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Maryland’s district court commissioner system allows people to file criminal charges with little oversight, a Banner investigation found. The process can be abused and upend lives.

Experts say several changes could improve an unusual part of the criminal legal system in Maryland — one that allows anyone to seek charges on their own without input from police or prosecutors.

In Maryland, people can be arrested, thrown in jail and forced to defend themselves against criminal charges without input from police or prosecutors.

A federal judge on Monday questioned whether government officials could be trusted to follow orders barring them from taking Kilmar Ábrego García into immigration custody or deporting him.

“I told you I have loved you 1000 times before and I know I will love you again,” Jamie McPhee posted on social media.

Nearly 2.4 million Maryland residents are traveling between Dec. 20-Jan. 1 for the holiday season, the third-highest on record, AAA said.

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport suspended security checkpoints temporarily Monday morning due to a law enforcement investigation.

There’s a chance of rain mixed with snow and sleet starting Monday, but there will be little to no accumulation, according to the National Weather Service.

The Naval Academy has navigated choppy seas this year, from a change in leadership to a Trump-era book ban and a last-minute victory in the Army-Navy game to cap off 2025.

Baltimore may be known for its seafood, but the city is rife with options for vegetarians, vegans and those dabbling in plant-based eating.

Cold weather returns to Baltimore on Sunday night, with the possibility of a wintry mix in Maryland by the beginning of the week. But it looks like warmer weather for Christmas.

James Beckham, the 31-year-old Essex man who died following a car crash Saturday, has been identified as a BPD officer.

City officials are investigating the partial collapse of an abandoned home in Park Circle that neighbors say they have complained about before.

A four-vehicle crash on the inner loop of Interstate 695 in Baltimore County left a 31-year-old man dead and shut down traffic for hours Saturday.

No one hit the jackpot Wednesday, swelling the Powerball to $1.5 billion ahead of the next drawing on Saturday night.

Terri Royster left behind a lot of friends and a “memorable” legacy, her brother said. “She lived out loud.”

Gov. Wes Moore signed a directive aimed at tamping down rising utility costs, and he blamed Maryland’s regional grid operator and President Donald Trump for the state’s energy challenges.

Howard County Police arrested Christian Kinuthia, of Windsor Mill, Friday at the scene of a nonfatal shooting in a McDonald’s parking lot in Jessup.

A 28-year-old man who pulled over to assist a disabled vehicle on I-695 in Baltimore County died Thursday night, after another driver crashed into the disabled vehicle, the Maryland State Police said.

Much of Maryland is under high-wind warnings and advisories Friday as a low-pressure system moves through the region, weather officials said.