Local government

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.

Montgomery County is adding $500,000 to its Nonprofit Security Grant Program for religious and cultural institutions following an attack at a Michigan synagogue.

The contract with McAfee Election Services is unusual among election boards across Maryland. Most manage their election warehouses and vote-counting operations with their own employees.

Charles M. “Skip” Auld, the longtime CEO of Anne Arundel County Public Library, is retiring next year, and a national search is underway to find his successor.

County commissioners detail their DHS meeting on the Williamsport ICE facility that could hold up to 1,500 detainees — including job projections and who would pay for infrastructure upgrades.

Tensions escalated among Montgomery County Council members as they voted against accelerating a vote on a bill to ban law enforcement from wearing masks.

An investigation by Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming of an anti-crime program found several fraudulent invoices and evidence that a city employee improperly shared sensitive data.

Tristan is now in a specialized foster home, his grandmother said.

Montgomery County Council members are at odds over a bill that would prohibit ICE agents from wearing masks.

The Baltimore County Council voted unanimously to reverse the pension bump they gave themselves — and make sure they’re never again in a position to give themselves a retirement raise.

When the redevelopment of Annapolis City Dock is completed in 2028, the historic waterfront will be protected from flooding by a physically elevated park and a movable flood barrier system.

Marc Elrich’s budget proposal is strikingly similar to his last two, which also called for higher taxes to fund the county’s school system.

Executive Marc Elrich’s proposed operating budget for Montgomery County includes a nearly 6% property tax increase. He said his plan, which fully funds the public schools’ operating budget request, recognizes the county faces economic headwinds.

The monthslong search for missing Baltimore boy Tristan King ended Friday morning in the Curtis Bay neighborhood, several people familiar with the case said.

Tristan King ran from a caseworker in Baltimore and has been missing since September. Brooklyn residents have seen him, but authorities can’t find him.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called it “tragic.” Mayor Brandon Scott said the situation has him “pissed.” Baltimore Schools CEO Sonja Santelises is “heartbroken” because of the Tristan King story.

The bill would allow for PILOTs lasting as long as 25 years and would set the payment at a property’s current tax bill.

Everything you need to know about candidates for Howard County office in 2026.

Maryland is one of the few states in the U.S. that don’t allow beer and wine sales in most grocery stores. Here’s why.

Mayor Brandon Scott's legal team, fresh off a lucrative settlement, hired more litigators. Now the city is taking aim at online casinos “dressed up as a children's game.”