Community issues

The nation’s largest public power company submitted a construction permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a small nuclear reactor.

Swimmer Katie Pumphrey cut short her second attempt to swim from the Chesapeake Bay to the Inner Harbor.

Americans are preparing for an economic downturn — a trend that’s evident on “recession core” social media.

Affogatto, a new cat cafe in Fells Point, is expected to open later this month.

Linthicum, 26, of Cockeysville, is set to be sentenced on Tuesday in Baltimore County Circuit Court on four counts of attempted first-degree murder and related crimes.

Flooding devastated Western Maryland last week, and now the Maryland Insurance Administration is invoking emergency powers to help those affected get access to drugs and medical equipment.

Peggy Bailey, better known as “Miss Peggy” to adoring customers at Jennings Cafe in Catonsville, died May 12. She was 82.

Baltimore County should honor its commitment to raise pay for teachers, a letter writer says, and can find the money to do so by trimming other projects.

Matthew Schlegel, 45, of Severna Park, is charged in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court with sexual abuse of a minor, third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault. He maintains his innocence.

Unbeknownst to school staff, they were leaving something behind in the century-old building.

The overflow was considered a sanitary sewage overflow, which means raw sewage was released, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

A letter writer says Preakness and other horse races are inhumane, and should be ended.

A statue of George “Spider” Anderson, the first Black jockey to win the Preakness Stakes, was unveiled near Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

A reader says that highlighting a polyamorous relationship in a Banner headline about a criminal case is sensationalism.

Children left schools in boats as 5 inches of rain deluged parts of Allegany and Garrett counties last week.

Women who have worked closely with Pope Leo XIV before his papacy have praised his leadership style, ability to listen and respect for their opinions.

Scenes from the last day of racing before Pimlico is rebuilt.

National Weather Service meteorologists have confirmed a tornado with maximum winds of 110 mph blew east through Baltimore into Dundalk on Friday evening.

See the best looks from the 150th Preakness.

Fans flocked to Laurel to meet "The Best Man" actors Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs and Harold Perrineau, along with screenwriter and director Malcolm D. Lee, in town to promote their Sable Bourbon.