Community issues

Maryland lawmakers and AmeriCorps partners are asking the community to step in to save their organizations and programs as the Trump administration moves to significantly cut the federal agency.

Robert Anthony Harley, of Harwood, has been charged with fatally shooting his neighbor’s dog in southern Anne Arundel County.

The names and information of victims of sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore may have been compromised by a cybersecurity breach, according to court documents filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Liberty Reservoir, one of the region’s key water resources, has dropped to its lowest point in nearly two decades.

Bestselling author Laurie Frankel returns to her hometown of Columbia for the ninth annual Books in Bloom on Saturday.

O’Brian Lynch recently filed a lawsuit in Baltimore Circuit Court against Taco Bell on two counts: negligent hiring and retention, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

As the Trump administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion, one of Baltimore's workforce development organizations loses funding.

A letter writer laments the cuts to AmeriCorps, saying the organization is a “quiet force for good” that builds stronger communities, empowers leaders, and provides life-changing service opportunities.

The biggest political conversations in Howard County often happen at the Wilde Lake Village Starbucks.

This week, treat your mom to a Mother’s Day activity, attend several literary-themed events or enjoy some trivia.

Two teenagers were shot Wednesday evening in Baltimore, leaving one dead and another injured.

It’s become of the mayor’s signature policies, but advocates are pushing him to up the ante.

A judge recently issued an order allowing survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy to file lawsuits outside of the case.

Howard County police are investigating a fatal wreck into a Columbia building Wednesday afternoon in what witnesses say was a speed-related crash.

Experts are predicting 2025 could see an above-average number of hurricanes and other named storms.

Greenbrier State Park and Sandy Point State Park, both popular destinations during warm seasons because of their water access, will require passes beginning May 24.

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Education to resume pandemic recovery funding that had been abruptly cut off for several states.

Kingsley Mooney, a former mortgage banker, expert gardener and talented athlete, died April 7 of complications from a stroke. She was 64.

The wave of departures threatens to tilt the 8-year-old court case into dysfunction.

The city’s fading collection of commercial signs painted on buildings can be found all over Charm City.