A national analysis using 2023‑24 data ranks Maryland among the most racially segregated states, with segregation driven largely by district and housing lines. Advocates are pushing state‑level fixes.

Two 13‑year‑olds were arrested after separate armed carjackings on July 11; officers located the suspects in Woodlawn and the investigation is ongoing.

Video shows two rescue boats burning in Baltimore Harbor on Monday; footage shows flames across both vessels while details remain scarce.

Hundreds of dead horseshoe crabs have collected in a dead-end Ocean City canal off 94th Street, creating a stench and prompting cleanups and a state and university response.

A federal judge ordered probation and restitution after prosecutors say a former Anne Arundel officer staged vehicle thefts and filed false police reports to collect insurance payouts.

A Baltimore man was sentenced to 70 years for shooting a passenger on an MTA bus after a dispute. The case stemmed from a November 2024 altercation captured on bus video.

A partial collapse at Empire Towers in Glen Burnie forced evacuations; no injuries reported. Crews are securing the scene as investigators assess the damage.

An OIG review found high temperatures, poor ventilation and chemical hazards at Baltimore’s Patapsco Wastewater Plant; DPW says some HVAC and facility repairs are already underway.

Lexx and Livv Mills of Stursi are opening Mocktique, a booze-free bottle shop and event space at Savage Mill, with a grand opening next Saturday.

A 27-year-old was charged in connection with a May 2024 robbery near Horseshoe Casino. The assault left Marcus Le'von Brown Sr. fatally wounded days later.

An 18-year-old Baltimore man rejected a plea and will go to trial in September over a 2025 Reisterstown Road shooting.

Merritt Properties landed a $750M Centerbridge-led investment and promoted Robb Merritt to CEO as it gears up to expand shallow-bay warehouses across the mid-Atlantic and Southeast.

George Psoras narrowly won the Carroll County Republican primary for state's attorney by a slim margin, positioning him as the county's likely next top prosecutor.