Community issues

University of Maryland Medical System’s lawsuit could hinge on a legal debate over what qualifies as a state subcontractor.

A Harford County trash hauler “likely committed fraud” by playing fast and loose with landfill dumping rules and fees, costing Baltimore County at least $25,000.

In an interview with ABC News, the president said he “could” bring Abrego Garcia back to the U.S. from El Salvador, but won’t.

Workers will be back on the job Thursday, a union representative told The Banner.

Former Coppin State University Police Cpl. Jamar Brockington pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Baltimore Circuit Court to misconduct in office and fourth-degree sex offense.

Brent Goetz, of Baltimore County, was charged with second-degree assault and a related weapons charge after he allegedly threw an airsoft grenade at a group of men in a Home Depot parking lot.

The California-based electric truck and SUV manufacturer Rivian Automotive has opened a service and demo center in Anne Arundel County.

The Bay Bridge Airport is closed after a single-occupant plane ended up on the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay.

Diamond, however, said Saturday that it has new buyers, which will be soon be announced.

Electric utility customers could soon be on the hook for $800 million in transmission upgrades to power Northern Virginia data centers.

Residents and business owners in a Baltimore neighborhood said new late-night parking restrictions could drive away customers in the popular nightlife area.

A failed measure to change the zoning of Cromwell Station potentially risks state investment for a reimagined Light Rail Link parking lot in Glen Burnie.

An Essex marina has become a dumping ground for dozens of derelict boats. Baltimore County has begun imposing fines in an effort to get the property owner to clean up the site.

An ongoing corruption investigation involving bribery at the state Department of Labor could involve “much larger fish,” a defense attorney involved said.

Victor Martinez-Hernandez, 24, is set at to be sentenced on Aug. 11 on charges of first-degree premeditated murder, first-degree rape, third-degree sex offense and kidnapping.

Four Baltimore Police officers were hospitalized after trying to take a 29-year-old man into custody Tuesday morning, officials said.

A family’s trip this weekend took a highly unusual — and now semi-viral — turn.

The Maryland Public Service Commission concluded that SmartEnergy misled customers and violated the law.

Tristan Jackson, 20, of Hillen, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to conspiracy to commit first-degree assault, second-degree assault, use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence and possession of a regulated firearm under 21.

The facility was faulted for blocked fire lanes and combustible mulch, but those don't appear to have contributed to the fire.