Community issues

A teen is charged with arson and threats of mass violence for allegedly writing the name of the Sandy Hook shooter at a Bethesda elementary school and burning a shed, Montgomery County Police said Wednesday.

Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier announced funding for 12 additional battalion chief positions, more than doubling the number of senior officers available to oversee an emergency response at the scene.

For the first time, city taxpayers may be able to pay their debts in monthly installments.

The union for Anne Arundel County police officers has endorsed the challenger to State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess, arguing that the Police Department’s relationship with the county prosecutor’s office is broken.

The future of driverless cars in Maryland is up on blocks after lawmakers left Annapolis without passing key legislation authorizing their use on state roads.

Nino Mangione faces Theaux Le Gardeur in Republican primary. Democrat Shawn McIntosh awaits in general election in Baltimore County.

Annapolis adopted a $4,000 tax credit for child care centers, with the aim of lowering costs and making it easier for families to find child care.

Attempts to reform a system that allows anyone to file for criminal charges without input from police or prosecutors failed on Monday at the 11th hour of the Maryland General Assembly’s 90-day legislative session.

A 69-year-old died after being struck by a 2014 Honda CR-V between Belair Road and Prague Avenue on Friday night, Baltimore County Police said.

Anne Arundel County officials on Monday celebrated the preservation of 47 acres of woodlands around Saltworks Creek, a tributary of the Severn River.

Baltimore Police identified the body found Tuesday morning in the Inner Harbor as Branson Oduor, a 27-year-old who was missing for more than a week after a night out in Fells Point.

The Baltimore City Department of Public Works is reducing the amount of fluoride added to drinking water, citing national supply chain disruptions due in part to the conflict in the Middle East.

Proposed restrictions on short-term rentals in Ocean City's quietest neighborhoods snowballed into one of the biggest controversies in a generation for the vacation town.

Top Maryland Democrats outlined a deal Monday to offer consumers swift relief on soaring energy bills.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Monday his office would not seek charges against the two Baltimore Police officers who fatally shot a man in Southeast Baltimore in January.

Maryland lawmakers on Monday voted to prohibit the use of hotels and other unlicensed settings for children under state care, part of a series of foster care reforms.

A fence at Bradley Hills Elementary School was vandalized with the name of the Sandy Hook Elemtary School shooter, according to Montgomery County Police and school district officials.

Anne Arundel County Police are investigating what the agency called a “random” burglary and sexual assault in Severn early Sunday morning.

The Maryland Department of the Environment is investigating leaks of about 32,000 gallons of jet fuel at the Air Force’s Joint Base Andrews in Prince George’s County, officials said Monday.

Joan Berzoff, a social work professor and the mother of Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen, died last week at age 76.