Community issues

Opening statements have begun at the Las Vegas trial of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur. A prosecutor told jurors Monday that while few have been willing to speak about the 1996 shooting, Duane “Keffe D” Davis is the “one person who has a hard time being silent.”

COLUMN | Rockville-based grocery chain MOM’s Organic Market has banned its employees from wearing masks at work. That’s bad mom behavior.

Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which was slated to begin Sept. 8, has been postponed indefinitely.

Actor Sonja Sohn rejects Trump’s claim of credit for Baltimore’s crime drop. In a social media video this weekend, she praised grassroots work, saying that’s why the city has made progress.

Violence in Maryland prisons, which have experienced amongst the highest homicide rates in America correctional facilities, has dropped precipitously since guards were equipped with body cameras for the first time, officials said.

Sydnie Haywood, 34, of Pikesville, pleaded guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court to nine counts of fourth-degree sex offense.

Darlene Strickland White, a longtime Baltimore County educator who led civic and sorority organizations across Baltimore, died July 12 at 76 after a third battle with breast cancer.

In Allegany County, water rationing is driving a government takeover of a corporate-owned utility.

Hundreds of times a year, Maryland students are removed from school using a legal maneuver known as an emergency petition.

COLUMN | The Mayor’s Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission, which was disbanded in 2020 during COVID, is back. And I’m glad, because when our economy suffers, as it is right now, so do our pets.

Maryland and the nation are piling up some pretty yucky statistics in food-borne, tick and mosquito-related and viral infections. What is going on?

Another round of severe thunderstorms is slated to hit Baltimore Sunday with flood watches in effect and additional tornado warnings imminent.

A motorcyclist was killed early Sunday in a collision with a car in Prince George’s County, police said.

Maryland’s former governor and Washington College will open a civics center with help from political allies and alumni.

Coached by NBA players De’Aaron Fox and Derik Queen, top high school players put on a show in the City Classic.

Employees at MOM’s Organic Market locations across the state are demanding answers after the Rockville-based grocery chain instituted a policy prohibiting them from wearing medical face masks on the job.

The Hampden Blockbuster and a thriving nonprofit video store in Baltimore reflect how some residents are turning to physical media to forge community.

Naomi Boldon’s organization, Embold, is driven by her belief that Black girls deserve to see their hair celebrated.

Plus: County announces new Vision Zero initiatives for pedestrian and cyclist safety.

A Curtis Bay man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the killing of his wife in Brooklyn Park last year.