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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WBFF) — For years, Maryland’s sprawling nonprofit sector has operated behind a veil of secrecy that state leaders praise publicly but struggle to explain under scrutiny. That opacity was on full display this week when Spotlight on Maryland, yet again, attempted to obtain basic answers from...

Rats and rodent feces, tattered shoes and extreme heat and cold were just some of the conditions an independent watchdog found during unannounced inspections of the Maryland juvenile corrections facilities. Youth advocates are railing against the conditions, calling them unsafe and unsanitary for children and...

State officials are decrying new federal jobs numbers that show Maryland lost more than 10,000 federal jobs over two months at the end of last year, bringing the total jobs lost for the year to 25,000.

Police are investigating after an Amazon delivery truck was stolen Tuesday night in Alexandria.

Here is the breakdown of the retail shakeup hitting the Old Line State in 2026. The Macy's Ultimatum: Bel Air & Baltimore Hit Hard. The biggest headline of 2026 is the execution of Macy's "Bold New Chapter" strategy, which aims to close 150 underperforming stores nationwide. Maryland is taking a direct hit.

Prather was found dead in a parking lot in Gaithersburg on Friday, and police quickly launched a homicide investigation after determining he had been killed, authorities said. Officers responded to reports of an unresponsive person in a parking lot in the area of Lost Knife Road and Montgomery Village Avenue shortly...

The Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission completed a 630-page report documenting state complicity in post-Civil War lynchings, recommending $100K reparations.

Automated stop sign enforcement in Takoma Park officially moves from warnings to citations this week, with drivers facing fines beginning Thursday, January 8, 2026. According to Takoma Park Police, a 30-day grace period for the city’s new automated stop sign camera locations began on Monday, December 8, 2025. That...

A man has died after a multi-vehicle crash, D.C. police said.

WASHINGTON - Demonstrators gathered in Southwest D.C. in protest of a fatal shooting involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Dozens of people were seen gathered in the area of Hancock Park near L'Enfant Plaza starting around 5 p.m. on Jan. 7. D.C. Police traffic posted on...