Community issues

“It is just a bizarre set of facts and administrative glitches,” said former Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler, who took the case pro bono.

Baltimore County officials said an earlier statement blaming the collapse on a septic truck was incorrect.

The measure, raised concerns among residents of Kenwood Gardens, a condominium complex across the street from the property, and from Paul Dongarra, a Catonsville activist running for the County Council next year.

The Anne Arundel County Council unanimously passed legislation to allow it and the county executive to add money to the nascent public campaign financing fund.

A man and his wife, both 90 years old, died over the weekend in a single-vehicle crash in West River, Anne Arundel County Police said.

Joyce Jones of Cheverly writes that the reduction fishing industry in Virginia, which kills 100 million pounds of menhaden each year, harms the Chesapeake Bay’s ecosystem and threatens the livelihoods of Maryland watermen.

Baltimore County officials say a metal truss bridge built in 1879 collapsed under the weight of a septic truck.

Black women are about 6% of the nation’s employed, but account for 11% of all federal workers.

Ocean City announced it will no longer operate its boardwalk tram more than a year after a young child was struck and killed.

Police arrested a man at Atlanta’s bustling airport on Monday after getting a tip from his family that he was planning to shoot up the place, the city’s police chief said.

Several members of the Baltimore City Council raised concerns that the legislation would chase Black residents from the city.

Anne Arundel County will contribute $10.6 million toward project planning and construction to widen I-97 between Route 32 in Millersville and U.S. 50 in Annapolis.

Weeks after reprimanding The Greene Turtle for the sports bar’s “Thirsty Thursday” promotions, Baltimore County officials are coming after more Towson bars accused of serving minors.

The 1920s estate occupies about half of the island in the middle of Round Bay, just off the shores of Crownsville in Anne Arundel County.

A car struck a 13-year-old at the corner of Georgia Avenue and Evans Drive in Silver Spring. She is at the hospital in critical but stable condition, police said.

The driver fled the scene but turned himself in the next morning, police said. They are investigating alcohol and speed as possible factors in the crash.

The late-night show, which had singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter as host and musical guest, did a sketch that appeared to draw inspiration from the “MD Foodie Boyz” podcast.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott will reorganize his top staff for the second time in six months.

Virtually all of the Chesapeake Bay’s shoreline is privately owned, which means taxpayer-funded waterfront improvements go to properties with limited public access.

Bladensburg Police are searching for a driver who plowed into a children’s birthday party Saturday night, injuring 13 people and killing one.