Ensuring access to mental health care to many in the Baltimore community who need it means delivering care that meets people where they are socially, culturally and financially, says Jessica Smith, a mental health advocate and social entrepreneur.
Advocates and environmental groups largely welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency’s Jan. 11 proposal to impose stricter pollution limits on large trash incinerators. But they caution that the new standards, if implemented, would not eliminate the public health risks caused by toxic pollutants they emit.
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is the crown jewel of the city, and living along the waterfront offers beautiful views, easy access to the pedestrian promenade and proximity to top attractions.
Two months after Baltimore County’s new economic development director abruptly resigned, County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. has nominated a senior deputy administrator to temporarily lead the department.
The case helped catalyze a new state law that took effect in October requiring landlords who evict tenants be licensed in jurisdictions where rental licenses are required.
The late congressman left a collection of his personal papers to Morgan State University. It will be digitized as a testament to his work as a native Baltimorean and a decadeslong legislator in Maryland.
Maryland lawmakers must approve funding needed for civil legal aid to ensure low-income families have access to stable and effective representation, the directors of legal services organizations say.
Last month, two groundbreaking gene therapies thought to cure sickle cell were approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and one will be available locally starting in a few weeks.
Police have found skeletal remains near a business that specializes in recycling construction and demolition debris in Baltimore’s Hawkins Point neighborhood, according to authorities.
The Baltimore Police Department Thursday released body-worn camera footage of a police shooting that happened in late December. The footage shows a man attacking officers with multiple handheld weapons and an officer shooting him in the leg.
The Maryland General Assembly passed the measure requiring people to obtain a handgun qualification license, or HQL, in 2013 following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
Last June, Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announced that his office was launching a court docket to handle citations for quality-of-life crimes. The Baltimore Banner analyzed 227 citations from July through December.
The federal Safe Streets and Roads for All program is providing money to counties and cities across Maryland to study safety for drivers and pedestrians alike.
The Baltimore Planning Commission’s decision on land use related to Harborplace redevelopment shows disregard for residents downtown and across the city, Amy L. Bernstein, an author who lives downtown, says.