A fiscal‑2024 single audit warns the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore that lax bookkeeping and missing procurement rules may have left taxpayer money vulnerable.

Delegate Bob Long joined House Republicans introducing bills in Annapolis to require photo ID at polls and enroll Maryland in SAVE for citizenship verification.

TABCO warns Baltimore County’s FY27 budget could cut 595 positions and raise class sizes to 25 students, and union leaders pressed the county executive at a Parkville town hall. The district says the proposal preserves salary commitments while trimming new spending.

Divers extricated three people after a car crashed into a pond on South Division Street; two were airlifted to Shock Trauma in Baltimore.

Baltimore’s Warrant Apprehension Task Force arrested 23‑year‑old Darrien Robinson Jr. Tuesday morning in the 300 block of Greenmount Avenue in connection with a Southern District homicide.

Baltimore's Inspector General is suing over access to city records with a pro bono lawyer after her oversight board's approval, escalating her dispute with Mayor Scott's administration.

Prosecutors dropped criminal charges this month against a Baltimore County gym teacher who had been accused of abusing two students. The move ends the county’s criminal case but leaves questions for families and the district.

Trade chatter around Lamar Jackson has picked up after coaching moves and owner comments. His $74.5M 2026 cap hit makes extension versus trade the offseason hinge.

A sanitary sewer overflow shut a stretch of the Patapsco River in Linthicum Heights. County officials warn against water contact through Feb. 16.

Linda Batts, Baltimore’s former DPW director of equity, says she was fired after exposing a ‘racially hostile’ workplace and has filed a federal lawsuit alleging retaliation and discrimination.

An Ellicott City man, Alexander Stephenson, is charged with first-degree murder after fatally stabbing his estranged wife, despite a protective order.

A Dundalk man, 79, died in a burn barrel fire accident; Baltimore officials urge fire safety awareness following the fifth fire-related death in the county this year.

BGE is criticized for laying off 47 union workers while retaining contractors, which the IBEW Local 410 claims breaches their contract and risks public safety and service reliability. BGE cites business needs and has been reporting strong earnings.