Community issues

As of last year, there were more than 670 Medicaid-funded addiction treatment locations in Baltimore, state data shows — up 50% from 2021.

The Maryland Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a former Baltimore Police officer who failed to prevent a suspect in an assault from attacking a man lying on the ground.

An inspection had illegally cleared their home of risks of toxic lead paint, residents learned in the letters.

The county’s Board of Appeals voted 3 to 1 Thursday afternoon to approve the applicant’s conditional use application.

The concrete walking bridge spans 172 feet across six lanes of Little Patuxent Parkway.

Richard Alter, the president and CEO of the real estate investment company Manekin Corp. and a prominent member of Baltimore’s Jewish community, died at 81.

The lawsuit comes days after members of Maryland’s federal delegation were denied a tour of Baltimore’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office.

ICE should focus enforcement on violent criminals, and not Maryland’s hard-working families, friends and neighbors, says U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume.

The 80th Annapolis Rotary Crab Feast cracks open Friday, one of seven great things you can do in the coming week.

A pilot program with Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is helping researchers at Morgan State University bring new technology to life in autonomous wheelchairs.

Maryland heat-related deaths are up to 19 so far this summer, according to the latest data from the Maryland Department of Health.

Baltimore City officials and community groups have invested in prevention programs meant to divert kids away from gun violence.

Todd Crandell’s struggles with alcoholism are well known, but what has not been public is that while under the influence of alcohol, he has allegedly threatened local law enforcement and his family.

The Howard County Council raised penalties on for-profit house parties but acknowledged the emergency legislation had revealed weaknesses when it comes to short-term rentals.

Six Flags in Bowie won’t host the hallmark Fright Fest this spooky season, company officials confirmed, marking the end of a long-running Halloween tradition as the amusement park prepares to close.

Four body camera videos were recently filed as exhibits in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, where Jackie Conway, 61, of Baltimore, has a pending civil rights lawsuit.

Sixteen months after the bridge’s main span was knocked down by a massive container ship, killing six construction workers, demolition of the remaining structures has begun.

Khadija Walker, the Baltimore County executive's pick for inspector general, made her case at a marathon public hearing Tuesday.

The Aberdeen IronBirds, in a long feud with the city, appear likely to move to Frederick, a deal apparently set to be announced this week.

Starting in August, new speed cameras in Baltimore school zones and a vehicle height-monitoring system will be activated.