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A 44-year-old man was shot in the back at a South Baltimore barbershop Thursday, police said.

Baltimore officials will begin this month posting the outcomes of all civil lawsuits alleging police brutality and will reconsider their policy of requiring plaintiffs to keet silent after settlements are reached — part of a series of changes made in response to a six-month Baltimore...

Maryland's medical marijuana program cleared a key hurdle Thursday as a state panel approved draft rules to govern the new businesses.

Consumers who buy certain policies from UnitedHealthcare through the Maryland health exchange will not be able to use Johns Hopkins physicians or hospitals, the health system and insurer said Thursday.

A Baltimore police officer has been charged with misconduct and perjury in connection with an arrest made one month after he was publicly thanked by the city's mayor and police commissioner for his work seizing a handgun.

WASHINGTON -- Child care workers would undergo more stringent background checks and states would be required to spend more to improve the quality of day care under legislation crafted by Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski that cleared a key vote Thursday and is poised for final approval on Monday.

A federal judge ordered Thursday that a high-profile case revolving around the Black Guerrilla Family gang's takeover of the city jail will not be affected by the involvement of an FBI agent who is under investigation for allegedly tampering with evidence in Washington D.C.

Investigators are analyzing the social media activity of a missing 12-year-old girl from the Perry Hall area, saying she has a history of communicating with men online.

Are you ready for another Snowmageddon? More flooding from the next big rainstorm? The next derecho-driven blackout?

High school students in Maryland who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender constantly hear derogatory remarks and are often verbally, physically and sexually harassed and assaulted by their classmates.

A $290 million construction project to replace a large elevated section of Interstate 895 north of the Harbor Tunnel will begin in 2016 and last five years — causing considerable traffic congestion in the process.

Baltimore police continue to investigate a shooting in Southwest Baltimore, which is experiencing a surge in shootings and homicides.

Environmental officials will hold a community meeting Thursday night to discuss the cleanup plan for the former Sparrows Point steel mill property in eastern Baltimore County.

If all you want for Christmas is a bit of free parking at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, consider your wish list fulfilled.

The season's first frozen precipitation was spotted Thursday afternoon across suburbs north and west of Baltimore, and with cold temperatures lasting into next week, more chances of wintry weather are ahead.

It's time for toll violators in Maryland to pay up or get off the road, the Maryland Transportation Authority said Thursday.

Maryland's medical marijuana commission may vote today on rules to set up and run the state's nascent program.

A woman was taken to the hospital after falling 20 feet from the King and Queen Seat at Rocks State Park on Wednesday afternoon, Harford County rescue officials reported.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said it would buy Procter & Gamble Co's Duracell battery business in exchange for its entire $4.7 billion stake in the world's No. 1 household products maker.

This year is the 20th anniversary of John Waters' "Serial Mom," starring Kathleen Turner as Beverly Sutphin, a sweet but homicidal housewife in suburban Baltimore. She's married to a dentist (Sam Waterston), and they have a couple of teenage children (the daughter played by Ricki Lake). Life is...

A five-story apartment building proposed for an industrial area of Timonium is off the table, at least for now.

Both sides still seeking summary judgment

Baltimore County Police said Wednesday that a convicted bigamist who lived in Gwynn Oak was apprehended in Fulton County, Ga.

Baltimore County police said Wednesday they have charged five suspects in connection with a home-invasion that occurred Sunday in Lutherville-Timonium.

Federal health officials told a Senate committee Wednesday that the Obama administration's request for $6.2 billion in emergency funding is critical to fighting the spread of Ebola, and there were indications the proposal could win broad bipartisan support.

Governor-elect Larry Hogan told technology entrepreneurs Wednesday they would "have a friend in the governor's mansion" come January.

WASHINGTON -- Legislation crafted by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings that would speed the release of certain White House records won unanimous approval from the House of Representatives on Wednesday and now goes to President Barack Obama's desk.

Dredging millions of tons of sediment from the Susquehanna River upriver of the Conowingo Dam would potentially cost billions of dollars and do little to help the Chesapeake Bay compared with cleanup efforts already underway, a new federal-state study found.

The Maryland Board of Physicians had been alerted to red flags about Dr. William Dando by officials in two states but still allowed him to practice medicine, an inspector general's report has found.

Gov.-elect Larry Hogan named a widely respected former state senator to his transition team Wednesday, the same day experts warned that Maryland's budget will require about $900 million in belt-tightening.

The O'Malley administration backed down Wednesday from its proposal to lease a Kent County farm to a politically connected nonprofit for $1 a year, promising to rebid the contract competitively.

An attorney for a Howard County couple told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that Maryland law led to their out-of-state income being taxed twice, and argued that the unusual circumstance violates constitutional protections of interstate trade.

Republicans in the Maryland Senate picked new leaders Wednesday.

Maryland's health insurance exchange has been tested and is ready for consumers to begin buying policies Saturday during the first enrollment fair of the season, according to Isabel FitzGerald, the state's information technology secretary brought in to ready the online portal.

McAfee security software will soon include protection from cyber threats spread via social media through a partnership with Baltimore startup ZeroFOX.

Thousands of current and former Verizon FiOS customers who believe the company misrepresented the service's costs when they signed up may be eligible for money from a state settlement announced Wednesday.

Severn School officials say they have removed a student from the school after he posted a picture of himself holding a gun, along with a threatening caption, on social media. 

Baltimore police and fire officials are investigating the death of a veteran Baltimore firefighter who responded to a blaze at a vacant rowhouse early Wednesday and was found dead hours later in the home next door.

Howard County Executive-elect Allan Kittleman on Wednesday announced the remaining 12 members of his transition team and discussed their task as he prepares to take office Dec. 1.