Ground-rent owners file suits
Ground-rent owners rushed to beat the deadline for cases as a new state law ending ground rents takes effect. Baltimore residents still face the prospect of having their homes seized as cases wind through the courts.
Two city museums to close
The Maryland Historical Society will close two satellite museums -- the Maritime Museum in Fells Point and the Baltimore Civil War Museum -- to reduce costs.
Death penalty lawyer dies
Fred Warren Bennett, 65, a criminal defense attorney whose capital litigation changed the course of the death penalty in Maryland and the nation, died in a car crash in Pasadena.
Death of fetus brings murder charge
David L. Miller, 24, accused of fatally shooting the mother of his unborn child in a Baltimore County parking lot, will face two murder charges, marking the first prosecution under the state's fetal homicide law.
College expansion on hold
The University of Maryland, Baltimore, has suspended plans to open a school of public health this fall, noting budget concerns, and will reconsider its options in six months.
Dispute may cost school funds
Maryland school systems stand to lose millions of dollars under new regulations curbing what they can request in federal Medicaid reimbursement.
City axes more fire officials
The Baltimore City Fire Department has dismissed two more commanders for being "negligent" and "incompetent" in their roles at a live-burn training exercise in which a 29-year-old recruit died.