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A 4‑3 Maryland Supreme Court decision says paying an HOA judgment after a sheriff's sale doesn't necessarily undo the auction, placing a Bowie homeowner at risk. Dissenters warn of disproportionate impact.
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U.S. Marshals arrested 20‑year‑old Nadeem Ameen Davis in Baltimore on July 16 in the May 25 Hagerstown killing. He’s jailed on a first‑degree murder charge while detectives probe the case.
A Frederick man admitted in Accomack Circuit Court to abducting and sexually assaulting a Melfa woman and to robbing a jail inmate; a plea deal would yield a 12‑year active term if accepted. The judge is awaiting evaluations before ruling.
Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company is mourning Chief Engineer Eugene Cervi, 60, who died after a Sunday water‑rescue response following a cardiovascular event. Colleagues and residents are remembering his decades of service.
A two-alarm house fire in Elkridge forced evacuations and sent a firefighter to the hospital; crews fought the blaze from the exterior while investigators probe a garage-and-attic origin.
Baltimore police released a video after a 74-year-old man was assaulted on Liberty Heights Avenue. Detectives are asking the public to identify six people seen in the footage.
A Towson vintage shop was torched after a verbal confrontation on Tuesday night, prompting an arson probe and renewed worries among local businesses.
A Baltimore jury convicted Kevin Glenn Jr. in a Park Heights road‑rage shooting; a judge on Monday imposed a 55‑year sentence after prosecutors said one victim lost an eye.
Parks & Nature in ...
Baltimore County released a concept for a 22‑acre Honeygo Glen park in Perry Hall that mixes mostly natural green space with pickleball courts, a pavilion and trails.
Baltimore police arrested 38-year-old Derek DeShields Jr. and charged him with first‑degree murder in the June 30 Sandtown‑Winchester killing of Roderick Coney. The arrest followed a traffic stop on July 13, police say.
A vacant K–8 campus on Greenspring Avenue burned late Monday night. The former Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. school closed in 2020 and the city now oversees the property.
Jury selection began July 13 after a plea offer was rejected in the 2025 killing at N. Arlington and Riggs; the defendant faces murder and weapons charges.
A passerby on Padonia Road filmed a house fire and ran to warn the family inside; Baltimore County crews later controlled the blaze and a firefighter was treated for minor burns.
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