Doug Donovan

The analysis of Baltimore's spike in homicides has largely focused on the months of May and July, whose tallies were among the highest since 1970. But the nearly 200 killings so far this year mask another significant statistic: A dozen have been children under 18, and several were infants or toddlers caught in tragic circumstances.

A.B. "Buzzy" Krongard, a former top CIA official and longtime Baltimore business leader, was arrested at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport on Thursday for allegedly attempting to bring a loaded handgun onto an airplane.

Baltimore nonprofit and Baltimore police collect guns in exchange for Google Chromebooks.

Michael R. Watson, a longtime state and national leader for maritime pilots who steer and dock large ships through bays, channels and harbors, died at his Annapolis home on Thursday of a heart attack.

Just a day after announcing she was forming an around-the-clock "war room" to combat escalating violence in Baltimore, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is scheduled to host her second campaign "happy hour" tonight at a Riverside cocktail bar.

When Martin O'Malley first ran for Maryland governor in 2006 he kicked off what he called a 'kitchen table tour' to discuss issues with real people in their actual kitchens. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is doing a bar crawl.

From Towson to Westminster to Kingsville, Saturday's parades featured drums and flags and wet, happy kids

Confederate flag burned in Baltimore on 4

Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon announced Wednesday that she plans to run for the city's top elected office, facing incumbent Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake next year.

Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon announced Wednesday that she plans to run for the city's top elected office, facing incumbent Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake next year.

Maryland labor leaders expressed concern Tuesday after the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging the rights of government worker unions to collect fees from nonmembers to help cover the costs of collective bargaining.

Police say eight people were injured when a racing boat lost control and crashed into a crowd of onlookers off Kent Island.

Same sex marriage decision by Supreme Court is not the end of fight for equality for gays and lesbians

Thomas A. Lohm, a World War II veteran who later became chief administrative judge for Montgomery County District Court, died June 24 of complications from Alzheimer's disease at a home for seniors in Towson.

In Baltimore and across the nation, camera-toting residents are seeking to document examples of police brutality or other misconduct. Activists are linking with residents in Baltimore, Charleston, S.C., and other cities to create a network that can expose problems with lightning speed through social media.

Advocates of same-sex marriage celebrated the landmark Supreme Court ruling Friday that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry anywhere in the United States but said work remains to protect gay and lesbian Americans from discrimination.

Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Anthony W. Batts vows to fight Fraternal Order of Police to continue reforming the agency and root out corrupt cops.

Baltimore police arrested fewer people in May than in any month for at least three years, despite a surge in homicides and shootings across the city — triggering safety concerns among residents. Several neighborhoods saw declines of more than 90 percent from April to May, while arrests in the West Baltimore area where Freddie Gray was arrested dropped by more than half during the same period, according to a Baltimore Sun analysis of police data. Citywide, arrests declined 43 percent from

In January — three months before Freddie Gray's arrest and death and the ensuing unrest and violence in Baltimore — former Gov. Martin O'Malley offered state help for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake's crime-fighting efforts.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake unveiled Operation Ceasefire in 2014, promising the renowned anti-gun violence strategy that worked in other cities would "bring dramatic results" in lowering crime in Baltimore. But a year later, Baltimore is reeling from one of the deadliest months in its history and the Ceasefire program is being jump-started after its director resigned in protest, amid concerns that city officials failed to provide promised resources — from job training to relocation

An 82-year-old former Chestertown councilwoman pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing funds she managed as treasurer of the Eastern Shore chapter of the Maryland Municipal League.

Before Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby charged six officers in the death of Freddie Gray last month, only five city officers over the past three decades have faced criminal prosecution for on-duty actions that resulted in death. One was found guilty; that verdict was overturned on appeal.

Maryland's open meetings compliance board cannot meet to review complaints about violations of the state's open meetings law because it currently has no members.

The politics of the Freddie Gray prosecution have spilled over into a separate case against Baltimore police officers accused of slitting a dog's throat last summer in Southeast Baltimore.

Like Freddie Gray, Baltimore police officer William Porter is a 25-year-old African American who grew up in the city. But while Gray's life in Sandtown-Winchester on the west side was marked by a number of arrests, Porter was a straight-arrow east-sider who became a cop and who still lives with his parents near Loyola University of Maryland.

