A vacant house on Norfolk Avenue caught fire on March 18 and left a nearby family displaced; the city says legal remedies exist but they can take months.

Richard Holland, charged in an Oct. shooting that wounded a 31-year-old, rejected a plea and will face a jury on July 21.

A Freeze Warning hits overnight in Baltimore with gusty NW winds today. Cover tender plants, drain hoses and avoid nonessential boat trips on the Bay.

A machine malfunction at McCormick's Hunt Valley plant prompted a HazMat response on Monday; one person was seriously hurt and two others treated, officials say. Crews say there is no community threat.

Leidos filed a WARN notice to lay off 71 employees at its Fort Meade facility, with separations starting May 31, 2026. The filing lists the site at 6910 Cooper Ave.

Two separate scratch-off tickets sold in Baltimore and Hyattsville each paid $100,000 this week, according to the Maryland Lottery's weekly winners report.

BGE filed a plan to stitch together batteries, EVs and smart devices into a virtual power plant aimed at cutting peak costs. Regulators will review the two-year pilot this week.

Vacancy in Baltimore's industrial market rose in Q1 2026 as new deliveries and softened demand push the sector toward a local correction.

The Hartford has agreed to pay $100 million to settle claims tied to the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s bankruptcy, a milestone for hundreds of survivors. The deal includes a policy buyback and feeds into a proposed fund meant to compensate roughly 920 claimants.

A 2025 tally tied to Maryland nonprofit Fello shows hundreds of millions in local economic output and thousands of supported jobs, shifting how officials should view mission-driven groups.

An ALPR alert to a stolen 2008 Kia in a Motel 6 parking lot led to the seizure of suspected crack, fentanyl and $1,327 and two arrests.

OpenSecrets and federal contracting data show GEO, CoreCivic, CSI and other firms won multibillion‑dollar ICE work as flights, transfers and monitoring surged. The awards have provoked fresh scrutiny and local pushback.

Sunny and breezy Monday in Baltimore with highs near 61°F; gusts to 25 mph and Small Craft Advisories on local waters through 10 a.m.