Katie Mettler

Maryland officials are temporarily closing buildings in the state government complex after legionella was detected in water.

The departure of Alsobrooks, who is headed to the U.S. Senate, triggers a pair of special election to fill her vacant seat and, potentially, two more special elections for a vacant council seat.

Nearly 40 people have been criminally charged so far while dozens of illegal guns, 15 stolen vehicles and a large cache of narcotics and money in what officials called “Operation Tornado Alley.”

Kenika Danielle Leach was arrested after a two-year investigation into an alleged sex-trafficking ring.

Franklin, who served on the council for nearly 14 years, pleaded guilty in August to participating in a felony theft scheme and committing perjury.

The county will either hold special elections or appoint a new county executive, depending on when she leaves her office.

The trial will determine whether the ship’s owner and operator can cap their financial liability in the disaster to just $43.6 million.

The funds will go to the budgets of federal agencies affected by the collision. Others, including the state of Maryland, are pursuing separate damages.

Maryland’s health secretary told employees that the allegations are a “serious concern” and described what the department is doing to fix problems.

A Washington Post investigation found that officials didn’t act on staff complaints about facility violence, which culminated in a patient brawl, rape and death.

State union workers criticize both Gov. Wes Moore (D) and former governor Larry Hogan (R) for a lack of spending on workers and their facilities.

The investigation found that the agency used a written test that discriminated against Black candidates and a physical test that discriminated against women.

A flurry of lawsuits and legal claims were filed in U.S. District Court in Maryland alleging the Dali ship’s owner and operator could have prevented the crash.

The state attorney general’s office said the government and residents of Maryland had suffered “tremendous costs and damages” since the Dali container ship destroyed the bridge March 26.

The Justice Department had been probing whether Maryland State Police’s hiring and promotional practices discriminated against Black troopers.

The FBI confirmed agents had boarded a ship in the Port of Baltimore called the Maersk Saltoro, but would not say the reason for the move.

The families of the six killed when the Dali struck and collapsed the bridge, as well as the two aboard the span who survived, asked a judge not to cap damages.

The ship that hit the Key Bridge, killing six, had known issues that should have been fixed or reported before it set sail, the Justice Department said.

María del Carmen Castellón, whose husband Miguel Luna died in the Key Bridge collapse, speaks for the first time about how the tragedy affected her life.

The attack, known as Whispergate, also targeted computer systems associated with 26 NATO countries, including a U.S. government agency located in Maryland.