Community issues

Police on Tuesday shut down a ramp to U.S. Route 50 as they negotiated with a man sitting atop a fence on an overpass. The incident briefly affected nearby voters.

The department’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating whether school districts in Frederick, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties violated Title IX with its gender-identity policies.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday is likely to allow the continued controversial sales of Maryland real estate that has fallen in foreclosure over back taxes, an issue that has plagued many Baltimore homeowners for years.

Montgomery County Police are investigating the death of a woman found in a Gaithersburg apartment on Sunday as a homicide. She was found with trauma to her upper body.

More than 3 million registered voters are eligible to cast their ballots in Maryland’s 2026 primary elections.

Prince George’s County Police arrested Dayon Neal, 28, on Monday in Charles County. He’s facing murder, assault and gun-related charges.

Just as the Port of Baltimore is climbing back after the Key Bridge collapse, its top leader is heading south. Jonathan Daniels, who has been the Maryland Port Administration’s executive director since early 2024, will leave his post in mid-August and become the CEO of PortMiami in Florida.

A woman died following a single-vehicle crash at a parking garage. An adult male passenger in the vehicle was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Former Maryland cornerback Tino Ellis appeared on the popular TV show “Love Island.” But he didn’t last long.

Two Johns Hopkins University groups will get money from a benefit festival that Grammy Award-winning pop singer Olivia Rodrigo is hosting in California in August.

Reginald Gray Jr. is charged with first-degree murder and related offenses in the killing of Nasir Majied, 22, of Edison, New Jersey.

Sail250 is a five-city showcase of international and domestic vessels, military ships and aircraft. Officials hope that Baltimore’s part, from June 24-30, will attract crowds and millions of dollars in economic impact.

Baltimore County Police have taken a suspect into custody in the shooting death of a 22-year-old Towson University student in the downtown area earlier this month, officials announced Monday night.

Winds could reach up to 60 mph with a low chance of isolated hail and a brief tornado threat Monday afternoon.

National Guard members and U.S. Park Police patrolled the deck around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday as President Donald Trump’s administration faces a self-imposed deadline to fix a botched renovation before the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration.

Prince George's County Sheriff John Carr was in a motorcycle accident at the end of May. The sheriff's office initially downplayed the incident, but during a recent interview, the sheriff acknowledged that he broke his wrist, had emergency surgery and was out of work for at least a few days.

Montgomery County Police are searching for a black SUV in connection with a hit-and-run that killed a 61-year-old pedestrian from Silver Spring.

Jill Smokler turned her tales of wrangling three small children in suburban Baltimore into a blog, website and series of books that made millions of mothers feel less alone. Smokler died Monday at age 48.

Class 1 e-bikes are now permitted on natural-surface trails in Montgomery County. Class 2 and 3 models are still banned.

An F-16 fighter jet intercepted a civilian plane that was flying through restricted airspace over Hagerstown on Saturday afternoon, military officials said.