Community issues

Amid a legislative session dominated by efforts to address the state’s budget woes, lawmakers also passed laws addressing health, workers’ rights and wages.

Gale force winds blew a 950-foot U.S. Navy cargo ship off its moorings in South Baltimore on Monday afternoon.

A Silver Spring man accused of kidnappng a Kentucky teen called the allegation a misunderstanding in Montgomery County District Court on Monday.

Thirteen incarcerated people have been killed by other prisoners this year, state officials said, marking the highest annual total in at least a decade.

The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory to much of Central Maryland.

It’s almost 2026. Whether you want to stay out late and watch fireworks or see a ball drop and still get the kids to bed on time, there are plenty of ways to welcome the New Year.

COLUMN: The delayed opening of Mimi DiPietro Skating Center is merely the preamble to the indoor ice rink eventually shuttering in Patterson Park. That will leave the Baltimore Banners, a hockey team of young Black players from struggling neighborhoods, with a logistical headache.

Since 2023 Baltimore has seen the number of victims fall below 300, then below 200 and now below 150 — the first time since the 1960s, when gun violence soared and then rarely abated. People are still getting killed at an alarming rate.

Baltimore is on track to end 2025 with its lowest homicide total in 48 years, with fewer than 150 killings expected, marking a significant decline since 2022.

Two helicopters crashed midair in New Jersey on Sunday, killing one person and critically injuring another, authorities say.

For three hours on Sunday, Ravens fans found themselves cheering for a team they hated (the Browns) to beat a team they detested (the Steelers) so a team that gives them ulcers (the Ravens) could have a chance to stumble into the playoffs.

Police say they’re conducting a homicide investigation after officers found a man shot dead in a Federal Hill parking lot.

Baltimore-area residents will want to pull out their windbreakers Monday — then reach for their winter coats starting Monday night.

Police say they found 13-year-old Wynter Wagoner in a Silver Spring home Friday. Wagoner had been missing since Oct. 14.

A 34-year-old man was killed and a 57-year-old man was injured after a double shooting Friday night in Baltimore, according to police.

Therapy dogs at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital bring hope and comfort to children. The dogs graduated from the Canine Companions service program.

Katie Little of Baltimore says PJM should focus on clean energy, not fossil fuels, to meet increased demands on the power grid.

Two people were hospitalized Wednesday morning after federal immigration officials opened fire on a vehicle in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County officials said.

Questions surround the violent confrontation on Christmas Eve in a neighborhood court in Glen Burnie.

Cyclist Barnaby Wickham has collected more than 700 lost hubcaps, mostly on bike rides around Baltimore.