupervised, the physical realm of teens — already limited by barriers of driver’s licenses, drinking ages, parental consent and finances — is shrinking in the Baltimore area.

Although no foul play is suspected, police are investigating the death, which happened Friday night.

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash in Prince George’s County on Saturday morning that left three people dead, including Khyree Jackson, who was recently drafted by the Minnesota Vikings.

Harry Dunn, Daniel Hodges and Aquilino Gonell are telling audiences about what they went through that day and trying to lay out the contrast between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. It’s an unusual transition for law enforcement officers who once protected members of Congress and are used to keeping their political views to themselves.

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According to the Baltimore County Fire Department, just after 11:36 a.m. Wednesday, responders were called to the 1500 block of Langford Road after neighbors saw flames and smelled smoke coming from the second floor of a home.

Now that Baltimore Pride is over, some in the LGBTQIA+ community know that the fight for gender minority rights and existence also relies heavily on having meaningful straight allies.

A road rage incident ended in Taneytown with a fatal shooting that left a 36-year-old Westminster man dead and left three others injured.

Approximately 1,000 fireworks lit up the sky in Baltimore as spectators oohed and ahhed during the show.

Saint Agnes Hospital was just the latest to face a cyberattack, which are increasingly focused on health care facilities. Workers want more attention to their stress.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore joined other Democratic governors in meeting Wednesday with President Joe Biden, who says he's staying in the race for president.

The contract promises to swiftly implement encrypted chip technology used in credit and debit cards — along with a myriad of other protections — for Marylanders that use the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other cash assistance.

This weekend also brings high heat, with thunderstorms expected Friday and Saturday, when temperatures could reach a high of 96 degrees. Sunday will be mostly sunny with a forecast high of 94 degrees.