Maryland took its Real Property Search tool offline after suspicious activity was detected on servers that host SDAT data. Officials say public records were involved and county offices can help.

Baltimore’s Board of Estimates approved a three‑year memorandum granting sheriff’s deputies a 17% pay increase, including a mid‑2025 retroactive bump plus new on‑call pay and scheduling changes.

Five people were shot across Baltimore overnight as city leaders move to expand the Group Violence Reduction Strategy into the Northern District.

A trooper shot a knife‑wielding man who advanced toward her in Chester on Thursday; the man was flown to shock‑trauma and the MSP homicide unit is investigating.

Residents in Fells Point, Federal Hill and Pigtown confronted bar owners at a Liquor Board hearing over noise, trash and violence. After testimony and video, the board allowed the renewals to move forward.

Anne Arundel is tapping redevelopment tools and a $10M trust fund as Maryland confronts a roughly 100,000‑unit housing gap. Local leaders want permits and projects to move faster.

A police pursuit in South Baltimore ended with a truck crashing into a patrol car on South Monroe Street; at least one person was detained and taken to an ambulance.

A decades‑old armory on Reisterstown Road is being remade as a senior center, arts hub and sports campus, with public funding and a county study predicting notable economic gains. Construction phases begin soon and park space is slated to open by 2028.

A watchdog group has asked federal regulators to probe Johns Hopkins after USDA inspection reports and internal documents allegedly showed lapses in care for lab animals.

Annapolis approved a $4,000-per-provider property tax credit aimed at helping licensed child‑care operators hire staff and stay open. City analysis trimmed a larger $10,000 proposal to limit the budget hit.

A dispute over how Baltimore County counts sworn officers has union leaders saying the department is hundreds short, raising concerns about response times and burnout.

Maryland’s attorney general says two Baltimore officers won’t face criminal charges after the IID concluded evidence didn’t support prosecution in the Jan. 20 shooting that killed Jamarl Muse.

The Honolulu-born L&L Hawaiian Barbecue closed its Towson location after roughly three months, leaving a newly vacant Uptown storefront while corporate listings still show it open.