Doug Donovan

The first week of school for Baltimore-area students is expected to see temperatures over 90 degrees in each of the first three days, and that could mean shortened days for students whose classrooms lack air conditioning.

Jimmy's Famous Seafood has a message for PETA: Eating crabs is "here to stay." The restaurant purchased a billboard greeting motorists entering Baltimore on I-295 that reads: "SteaMEd Crabs. Here to stay. Get famous." It's take on PETA's billboard in the city: "I'm ME, Not MEAT."

Harford County Public Schools released information for alternate bus stops that have been established in the wake of storm damage that has closed many roads and bridges.

The sister of Ravens kicker Kaare Vedvik said in a telephone interview from Norway, his home country, that her older brother sounded good when she spoke with him by telephone Monday.

Friends of a missing woman who was swept away by storm water while trying to rescue another victim conducted their own search in Harford County on Monday after Maryland State Police suspended its recovery efforts.

A 42-year-old Jessup man who was shot by a Howard County police officer Sunday was charged Monday with assault and weapons violations after police said he pointed a weapon at law enforcement agents.

The annual two-day conference of Maryland judges cost taxpayers $259,584.07 for nearly 375 rooms, food and beverages and conference facilities, according to the detailed invoice obtained by The Baltimore Sun through a Public Information Act request.

The nation’s second most powerful housing official toured Baltimore this week and left with a good impression of a city that her boss, U.S. Housing Secretary Ben Carson, once called home and where her husband’s employer does business.

The Twitter account of Ben Jealous, the Democratic candidate for Maryland governor, "liked" a vulgar tweet that criticized police and mocked #BlueLivesMatter. The campaign reversed the "like" and said Jealous had nothing to do with it.

Two motorists were killed in separate crashes in Baltimore County on Friday night and Saturday.

The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission issued a bulletin about how to report patients' bad reactions to the drug to counteract the instructions a dispensary sent to many patients amid investigation into grower for alleged use of pesticides.

The Maryland Judiciary is looking to book two resorts to host a retreat for new judges next year and for its conference

Maryland's U.S. senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen on Tuesday asked Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin to investigate a Russian investor's ties to a company that manages the state's election technology.

A new law in Baltimore requires all rental properties, not just larger buildings with three or more units, to be licensed and inspected starting Jan. 1.

A state audit published this week found that Baltimore's Clerk of the Circuit Court has not corrected "longstanding deficiencies regarding the collection of delinquent criminal court fees, fines, and penalties" dating to 2008, including $7.6 million in outstanding fines.

The final approval of eight new medical marijuana dispensaries on Thursday increased the size of Maryland’s retail market to 65 stores, more than halfway toward the 102 that have obtained pre-approval.

Maryland medical marijuana dispensaries are being approached by national companies to sell their licenses, even from firms that already own the maximum number of licenses under state law.

The Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service has developed a fully-searchable version of the Maryland Judiciary Case Search. It provides access to some 25 million cases dating back to 1990.

The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission has cleared a company to obtain licenses to grow, process and sell the drug after an administrative law judge found that pending criminal charges in Minnesota against two of the firm's former executives lacked sufficient evidence.

Baltimore firefighters faced a day of several fires before the evening's fireworks.

Rescue units responded to two water rescue incidents Wednesday afternoon — one at a swimming club in Baltimore County and one in the Patapsco River in Howard County.

The Baltimore County Police Department was investigating a shooting Wednesday on the same block as Edmondson Heights Elementary School.

Former vice president Joe Biden joined with Maryland Democrats in Baltimore Saturday night to rally the party behind the gubernatorial candidacy of Ben Jealous against Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.

Ben Jealous won the Democratic primary for Maryland governor with an overwhelming margin in the Baltimore region and a strong performance in the Washington suburbs where his chief rival, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker, was expected to perform well. 

If you are heading out to the polls to vote during Maryland June 26 primary election, here's what you need to know.

Democratic former Gov. Martin O'Malley is attacked Republican Gov. Larry Hogan as he stumps for the gubernatorial campaign of Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker.

A Democratic National Committee survey mailed to potential voters asks them to share their attitudes toward the domestic and foreign policy agendas of the Republican and Democratic parties.

The Maryland Democratic Party on Thursday announced that the nine candidates vying to win the June 26 primary election for governor have agreed to four televised debates, a scheduled that begins Monday.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz spent nearly three decades building a strong Democratic political base only to have it cut down by his sudden death of cardiac arrest. His death will transform the Maryland governor's race.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz died at age 60 of a cardiac arrest after waking up early Thursday morning.

The deadly incidents prompted Baltimore County police to warn drivers to be “vigilant” looking for motorcycles, particularly given the warming weather.

Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced three dates for potential debates with her two challengers, Ivan Bates and Thiru Vignarajah

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and his Democratic counterparts in other states who are pursuing numerous lawsuits against various Trump Administration policies vowed to continue their legal actions despite the resignation of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Gov. Larry Hogan is scheduled to sign more than 200 bills Tuesday morning — including legislation to offer tuition-free community college to thousands of Marylanders.

Gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous, joined at a rally by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, called on Maryland Monday to provide free community college for state students as part of a broader plan to make higher education more accessible.

Almost immediately after the Baltimore County School Board voted 8-4 to hire Verletta White as superintendent, dissenting members ignited a grassroots lobbying effort to ask the state schools superintendent to block the appointment.

In a statement issued Wednesday afternoon, Verletta White said that superintendent Karen Salmon had told her the ethics review panel’s findings are cause for “concern.”

Baltimore County school superintendents Dallas Dance and Verletta White both failed to disclose certain consulting work to the school system. Dance was charged with perjury. White was not. Why the difference?

Heather Cook, the former Episcopal bishop serving a seven-year prison sentence for the drunken-driving crash that killed a bicyclist in 2014, has requested to be released into home detention, according to a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh — and four other mayors in Maryland — were named to Essence Magazine’s list of “Woke 100 Women” along with 14 other black female mayors from across the nation. 

Two teenage girls were arrested Saturday for their involvement in the carjacking of a pregnant teacher.

A 51-year-old man was struck and killed by a car early Saturday as he was standing in the shoulder of Martin Boulevard near Compass Road in Middle River, Baltimore County police said. 

A 26-year-old man was killed Friday after being stabbed during a robbery in Baltimore’s Brooklyn neighborhood, police said. 

Baltimore County officials worry that Dallas Dance's conviction will have a lasting negative impact on the school system.

Former Baltimore County school superintendent Dallas Dance was sentenced to six months in jail and 700 hours of community service for his conviction on perjury.

Veteran public corruption prosecutor Thomas "Mike" McDonough spent three decades convicting government and elected officials of bribery, perjury and other crimes. The former deputy Maryland state prosecutor's swan song was the Dallas Dance conviction.

The lobbyists in Annapolis are lining up to host parties, receptions and a “backyard BBQ” for state lawmakers and government officials to celebrate the Maryland General Assembly’s last day of the 2018 legislative session Monday. 

The Maryland House of Delegates advanced two bills that seek to reform eviction procedures in Baltimore and across the state.

Debate about the official state song and its ties to the Confederacy repeatedly emerges as an issue in the Maryland General Assembly. And this year is no different.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh's spokesman resigned 10 hours after The Sun's Ian Duncan revealed two settlements related to his time as a Baltimore police officer.