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    ‘High structural instability risks’ at Empire Towers as county officials maintain collapse zone
    Anne Arundel County is offering emergency grants to affected businesses.
    Empire Towers was deemed unsafe after unpermitted construction in its underground parking garage.
    Changes to the Laurel Park racetrack leave community funding in question
    As the races prepare to leave Laurel Park, the community worries that a fund for local nonprofits may leave with it.
    Maryland plans to transition Laurel Park into a horse training center.
    B&O Railroad Museum gets a new name, plus a new front door
    The B&O Railroad Museum will become the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation as part of a $38 million campus transformation.
    The B&O Railroad Museum is rebranding and expanding with restoration of the South Car Works Building.
    Fireboats, crews put out blaze aboard military ship docked near Canton
    Baltimore City fire crews extinguished a blaze on a ship docked in the Canton Industrial Area on Monday.
    The MV Charles L. Gilliland, foreground, and the MV Gary I. Gordon are seen docked along South Clinton Street.
    Long-running feud over a Crownsville water tower heads to court
    Residents aggrieved by Anne Arundel County’s plans to build a water tower in their Crownsville neighborhood sued to reverse the county’s decision.
    Neighbors of the planned site for a new water tower near Crownsville at the Annapolis Moose Lodge are suing Anne Arundel County to stop the project.
    Off-duty Baltimore Police officer shot while defending woman, court records show
    An off-duty officer shot in Clifton Park Saturday night was defending a woman from a man’s unwanted advances, court records show.
    Officer Joshua Moody suffered what police described as a graze wound to his left arm and was taken to the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
    Teen receives maximum sentence for shooting Rodgers Forge soccer coach
    Kai Wilson, now 17, of East Baltimore, was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
    Kai Wilson, now 17, of East Baltimore, shot Mark McKenzie, a beloved youth soccer coach in Rodgers Forge, during an attempted robbery in 2024.
    A Baltimore school told its immigrant families they were safe. Then ICE came to campus.
    An arrest on the Commodore John Rodgers campus shattered the sense of safety school staff spent years building.
    Principal Marc Martin greets arriving teachers outside of the front office inside Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School.
    Coming soon? Not much. Baltimore-area development pipeline is drying up.
    Industry insiders said there’s been a decline in new development proposals throughout the Baltimore metro area, a slowdown that tracks with national trends.
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    3 killed in Prince George’s County crash involving motorcycle, Tesla rideshare
    Three people were killed in a crash involving a motorcycle and a Tesla believed to be operating as a rideshare early Sunday in Prince George’s County, according to Maryland State Police.
    The Maryland State Police logo.
    Hampden fire damages 3 rowhomes and injures 2 firefighters
    Two Baltimore firefighters were injured while battling a blaze that ripped through three rowhomes in Hampden on Saturday evening.
    Two firefighters suffered minor injuries while battling a fire that spread through three rowhomes in Hampden on Saturday, July 12, 2026, the Baltimore City Fire Department said.
    Off-duty Baltimore Police officer suffers minor injury in Clifton Park shooting
    An off-duty Baltimore officer was injured in a shooting Saturday night in Clifton Park, officials said.
    An off-duty Baltimore Police officer was grazed by gunfire in a shooting Saturday night in Clifton Park, officials said.
    Overnight I-97 shutdowns in Anne Arundel begin Sunday for heat damage repairs
    Drivers on northbound Interstate 97 should prepare for overnight lane closures this week as crews complete repairs to pavement that was damaged during the early-July heat wave.
    Emergency crews repaired northbound Interstate 97 lanes that buckled on July 3 during the heat wave.
    How scientists are helping mysterious, beneficial eels reclaim Maryland rivers
    A newly-installed eel ladder, one of the first in Maryland, helps endangered American eels pass over Harford County's Eden Mill dam — and benefit the surrounding ecosystem.
    An eel swims in a bucket at Eden Mill in Harford County where a recently installed eel ladder allows the young eels to pass over the mill dam.
    Montgomery County cited her Little Free Library
    The tiny book exchange planted in front of a Bethesda family’s house more than 10 years ago does not comply with county rules.
    Homeowner Carol Andress set up a Little Free Library years ago outside her Newport Avenue house in Bethesda. The Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services recently posted a notice on the little library that said it was in violation of county guidelines.
    Tuesday offers last chance to see this summer’s horseshoe crab migration in Ocean City
    Every year, for eons, horseshoe crabs have migrated to the beaches and coastal bays of Ocean City and the Eastern Shore to spawn during the full and new moons around the summer solstice. Tuesday offers the last chance to catch the phenomenon this year.
    Dead horseshoe crabs are seen following a die-off in the 94th Street Canal in Ocean City.
    Thousands in Baltimore celebrate Caribbean culture with vibrant annual parade
    Thousands of revelers filled the streets of Baltimore on Saturday for the Caribbean parade, one of the signature events of the 44th annual Baltimore Washington One Carnival.
    Diane Marshall, also known by her stage name Flambe, participates in the Parade of Bands during the Baltimore Washington One Carnival on Saturday.
    Man pleads guilty to murder in Edmondson Village Shopping Center mass shooting
    Bryan Johnson pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder and related crimes in the killing of Deanta Dorsey, a sophomore at Edmondson-Westside High School, on Jan. 4, 2023.
    One person has died and four others were injured in a mass shooting at the Edmondson Village shopping center Wednesday morning.
    Officials expand safety zone around unstable Glen Burnie office building
    Residents near the structurally unsound Empire Towers on Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie are being asked to respect a 150-foot perimeter around the building, county officials said.
    Emergency officials respond to Empire Towers, a 10-story office building, after it was evacuated for structural integrity issues in Glen Burnie on Thursday.
    Severe thunderstorms and damaging winds possible for Saturday night
    Severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and heavy rain could dash Saturday night plans for a second time this month, though the risk is much lower this weekend.
    There is a marginal risk for severe storms across Maryland on Saturday.
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