April 26, 2026
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The body of a missing three-year-old in Elkton was discovered Monday afternoon in Little Elk Creek, a body of water that runs close to where the boy’s family was visiting relatives. (WMAR)

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski announced Monday he will not seek the US Senate seat being vacated by Ben Cardin and instead endorsed Angela Alsobrooks. (Baltimore Banner)

Morgan State University plans to build an 8,000-10,000 person convocation center at Lake Clifton. (Baltimore Business Journal)

The Baltimore City Council unanimously voted Monday to create a new commission that will oversee the funds received from the statewide Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund. It makes Baltimore City the first community in the state to start formally creating a process for those reparations. (WYPR)

The former owner of a mental health residential facility licensed by D.C., and who was also a former president of the Maryland PTA, has been ordered to jail for financial wrongdoing. (WTOP)

The man who allegedly stole a military vehicle from Harford County and led police on a chase into Baltimore City Friday was ordered to be held without bail. (WBAL-1090)

Baltimore Police will release on Tuesday the body-worn video from last week’s shooting involving an officer. On May 11, police said an allegedly armed 17-year-old male, identified by his family as Mekhi Franklin, was shot while running from officers in Baltimore’s Shipley Hill neighborhood. (WJZ)

Baltimore City is starting to plan what it wants to do with money stemming from recreational cannabis sales that begin in Maryland on July 1. (Baltimore Sun)

The city of Salisbury is touting some of the lowest crime numbers of the past two decades that include incidents of murder, rape, burglary and assault. (WBOC)

On Monday, the crew of the Marie Tharp set sail from Annapolis for Greenland to begin mapping the seabed around the massive North Atlantic island and analyze the environmental impacts of glacial melting caused by a warming climate. (Baltimore Sun)

Baltimore City Council will begin its consideration of Mayor Brandon Scott’s proposed $4.4 billion budget this week, following the document’s formal introduction to the council Monday. (Baltimore Sun)

Montgomery County Superintendent Monifa McKnight has signed off on a new regulation that allows students to carry “personally obtained” naloxone on school property. (WTOP)

Four men from D.C. and Maryland have been sentenced to life in prison for murder and other charges related to the 2018 kidnapping and killing of a Bowie man. (WTOP)

A proposed new library in Howard County is receiving pushback after residents say it’s too expensive. (WMAR-TV)

Two Baltimore-area school districts did not report lead-testing data last year despite requirements under state law. (WBAL-TV)

Kentucky Derby winner Mage was made the 8-5 morning-line favorite during Monday’s draw for Saturday’s 148th Preakness Stakes in Baltimore. (Yahoo! Sports)

As the Preakness nears, horse racing in Maryland finds itself at a crossroads. (Baltimore Banner)

A rough start for the Orioles Monday night in their series against the Los Angeles Angels at Camden Yards, losing 9-5. The two teams play again tonight. (Camden Chat)

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Feeling adventurous? Take a tour inside the abandoned Brager-Gutman department store in downtown Baltimore. Closed in the late 1980s, it was the first downtown department store to use escalators.

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