Canvassers are recounting ballots in Washington County's razor‑thin state's attorney GOP primary after officials flagged drop‑box irregularities.

Several Baltimore arts nonprofits, including the group behind Artscape, admitted late state filings — a lapse that can bar them from soliciting donations.

A 22-year-old man was arrested on Thursday and charged with attempted first-degree murder in a September Glade Court shooting that wounded a 25-year-old man.

Surveillance footage appears to show a flaming gas can thrown at a Whiteford home early Saturday. Investigators are treating the blaze as targeted and are seeking tips.

Extreme heat buckled northbound I-97 near Brightview Drive, closing lanes between Benfield and New Cut Road and snarling holiday travel. Crews and police warn of extended disruptions.

DOT is sending more than $62M to BWI to resurface a principal runway and install LED lighting; state funds will cover the remainder. Some evening closures are expected Aug–Oct.

BGE told regulators it needs money for grid upgrades and calculated the average electric customer's bill would rise about $8 a month beginning Aug. 1. Advocates are already objecting.

An MDTA traffic stop for an illegal turn in Linthicum turned into a kidnapping arrest after a woman said she had been handcuffed and held. The driver was booked on kidnapping and related charges and is being held pending prosecution.

A federal appeals court has allowed two Black Maryland officers' hostile‑work‑environment claims to proceed, denying qualified immunity to a state police sergeant over alleged exclusion and racist conduct.

An advisory board recommends moving business‑attraction work into an independent public‑private agency to help Baltimore County attract investment and grow jobs.

A new $95M, 125,000-sq-ft outpatient cancer building at Sinai centralizes adult and pediatric oncology in one campus location. The Weinman Building adds infusion, radiation and research facilities.

A loose dog in Annapolis bit two people and two dogs Saturday before charging at an officer and being shot. One person was treated at a nearby hospital and Animal Services took custody of the animal.

Customs officers at BWI cleared a toddler's airway after he began choking in the arrivals line; the child was taken to a Baltimore hospital and is stable.