A Johns Hopkins substitute who worked at a campus daycare has been convicted of distributing child sexual abuse material; the university says it only learned of the conviction last Friday.

A 23‑year‑old man was shot Sunday in Baltimore’s Oldtown; police responded to a ShotSpotter alert on the 1000 block of Orleans Street and are asking witnesses to contact detectives.

Baltimore County police say a 19-year-old was shot Friday in Dundalk; detectives are asking for tips after officers found the victim on Avondale Road.

A late‑night blaze hit Iron Bull Distillery in Halethorpe; county crews contained the fire and officials say there were no injuries or hazmat risks. Investigators are assessing damage and the distillery’s owner was contacted for comment.

Howard County police shot and killed a man outside a Columbia apartment after he allegedly approached officers with a knife. The state's IID has opened a probe.

A second alarm was called for a Code X vacant dwelling on Westwood Avenue Sunday morning. Baltimore Fire urged people to avoid the area while crews worked.

A woman was found dead inside a sedan that struck a parked tractor‑trailer on the 2900 block of Liberty Heights Avenue; CRASH Team investigators are on the scene.

The Naval Academy and Naval Support Activity Annapolis closed Gate 1 and suspended general public visits starting Feb. 28, instituting 100% ID checks and shuttle rules for events.

A 30-year-old Ridgely man was killed and two others hospitalized after a head-on collision on MD Route 480 near Eveland Road, authorities say.

A Maryland man who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso was sentenced to life after a federal jury found him guilty of repeatedly sexually abusing two girls, prosecutors said.

Federal prosecutors say eight people tied to an MS‑13 clique in Baltimore County face a federal RICO indictment alleging guns, drugs and violent robberies.

Homicide detectives are investigating a fatal shooting in the 1500 block of Ashland Avenue as forensics crews collect evidence.

Baltimore police launched a Southern District homicide probe after officers found a woman with apparent gunshot wounds at a South Baltimore home. Her remains were taken to the Office of the Medical Examiner.