Community issues

Billionaire Bill Ackman has increased his control of the real estate development company that owns much of Columbia, further tethering the Maryland town’s interests to one of the richest people in the world.

The Baltimore Banner was awarded the Pulitzer Prize on Monday for groundbreaking local journalism that exposed Baltimore as the deadliest large city in the nation for drug overdoses.

Aurielle Montgomery, 23, of Pikesville, faces between 10 years and 22 years in prison at sentencing on July 16 in Baltimore Circuit Court on one count of second-degree depraved heart murder.

A 6-year-old boy was found dead with a gunshot wound inside a Southwest Baltimore home, Police Commissioner Richard Worley said Saturday.

All of the students attend Millersville Elementary School, an official said.

President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years.

In its bid to resist a court order to unfreeze grants, the Trump administration reveals a laser focus on eliminating environmental justice aid.

Federal workers who are still on the job may find their changing commutes and positions stressful, but there are ways to cope.

Bill Scott, president of Northeast Maglev, says a quick finish to the project’s environmental review is necessary to give Marylanders the transportation upgrade they need.

Transit officials and the Baltimore Orioles are warning fans to leave extra time when taking light rail to Sunday afternoon’s game.

A letter writer defends private-school vouchers, saying public schools have underperformed and harmed special education students like his brother.

Celebrating its 25th year, Baltimore’s favorite spectator sport, the Kinetic Sculpture Race, took to the streets Saturday.

Police said they are investigating the death of 53-year-old Dawn White, found dead inside her home on Benzinger Road in April.

Martin Mitchell, a former at-large Laurel City Council member, says the proposed SCMaglev train will be expensive, unfriendly to commuters, inequitable, and will travel through protected land.

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Baltimore Club music and its dance culture have reached plenty of milestones over the years. Add “Fortnite” to the list.

Baltimore County Police say gunfire broke out just after midnight Friday in the parking lot of a shopping center along Woodlawn Drive.

Several May Day marches filled the streets of Baltimore with about 3,000 protesters converging at the Inner Harbor's McKeldin Square.

If you’re planning to drive around the city this weekend, you should be prepared for traffic delays and take alternate routes.

The weather is warming, and school is almost out. Here’s a list of amusement parks, big and small, that are all more or less doable as a day trip from Baltimore.