Blends & Bowls quietly opened on the Ocean City Boardwalk’s 8th Street block, offering smoothies, açaí bowls and quick beach snacks for summer crowds.

Shaka Kamara waived a bail review hearing Monday, keeping him jailed without bond as prosecutors pursue charges in the June 7 Pikesville shooting.

A teen in Gwynn Oak was shot after a firearm discharged while a juvenile relative handled it. Baltimore County detectives say one juvenile told officers he found the gun days earlier.

Jurors heard opening statements in the trial of Ronald Hall, accused in the May 11, 2025 Brooklyn killing of Albert Manning. The case returns to court Friday.

Kurt Schmoke, UBalt president since 2014 and a former Baltimore mayor, will retire next year as the university grapples with steep enrollment declines and leadership turnover.

Police cordoned off the 100 block of North Curley Street after a reported shooting; forensics searched toward East Fairmount Avenue. Authorities have not released victim or arrest details.

The Maryland Attorney General declined to prosecute two detectives who shot and killed Dwight Hawkins on Feb. 24, closing the state criminal review while families press for answers.

A 58-year-old was struck with a tire iron on Ritchie Highway; a 40-year-old was arrested after witnesses helped officers. Authorities say motive remains under review.

Reservoir High in Fulton was evacuated after a bomb threat. No explosives were found and six people were treated for heat-related illness as police investigate.

Slutty Vegan announced it will leave the Baltimore Peninsula for a new Johns Hopkins Hospital campus location, targeting a 2027 opening with details to follow.

Baltimore homicide detectives renewed a June 10 appeal seeking tips in the Jan. 15 killing of Treyvon Matthews. Officials ask anyone with footage or information to call.

A late-night apartment fire in the 2300 block of Round Road left one person dead and investigators are probing the cause.

A suspected drug transaction in Edgewood ended when a driver fled deputies and crashed into multiple vehicles; the car caught fire and the driver died. State investigators are on scene.