Marylanders face lingering impact of nation's longest government shutdown
The federal government shutdown has had an outsize impact on Maryland.
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Mike holds a B.S. degree in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and grew up partly in both Chicago and Louisiana.
The federal government shutdown has had an outsize impact on Maryland.
Baltimore police raided several homes before sunrise Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation into mass overdoses in Penn North.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will release its exhaustive investigation into the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and the probable cause of the tragedy during a public meeting on Tuesday, November 18, in Washington, D.C.
An assault inside a Baltimore County mall led to the arrest of four juveniles and attempted murder charges against one of the teens, police said.
Hundreds of flights across the country were canceled on Friday because of cuts mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration to relieve strain on air traffic controllers who are not being paid due to the government shutdown.
The Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) Airport in Maryland is among 40 U.S. airports that will be impacted by flight cancellations, according to a list obtained by CBS News.
Ten survivors of sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore testified in federal court on Wednesday, and many expressed frustration at the Catholic church's efforts toward accountability in the scandal.
Baltimore police and prosecutors spoke about a foiled scheme they allege convicted cop killer Brandon Grimes hatched to get out of prison.
Lawyers spent hours behind closed doors in Baltimore's federal courthouse on Monday negotiating a settlement for Dorlian Castillo Cabrera, one of the workers who died when the Key Bridge collapsed in 2024.
Baltimore has been at the center of several high-profile scandals involving art theft, similar to the brazen theft of precious crown jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Brandon Grimes, who is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the murder of a Baltimore City police detective nearly 18 years ago, faces new charges in a scheme to get out of prison.
A judge found a repeat, violent offender accused of attacking and trying to rape a Johns Hopkins University student on campus a danger to the community.
The city's inspector general examined whether taxpayer dollars were being properly managed — and whether SideStep is effective— before it potentially expands citywide.
Maryland officials are advising those who received the excess funds not to touch the extra money in their accounts, which will be taken back automatically.
The collapse of a 145-year-old bridge in Baltimore County on Monday has investigators working to determine the cause, while the brother of a septic truck driver is relieved there were no injuries.