Community issues

Charm City and its food scene were built on the contributions of Black Baltimoreans. Here are some of the eateries shaping the region that are worthy of trying this Black History Month.

Daaon Spears, 19, of Edmondson Village, is standing trial again this week in Baltimore Circuit Court on charges including first-degree murder.

Dawaun Gough, 34, is charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with second-degree assault, misconduct in office and making a false entry into public documents.

Anne Arundel County Councilman Pete Smith, a Democrat running for county executive, said a campaign volunteer was recently subjected to racist abuse while canvassing.

The Maryland Office of the Attorney General on Tuesday released body camera footage from the Jan. 17 fatal single-vehicle crash involving a juvenile driver and the Howard County Police Department.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called Jackson a “champion for the dignity of the working people” and a trailblazer in the civil rights movement who led with love and turned “protest into progress.”

One person was killed and three people were injured after a shootout and vehicle crash near Mondawmin Mall on Monday night in West Baltimore, according to Police Commissioner Richard Worley.

Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials cannot re-detain Kilmar Ábrego García, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

The Baltimore County Council is relocating temporarily from its chambers in Towson, so the site can be renovated to accommodate the council’s impending expansion to nine members later this year.

Anne Arundel Councilman Pete Smith’s bill to allow tiny home developments in the county is up for a final vote Tuesday night.

The YMCA of Central Maryland opened a food pantry for workers asking for pay raises. Meanwhile, its CEO is one of the region’s highest-paid nonprofit leaders.

A 100-year-old tiger's head disappeared from the Maryland Club in December.

The spill has been largely contained in recent days. A temporary replacement line is in place and full repairs are expected to take months to complete.

An 87-year-old man was found unresponsive on Saturday in a Potomac senior living facility.

“Real Housewives of Potomac” star Wendy Osefo spoke about her fraud charges during the 10th season’s reunion episode.

The driver of a gray Chevrolet sedan reported being shot at while driving northbound near Hanover Street, or Exit 54, Sunday morning, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority Police.

Get those 311 requests ready, Baltimore — warmer weather after any freeze means more potholes are likely to form.

A Halethorpe woman charged with 328 counts of animal abuse wants to amend her sentence so she can sell some of the 80 animals seized and possibly reclaim some as pets.

Rockville Science Center is planning to vacate its property by May 1 as it seeks $1 million for a new home while continuing to host workshops for high school engineering students building drones, robots and more.

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