missing persons

• Maryland

Film Office's Jack Gerbes keeps bringing the stars to Maryland

Jack Gerbes is a salesman. On a given day, he might be driving around the state, looking for the perfect Victorian house or an old granary silo that can be used in a film shoot instead of a department store.

• Maryland

Military budget like Army's runaway blimp

In October, a runaway U.S. Army surveillance blimp caused havoc across parts of Maryland and Pennsylvania. Its broken tether brought down power lines, causing a black-out in some areas, and triggered more than $300,000 in damage claims. Begun in 1998, the JLENS blimp system is designed to detect cruise missiles and enemy aircraft, and has cost taxpayers over $2.7 billion. Though a 2012 Pentagon assessment said JLENS had "low system reliability," it is still being funded. A runaway blimp —

• Entertainment

'Gotham' star Cory Michael Smith on the Riddler's impending rise to villainy

It's no riddle wrapped in an enigma: Ed Nygma has made the most drastic transformation in this season of Fox's "Gotham: Rise of the Villains."

• Maryland

Tail ripped off runaway balloon; additional APG blimp grounded

The remaining blimp at Aberdeen Proving Ground is grounded indefinitely after one of the two football field-sized military surveillance aerostats detached from its mooring Wednesday and traveled hundreds of miles north.

• Maryland

Facebook announces Amber Alert system, citing Balto. Co. case

The high-profile disappearance last year of an 11-year-old Dundalk girl has inspired a new Facebook feature. The most widely used social networking site on Tuesday announced the launch of an Amber Alert system to distribute information about abducted children.

By Alison Knezevich

Jan 13, 2015

• Maryland

Sheriff's office seeks missing New Windsor man

The Carroll County Sheriff's Office is seeking assistance in locating a missing New Windsor man who was last seen on New Year's Eve.

• Opinion

Kidnapping case offered lessons

Details of abduction should teach parents about dangers lurking online for 12-year-olds

• Baltimore City

Police, privacy advocates clash over cellphone tracking

A rare disclosure that the FBI used a stingray in a federal prosecution in Maryland highlights "tremendous" secrecy over police use of cellphone tracking without warrants.

• Opinion

Media message unfair to missing child

I was relieved to hear that a missing 12-year-old Baltimore County girl was found safe. Yet I still remain perplexed at the way her disappearance was reported. Seemingly in the same breath that news outlets reported that the child was missing, they also reported that she had a history of engaging with men online. Like parrots, broadcasters repeated this information that reportedly came from police. The question is why?

• Baltimore City

Body found in water was missing man, 21

Police confirmed a body recovered from waters near M&T Bank Stadium was that of a 21-year-old man reported missing from southern Baltimore last week.

• Maryland

Bicyclists pedal in to Westminster during 500-mile charity ride

• Features

Bull Market: Graphic designer creates homage to Baltimore's runaway steer

Now the iconic image of a steer walking under a sign for "Lake Trout Fried Chicken" can live on in your home.

• Anne Arundel

Arundel police review missing person case dating back 38 years

Anne Arundel County police are taking a fresh look at a case they visited in 2007, involving the disappearance of a woman that may date back to the 1970s.

• Crime

Arundel police review missing person case dating back 38 years

Anne Arundel County police are taking a fresh look at a case they visited in 2007, involving the disappearance of a woman that may date back to the 1970s.

• Lifestyle and Leisure

Berlin is a small town with big appeal

Berlin, just outside Ocean City, opens up on to another world.

• TV

'Mad Men' recap, 'The Runaways'

• Crime

Police blotter

Maryland State Police, Harford County Sheriff's Office, Bel Air Police, Aberdeen Police and Havre de Grace Police report

• Maryland

Entrepreneurs pitch ideas on Start Up Maryland bus

• Maryland

Police searching for Silver Oak walk-off

• Maryland

Missing persons unit turning to social media in locating effort

• Baltimore City Paper

John Gartrell's tenure at the Afro offers an intimate view of history

• Baltimore City Paper

Population swells nearly 20 percent in two years; ranks of homeless young people increase 50 percent

• Baltimore City Paper

Census shows striking growth in Baltimore homelessness

• Baltimore City Paper

Baltimore's homeless youth make do in a city that doesn't know they're there