Community issues

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?

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

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.

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

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.

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

A judge ruled in favor of Baltimore City Inspector General Isabel Cumming on Friday in an ongoing legal battle with Mayor Brandon Scott over access to city records. 

A Milford Mill Academy student has died two weeks after she was critically wounded in a shooting in West Baltimore.

A teen pleaded guilty to gun possession and was sentenced to 98 days in jail in connection with a shooting in the parking lot of Blake High School in April.

Prince George’s County officials would contend that they host the party of the week at the annual Maryland Association of Counties summer conference in Ocean City.

A 34-year-old woman died in a collision with a tractor trailer along Interstate 95 early Friday, state police said.

A beaver attacked a 10-year-old girl who was canoeing at Seneca Creek State Park in Montgomery County on Thursday.

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to federal stalking charges in the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an investor conference in 2024 and gunned him down on a New York City street.

A Baltimore County man was arrested Wednesday and charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse, authorities said.

The Maryland attorney general’s office said Officer Derek Hadel “did not commit a crime.”