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Patrick Wojahn, 49, a Democrat who served as mayor from 2015 to 2023, pleaded guilty in Prince George's County Circuit Court to 140 counts of possession and distribution of child pornography and was sentenced to 30 years in prison — plus five years' probation.

Second Chance Plants, a pop-up discount shop that sells overstock plants, opened a location in Towson Friday after a soft launch earlier in the week.

Greenleigh’s residential housing success story could offer a blueprint for the rest of the state during a national housing crisis.

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Howard County Police arrested a fourth person in connection with 17-year-old Lance Carrington’s death, though the alleged shooter, a 16-year-old boy, remains at large.

Andrew Britt, 27, of Windsor Hills, a teacher at Liberty Elementary School, is charged with attempted first-degree murder and related offenses.

As fans of Maryland basketball tune in to watch March Madness, officials warn people about the dangers of wagering scams.

The event featured almost four dozen employers — businesses and local government agencies — and drew job seekers from throughout central Maryland, where most federal workers in the state reside.

A prominent Maryland real estate team and its affiliates face a class action lawsuit in Baltimore County, alleging they participated in a kickback scheme.

The White Marsh branch of the Baltimore County Public Library will close after business hours March 29 for renovations to its meeting room and bathrooms.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge was 30 times more susceptible to ship strikes than it should have been, a federal official said Thursday.

After more than half a century on Mountain Road in Pasadena, Angel’s was sold and reopened as the fourth location of Green Valley Marketplace.

As the administration of President Donald Trump pursues a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the agency’s environmental justice division already has faced cuts — and things could get worse.

Hundreds have died in Baltimore’s senior apartment buildings with little intervention. New efforts could stem the tide.

I spotted Baltimorehenge. The sun lined up just so in the west, sending a bright shaft of light down East Lombard Street, glowing from the Bromo Seltzer Tower on the horizon directly through my windshield at Calvert Street.

Two measles cases were confirmed in Prince George’s County. Officials said they were not connected to the confirmed case in Howard County.

Howard County Council is weighing a ban on hourly room rentals in an effort to curb human trafficking and prostitution.

Justin Rieger, 22, died by suicide in early February as investigations into him were underway.

Patrick Brice, 28, of West Baltimore, was found guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court of two counts of second-degree assault and reckless endangerment in the attack, which happened outside the Planned Parenthood Baltimore Health Center on May 26, 2023.