Community issues

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday that his department is taking management of Union Station, the main transportation hub in Washington, away from Amtrak.

Fall is on its way, and Baltimore County’s farms and outdoor emporiums have some delightful ways to celebrate cooler temperatures. Here are seven things to do around the area for the week ending Wednesday, Sept. 3.

Baltimore County paid $100,000 to settle litigation that its inspector general initiated against a former employee, according to several County Council members

Wednesday is the first day of school at Westernport Elementary. On May 13, a flood forced the school to evacuate by boat and prompted Gov. Wes Moore to declare a state of emergency.

As the Baltimore water taxi reaches 50 years old, the company running it aims to expand service and add a rideshare app.

The listing for the Baltimore County property went viral after getting posted on Zillow Gone Wild.

A Harford County deputy was injured Tuesday while trying to stop a Penske truck carrying stolen Applebee’s cooking oil, triggering a chaotic chase along Interstate 95 that briefly shut down the highway.

New routes are coming to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport for those already dreaming about sunny destinations as summer wraps up.

State leaders highlighted how students fared on the exam known as the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program, or MCAP.

The Trump administration has taken aggressive steps to curtail the offshore wind industry nationally.

Southwest Airlines will soon require travelers who don’t fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in advance, part of a string of recent changes the carrier is making.

The deadline was Monday and there was no agreement between Johns Hopkins and UnitedHealthcare, so officials began notifying thousands of patients that the Hopkins hospitals and doctors’ offices are now out of network.

Nearly a quarter of Maryland adults report that they do not have a source of primary care.

William Mannion was previously investigated by the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, but officials left him off the list of allegedly abusive priests.

The 69-year-old is charged with mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, fraudulent use of Social Security numbers, money laundering, making false statements to his probation officer and possessing firearms after having previously been convicted of felonies.

Anne Arundel County bus drivers are seeking better pay and more respect on the job. The vote signals they’re willing to walk off the job to get them.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is currently holding Kilmar Abrego Garcia in a Virginia detention center, as the case of the Salvadoran native reaches yet another crescendo.

The New World screwworm parasite primarily affects livestock and is rare in humans. It does not spread from person to person, and poses a very low risk to the public, according to U.S. health officials.

The case now centers on the question of “just compensation.”

On Sept. 12, 2020, Dandre Woods-Bethel, of Belair-Edison, fatally shot Julie Rice and Michelle Green on the porch of a home on Clifton Park Terrace and then called Baltimore Police to surrender.