A Linthicum Heights man pleaded guilty after prosecutors say he paid traffickers more than $29,000 for livestreamed sexual abuse of children in the Philippines.

Opening statements sketched a fight, a trailing SUV and contested evidence in the Belair Road killing of 36-year-old Keith Nicholson.

ACLU preview finds 143 Marylanders died in police encounters from 2015–2023; many were unarmed or in mental‑health crises. Advocates call for transparency and reform.

BARCS took in 322 birds from Baltimore City Animal Control after a neglect case; many arrived in poor condition and vets from the National Aquarium and Maryland Zoo joined triage efforts.

A judge dismissed the attempted murder case against Kevin Lotus Brooks on July 22 after prosecutors tied a recovered Glock to a December shooting. The bench gave no public explanation.

A 16-year-old was critically wounded in a shooting on Bowleys Lane in northeast Baltimore; detectives are investigating and asking anyone with information to come forward.

A 36-year-old woman was shot near the 2600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in West Baltimore Wednesday night. Homicide detectives are investigating.

Ciena has leased a full floor of a new Maple Lawn office tower and will relocate its global headquarters into the building, developer and industry sources say.

A tiny but well-funded conservative caucus used targeted mailers and outside staff to unseat an incumbent and could keep reshaping Maryland’s GOP heading into November.

Young the Giant will headline the fifth Annapolis Songwriters Festival Sept. 10–13, joining 115+ artists and dozens of free shows across downtown.

Sunny, cooler Thursday with highs near 83°F and lower humidity. Mostly dry into the weekend; heat and storm chances return early next week.

Former Lake Clifton standout Jason Sharp was indicted on kidnapping and assault charges and has been held without bond since his June 21 arrest.

Nora Blú has opened in Mount Vernon, offering Mediterranean small plates, craft cocktails and a downstairs speakeasy across from the Meyerhoff.