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Prosecutors on the first day of his first-degree murder trial said Jorge Rueda Landeros took $250,000 from Sue Marcum and killed her. Defense attorneys contend Marcum died in a botched burglary.

Seven years after Old Ellicott City lost its historic clock in a disastrous flood, the town is finally replacing the landmark — and leaning into a lot of goofy “Back to the Future” references.

Lockheed Martin has seen its sales and profits rise as the U.S. and other countries have ratcheted up defense spending. The company's third-quarter earnings report offered further evidence of that.

“It is just a bizarre set of facts and administrative glitches,” said former Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler, who took the case pro bono.

While they wait for a developer, two Cherry Hill school buildings have been burned, vandalized and used as a dumping ground.

Baltimore County officials said an earlier statement blaming the collapse on a septic truck was incorrect.

ACECO, a Silver Spring construction company, is taking flak for its role in the demolition of the East Wing of the White House for President Donald Trump’s ballroom project.

The measure, raised concerns among residents of Kenwood Gardens, a condominium complex across the street from the property, and from Paul Dongarra, a Catonsville activist running for the County Council next year.

The Anne Arundel County Council unanimously passed legislation to allow it and the county executive to add money to the nascent public campaign financing fund.

Trevor Rogers, Kyle Bradish, Tyler Wells, Grayson Rodriguez and Dean Kremer make for an imposing rotation on paper. But can the Orioles depend on them?

President of baseball operations Mike Elias said the Orioles hoped to hire a manager “ASAP,” cognizant of the competition that will come from multiple openings across the league.

At-large Council member Evan Glass said the “Hero Act” legislation was inspired by the death of a county firefighter earlier this year.

A man and his wife, both 90 years old, died over the weekend in a single-vehicle crash in West River, Anne Arundel County Police said.

Joyce Jones of Cheverly writes that the reduction fishing industry in Virginia, which kills 100 million pounds of menhaden each year, harms the Chesapeake Bay’s ecosystem and threatens the livelihoods of Maryland watermen.

Baltimore County officials say a metal truss bridge built in 1879 collapsed under the weight of a septic truck.

Albert Pujols and Yankees third base coach Luis Rojas are the only external candidates linked to the Orioles thus far.

Suddenly, the competition for biotech investment and jobs looks different, as entrepreneurs and investors seek resources to fund medical science, biopharma and medtech.

Black women are about 6% of the nation’s employed, but account for 11% of all federal workers.

Montgomery County’s Inspector General is the only office of its kind in Maryland that acts as a watchdog for its county school system. That could soon change.

Laura Lippman, who will appear at The Banner Book Club on Wednesday, discusses “Murder Takes a Vacation” and the importance of Mrs. Blossom.