Anne Arundel is tapping redevelopment tools and a $10M trust fund as Maryland confronts a roughly 100,000‑unit housing gap. Local leaders want permits and projects to move faster.

A SeoProfy analysis shows Maryland ranks third in the nation for AI job density, with 103 active listings and 36.4 jobs per million working‑age residents. The finding highlights the state's federal research and defense corridors as hiring magnets.

A police pursuit in South Baltimore ended with a truck crashing into a patrol car on South Monroe Street; at least one person was detained and taken to an ambulance.

Federal prosecutors charged five men after an ATF‑led takedown on Sheridan Avenue in North Baltimore. Authorities say searches turned up guns and nearly 400 grams of suspected narcotics.

Mayor Littmann’s FY27 budget holds the property tax rate steady while raising some user fees and directing new money to police, fire and 117 infrastructure projects.

Detectives are re‑examining evidence in the 1999 Windsor Mill killing of Barbara Jean Manns after her car was found days later in West Baltimore.

A nurse who became a Maryland state senator, Paula Hollinger died March 25 at 85. Her bedside know‑how helped shape abortion protections and health workforce laws.

A Baltimore police officer was hospitalized after being struck by a civilian vehicle during an arrest in the 5700 block of Reisterstown Road Wednesday night.

A new MIDC draft — the first annual report since 2017 — finds Israeli‑linked firms generated $315.1M and 987 jobs in Maryland in 2024. The numbers boost the state’s recruitment pitch to Israeli startups.

A stranger who asked for help then pulled a gun and took two iPhones on Reisterstown Road early Wednesday. One person was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

A year‑long probe into open‑air drug markets on North Collington and Greenmount Avenue led to 11 indictments and nearly nine kilos of narcotics seized.

Andrew Friedson has pulled ahead in the Montgomery County executive race with big fundraising and a pro-housing platform that’s drawing both praise and pushback.

A decades‑old armory on Reisterstown Road is being remade as a senior center, arts hub and sports campus, with public funding and a county study predicting notable economic gains. Construction phases begin soon and park space is slated to open by 2028.