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Governor Wes Moore toured the Anne Arundel County Police Department’s Real-Time Information Center, RTIC, in Millersville Thursday. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff)

Anne Arundel County officer charged with rape, child abuse offenses

August 31, 2026 at 10:09 p.m.

An Anne Arundel County police sergeant was charged with rape, child abuse and related offenses after a Maryland State Police investigation.

President Donald Trump waves after arriving off Air Force One on Friday at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

Canada answers Trump’s ‘Lake America’ order with billboard

August 30, 2026 at 5:23 p.m.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford answered President Donald Trump’s “Lake America” order Saturday with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline — “Lake Ontario. Now and Always” — as Canadian leaders...

Nate Cullen, 3, of Parkton found a way to make the first day of summer cooler by wading into the Walter Sondheim Fountain at the Inner Harbor.

Summer arrived in Maryland with temperatures already well into the 90s, and forecasters advised residents and public health officials to expect the heat, humidity and bad air quality to persist all week, with sweltering numbers more typical of mid-July.

Health authorities grappling with the first extended heat wave of the year stood ready to reopen cooling centers in Baltimore. The power company braced for rising demand as air conditioners spun up across the region. And anyone who had to be outdoors just sweated it out and wished for something better.There was no relief in sight for Ian Cuthbert, a construction worker drilling through a sidewalk at Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

"It gets pretty hot. I gotta wear pants, of course," he said. "If we luck out, we'll get some inside work."

The mercury at BWI-Marshall Airport hit 94 degrees, topping 90 degrees for the third straight day and the eighth time this month. Forecasters said airport temperatures were likely to top 90 degrees nearly all week, threatening some records.

"Summer officially starts today, but it's definitely felt like summer for a while now," said Jared Klein, a forecaster at the National Weather Service office in Sterling, Va.

Baltimore weather: Heat builds this week

August 31, 2026 at 7:09 p.m.

The Baltimore region will begin the week with rising heat, with temperatures nearing 100 degrees Tuesday before a brief cooldown midweek.

Crews extinguished a small electrical fire hours before the Elkton home was found engulfed in flames. (Office of the State Fire Marshal)

Electrical problem may have sparked fire that destroyed Cecil County home

August 29, 2026 at 1:45 p.m.

Crews extinguished a small electrical fire hours before the Elkton home was found engulfed in flames.

Crime lab technicians prepare to collect evidence of a shooting early Saturday morning in the 2500 block of West Fayette Street. (Maggie Ybarra/FOX45 News)

Man fatally shot in Southwest Baltimore early Saturday, police say

August 29, 2026 at 9:20 a.m.

Officers found the unidentified victim with a gunshot wound in the 2500 block of West Fayette Street shortly after 2:30 a.m.

The weather will feature stray thunderstorms and showers. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

Baltimore weather: Stray showers, thunderstorms possible before clear skies

August 28, 2026 at 6:37 a.m.

Friday will feature scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly from late morning through the afternoon.

A woman and two children are hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Sunday after a three-vehicle car crash in Lothian, Anne Arundel County Police said.

Glen Burnie carjacking leaves two injured; weapon arrest made in Severn, police say

August 27, 2026 at 11:40 a.m.

Anne Arundel County police are investigating a Glen Burnie carjacking that injured two people and a separate gun arrest in Severn.

Damages to a Hagerstown home and contents. (Office of the State Fire Marshal)

Accidental fire damages Hagerstown home: Maryland fire marshal

August 27, 2026 at 11:07 a.m.

An accidental fire damaged a Hagerstown home late Wednesday, causing an estimated $5,100 in damage and no injuries, officials said.

Baltimore man pleads guilty in assault on federal officer

August 26, 2026 at 2:40 p.m.

A Baltimore man pleaded guilty in federal court after prosecutors said he assaulted a federal officer during an arrest outside a Social Security office.

Pasadena man dies after Curtis Bay scooter crash

August 26, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

Anne Arundel County Police say a Pasadena man died Tuesday after a scooter crash at Fort Smallwood Road and Hilltop Road on Monday.

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