Community issues

Steven Heggie Sr., 62, of Northwest Baltimore, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to involuntary manslaughter.

The Grok lawsuit is the latest action brought by Baltimore’s ambitious law department since the City Council passed a consumer protection law in 2023.

A BMW M8 overturned in Rockville early Sunday morning, Montgomery County Police said.

Authorities said Dayton Webber was driving a Tesla with Bradrick Wells in the passenger seat when the shooting took place on Sunday night.

Charges won’t be filed in a fatal police shooting of a man armed with a knife who attempted to punch officers during a domestic response in Baltimore County last December, according to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office.

Baltimore City officials talked with business owners in Highlandtown on Monday about their rights amid growing concerns about federal immigration enforcement efforts.

Ermias Semaie, a Silver Spring dentist, was arrested and charged with sex offenses for allegedly assaulting a patient. Montgomery County Police suspect there may be other victims.

The Savage library branch in Howard County is closed Tuesday and Wednesday for HVAC repairs.

Baltimore City handled 728,000 automobiles and light trucks in 2025, which ranks second to a port in southern Georgia.

In its decision, the Supreme Court declined to extend the concept of a “public nuisance” to include the legal dispensing of controlled substances, like opioids.

A Washington County official sent an email to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in February requesting assistance in getting federal dollars for a highway-widening project, claiming the state isn’t funding it. The only catch? Maryland is.

Last year the Army Corps of Engineers sent Baltimore a cease and desist order, accusing the city of violating the provisions of its lease with the work.

Under the bill, Maryland district court commissioners would no longer be able to issue arrest warrants other than to police or a state’s attorney.

A professional cornhole champion who is a quadruple amputee awaits extradition to Maryland after he was accused of killing a friend in Charles County late Sunday, authorities say.

Fort Washington Park remained closed Monday as Prince George’s County and federal officials investigated explosive devices found in the wooded areas of the historic site.

Baltimore Police are investigating a Sunday evening shooting near the Maryland Science Center along the Inner Harbor.

City Council President Zeke Cohen wants to ban data center development in Baltimore for at least a year. Proposed legislation would block data centers that use at least 10 megawatts.

Assistant State’s Attorney Rita Wisthoff-Ito said prosecutors will retry Eric Kibler, 44, of Hagerstown, on two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and related offenses.

A Montgomery Circuit Court judge sentenced Jonathan Leon-Chacon, 28, to 75 years in prison for the 2022 shooting death of Willians Anderson Alberto Cruz, 19, in Silver Spring.

On Sunday, airport officials alerted travelers to arrive at least three hours ahead of their scheduled departure times, as security lines full of spring break travelers grew.