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In March, a tunnel-boring company founded by Elon Musk announced winners for a contest in which cities, organizations and individuals could pitch tunnel projects to be built on the company’s dime. Among the winners was a mysterious Baltimore project called Ravens Loop.

The Sisters of Bon Secours USA sold a portion of its land to the Howard County Conservancy as a way to ensure it will never be developed.

A tractor trailer crashed into several homes and a light pole in Dundalk on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.

Leon’s Backroom, Baltimore’s oldest gay bar, announced Wednesday that it will temporarily close on July 16 after the death of owner Ron Singer last week.

The National Transportation Safety Board said in a report that multiple people called to report the smell of gas in the hours leading up to the explosion.

Police confirmed officers responded to the 10400 block of Baltimore Avenue late Monday morning for a reported bank robbery.

Investigators are still working to determine what type of firearm was involved, how the girl was shot, and whether the weapon was properly stored.

The number of emergency room and urgent care visits due to heat-related illnesses spiked from 55 to nearly 500 the week of the July Fourth heat wave, according to state data.

An attorney for Smith sent Moore and his communications staff a letter on June 29 demanding that Moore retract a statement and apologize.

Thirty people were shot — two of them fatally — during an annual event called Brooklyn Day on July 2, 2023.

The order came a day after an ICE officer shot and killed a Colombian man in Maine, renewing criticism of the agency’s tactics during enforcement operations.

Reginald Gray spent five years in federal prison, was legally prohibited from owning or using a gun, and threatened his son’s mother and maternal grandmother.

The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for much of Central Maryland, including Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Harford, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.

Maryland residents had their natural gas and electricity service shut off for nonpayment nearly 115,000 times last year, according to data filed with state regulators.

A three-member Maryland Democratic Party committee will discuss Ronald Rosenbluth’s fate Wednesday.

A 46-year-old man was fatally shot by police on Sunday evening after officers responded to reports of an armed person at a bus stop in Gaithersburg, said state investigators.

Police said homicide investigators are working to determine how the shooting took place but described the incident as “accidental.”

Central Maryland could see a high of 102 on Wednesday and a high of 101 on Thursday.

The Montgomery County Police Department is upgrading its drone program to expand its coverage area and improve efficiency.

John Bates Sr. was struck by a 2025 Hyundai Elantra at the intersection of Liberty Road and Old Court Road around 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Baltimore County Police Department.