Community issues

A controversial go-kart track built on a Western Howard County property inched closer to the starting line Thursday afternoon.

Officials said that roughly 18,000 gallons of water have been removed from the Inner Harbor, though it remains unclear how much of the 2,000 gallons of red-dyed diesel fuel that spilled a day earlier were included.

The Annapolis Police Department, Prince George’s County Police Department and the US Marshals Service arrested William Hairston, 33, on Thursday for the murder of Gregory Wells.

Hundreds of Maryland college students could be affected by the travel ban on 12 countries and restrictions on seven more.

In court Wednesday and in a appellate court brief Thursday, Houston’s attorneys described the state’s appeal as a delay tactic.

U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Justin Riggs, 35, of Smithsburg, on three counts, including bribery.

Baltimore County Police are investigating the death of a 55-year-old woman who was struck by a school bus Wednesday afternoon in Rossville.

Planners have a menu of traffic calming measures to consider for each site.

A recent order from a federal district court judge in Baltimore may slow President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation agenda in Maryland.

Efforts to clean up the spill could cause traffic problems in the Harbor East area on Thursday.

Maryland National Resources Police are investigating after a hiker found human remains at Patapsco Valley State Park on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

Mangione, 27, has pleaded not guilty in both cases. No trial dates have been set.

Many former federal workers find themselves thrust into a job market suddenly inundated with experienced candidates even as employment opportunities are in free fall under federal spending cuts, particularly around the nation’s capital.

Seven things to do in Howard County, from a half-marathon for cancer research to Pride festivities.

Mall management and law enforcement say The Mall in Columbia is safe. Howard County Police logged fewer calls for service for shoplifting, theft and assault in 2024 than before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Just before the legendary hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan is set to launch its final tour at CFG Bank Arena on Friday, Akio Evans’ Baltimore Wu Bird design has returned to the spotlight.

Two people died in a crash after a pursuit with a Maryland Transportation Authority officer in Baltimore early Wednesday, according to the Maryland Office of the Attorney General.

Last month, a judge threw Leitess off the case for withholding evidence favorable to the defense.

Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan has found that another county corrections officer committed fraud, in this case by receiving an $18,125 federal COVID loan for a business that did not exist.

Ziyon Thompson was sentenced for taking part in a fatal kidnapping-for-ransom in 2022, when he was 21 years old.