Community issues

Montgomery County Police are investigating the death of pedestrian Vipa Sankanung, who was struck by a vehicle in Rockville in November.

Sunday marks the start of Black History Month, and Annapolis honors it with exhibits, historical programs, music and more. Events are some of the great things you can do this week, along with enjoying local music and more.

A man falsely claiming to be an FBI agent showed up to a federal jail in New York City on Wednesday night and told officers he had a court order to release Luigi Mangione, authorities said.

If you’re wondering how to handle your growing trash pile, here is some advice for the average Baltimore City resident.

Baltimore County renters are facing one of the most severe housing affordability crises in Maryland, a Banner analysis of new census data found.

The state’s flagship university lost heat and hot water twice in two days amid freezing temperatures.

The Baltimore Police Department got a preliminary green light from the judge overseeing its federally mandated reforms, confirming that it’s on track to shed mandates for recruitment, hiring and technology.

The alleged shooter, identified as a 26-year-old from Pasadena, faces charges of first- and second-degree murder.

Helicopter traffic over Southeast Baltimore has irked residents as the city grows the police footprint at a Canton heliport.

More containers — the lifeblood of international shipping — than ever made their way through Baltimore last year. And the port set a record for ship visits, too.

Nearly 600 South Baltimore students will be bused eight miles to the former Thurgood Marshall Middle School building in East Baltimore.

The Miami Gardens Police Department and U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday arrested Davis on charges including battery, false imprisonment and attempted kidnapping.

The powerful nor’easter that intensifies into a bomb cyclone will likely miss the Baltimore area, but the city could still see near record-breaking cold.

To chair, or not to chair? Baltimore residents turn to children’s kitchenettes, tiki torches and good old lawn chairs to preserve hard-won parking spots as the snowstorm dig-out from continues.

Howard County is initiating plans to sell six historic buildings on Old Ellicott City’s Main Street, telling state authorities this week that the jurisdiction does not have the resources to fully restore them.

An unusual cold snap is going to drive up winter BGE bills. Here are seven programs that could help people at risk of losing power.

The number of Hispanic residents grew in almost every Baltimore City community over the last decade, even as the city lost thousands of Black and white residents.

Anne Arundel County Police arrested a security worker involved in a fatal shooting at Northrop Grumman's Linthicum facility on Wednesday.

A woman who appears to have slipped and fallen in Annapolis’ Truxtun Park died in the cold, police said.

As the weather remain frigid, here are the K-12 schools, colleges and universities that remain closed, delayed or have switched to virtual learning.