missing persons

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.

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 —

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."

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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?

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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