State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who announced charges in the prosecution of the Baltimore police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray, comes from a family steeped in law enforcement — a connection she pointedly mentioned in her news conference. But the 35-year-old prosecutor also pledged during her 2014 campaign to prosecute officers when needed, saying, "No one is above the law."

A Fraternal Order of Police lodge is asking Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby to appoint a special prosecutor to the Freddie Gray investigation because of her personal connection to the Gray family's attorney, William H. "Billy" Murphy Jr., and her marriage to a city councilman.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake agrees with meeting with Bloods, Crips, Black Guerrilla Family

Online reports are swirling that Freddie Gray had spinal surgery shortly before he died in police custody, and collected a payout in a settlement from a car accident. Those reports — which raise questions about the injury that led to his death in April 19 — point to Howard County court records as proof.

Although some Baltimore officials and religious leaders say gang outreach is essential in a crisis, criminologists were shocked to see the leaders supporting groups associated with a drug trade that helps to make Baltimore one of the nation's most violent cities.

Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, a West Baltimore native who represented the neighborhoods hit by riots while on City Council, said she was "saddened" by Monday's violence. But she said she understood the "pain" residents are feeling over Freddie Gray's death and the depressed conditions of their poverty-stricken communities.

Freddie Gray is not the first person to come out of a Baltimore police wagon with serious injuries. Relatives of Dondi Johnson Sr., who was left as a paraplegic after a 2005 van ride, won a $7.4 million verdict against the city. A year earlier, Jeff Alston was awarded $39 million by a jury after he became paralyzed from the neck down as the result of a van ride. Others also have received payouts after filing lawsuits.

With tensions running high in Baltimore about Freddie Gray's death, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's re-election campaign sent out an email Thursday inviting donors to a high-priced fundraiser next week.

The city of Baltimore — which is investigating whether police misconduct played a part in Freddie Gray's death — continues to pay out tens of thousands of dollars in settlements for lawsuits alleging brutality.

Elijah Cummings says Baltimore police officers must not stay silent about Freddie Gray's death

Baltimore city police lose federal case that alleged police manipulated a rape victim to identify the wrong man.

Amid public outcry over the death of Freddie Gray in police custody, the U.S. Justice Department is opening an investigation into the 25-year-old's death.

The U.S. Department of Justice office reviewing the Baltimore Police Department in the wake of brutality allegations said today that it would not intervene in the investigation of Freddie Gray's recent death while in police custody.

As he looks ahead to a possible run for president, former Gov. Martin O'Malley is drawing heavily on the past — suggesting to voters that his record in Maryland and Baltimore would influence his approach to the White House. Here's a deeper look at some of the claims O'Malley is making on the trail, and the context behind them.

The 2015 Maryland General Assembly, which ended Monday, unanimously approved legislation that creates a new public information compliance board and establishes the position of public information ombudsman to mediate complaints. The board will primarily handle complaints when government agencies charge photocopying fees above $350. The ombudsman will attempt to resolve disputes about redacted information, untimely responses, overly broad requests and denials.

Advocates for the disabled are hopeful that legislation passed by the General Assembly will give Maryland regulators more tools to fix dangerous conditions at state-licensed facilities — like the one where a 10-year-old Baltimore boy died last year.

After hearing complaints from residents about potholes and other quality-of-life issues, City Council members demanded answers Monday from the Cabinet official whose agency uses data to monitor city services.

Mildred Ruth Reiner, an accomplished trumpet player and champion of music education in Baltimore County Public Schools, died of complications from a stroke and breast cancer in Plymouth, Vt. The native Northeast Baltimore resident was 83.

Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press," Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake touted her plans to equip some Baltimore officers with body-worn cameras amid national outrage over a police officer's shooting of an unarmed man in South Carolina.

Buddy Roogow, the longtime Maryland Lottery director who left to run the DC Lottery in 2009, was pronounced dead at Johns Hopkins Hospital on Saturday after suffering an aneurysm, the Washington agency announced. He was 65.

Martin O¿Malley garnered some national attention Saturday night ¿ but not the type most politicians want when attempting to become serious presidential contenders.

When the Maryland state prosecutor's office files charges against a public or political official, it typically issues a news release. On March 16, for example, the state prosecutor — appointed by Democratic former Gov. Martin O'Malley — issued a news release almost immediately after charging the former treasurer of the Cecil County Republican Central Committee with theft and perjury. But it took more than two weeks to announce a theft charge against a Democratic former official,