The American Lung Association's new State of the Air finds limited statewide gains; urban counties still face unhealthy smog and particle pollution. Baltimore County earned an F while Garrett County kept an A.

A 62-year-old Pasadena woman was killed in a late-night house fire on Magothy Beach Road; three others were displaced and investigators are probing the cause.

Maryland’s attorney general says a $562,000 settlement will reimburse 17 investors who bought promissory notes linked to a fake Park Heights housing pitch. The consent order bars the companies involved from selling securities in Maryland.

A Perry Hall man was sentenced after leaving voicemails threatening Councilman David Marks. The judge gave 18 months behind bars and three years of probation upon release.

Jury selection in the McDonald’s parking-lot killing of Briane Gaye was postponed after a juror shortage and procedural problems, delaying a trial for one of the accused.

A New York supplier was sentenced to 96 months after officers found kilograms of cocaine hidden in his SUV and prosecutors tied digital ledgers to D.C.-area deliveries.

7 Brew has purchased land across from Marley Station Mall in Glen Burnie and is tentatively planning a late‑2026 drive‑thru opening; public filings show additional Anne Arundel sites are proposed.

Baltimore County’s school board hired Ray & Associates to run a national search to replace Superintendent Myriam Rogers, who announced she will retire this summer. The initial fee is $50,000, with total costs depending on the search duration.

Anne Arundel County is piloting four OPENGATE weapons‑detection units this week as officials test performance and gather parent feedback through the summer.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely in Baltimore Wednesday morning with gusty cells possible and a high near 72°F. Coastal tide anomalies could produce nuisance flooding at Annapolis and Havre de Grace.

A landmark 120,750‑sq‑ft office at 1750 Forest Drive sold for about $19.5M after a multimillion-dollar repositioning that converted the former MAIF headquarters into Class A space.

City leaders say cuts wiped out thousands of after-school and summer slots in 2025, and officials are scrambling with pool parties, midnight basketball and a curfew to plug gaps.

A Temple Hills man was sentenced to 45 years for a plot to burn 7‑Eleven stores and steal ATM cash; court ordered more than $370,000 in restitution. The case followed a federal arson and explosives probe.