Community issues

COLUMN | If Maryland loses its redistricting lawsuit appeal this week, you can almost hear the explanation already — it was “The Hogan Court’s” fault. That would be wrong.

Legislator Nathan Volke is pitching a data center ban in Anne Arundel. But that doesn’t mean the federal government will stop building them.

Another man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 5-year-old girl at a home in Dorchester County, Maryland State Police announced Monday.

The trial brings to a head a decades-old case that for years has drawn the eyes of hip-hop fans and true crime experts alike.

Daniel Danny Aguilar Medrano was driving a BMW more than 100 mph in March when the vehicle crashed, killing two of his passengers. He is charged with two counts of negligent manslaughter by vehicle, Montgomery County Police said.

A judge denied bond to the suspect in the fatal crash, in which two family members died and two were injured.

Body camera footage reveals a woman hit multiple cars and drove in the direction of police as she tried to flee officers before they shot at her, inflicting a non-fatal wound.

Craig Anthony Budd was killed crossing the street Friday night when he was struck by a car, Montgomery County Police said on Monday

A person pulled from a fire that happened over the weekend in Baltimore has died from their injuries.

The historic Alex. Brown & Sons building will soon be up for lease after its restaurant tenant, Fruition at 135th, closed Monday.

The 411T bus offers 12 routes a day, beginning at 5 a.m. and ending at 12:10 a.m. to accommodate the shift work at the sprawling facility.

About one month after The Mall in Columbia’s owner launched a paid parking program, signs designating 120 preferred spots near the main entrance have been taken down.

A former plantation is being transformed into Wetipquin Creek State Park, the first state park in Wicomico County.

The trip to the bridge’s remains was the culmination of a summer partnership between the Girl Scouts of Turner Station and the Pleasant Yacht Club.

Takoma Park’s rent stabilization law faces review as city leaders weigh impacts on affordability, housing quality and community diversity.

COLUMN | Having watched several newcasts of WMAR-2’s new format, I can say it’s sort of like an anchorless boat — floating all over the place.

This year, before his arrest, the wide receiver and his mother, Shonda Cromer, shared details of their past with The Banner in a series of interviews.

Until this year, the closest stores where Prince George’s County residents could get personalized fittings and expert advice on running shoes were nearly an hour’s drive away.

Dr. Paul Freedman Scott Jr., a local elementary school principal who started a nonprofit to care for his family’s cemetery in perpetuity, died Aug. 10 at age 80.

The app used to bus children to and from Prince George’s County schools left thousands of students stranded last week.