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43-year-old man shot and killed in Pikesville neighborhood
Tyrone Luster sustained at least one gunshot wound when police found him around 5:25 a.m. at 8300 Scotts Level Road.
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.
Man sentenced to 30 years in deadly shooting of woman caught in crossfire near Federal Hill
Baltimore Circuit Judge Nicole K. Barmore sentenced Alexis Cancel-Soto, 21, of Glen Burnie, on charges including first-degree murder in the killing of Cameran Holt.
Cameran Holt and her dog, Rein, during a family vacation to the Outer Banks, N.C., in 2023.
New owners rebrand Pikesville deli The Essen Room as Mikey & Mel’s
Many of The Essen Room’s traditions, including the overloaded sandwiches, will remain.
In addition to a new name, the Essen Room in Pikesville will expand into a vacant 900-square-foot space next door to allow for more sit-down dining.
Suit alleges suspect in senior home killing was protected by a high-ranking employee — his mom
Maurquise Emillo James, the suspect in the killing of the senior home resident, had been the target of employee complaints, a lawsuit alleges.
Cogir Potomac Senior Living
Streets Market in Bayview is closing. Another grocery chain will take its place.
Streets Market Bayview’s closure follows a couple of other grocery closings in Baltimore.
Streets Market, Washington, D.C.-based grocer with stores in Baltimore, will close its Bayview location.
Maryland Republicans push for gas tax holiday. Democrats pump the brakes.
State Republicans will make two attempts to suspend the gas tax, one with a bill and another with a budget amendment.
The price of gas in Maryland includes a 46 cents-per-gallon state tax. Republicans are seeking a 30-day suspension of the tax as gas prices are rising.
Baltimore Police officer pleads guilty to assaulting 2 people at SWAT holiday party
Officer Morgan Banocy, who’s been on the force for more than 11 years, was sentenced to probation before judgment, which is not a conviction.
A Baltimore Police officer pleaded guilty to two counts of assault after attacking people while off-duty at a SWAT holiday party at The Admiral’s Cup in Fells Point in 2025.
Stop-work order for ICE facility in Washington County is extended
The pause on construction came shortly after the DHS awarded a $113 million contract for the build-out of the facility.
The newly-purchased ICE detention facility sits among rolling farmland in Williamsport, MD on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Public records reveal that the Department of Homeland Security purchased the 825,000-square-foot facility and its 53.5-acre property for $102.4 million from a private entity.
Third suspect arrested in death of North Bethesda man
A third suspect was arrested in connection with the Sept. 21 killing of a North Bethesda man, Montgomery County Police said.
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.
Anne Arundel marks milestone in transformation of 13-acre Glen Burnie lot
Anne Arundel County has agreed to sell a 13-acre property in Glen Burnie to a group of developers it is tasking with carrying out a long-anticipated transformation of the site.
Initial designs of the proposed redevelopment project between Anne Arundel County and AAEDC for 7409 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard.
Ray Lewis and Baltimore County schools launch mental health screenings
After his son’s overdose death, former Baltimore Raven Ray Lewis started a mental health foundation to bring mental health screenings to Baltimore County schools at no cost.
Former Raven Ray Lewis speaks to Baltimore County students during the Mind Over Matters youth mental health fair at MedStar Franklin Square Hospital on Wednesday.
7 things to do in Howard County at the start of spring
From an egg hunt to a gardening workshop, here are seven things to do in Howard County for March 19-25.
Gary J. Arthur Community Center’s annual Spring Egg Hunt, like the one pictured here in 2024, is draws kids from around Howard County.
Howard County’s proposed solution to its housing crisis? Borrow.
Howard County is considering a charter amendment that would give officials the authority to take on debt to fund affordable housing projects as the county faces a major shortage.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball fields questions from attendees during a U.S. Congressional town hall meeting at Howard Community College’s Kahlert Complex in Columbia, Md. on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
From $3.7M to $9.9M: Federal probe focuses on 42 Baltimore homes sold again and again
Federal prosecutors have charged an attorney in connection to a 2021 real estate investment scheme that centers on 42 rowhomes in East Baltimore owned by a group of New York investors.
The scheme under investigation by federal prosecutors includes this vacant property at 521 N. East Ave.
Streeter: Pastor Jamal Bryant apologized for implying the Target boycott was over. It never was.
OPINION | Baltimore native Pastor Jamal Bryant declared his part of the Target boycott over. We still aren’t going back.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 05: Dr. Jamal H. Bryant speaks onstage during WayMaker Men's Summit Presented By BET Experience – Day 1 on June 05, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
Anne Arundel man charged in 3 highway shootings across Prince George’s County
A 44-year-old Anne Arundel County man confessed to carrying out three nonfatal shootings along highways in Prince George’s County, court documents show.
Baltimore Police crime scene tape sits unused on a police vehicle at the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
11 students evaluated after pepper spray discharged again on Baltimore County school bus
For the second time in a week, pepper spray was discharged on a Baltimore County school bus, prompting 11 students to be evaluated by emergency responders Wednesday afternoon.
yellow school buses
19-year-old pleads guilty to murdering Edgewater koi pond store owner
A 19-year-old man has admitted that he killed Edgewater koi pond store owner Edward Steven Koza, whose body was discovered inside his scorched pickup truck in May.
Edward Stephen Koza, 67, was the owner of a Koi pond business in Davidsonville. Koza was found dead in his vehicle on May 24, 2025; two 18-year-olds have been charged in his killing.
2 more tornadoes confirmed in Maryland from Monday’s storm
The National Weather Service confirmed two more tornadoes touched down in Maryland during Monday’s storm.
A large tree lies across power lines on Walker Avenue in Towson on Tuesday morning. A tornado watch was in effect Monday night as high winds moved through the area.
Trombone emoji designed by Maryland students will soon land on iPhones everywhere
The trombone emoji was submitted for approval by a group of students from the Science and Mathematics Academy at Aberdeen High School in 2019.
The new trombone emoji, designed by a group of Maryland students, has been adopted by the Unicode Consortium.
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