MCPS employee arrested and accused of recording theater students changing
James Mulhern III is charged with sex abuse of a minor. The Montgomery County Public Schools employee is accused of planting a camera in a changing room at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda.
A Montgomery County Police vehicle is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland on Saturday, March 2, 2024.
Baltimore cops under investigation in San Francisco remain suspended, 6 months later
More than 6 months later, a group of Baltimore Police officers, including a district commander, remain suspended with pay as a criminal investigation in San Francisco continues.
BPD's Major Etwaroo, along with the Eastern District's NCOs, BPD’s Chaplains, and the Victim Services Unit, recently joined the Oliver Community to provide essential resources and support to those affected by recent incidents.  Aug 23, 2024
Arrest made after self-inflicted shooting in Towson University dorm
One person discharged a handgun and shot themselves in the lower body, Welsh said. They were transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Towson University Police responded Thursday night to reports of shots fired in one of the campus dorms.
As utility rates rise, Prince George’s County officials step in to provide temporary relief
Council member Wala Blegay is partnering with Community Impact, the nonprofit arm of the 2nd Episcopal District of The AME Church, to provide utility bill assistance.
Prince George’s County Council member Wala Blegay announced Monday that her office is partnering with Community Impact to provide utility bill assistance.
Maryland sees second day of record-breaking heat as lower temps are coming
For the second day in a row, the Baltimore region experienced record-breaking temperatures as a heat wave settled over much of the eastern United States.
The sun sets in Baltimore on June 22, 2024.
Blessings and directions used to lure victims in robbery spree netting $14K in jewelry
Three people were arrested for allegedly luring in victims by asking for directions or offering blessings, then yanking jewelry off the victims and fleeing in Catonsville, police said.
Baltimore County police at the intersection of Middle River Road and Bird River Road after a suspicious package was reported at Freedom Church Middle River on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
Anne Arundel police officer accused of hitting teenager during home dispute
A 20-year veteran of the Anne Arundel County Police Department has been charged with assault and reckless endangerment.
A 20-year veteran of the Anne Arundel County Police Department has been charged with assault and reckless endangerment.
Maryland exonerees face one less hurdle in compensation cases
The legislation prevents counties from being parties in cases filed under the Walter Lomax Act.
Douglass Haynie, 63, of Baltimore, served more than 32 years in prison for a deadly shooting that he maintains he did not commit. Maryland lawmakers have passed a bill that could make it easier for him to receive compensation.
Police identify 64-year-old man killed in crash on Mount Carmel Road in Parkton
Lawrence Martin Jr., 64, was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other person was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Baltimore County Police.
Baltimore County police at the intersection of Middle River Road and Bird River Road after a suspicious package was reported at Freedom Church Middle River on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
Man driving John Deere lawn mower along road struck by truck and killed
A 42-year-old man died after a pickup truck struck the lawn mower he was driving in Caroline County Wednesday afternoon, Maryland State 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.
No new taxes and other takeaways from the Baltimore County executive’s 2027 budget
Baltimore County’s proposed $5 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 includes a nearly 4% increase in spending and no new tax hikes.
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026 - Kevin Reed, director of Baltimore County’s budget and finance office, and County Executive Kathy Klausmeier, speak with reporters Thursday about the 2027 proposed budget.
A Baltimore Red Line bus? MTA wants your feedback on possible pivot.
As Baltimore’s proposed Red Line light rail faces mounting obstacles, the Maryland Transit Administration will present alternative options.
A close up image of three people wearing red t-shirts that say "RED LINE" and "redlinemaryland.com"
Columbia mom, boyfriend give conflicting stories in 3-year-old’s death, police say
A Columbia mother and her boyfriend gave different answers to police about what caused the bruises on her daughter’s face or how the 3-year-old came to ingest a bottle of melatonin.
Staff at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center contacted police after observing bruises all over the girl’s head and body.
Despite a troubled start, Zūm gets 5 more years to bus Howard County students
The Howard County Public School System extended its contract with Zum, the controversial school bus company, for five more years.
Zum, a California based tech company, will handle 230 of Howard County Public School's roughly 500 school bus routes for the next three years.
Hopkins nonprofit scores massive windfall after Trump cuts. But there’s a catch.
The Johns Hopkins University’s global aid nonprofit Jhpiego was among several groups to receive massive federal funding increases in the last fiscal year.
The Jhpiego headquarters in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore, Md. on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
The Maryland legislator who first codified abortion rights in state law
Paula Hollinger, a nurse who served in the Maryland General Assembly for nearly three decades, died March 25 of leukemia. She was 85.
Paula Hollinger.
Streeter: Why this Baltimore church crowdfunded its high BGE bill
COLUMN | When Northwood-Appold United Methodist’s BGE bills totaled nearly $7,000 in January and February, the congregation banded together to take care of it.
Members of Northwood-Appold United Methodist Church banded together to help pay the church’s January and February Baltimore Gas and Electric bill. From left to right: Al Napper, Nancy Green, Mike Wells, Johanne White, Richard Perry
What do you wear when you’re delivering bad news? Ask this Baltimore designer.
Downtown Partnership leader Shelonda Stokes got an assist from a Baltimore designer for this year’s annual report for Charm City.
Shelonda Stokes, president of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, gets fitted for a suit by designer Natalie Karyl at her shop The Dollhouse Boutique in Baltimore.
Youth mentors build trust as Maryland expands mental health program: ‘I’m their safe space’
Launched last fall, Maryland Youth Mental Health Corps is the newest addition to the Maryland Corps/Service Year Option for 18 to 29-year-olds.
First lady Dawn Moore, center, at a roundtable with Youth Mental Health Corps members and first ladies from around the country at the Baltimore Ravens Boys & Girls Club on Wednesday.
Washington County ICE facility construction limited by federal judge
The injunction prohibits building and operating detention space inside the facility while awaiting further arguments in the federal court case.
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, purchased an unoccupied, 825,620-square-foot warehouse designed for commercial goods on the outskirts of Williamsport in January.
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