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Aug 13, 2026

Pharmacist pay lawsuit naming Hopkins, Bethesda association tossed

A Maryland federal judge threw out an antitrust lawsuit alleging that early career pharmacists’ wages were suppressed by hospitals.

From left: Michael Kuykendall of Cattelus Development Corporation; Loudoun County, Virginia, Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Michael R. Turner; Frederick County Division of Planning and Permitting Director Deborah Carpenter; League of Conservation Voters Director of Climate Policy and Justice Rebecca Rehr; and state Sen. Benjamin Brooks, D-Baltimore County, discuss the costs and benefits of data centers during a panel at the Maryland Association of Counties 2026 summer conference on Aug. 12, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Aug 13, 2026

MD lawmakers mull data center pauses, hear VA’s insights at MACo conference

Some lawmakers at the Maryland Association of Counties conference expressed frustration over the encroaching reach of data centers and got some insights from Virginia.

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Aug 13, 2026

‘Enough is enough’: Activists push back as BGE requests another rate increase

Consumer advocates, environmental groups and workers’ unions are pushing back against the latest rate hike proposal from BGE.

Visitors to the Lincoln Memorial walk near the drained Reflecting Pool, following renovations and Independence Day celebrations in Washington on July 30, 2026. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard)
Aug 11, 2026

Raskin, Democrats seek records in dropped Reflecting Pool case against ex-Olympian

Democrats are pushing the Trump administration to release case records related to the former Olympian who had been accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

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Aug 11, 2026

Judges don’t have to recuse if sued by litigant, MD ethics committee rules

Judges don't necessarily have to recuse themselves from cases in which a litigant has sued them or filed a disciplinary complaint against them, the Maryland Judicial Ethics Committee ruled.

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Aug 10, 2026

MD attorney’s lawsuit against judge should be thrown out, magistrate says

A lawsuit by a Baltimore attorney against a judge who sanctioned him should be dismissed, a federal magistrate judge recommended.

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Aug 6, 2026

Montgomery County officials mourn death of former MD Sen. Karen Montgomery

Montgomery County officials are mourning the death of former state Sen. Karen S. Montgomery, who died in June.

Visitors to the Lincoln Memorial walk near the drained Reflecting Pool, following renovations and Independence Day celebrations in Washington on July 30, 2026. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard)
Aug 5, 2026

MD man’s lawyers move to head off new Reflecting Pool charges

Attorneys for the Bethesda resident who had been accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool are asking a judge to ensure federal prosecutors don’t have a chance to reopen the case against him.

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Aug 5, 2026

Police say stolen car packed with youths hit vehicle in Germantown, killing driver

A stolen vehicle occupied by seven children struck another car in Germantown early Tuesday, killing its driver, police said.

Saint Victor AR-15 Rifle is displayed during the National Rifle Association annual convention in Houston, Texas, May 27, 2022. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo)
Aug 4, 2026

Trump administration sues Montgomery County over gun law

The Department of Justice sued Montgomery County over a local gun law that the Trump administration alleges violates the Second Amendment.

A sample of germanium (Ge) is displayed at the Laboratory of Physics and Material studies (LPEM) in Paris on June 23, 2025. (REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)
Aug 4, 2026

MD-based Lockheed seeks US mineral supplies after Trump supply-chain push, sources say

Maryland-based Lockheed Martin is in talks to buy supplies of two critical minerals from U.S. mines, two sources said.

A Marriott hotel is seen in Vienna, Austria, on April 9, 2018. (REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader/File Photo)
Aug 3, 2026

MD-based Marriott forecasts quarterly profit below estimates as Middle East revenue slumps

Bethesda-based Marriott International forecast third-quarter profit below Wall Street expectations as softer demand in the Middle East hurt hotel room revenue.