Community issues

Baltimore launched a citywide cleanup initiative Tuesday, an effort officials say aims to clear public spaces and promote neighborhood pride.

Here’s a look at seven things to do in Howard County for the week ending Wednesday July 16.

The 55-year-old Evergreen resident emailed The Baltimore Banner shortly after stumbling upon the mysterious object in late May.

Police on Wednesday released body camera footage depicting the final moments of 70-year-old Pytorcarcha Brooks, who was shot and killed on June 25 in her West Baltimore home by officers.

The weather calmed Wednesday night in the Baltimore region after alerts were issued for much of the state warning of severe thunderstorms, flash floods and, for some, tornadoes.

Maryland’s transportation secretary, Paul J. Wiedefeld, is leaving his post at the end of the month.

At ARPA funding dries up, many nonprofits have also been socked by the loss of other federal dollars slashed under the Trump administration.

The Maryland cases were originally scheduled for separate trials, but the defendants requested a joint proceeding despite concerns from their attorneys.

If anyone can mend a busted guitar or restore an early 20th-century mandola, it’s Emory Knode of Appalachian Bluegrass Shoppe, Catonsville’s acoustic hospital.

A 52-year-old man died after running back into a house to rescue family members on Sunday morning in Anne Arundel County, according to firefighters.

Darren Foxwell, an 18-year-old Easton High School graduate and the son of Democratic political consultant Len Foxwell, died last month in a car crash.

After heat scorched the Baltimore region, heavy rain and 70 mph winds ripped through the area during Tuesday’s evening commute and led to power outages, fire and road closures.

Travelers racing to catch a flight at U.S. airports no longer are required to remove their shoes during security screenings, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday.

Baltimore County Police identified two men who were found fatally shot in Dundalk on Monday in what is being investigated as a possible murder-suicide.

Jeffrey Kluver, 35, of Dundalk, died on Sunday while in custody at the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center.

A Maryland-based company agreed last month to purchase Bark Social's locations in Canton and Columbia.

At least nine people, including two children, have died from heat-related illness so far in 2025 — more than twice as many as this time last year, according to Maryland data.

After a two-day search, authorities on Monday located the body of a Severna Park man who had been hiking in Shenandoah National Park.

The noisy, hulking grey-hulled cargo ships, which are the size of aircraft carriers, are being transferred to MARAD by the Military Sealift Command to be placed into a reduced readiness status.

The Commission on Transportation Revenue and Infrastructure Needs, known as TRAIN, was supposed to meet to give recommendations on Maryland's transportation issues but stopped meeting.