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Montgomery County Police arrest D.C. officer’s ex-boyfriend for her murder — 30 years later
Montgomery County Police arrested Amir Jalil Ali, formerly known as Kenneth Burnell Wonsom, on Tuesday in Laurel for the 1995 fatal shooting of his then-girlfriend, Denna Fredericka Campbell.
This handout photo released by the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. shows Denna Fredericka Campbell, who was an officer for the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. She was killed in 1995. (Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. via AP)
After spotlight on inequity, CCBC pool opens to Baltimore County residents
For the next 10 days, Baltimore County residents can access the pool inside CCBC Essex’s Wellness and Athletic Center.
CCBC Essex pool is now open to the public for limited days at CCBC Essex Wellness and Athletics Center starting on August 6.
Some constituents ‘shouting into the void’ as Baltimore County councilman seeks sobriety
As Baltimore County Councilman Todd Crandell faces alarming revelations about a drunken encounter with police last year, some constituents have concerns about his accessibility as an elected official.
Maryland Renaissance Festival tickets still available — despite early queue chaos
Jules Smith, president of the Maryland Renaissance Festival, said they sold more than 135,000 single-day tickets on Monday.
Jousters at the Maryland Renaissance Festival
Ellicott City Partnership cancels Main Street Music Fest but promises to return in 2026
Ellicott City’s Main Street Music Fest is canceled this year, but organizers promise the event will return in 2026.
The Ellicott City Partnership canceled the Main Street Music Fest scheduled for Sept. 20 in Old Ellicott City, but promises it will return next year.
Howard Community College admits possible labor law violations over poster removal
Howard Community College has reached a settlement agreement with its faculty union over a winter incident where the college accessed professor's offices and removed union signage.
Protesters held a rally to support Howard Community College faculty on the school’s quad in Columbia last month.
State chronically undervalues vacant land in Baltimore, report finds
A report from the Center for Land Economics suggests that state tax assessors have systematically undervalued Baltimore's vacant lots.
The now vacant lot in Poppleton where Diane Bell's previous home stood. Photographed February 26, 2025.
Trump threatens federal takeover of DC after attack on former DOGE worker
The attack gave new fuel to long-standing Republican efforts to challenge Washington’s autonomy.
President Donald Trump threatened to bypass local authority and impose direct federal control over Washington.
7 things to do in Baltimore County, from mandolin music to the 2025 BMW Golf Championship
Here are some things to do in Baltimore County for the week ending Wednesday Aug. 13.
Vintage country mandolin on wooden background
What Brazil’s 50% tariff means for Maryland
President Trump is increasing tariffs on products imported from Brazil. Here's how that will affect Maryland.
Piles of sugar in a warehouse at the Canton Port Services headquarters in Baltimore. Maryland imports more than $1 billion in goods each year from Brazil, a majority which is sugar and confectionery products.
Montgomery Police arrest suspect in 1995 killing of DC police officer
The Montgomery County Police Department in Maryland did not immediately identify the person arrested in the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Denna Fredericka Campbell, an officer for the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
A Maryland prison has a security fence problem. It nearly fell down again
Compromised and aging fencing at a medium-security prison in Hagerstown has put the facility under strain
A photo of the fallen fence at Roxbury Correctional Institution on Friday, shared by a prison employee who asked to remain anonymous because they were not authorized to speak to the press.
Horse killed in crash at Assateague Island — first since 2022
The 16-year-old horse was known as Gizmo.
Wild ponies graze along the roadside at Assateague Island National Seashore on May 20, 2025.
After Smithsonian controversy, Amy Sherald’s painting of trans model lands New Yorker cover
After painter Amy Sherald pulled her National Portrait Gallery exhibit, the MICA alum’s work — "Trans Forming Liberty’ — is on the cover of the New Yorker.
“Trans Forming Liberty,” a painting by Maryland Institute College of Art alum Amy Sherald, is the New Yorker’s latest cover image.
Letter: Renewed housing policy can rebuild Black families, restore social fabric
Redlining destroyed the Black family in Baltimore, and the city is in the position and has the obligation to restore it through housing policy, says Antoine Lovell, an assistant professor at Morgan State University.
Many vacant houses still stand in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood on March 19, 2025. Empty and vacant lots replace them, but residents say it hasn't improved the area.
Baltimore County teen writes children’s book inspired by sister with Down syndrome
‘One in a Millieon’ helps fill the gap in research on siblings of people with disabilities
Ava (left) and Millie Perlin (right) on a family vacation to Miami last year.
Prosecutors drop — then refile — case against man charged in shooting that wounded 5 at Morgan State University
Marquis Brown, 19, of Washington, D.C., is charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and related offenses.
Baltimore police respond to the scene of a shooting involving at least four victims at Morgan State University on Tuesday Oct. 3, 2023.
They speak for the Gunpowder River. That includes warning about E. coli.
Volunteers with the Gunpowder Riverkeepers are uncovering dangerously high E. coli levels in parts of Baltimore’s beloved river, raising concerns about water safety, pollution and what’s at stake for 1.8 million residents who rely on it for drinking water and recreation.
Tubers float down the Big Gunpowder Falls River in Monkton last month.
Feud between Anne Arundel judges heads toward finale. Unfortunately, they dragged me into it.
The two-year feud between two Anne Arundel County Orphans Court judges heads toward a denouement this month, when a disciplinary commission considers complaints against one of them. Unfortunately, they dragged me into this.
The sign outside an obscure office building near Annapolis points toward the Anne Arundel County Orphans Court.
Owners of cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge sue company that built vessel
The owners of the Dali, the ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024, are suing the builders of the vessel for defective design.
Workers walk along the destructed bow of the Dali, which is docked at the Port of Baltimore, on May 24, 2024.
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