WalletHub’s analysis ranks Baltimore the second‑most stressed U.S. city, citing housing costs, violent crime and work pressure as top drivers.

A Charles County retiree who calls himself "Mr. Fat Pockets" won $110,000 on THE BIG SPIN scratch-off last week. The ticket was bought in Waldorf and the couple plan to pay bills and shore up savings.

An advisory board recommends moving business‑attraction work into an independent public‑private agency to help Baltimore County attract investment and grow jobs.

A Baltimore grandfather won $1 million on a $20 Triple Red 777s scratch-off bought at a Wawa in Windsor Mill. The retailer gets a $1,000 bonus and the Lottery says several top prizes remain unclaimed.

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.

About 600 Saint Agnes nurses in Baltimore plan to picket next week as talks stall; the union is pushing for enforceable staffing protections and limits on floating.

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.

Maryland’s SUN Bucks is live for summer 2026, loading $40 per eligible child each month onto EBT cards or issuing SUN Bucks cards to help families buy groceries while school is out.

Federal Hill residents say months of trash, graffiti and open‑air drug use have persisted and that 311 reports often produce slow, checklist responses. Neighbors want steady, visible fixes from City Hall.

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.

A Baltimore property manager found a squatter living in an East Baltimore rowhome with flashing 'disco' lights and drug paraphernalia, highlighting a growing takeover problem. New state laws target fake leases but enforcement gaps remain.

Johns Hopkins eliminated roughly 110 administrative positions this week across its public‑health and business schools. The cuts come as the university continues to reel from federal research and aid funding losses.

Marie Barton, whose son Nick died when a West River boat hit a piling, is urging sober skippers and backing Nick's Law to make bans enforceable on the water.