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Police said they identified the man and got a warrant for his arrest Friday. He has a history of fire-related crimes.

The motorcycle, a 2021 Suzuki GSX-S750, hit a truck, police said. The rider, who was alone on the bike, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Vila J. “Bobbi” Hovis of Annapolis was a pioneering Navy nurse, working in medevac flights in Korea and triage at the hospital she helped set up in Saigon, South Vietnam. She died May 5 at age 98.

The teen, identified as William Gardner, was shot a dozen times, officials said Friday afternoon when they released the footage. He was pronounced dead at the scene Monday night. Police had withheld the teen’s name before Friday, saying they were required by state law to withhold the identity.

The settlement brings the city’s total recoveries to $90 million.

Flooding has been reported in Baltimore, Annapolis and other areas as the remnants of Hurricane Debby pass over Maryland.

The County Council is laying plans to name an interim executive, should Johnny Olszewski get elected to Congress.

The remnants of Debby, which has been downgraded to a tropical depression, will be moving into the Baltimore area through Friday.

Around 10 a.m. Wednesday, multiple fire department and police units were sent to assist a man that was trapped by a 20-foot-long branch against a tree that he was trimming.

This comes after owner Ray Crum sold his other restaurant, Werner’s Diner and Pub, in May after two years of ownership to focus on Pete’s Grille. Werner’s, famous for its appearances in “The Wire” and “House of Cards,” caused Crum great frustration due to its low foot traffic.

Three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats, federal food safety officials announced Thursday.

The cause of a fire just outside the locked front gates of the Jewish Museum of Maryland is under investigation, according to the Baltimore Fire Department.

Howard County officials are set on purchasing Longwood, a former plantation in the western part of the county, for a public garden. Some want to make sure the history is researched and honored.

Authorities have released few details about the Monday night shooting, which follows two others that unfolded under similar circumstances last year in Baltimore. All three encounters escalated quickly, starting when officers saw someone on the street and believed they could be armed.

“iWitness: Media & the Movement” is a new exhibit that launches Thursday at The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History & Culture. The yearlong exhibit coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Joseph Black told Detective Sgt. Kenneth Ramberg that he needed to take responsibility for his role in a traffic stop in 2022 in Park Heights that left him with life-changing injuries.

“This case highlights a concern that the State’s Attorney has raised previously and uncovers legislative changes that should be considered to ensure fair and appropriate use of the court commissioner’s office,” said James Bentley, a spokesperson for the Baltimore State’s Attorney's Office.

The employees in Towson were the first in the United States to form a union of Apple store workers in 2022, and then in late June became the first in the country to reach a tentative contract agreement after protracted negotiations.

A coalition of Baltimore City Council members and AFSCME Council 3 leaders came together Tuesday morning to demand more protection for public employees following the heat-related death of a sanitation worker, Ronald Silver II.