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.

More than $6 million in federal dollars will fund blue catfish control, shoreline resilience at Holly Beach Farm, a new APD mobile command unit and re‑entry services.

Maryland has set aside $10 million for Produce Rx grants so clinicians can prescribe free fresh produce to patients and families in the hardest‑hit communities. Letters of intent are due July 20, 2026; full applications are due Aug. 17.

A man was robbed June 26 on the 100 block of Clover Hill Road in Pasadena; police released a description of a teen suspect and are asking the public for tips.

Three men were hospitalized after a pre-dawn stabbing on York Road; police are investigating and seeking witnesses.

Maryland will add 1,070 ACIS Medicaid slots and expand services into five new counties to help medically vulnerable residents secure housing.

A partial AC failure at Baltimore’s state youth detention center forced nine teens to sleep in an overflow gym; officials say fans, ice and monitoring kept them safe.