A Montgomery County judge found Maurquise James not competent to stand trial and ordered him committed to a state mental hospital. The case remains pending while the court reviews his competency.

AI-made Anne Frank clips and fabricated Holocaust portraits are forcing museums and educators to weigh preservation against distortion. Platforms are being pressed to act.

Maryland's chief justice named retired Judge Keith Truffer to coordinate discovery and pretrial scheduling across roughly 1,200 Child Victims Act suits involving thousands of claimants.

Nitro Circus 2.0 heads to Navy‑Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Aug. 23 with a 20‑athlete show and 100+ stunts.

Commissioning Week will reshape downtown Annapolis May 17–22 with Blue Angels flyovers, bridge closures and tighter Yard access. Families and visitors should plan for credential checks and shuttle parking.

Hagerstown is readying a 20,000-square-foot visitor center and an ambassador program to spotlight Western Maryland history and drive more spending downtown.

Two men were shot Thursday on the 4800 block of Simons Drive in Owings Mills and remain hospitalized with life‑threatening injuries. Baltimore County detectives are investigating and seeking witnesses and footage.

Top Gun paid $3.65 million for the 31,680‑sf building at 5216 Renn Road and will open a second Maryland training hub with batting cages and HitTrax tech later this year.

A 160,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored Reisterstown Shopping Center in northwest Baltimore County sold for about $40.6M to a joint venture that plans $2M in upgrades.

A downtown Frederick Marriott secured a $43M clean‑energy loan — a Maryland record — to fund built‑in efficiency upgrades at the 204‑room hotel.

A DeSoto County grand jury has indicted Tranell Williams on first‑degree murder charges in the August 2025 killing of comedian Reginald "Reggie" Carroll.

A Mid‑Atlantic Pizza Hut franchisee says Pizza Hut's Dragontail AI slowed deliveries and cost the operator more than $100 million, according to a new lawsuit. The complaint blames longer waits, broken DoorDash integrations and falling sales.

Baltimore County police responded to a reported shooting in the unit block of Hillside Road in Catonsville; officers had the area secured while detectives investigated. No details were released Thursday.