Central Marylanders avoid major flooding as storms bring heavy spurts of rain
Central Maryland was spared major flooding Thursday, with storms bringing moderate rainfall and minor high-water reports before moving south by evening.
Seen reflected in a car mirror, a woman crosses St. Paul Street in Baltimore with an umbrella during a thunderstorm on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
A Black woman’s remains were found in a Baltimore home last year. Now police seek her identity.
The bones of a Black woman who ranges between 35-50 years old were found in a vacant property in the 1600 block of McKean Avenue last year.
Baltimore Police released a sketch on Thursday, August 14, 2025, as they continue to seek information about skeletal remains located on August 13, 2024, in the 1600 block of McKean Avenue.
Nearly 30 firefighters rescue horse that fell into pit in Baltimore County
Baltimore County firefighters rescued a 32-year-old horse from a pit Thursday morning, officials said.
The Baltimore County Fire Department and Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Special Ops safely rescued a horse from a pit on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
Storms dump 4 inches of rain in Baltimore County, disrupt transit and delay Orioles game
Heavy downpours swept through Maryland on Wednesday, triggering flash flood warnings, toppling trees and delaying the Orioles game at Camden Yards.
The storms Wednesday hit hardest in Northern Baltimore County, where about 4 inches of rain fell in just a few hours.
College Park toddler critically injured after 6th-floor apartment balcony fall
A toddler was airlifted to the hospital and faces life-threatening injuries after falling from a sixth-story balcony of a College Park apartment, officials said.
Prince George’s County Fire and Emergency Management Services Department responded to a toddler who fell from an apartment balcony in College Park just before 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
Western Maryland high school moves to virtual learning after asbestos found
Williamsport High School in Washington County will start the 2025-26 academic year virtually after asbestos was found in parts of its building.
A child uses a laptop.
Man with Trump sign charged again after alleged attack at Baltimore queer event
In both incidents, Matthew Middleton stood outside businesses holding a sign supporting President Donald Trump before the situations escalated, according to charging documents.
Matthew Middleton is facing charges of assault for an incident outside of Peabody Heights Brewery in the Waverly neighborhood of Baltimore.
Montgomery County Police arrest D.C. officer’s ex-boyfriend for her murder — 30 years later
Montgomery County Police arrested Amir Jalil Ali, formerly known as Kenneth Burnell Wonsom, on Tuesday in Laurel for the 1995 fatal shooting of his then-girlfriend, Denna Fredericka Campbell.
This handout photo released by the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. shows Denna Fredericka Campbell, who was an officer for the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. She was killed in 1995. (Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. via AP)
Who killed Kimberlee Bock? Baltimore County Police still search for answers 43 years later
Baltimore County Police are still searching for who killed the 21-year-old woman more than 40 years ago.
Kimberlee Bock was 21 years old when, on July 21, 1982, she was found dead in a baseball field in the 5200 block of Shelbourne Road. Over 40 years later, police are still searching for her killer.
Teen killed in Mount Airy flash flood identified, with vigil Sunday
A single rose lay near the mouth of a drain by a Mount Airy apartment, the site of a flash flood last week that killed 13-year-old Mason Kearns.
A car submerged in floodwaters in Ruxton on Thursday as afternoon thunderstorms moved through the region. Up to 5 inches of rain also hit nearby Carroll County.
Carbon monoxide exposure at Ocean City beachfront hotel sickens 18
Four people were hospitalized, 13 were treated on-site and one person refused treatment Friday for carbon monoxide exposure at Ashore Resort & Beach Club, Ocean City Fire Department officials said on social media.
Four people were hospitalized and 13 were treated Friday, August 1, 2025, for carbon monoxide exposure at Ashore Resort and Beach Club, Ocean City Fire Department officials said on social media.
Flash flooding leaves 1 dead, submerges vehicles and prompts water rescues across Maryland
July ended with a child’s death, water rescues, submerged cars, road closures and power outages after massive storms ripped through Central and parts of Southern Maryland.
Thursday, July 31, 2025 — A Mercedes sits in floodwater on Ruxton Road where Roland Run spilled over its banks during the afternoon thunderstorms that moved through the region.
Six Flags in Bowie cancels Fright Fest ahead of park’s closure
Six Flags in Bowie won’t host the hallmark Fright Fest this spooky season, company officials confirmed, marking the end of a long-running Halloween tradition as the amusement park prepares to close.
Six Flags America, a theme park located in Bowie in Prince George's County, Maryland.
Extreme heat advisory, air quality alert issued as Marylanders brace for scorching temps
Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Fredrick, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s counties are under a heat advisory from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Further, officials issued a Code Orange Alert.
Much of the Baltimore region will be under a heat advisory and Code Orange Alert on Wednesday.
Southwest Baltimore meat plant reopens after carbon dioxide incident hospitalized employees
Holly Poultry, the meat processing and distribution plant in Southwest Baltimore where a carbon dioxide incident on Sunday affected 10 employees, returned to normal operations.
First responders working the scene at a HAZMAT incident at Holly Poultry, a poultry processing plant in Southwest Baltimore on Sunday July 27, 2025. Five people were hospitalized and five more were treated at the scene. A fire department spokesperson said dangerously high levels of carbon dioxide were found inside the plant.
Imprisoned man’s death at Jessup Correctional Institution under investigation
Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a man imprisoned at Jessup Correctional Institution that occurred over the weekend.
The Maryland State Police logo emblazoned on a lectern in front a police vehicle from a separate agency before a press conference, pictured outside the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barracks on 11/10/22.
Anne Arundel County pastor, former teacher arrested on child sex abuse charges
A pastor and former teacher at a Christian school was arrested Friday and charged with child sex abuse after claims were made by five students, Anne Arundel County Police said.
An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
Woman found dead on street in West Baltimore neighborhood where mass overdose occurred
Police are investigating a “suspicious death” after a woman was found unresponsive Thursday in a West Baltimore neighborhood that was recently the epicenter of a mass overdose.
Police and other first responders work the scene where an incident of a suspicious death occurred on the 2500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, in Baltimore, Thursday, July 24, 2025. First responders observed an individual unresponsive. Medics responded to the scene, but despite life-saving efforts, the individual was pronounced dead.
Wrongfully convicted Maryland man sues Harford County government, investigators and prosecutors
John Huffington announced Thursday he was suing the Harford County government and representatives from the sheriff’s and state’s attorney’s offices in his continued effort to prove his innocence.
John Huffington, center, is applauded during a meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works on July 5, 2023. The board awarded $2.9 million for being wrongly convicted and incarcerated for decades. Huffington, who was on death row, has written a book and worked for nonprofit organizations since his conviction was vacated.
Family of murder victim attacks defendant in Baltimore courtroom during trial
The man on trial for a Baltimore murder was attacked in court by three of the victim’s family members as prosecutors showed video they say depicts the fatal shooting, officials said.
Three relatives of a Baltimore murder victim stood up and charged the defendant in court Tuesday as prosecutors played video of the shooting, according to the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office.
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