Baltimore firefighters scaled towering ladders to rescue two residents trapped on a burning patio as flames engulfed the eighth floor of a high-rise apartment building in downtown Thursday evening, officials said.

The night of the collapse, Mt. Olive Baptist Church opened its doors for a “community vigil, offering space for collective mourning, prayer and solidarity.”

Parts of Maryland, including Baltimore, will be under a fire weather watch Wednesday due to dry conditions and heavy winds, officials said.

An 18-year-old faces first-degree murder charges after a man and his girlfriend were found dead in Woodlawn earlier this year, Baltimore County Police announced on Tuesday.

Dozens of dead black vultures were found over the weekend near a park in Harford County, prompting bird flu testing and shuttering nearby trails.

An Amtrak train passenger with measles traveled through Washington, D.C. last week, leaving some exposed to the airborne virus and at risk of infection.

A former Catholic priest who played a key role in bringing down the notorious child rapist John Joseph Merzbacher has been charged with sex offenses.

The speed cameras along I-83 in Baltimore have moved farther apart. Citations come with a $40 fine.

Howard County Police arrested a fourth person in connection with 17-year-old Lance Carrington’s death, though the alleged shooter, a 16-year-old boy, remains at large.

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Government recognized over 130 first responders for their ”heroic efforts” following the DCA crash, a spokesman said.

Maryland’s seventh case of bird flu was detected in a backyard flock in Anne Arundel County, officials announced on Wednesday.

One officer remains hospitalized and two others are on administrative leave following a shooting between police and a male gunman at the Wilkens precinct, officials said Friday.

A lone male gunman exchanged fire Thursday afternoon with Baltimore County Police officers in the parking lot of their Wilkens precinct in what officials say was a premeditated act.

Over 20 adults and children have been displaced after a fire at a Windsor Mill apartment complex Tuesday evening, officials said.

A 36-year-old man died after being struck by a public bus downtown Tuesday afternoon, according to the Baltimore Police Department.

Howard County Police Department solved its second-oldest cold case, a 1975 homicide, the department announced on Tuesday, giving closure to a family nearly 50 years after losing their loved one.

About 74 employees will be affected by the closure, according to a notice filed with the state.

The fire, which grew into a four-alarm conflagration, required support from more than 100 first responders.

Schupak, who has been with the network since 2003, will step into his new role on July 1 following the retirement of outgoing MPT CEO Larry D. Unger.

Memorials and a peace rally this weekend will celebrate the lives of those lost and comfort a mourning community after a deadly double shooting earlier this week in Severn.