A legislative audit found documentation gaps and thousands of lead‑related certificates, plus permit and radiation‑machine inspection backlogs at the Maryland Department of the Environment.

Ruth’s Chris is moving from Severn Avenue to a 10,150‑sq‑ft space at Annapolis Town Center, with the Eastport spot slated to close ahead of a late‑fall 2026 opening.

A three‑alarm blaze in Windsor Mill sent extra units to the 7400 block of Brixworth Court; officials reported no injuries as Red Cross and BGE were notified.

A Dunkirk woman died after her car was pushed into a tree on Solomons Island Road in Lothian. Anne Arundel police say a pickup towing a dump trailer rear-ended the vehicle.

Molina, R. House’s brick‑oven pizza stall, will close after service on May 26, 2026, the owners said in a farewell notice. The departure ends a popular slice of Remington’s food‑hall scene.

The Ravens exercised Zay Flowers' fifth‑year option, guaranteeing about $27.3M for 2027 and keeping the Pro Bowl receiver in Baltimore while extension talks continue.

Carroll County is proposing a $645M FY2027 budget that leans on surplus funds for schools, libraries, parks and 12 fire/EMS positions ahead of public hearings and a May 21 vote.

A gas main leak closed northbound Reisterstown Road at Hooks Lane near I‑695 Thursday morning, shutting Beltway exit ramps. BGE crews secured the scene and no injuries were reported.

The Y in Central Maryland will close the Dundalk and Randallstown swim centers on Aug. 31, 2026, removing two of Baltimore County’s few low-cost pools.

Sales slipped in March even as prices climbed and active listings plunged, leaving buyers to compete for a shrinking pool of homes.

A Baltimore County dental assistant and two relatives received suspended sentences and probation after prosecutors say they sold oxycodone to a local dentist who then practiced while impaired.

Chef Alisha Adibe’s Oleum has moved from a ghost kitchen and a Harborplace stall to a permanent Fells Point spot, where inventive pastas and pizzas are earning rave reviews.

A video shows nine juveniles assaulting an unidentified person on Lambourne Road in Towson; Baltimore County police say nine youths have been identified and charges are pending.