A tiny but well-funded conservative caucus used targeted mailers and outside staff to unseat an incumbent and could keep reshaping Maryland’s GOP heading into November.

Hanover’s Utz will be taken private by Germany’s Intersnack in a $2.9B deal paying $14.25 a share; the founding family will retain a 50% stake.

A Baltimore man was indicted on multiple felonies after a woman said she was attacked at a Linthicum Heights motel in June. Court records say he remains held without bond ahead of a July 27 hearing.

A Baltimore family says a man allegedly urinated on them during Morgan Wallen’s M&T Bank Stadium show; transit police say they’re investigating. Video has circulated online.

A federal jury cleared a former Baltimore detective in Clarence Shipley Jr.'s civil suit, and a judge dismissed the remaining claims, closing the case.

Screenshots show a suspended Cecil County lieutenant asking publicly for a four-wheeler for his 7-year-old’s birthday, and the county’s Police Accountability Board has opened an inquiry. County policy forbids officers from accepting gratuities, complicating the fallout.

Upper 60s this morning and sunny with highs near 87. Strong to severe storms likely Tuesday with heavy rain and damaging gusts.

A man was killed Saturday night in the 200 block of North Payson Street in West Baltimore. Homicide detectives are asking anyone with information to contact investigators.

A county appeals board denied a proposed drive‑thru Chick‑fil‑A on Ritchie Highway after neighbors raised traffic, safety and environmental concerns. The decision follows months of hearings.

A Baltimore judge acquitted Antonio Douglas after a two‑day bench trial in a November shooting on East Lafayette where a child was inside the vehicle. The decision closes the criminal case.

Thick smoke and highs near 92°F hit Baltimore today; a strong front could bring damaging storms Saturday evening.

A Baltimore judge suppressed weapons and suspected narcotics from a December West Baltimore officer-involved shooting, a ruling that has prosecutors weighing an appeal.

Dyann Mack takes over Harford County schools amid a $15M funding gap and public fights over books and staffing. Her immediate task: quiet the noise and keep attention on classrooms.