Roco Kitchen + Coffee has opened in Columbia's Hickory Ridge after a build-out that replaced a former bank branch. The breakfast-focused spot serves tacos, handmade doughnuts and espresso.

A Baltimore judge gave Angelo Riley Jr. 30 years after a Jan. 31 drive‑thru robbery at a Moravia Road McDonald's left a worker wounded and a register stolen.

A 17-year-old was shot and killed early Tuesday in Arbutus. Baltimore County police arrested 22‑year‑old Marquis Washington, who is being held without bail.

A Germantown man was sentenced after prosecutors say he lured middle‑school girls on Snapchat and sexually assaulted a 13‑year‑old at a Frederick County park. Investigators tied a white Tesla to the scene.

A planned online marketplace exchange in Laurel turned violent Sunday at Towne Centre, leaving two people wounded and prompting an active police investigation.

Police sealed off the 4200 block of Seidel Avenue Friday night and later answered another shooting call in west Baltimore. Detectives were pictured processing evidence.

Baltimore police released two photos of a person of interest in a March shooting on the 1000 block of Leadenhall Street. Detectives are asking anyone with information to call 410‑396‑2499.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined 15 other state attorneys general in urging major donor-advised funds to reconsider pausing grants to the Southern Poverty Law Center amid a DOJ indictment. The coalition urged fund sponsors to respect donor intent and avoid acting as political gatekeepers.

A Baltimore woman expected 48 hours of nursing care after a waiver approval — then learned the financial sign‑off was still stalled amid a statewide backlog. Families and advocates say delays are leaving people without essential home care.

A 32-year-old inmate was found unresponsive at Roxbury Correctional Institution late Wednesday; Maryland State Police have identified a suspect and an autopsy is planned.

Annapolis police say two juvenile sexual‑assault reports were made May 18; a 34‑year‑old was arrested in one case while the other remains under investigation.

An 18-year-old was shot in the hand Dec. 9 in northwest Baltimore; police later arrested Delvon Bryant and charged him with attempted murder and handgun violations.

Seawall has a contract for a Potts & Callahan parcel along the Jones Falls as a task force weighs relocating, keeping or closing the Sisson Street transfer center.