Community issues

A Harford County man was sentenced to 65 years in prison for a shooting during his child’s birthday party inside Harford Mall.

Trans prisoners make up a fraction of Maryland’s incarcerated population, but nearly half of its settlement payouts last year. Efforts to reform policy have been slow.

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Dozens gathered near First & Franklin Presbyterian Church to recite the names of the 2024 homicide victims, each symbolized by a purple satin ribbon.

The crew of the Black Hawk helicopter involved in a midair collision with an American Airlines jet may not have heard a key directive from air traffic control and might have been viewing faulty flight data.

Matthew Biegel, 39, of Northeast Baltimore, worked as a teacher at Reginald F. Lewis High School of Business, Law, and Agriculture from 2015 to 2023.

Loyal Southwest Airlines customers can now use the carrier to book connections to Europe.

This Valentine’s Day is the first time the Glen Burnie library has hosted weddings within its walls.

A Baltimore developer said he has purchased a warehouse property directly across the street from the old Under Armour headquarters.

Marriage is not just a feeling but a commitment. The Parkers are the best example of that I’ve seen in a long time.

Maryland recently took back a $1.5 million grant for a high-profile, multi-use trail after Baltimore officials failed to use the money for years.

James Langhorne was wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder and related offenses in the deadly shooting of Laurence Jones Jr., which happened on Bank Street between South Eden Street and South Spring Street in Fells Point, on Nov. 20, 1993.

Joann is set to close 13 stores in Maryland after declaring bankruptcy last month.

Kamenetz, a Democrat, plans to run in the County Council’s second district if the current councilman, Izzy Patoka, decides to run for county executive.

Forecasts show temperatures with a low of around 30 degrees tonight ahead of a rainy, windy and cold weekend.

La Cité has tried and failed for 20 years to revitalize a West Baltimore neighborhood.

Beverly White-Seals has served on 20 nonprofit boards across the region and for the last 13 years ran the Community Foundation of Howard County. Now she’s retiring.

Maryland, along with the rest of the nation, is experiencing the worst flu season in years, leading to a high number of hospitalizations.

Providing access to healthy meals for all students tears down the stigma and barriers that come with food scarcity and need, writes Mary Kay Connerton, the Anne Arundel County Public Schools coordinator of wellness.

Howard County has plenty of activities this week following the Super Bowl excitement.