Welcome to Monday, the 103rd anniversary of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s first concert. Here are some news items to get your week started: — The New York Police Department threatens to sue Waze over app that allows users to post ...

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A Prince George’s County police officer did not use excessive force by pepper-spraying a Washington, D.C., woman during an arrest, a federal jury found.

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SALISBURY — Police in Salisbury say officers used pepper spray to disperse a large crowd after rocks and bottles were thrown at officers. Police Chief Barbara Duncan told The Daily Times of Salisbury that officers were called to the scene ...

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LINTHICUM — A BWI airport official say a canister of pepper spray left in a trash can near a checkpoint was to blame for the evacuation of two concourses. Jonathan Dean, a spokesman for Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, says ...

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The comparisons have already started — police in Egypt attacking demonstrators with clubs and tear gas, and police in a number of U.S. cities breaking up “Occupy” camps with clubs and tear gas. If you’re a demonstrator in Cairo or ...

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FREDERICK — A Frederick painting contractor is charged with slashing an employee in the forearm with a medieval-style battle ax. Forty-four-year-old Andrew Scalera faces a preliminary hearing Aug. 24 into the incident early Monday morning. He didn’t return calls to ...

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