Residents in Fells Point, Federal Hill and Pigtown confronted bar owners at a Liquor Board hearing over noise, trash and violence. After testimony and video, the board allowed the renewals to move forward.

Warm Friday tops out near 82°F with gusty winds; rain and a sharp cooldown arrive late Saturday into Sunday.

Three people were arrested after a months‑long string of necklace snatchings in Catonsville. Police recovered more than 150 pieces of jewelry and over $14,000.

A Navy reservist was arrested overseas after his wife was found dead inside a freezer at their Norfolk apartment on Feb. 5; authorities say extradition is expected.

Baltimore Police trained this month in SafeWrap, a jiu‑jitsu lateral restraint designed to avoid chokeholds and face‑down holds as use‑of‑force rules are updated.

Maryland extended the Theatrical Production Tax Credit through June 2032, keeping Baltimore’s Hippodrome a likely launchpad for national tours and boosting downtown business.

Richcroft celebrated a ribbon-cutting for the Kahlert Café in Sparks — a farm-to-table job-training café staffed by adults with intellectual and developmental differences. Organizers aim to open to customers by mid‑May.

Anne Arundel is tapping redevelopment tools and a $10M trust fund as Maryland confronts a roughly 100,000‑unit housing gap. Local leaders want permits and projects to move faster.

A SeoProfy analysis shows Maryland ranks third in the nation for AI job density, with 103 active listings and 36.4 jobs per million working‑age residents. The finding highlights the state's federal research and defense corridors as hiring magnets.

A police pursuit in South Baltimore ended with a truck crashing into a patrol car on South Monroe Street; at least one person was detained and taken to an ambulance.

Federal prosecutors charged five men after an ATF‑led takedown on Sheridan Avenue in North Baltimore. Authorities say searches turned up guns and nearly 400 grams of suspected narcotics.

Mayor Littmann’s FY27 budget holds the property tax rate steady while raising some user fees and directing new money to police, fire and 117 infrastructure projects.

Detectives are re‑examining evidence in the 1999 Windsor Mill killing of Barbara Jean Manns after her car was found days later in West Baltimore.