A two‑alarm blaze hit Rayner Avenue in West Baltimore; no injuries were reported and crews remained on scene as police investigated.

A new MESA analysis finds that each extra daily serving of ultraprocessed food modestly raises cardiovascular risk, with the biggest effects seen in Black participants. The findings are reported in JACC: Advances.

Maryland’s comptroller has launched a state study to quantify the fiscal costs of greenhouse‑gas driven damage and adaptation; draft briefings start this spring and a final report is due late 2026.

Baltimore police arrested a 22-year-old after seizing roughly two pounds of suspected cannabis and a loaded rifle during a search at a smoke shop on East Monument Street.

State’s Attorney Ivan Bates will convene a Solutions Pact forum Wednesday at Digital Harbor High School to press regulators and police on smoke-shop enforcement and juvenile charging.

The Delmarva Discovery Museum will close March 20 after a last-ditch fundraising push fell short. Staff are coordinating rehoming for resident otters Mac and Tuck.

Homicide detectives renewed their appeal for tips in the Nov. 24 Poplar Grove killing of Chloe Weems; police released a vehicle image and Metro Crime Stoppers lists reward options.

A frosty, near‑freezing start gives way to a steady warm‑up — highs hit the 60s by the weekend but rain chances climb Friday night into Saturday.

A Baltimore bus driver charged with attempted murder was placed on home detention after a judge found weak evidence and no corroborating witnesses.

Maillard Patisserie will shutter its Hampden and Hamilton Baltimore locations in early May, owner Caitlin Kiehl said, calling the choice bittersweet after 5+ years. Neighborhood fans have a few weeks to stock up.

A judge declared a mistrial after jurors deadlocked in the retrial of Marquis Mayo, leaving the 2024 abduction and killing case unresolved.

A tracking device inside a cash envelope helped Baltimore police track a getaway vehicle and arrest two people after a bank robbery in Frankford.

A Hagerstown man with active warrants in Maryland and Pennsylvania was arrested after a roughly 20-minute police pursuit; officers say they used drones and an RTIC to track the suspect.