Extreme heat is putting extra pressure on the electric grid that powers Maryland. PJM Interconnection expects electricity demand to approach record levels this week as temperatures soar and air conditioning use climbs. 

A public open house at the Brunswick Volunteer Fire Hall gave local residents a chance to learn more about a proposed transmission line that would stretch from West Virginia into Frederick County.

A report of suspicious activity at a Silver Spring apartment building led Montgomery County Police to arrest a 17-year-old from Washington, D.C., and recover what investigators describe as a loaded ghost gun.