Community issues

Emma’s Torch, a nonprofit that trains refugees to cook, is welcoming accomplished local chefs to teach its students. Its first location outside of New York opened in Silver Spring in June.

Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died after being infected with measles, the first U.S. deaths this year related to the contagious virus.

Baltimore Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting at a Royal Farms gas station on August 12.

A school bus driver died after they had a medical emergency and crashed into a utility pole in Gaithersburg on Tuesday, police said.

The governor stated he supports deporting violent criminals for the sake of public safety but said the agency was spreading fear within communities.

About 10,000 students were left without a ride to school after a bus tracking app crashed.

The late music superstar helped millions of children get hooked on reading through her international Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program.

Moesha Gardener, 28, created an AI image that seemed to show a man on the couch in her North Bethesda apartment.

The crash is the latest example of ICE’s aggressive enforcement tactics under the Trump administration, particularly during vehicle stops.

Baltimore Police have identified the man and officer involved in a police shooting that happened near Lexington Market this past weekend

State investigators have named the man fatally shot by a Prince George’s County Police officer Friday night in a Suitland neighborhood.

Howard County attorneys filed a notice Monday that they intend to appeal a federal judge’s decision to reinstate building permits for a planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Elkridge.

Attman’s Delicatessen, a staple of Baltimore’s Corned Beef Row, will open a branch at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport next year.

Many in the queer community have been rallying for the reopening of the shuttered bar Leon’s, fearful of losing a living link to Baltimore’s LGBTQIA+ history. Dozens of queer-centered bars and nightclubs have closed in the city in recent decades, part of a national trend fueled in part by greater acceptance of LGBTQIA+ people and the rise of dating apps.

Maryland rolled out a new licensing system for nurses, but it's causing new problems.

Longtime Catonsville salon Catonsville Hair Company is shutting down as owner Glenn Boller considers retirement.

The Anacostia River’s improved water quality is a cause for celebration, but there’s still a long way to go before it’s safe to swim in.

Maryland’s health department reported 14 new cases of measles in several counties, bringing the annual total to 31 — a striking increase from years past.

A Kensington man faces up to 65 years in prison after a Montgomery County jury convicted him of second-degree murder for shooting his friend in the head with a shotgun in 2025.

The mother of Bateman’s daughter said the wide receiver woke her up in the middle of the night, called her a liar and pushed her into the wall, likely causing “one or more” of the bruises on her face, according to police.