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Marylanders take strong stances after US and Israel launch attack on Iran
The attacks have been anticipated for weeks as the Trump administration has made comments hinting at a campaign against the Iranian regime.
FEBRUARY 28, 2026 -  Crowds of people during the at the protest in McKeldin Plaza against the strikes on Iran.
Joe Biden flies commercial from Reagan Airport, ends up stuck in delays like everyone else
Biden, who has rarely made public appearances since leaving office last year, sat, like many of his fellow passengers, awaiting a flight that would take him to Columbia, S.C.
President Joe Biden is seen on a plane before takeoff traveling from Washington to South Carolina, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
One person dead as small plane crashes in Southern Maryland
The operator, who was the sole occupant, of a small airplane died after it crashed into a wooded area of St. Mary’s County on Saturday morning.
The operator of a small airplane died in a crash in St. Mary’s County Saturday morning.
BARCS in ‘crisis’ after 100 animals dropped off in 2 days: ‘No more place to put our dogs’
The shelter said in a post on Friday evening that it has no space left for dogs, and it would need to make “heartbreaking choices for space” if people did not come to adopt or foster dogs this weekend.
Exterior of Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS).
Peter Thomas of Bar One Baltimore and ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ is out of federal prison
Between 2017 and 2023, Thomas failed to pay more than $2.5 million in employment taxes at several businesses, including Bar One Baltimore on Lancaster Street in Harbor East.
Peter Thomas, a former reality TV star who appeared on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” and used to own Bar One Baltimore, is out of federal prison.
Federal prosecutors won’t appeal death penalty ruling in Luigi Mangione case
Federal prosecutors won’t appeal a ruling that bars them from seeking the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
FILE - Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for an evidence hearing, Dec. 18, 2025, in New York. (Shannon Stapleton/Pool Photo via AP, File)
He came to Baltimore for a better life. Police say he was shot and killed by a wanted man.
Brian Burrows is charged with first-degree murder and related offenses in the killing of Khaled Saleh Mohamed Alshariki on Feb. 13 at the Broadway Mart in East Baltimore.
Khaled Saleh Mohamed Alshariki, 36, was fatally shot while working as a cashier at Broadway Mart in the 1000 block of N. Broadway on February 13.
Elaine Johnson Coates, first Black woman to earn a bachelor’s from UMD, was an accomplished teacher
Elaine Johnson Coates, the first Black woman to earn a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, died Feb. 14. She was 88.
Elaine Johnson Coates.
Howard County reinstates 55 librarian support staffers terminated days ago
Howard County’s library system said Friday it is reinstating dozens of librarian support staffers it terminated this week for budgetary reasons.
Miller Branch of the Howard County Public Library System in Ellicott City. The county is reviewing the library system’s budget request for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
Moore requests federal aid for oyster industry shaken by storm, Potomac River sewage spill
Gov. Wes Moore requested federal disaster assistance for the Maryland oyster industry, which has been hit hard by a major winter storm and the Potomac Interceptor sewage spill.
FEBRUARY 10, 2026 - Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks to reporters at the State House in Annapolis about multiple subjects, including redistricting, immigration legislation, the state budget and President Trump.
Police release bodycam footage of Baltimore man’s death after family’s pleas, protest
Bodycam footage shows the final moments of 37-year-old Dwight Hawkins’ life before he was shot by two Baltimore Police officers steps away from his family home.
Bodycam footage from Baltimore Police officer Omar Rodriguez shows the final moments of 37-year-old Dwight Hawkins’ life before he was fatally shot by two officers steps away from his family home.
Prosecutor: Suspect planned for a month to kill assisted living resident
A Montgomery County prosecutor said the suspect in a Valentine’s Day homicide planned the “cold-blooded killing of a defenseless 87-year-old man” for a month.
Cogir Potomac Senior Living
Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks’ estate over use of her ‘stolen’ cells for medicine
Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks, which alleged the drugmaker profited from her cells taken without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs for medical advances.
FILE - Attorney Ben Crump, second from left, walks with Ron Lacks, left, Alfred Lacks Carter, third from left, both grandsons of Henrietta Lacks, and other descendants of Lacks, outside the federal courthouse in Baltimore, Oct. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)
Man found not guilty in Edmondson Village Shopping Center mass shooting
Daaon Spears, 19, of Edmondson Village, was acquitted in Baltimore Circuit Court of first-degree murder and related offenses.
One person has died and four others were injured in a mass shooting at the Edmondson Village shopping center Wednesday morning.
BGE customer shutoffs paused as state regulators order fix to service call center
The Maryland Public Service Commission received hundreds of complaints against Baltimore Gas and Electric Company over its customer service call center.
The exterior of Baltimore Gas & Electric’s downtown headquarters in Baltimore, Md. on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
Youth charging reform bill clears key hurdle in Maryland Senate
The bill -- a compromise that shortens the list of crimes that automatically result in adult charges -- passed out of the Maryland Senate’s Judicial Proceedings Committee on Friday.
Sen. Will Smith, a Montgomery County Democrat, speaks during floor debate on crossover day at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. on Monday, March 17, 2025. Any bill not passed by either the House or Senate by midnight on crossover day is likely defeated for the 2025 session.
Baltimore residents demand action after costly sewage backups
After heavy snow in January, sewer lines in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood were overwhelmed, spilling water, waste and other materials into their basements, tubs and toilets, residents said.
A group of neighbors say backups have been an issue for years due to aging sewage infrastructure and have filed a letter to the Baltimore City Department of Public Works requesting reimbursement.
‘The Wire’ actor Bobby J. Brown dies in barn fire in Southern Maryland
Actor Bobby J. Brown, who appeared as Baltimore Police officers on “The Wire” and “We Own This City,” died in a barn fire in St. Mary’s County on Tuesday night, state officials said. He was 62.
Actor Bobby J. Brown died in a barn fire in St. Mary’s County on Tuesday night, state officials said. He was 62.
Howard County pitches itself as Maryland’s next filmmaking destination
Howard County has assembled a task force to develop a strategy for positioning itself as a leading destination for filmmaking in Maryland and the mid-Atlantic.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball created a task force to promote film and television production following a trip to Savannah, Georgia, where he learned about Savannah Regional Film Commission and the role that local jurisdictions can play in advancing economic development.
Hutzell: Scanned by police, a Maryland driver gets vindication but no apology
COLUMN | Welcome to the upside-down world of traffic court, where a random license plate scan shifts the burden of proof to the driver.
Lanita Gosha came to Annapolis on Feb. 24 , 2026 in hopes of some resolution, but ended up leaving the District Court building before her case came up.
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