Community issues

Maryland is losing more than 350 jobs as software giant Microsoft makes deep slashes to its video game divisions.

Community leaders say the bus crash that injured more than 30 people exposed years of unresolved traffic and pedestrian safety problems in downtown Pikesville.

A Montgomery County jury convicted Quinnton Eric Brown of first-degree murder linked to a 2024 execution-style killing.

Howard County Police said a motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a transit bus on Route 32 on Wednesday night.

Baltimore County authorities charged Jake Burdett in March 2025, claiming he jeopardized immigration cases by deleting dozens of electronic forms and stealing physical files including passports.

Video footage of an MTA bus crash in Pikesville shows the bus racing through an intersection, crossing lanes, striking about a dozen cars, taking out an electrical pole and slamming into a building, leaving more than 30 people injured.

This week’s fish kill in Baltimore is small in comparison to the events of last year, but harbor experts are watching for more shocks to the system.

Rainfall rates could reach 2 to 3 inches per hour, according to the National Weather Service.

A 10-story office building in Glen Burnie has been evacuated because of “structural integrity issues” in its underground parking area.

There have been 32 cases of cyclosporiasis in the state so far this year, including 28 since May, according to the Maryland Department of Health.

Ron Singer, the owner of the popular gay bar Leon’s Backroom in Baltimore, dies at 66.

Circuit Judge Paul Cucuzzella on Tuesday ruled that Westminster Management illegally charged late fees and billed for court costs that it did not incur at 17 properties in Maryland.

Following the World Cup, DCFC co-founder Amir Lowery hopes the rise in popularity of soccer will make the sport more accessible.

Parents of special needs students in Prince George’s County say a transportation nightmare on the first day of the extended school year program is part of a yearslong systemic failure. The district has issued an apology and deployed an interim tracking app.

Baltimore teens face their toughest summer job market in decades, causing some to start their own business ventures. Others are still hunting.

Janey Sears was convicted of defrauding a Silver Spring man of more than $400,000 by grooming him over years and then spending the money at casinos and on an Italian car.

Restaurateur Desmond Reilly and his companies — Star Restaurant Group LLC and Chicken + Whiskey Columbia LLC — are facing lawsuits and tax liens more than a year after leaving The Mall in Columbia.

Baltimore County fire crews responded after a bus crashed into a building Wednesday in Pikesville, leaving more than 30 people injured.

University of Maryland cornerback Dontay Joyner was sentenced to three years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to telephone misuse and electronic communications harassment.

Maryland is investigating a rise in cases of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic illness linked to severe diarrhea.