Community issues

From Luigi Mangione distancing himself from his family to driving while Black, here are the top Baltimore County stories of 2025.

A Baltimore County woman swore out charges in an alleged 2018 Randallstown sexual assault after prosecutors declined to act, prompting a judge to reopen the case.

The declaration came as HHS also announced proposed rules meant to further curtail gender-affirming care for young people.

A concert and an ugly sweater party are some of the many ways to pass the lull between Christmas and New Year's.

A record number of volumes were borrowed from Baltimore’s library system last year.

What exactly is the “City That Reads” reading? Pratt staff provided a list of the top 25 titles circulated within the last 12 months.

The family of Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, an arabber killed by Baltimore Police this summer, are condemning the findings of state investigators who cleared the officers of any wrongdoing.

The man, Walter Broderick, was found floating in the water near Lighthouse Point Marina in Canton, where he had a boat docked, according to a Baltimore Police report.

A jury returned a $1.5 billion verdict in favor of Cherie Craft, 54, of Atlanta, on Monday in Baltimore Circuit Court. Craft was diagnosed in 2024 with an incurable form of cancer.

The pedestrian killed on Friday in a downtwon Silver Spring crash was identified by Montgomery Police as Theresa "Terri" Winona Nagle.

A $230,000 donation will help reduce meal debt for eligible students in Montgomery County Public Schools.

Nick Cavey, the public information officer for the Maryland Judiciary, said the courts are committed to respectful collaboration with justice partners, including Maryland’s Office of the Public Defender, on juvenile cases.

Single-sex education is often not available at the youngest grades.

Dietitians and health experts share tactics to reduce calorie intake and prevent weight gain during the holidays.

The TSA Choir at BWI Airport in Maryland is going viral for spreading holiday cheer with Mariah Carey’s classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

Experts say several changes could improve an unusual part of the criminal legal system in Maryland — one that allows anyone to seek charges on their own without input from police or prosecutors.

In Maryland, people can be arrested, thrown in jail and forced to defend themselves against criminal charges without input from police or prosecutors.

What happened to the Baltimore business owners who sued the city in 2017 after the unrest following Freddie Gray's death.

Maryland’s district court commissioner system allows people to file criminal charges with little oversight, a Banner investigation found. The process can be abused and upend lives.

Maryland State Police are investigating the 12th prisoner death this year and third this month, officials said Monday.