Heat advisory for Maryland as temperatures forecast to soar above 100
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.
Dozens of people were seen enjoying the cool water at Druid Hill Park Swimming Pool in Baltimore, MD on June 23, 2025.
Campaign altercation leads to calls for a Baltimore Democratic official’s ouster
A three-member Maryland Democratic Party committee will discuss Ronald Rosenbluth’s fate Wednesday.
Del. Malcolm Ruff, left, and Sen. Dalya Attar.
Amid rising bills, more Marylanders had utilities shut off last year than in 2024
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.
Skyrocketing utility costs are making it harder for some to keep up with their bills.
Maryland AG’s office releases new details in fatal police shooting at Gaithersburg bus stop
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.
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General released its preliminary investigation into a police shooting that killed a 46-year-old man from Rockville.
7-year-old girl dies after shooting in Milford Mill, police say
Police said homicide investigators are working to determine how the shooting took place but described the incident as “accidental.”
6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
Maryland braces for another heat wave as temperatures climb to 100s on Wednesday
Central Maryland could see a high of 102 on Wednesday and a high of 101 on Thursday.
Central Maryland could see a high of 102 on Wednesday and a high of 101 on Thursday.
Eyes in the sky: Montgomery County police expand and upgrade their fleet of drones
The Montgomery County Police Department is upgrading its drone program to expand its coverage area and improve efficiency.
One of the Montgomery County Police Department's new drones, displayed Tuesday at its Operational Intelligence Division in Gaithersburg.
60-year-old dies after being struck by car at Randallstown intersection
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.
A 60-year-old man died after he was hit by a vehicle while attempting to cross an intersection in Randallstown on Tuesday.
‘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.
State investigators search for video of police shooting at Gaithersburg bus stop
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General is seeking video of a fatal police shooting Sunday in Gaithersburg after a man allegedly loaded a gun at a bus stop.
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.
Maryland digs deep to reclaim islands swallowed by Chesapeake Bay
A decades-old operation to recycle dredge spoils from the Port of Baltimore is entering a new chapter
Excavators on barges are being used to construct breakwater on the north end of Barren Island.
Michelle García rides endorsements and public financing to victory in Prince George’s
Michelle García won the primary race for District 1 County Council with more than 67% of the vote. She is the only winner in Prince George’s to participate in the new public financing.
Prince George’s County District 1 County Council Democratic primary winner Michelle García.
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.
Attorney general says Community Trust Act does not violate Constitution
Five days after the U.S. Department of Justice sued Maryland over its Community Trust Act, Attorney General Anthony Brown is defending the state’s immigration policy, arguing it is consistent with the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court precedent.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said he will defend an immigration law challenged by the Trump administration last week.
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.
Police fatally shoot man who reportedly loaded gun at Gaithersburg bus stop
Police fatally shot a man Sunday after a report that he loaded a gun at a bus stop near a crowded Gaithersburg strip mall.
The Maryland attorney general’s Independent Investigations Division is investigating a police involved shooting at a Gaithersburg bus stop.
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